Chocolate Monk
Dec 31 2008, 09:54 PM
Just a thought:
With a little Java and HTML script, or a Flash player, one could easily add a small player for background music. Specifically, I found it entertaining to play 'Lean on Me' by Bill Withers while reading the latest comics, 212 & 213, and a few others where some singing occurs. I was just thinking a little, unobtrusive player on the side of the page would be a fun little accessory. Since the site has been updated, I think it should be easy. Plus, to maintain copyright neutrality and keep the MPAA off the site, we could make the audio non-downloadable, or just link it from Youtube.
Does this sound like a good idea?
Are there any geeks out there willing to put out a preliminary script? I am not very good at code.
Kayhynn
Jan 1 2009, 01:06 AM
Music on Web sites pisses me off. Heh. I dislike going to a Web site and "Surprise you have music playing" especially at work >.<
Lord of the dance
Jan 1 2009, 01:44 AM
I surf with sound disabled.
Devin Austra
Jan 1 2009, 02:44 AM
QUOTE(Kayhynn @ Dec 31 2008, 08:06 PM) [snapback]355967[/snapback]
Music on Web sites pisses me off. Heh. I dislike going to a Web site and "Surprise you have music playing" especially at work >.<
Agreed. It's just fucking annoying and a resource/bandwidth hog - like advertisements, only advertisements actually serve a purpose.
Chocolate Monk
Jan 1 2009, 05:35 AM
Very true, perhaps something similar to the Wikipedia accessible media, where it does not play automatically upon visiting, would be preferable. For that, all you would need would be an embedded file link, which would play on command using the browser's preferred player, so it would not hog bandwidth or play unsolicited. I agree that the commercial-like players that sometimes pop up are annoying, and unrequested background music is equally inconvenient.
How does that sound?
Lord of the dance
Jan 1 2009, 11:22 AM
Something like the Slaughter Your World video embedded in the homepage?
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