Colophon
A "colophon," pronounced 'kä-li-fin or 'kä-li-fän, is an inscription placed at the end of a book or manuscript, usually with facts relative to its production. (Thank you, Merriam-Webster). Now let me bring this definition into modern terms: a colophon is a section or page of a website, usually with facts relative to its creation, management, and/or history.
Anyways, here's my 'kä-li-fin. Hope you enjoy.
- What does theLOGUE mean?: Introduction to theLOGUE.
- Me and the Web: A brief biography of my time on the Net
- Tools of the Trade: Find out what programs and tools I use
- Fog, Dog, Logue, BLOG!: All about my weblog
- Behind-the-Scenes at theLOGUE.com: FAQs about the site
What does theLOGUE mean?
¶ How do I get the name "theLogue.com"?
Well, since it's mainly a blog which is the abbreviation of "weblog" which is the abbreviation of "web log", it's more appropriate to call it "the LOG(UE)" than anything else. I have been struggling coming up with the actual domain name for a while. It all happened one early morning around 2 o'clock when I were reading the book called "What should I do with my life" by Po Bronson (check the bookhistory section). When I laid my eyes on the word "Travelogue" in one story, I suddenly realized that's the idea I was looking for... A logue can not only record travel experiences, it can also logue life in every aspect such as thoughts, writing and other stuff. I was so excited that I finally find one domain name I like, and LOVE more importantly.
¶ Chinese character in the banner means...?
About the Chinese characters in the banner. You might be wondering what those one white and one crimson chinese words mean. Here is the story. The first white character is pronounced as /lu/ and means "to record". It's THE perfect word to be used in the banner in the way it sounds like "logue" and carries the actual meaning of "logue". The crimson character is pronounced as /lu/ too and means "1.a path; a road; 2.a journey; 3.a way; a means". The logue will record my journey down the road. So when you put the two word together, "Lu Lu" means "record journey". Till now, you get the whole picture of the website. I will keep it updated. Come back to visit me soon. :)
Me and the Web
¶ Who are you?
Read the logue to know more...
¶ How long have you been at this?
I have been involved with the Internet since September 1997. I do freelance web design and related services occasionally.
Tools of the Trade
¶ What do you design with?
Photoshop 7, Macromedia MX, Macromedia Homesite, Notepad are among my favorite design tools.
Fog, Dog, Logue, BLOG!
¶ How do you manage your weblog?
The weblog at thelogue.com is powered and managed using Six Apart's MovableType, the most powerful and customizable publishing system ever created for weblogs and content management.
¶ What do you write about?
I like to write about anything that I'm interested in: technology, flim, cinematography, music, photography, the web, et cetera.
¶ Do you have any tips on writing a weblog?
Sure. Read this article at A List Apart.
Behind-the-Scenes at theLOGUE.com
¶ So, what really goes on behind-the-scenes?
Every page on this site is coded in valid XHTML 1.0 Strict, and uses no tables (except for where appropriate, such as tabular data). The design and layout is a result of valid CSS2. Also, the entire site is templated using SSI and PHP.
¶ What browsers does theLOGUE.com support?
I have built this website to support standards compliant, or at least close to compliant, web browsers. These include, but are not limited to, Mozilla, Mozilla Firebird, Opera, Safari, and IE 5+ for Windows.
¶ How does the "Choose an Accent" feature work?
The "Choose an Accent" feature is a JavaScript function that simply switches between different, alternate style sheets. Each style sheet designates a different background image for the navigation bar, and a differnt color for the sidebar headers.
You can read all about alternate style sheets and creating your own style switcher in an article by Paul Sowden at A List Apart, called Alternative Style: Working With Alternate Style Sheets.
