The Dreadful -- Chapter 13: Old Holden

epcharles · 03-23-2014, 11:31 PM

By the way.... I've been meaning to mention how annoying it is that the URLs use the calendar date in them. For example, how the hell am I supposed to get back to page 246 without clicking a really annoying number of times. (I don't actually need to in this case, but every so often I want to jump back to check something, but it is really a pain.) Even a "skip 10" button or something would be REALLY helpful.

MSperoni · 03-24-2014, 01:02 AM

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Originally Posted by epcharles

By the way.... I've been meaning to mention how annoying it is that the URLs use the calendar date in them. For example, how the hell am I supposed to get back to page 246 without clicking a really annoying number of times. (I don't actually need to in this case, but every so often I want to jump back to check something, but it is really a pain.) Even a "skip 10" button or something would be REALLY helpful.

Well, altering the way the site looks/functions is Brian's job. I don't have a way to tweak the archiving system, so the calender's not going anywhere unless Brian decides to change it (and I doubt that's going to happen).

Someone on TVTropes's Dreadful Forums divided the comic into sections, and it worked pretty well.

I might put a special thread on NPF that does something like it.

Kalbelgarion · 03-24-2014, 09:46 AM

I have a small suggestion: I think the footnotes are a bit distracting and give the reader too little credit. The flashback in the panel was a nice touch, but putting an asterisk telling where the reader saw that scene before is a little much. It was only 13 pages ago.

Look at the big punchline at the conclusion of 8BT: There wasn't a footnote saying "See page 7 for the setup to this joke!"

Having a footnote for a word like "blueberry" is also a bit overt. The real meaning of that word in this world should be conveying through information like which characters use it, and how other characters react. Reminds me a bit of this XKCD comic.

Love the comic otherwise!

03-23-2014, 11:31 PM	#1
epcharles Eric Charles Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Bethesda, MD Posts: 98	By the way.... I've been meaning to mention how annoying it is that the URLs use the calendar date in them. For example, how the hell am I supposed to get back to page 246 without clicking a really annoying number of times. (I don't actually need to in this case, but every so often I want to jump back to check something, but it is really a pain.) Even a "skip 10" button or something would be REALLY helpful. __________________ . . The smartest person you know (who lives in my house).

03-24-2014, 09:46 AM	#3
Kalbelgarion King Rappy Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 111	I have a small suggestion: I think the footnotes are a bit distracting and give the reader too little credit. The flashback in the panel was a nice touch, but putting an asterisk telling where the reader saw that scene before is a little much. It was only 13 pages ago. Look at the big punchline at the conclusion of 8BT: There wasn't a footnote saying "See page 7 for the setup to this joke!" Having a footnote for a word like "blueberry" is also a bit overt. The real meaning of that word in this world should be conveying through information like which characters use it, and how other characters react. Reminds me a bit of this XKCD comic. Love the comic otherwise!