cURL redesign #3 + instructions
Hello,
Here is another design I came up with. Apparently I like gradients and drop shadows a lot now, who knew? I hope they aren’t too cheesy:) I was trying to keep it simple while stil giving the page some depth and richness. I still need to update the color scheme though. DO you think the hierarchy still needs work?
I haven’t gotten far enough with using cURL so it’s hard for me to tell you what to do in a few steps… Here is a link to a page that gives you somewhat clear instructions on how to do it:
Getting set up with it is sort of complicated, and there are a lot of steps before you get anywhere, but I think it’s a powerful tool if you know how to use it properly.
Here is an analogy that one of the users sent me, so maybe it will help everyone else understand a bit better:
“As you well know, the
operations of a web browser can be very complicated. Most of this
complication is hidden from the average user. The reason curl seems so
complicated is that curl is pretending to be a web browser. There is a
command line switch for all these options that are often set in a
browser by default.
So let’s say you wanted to simulate logging in to a online bank and
check your balance. In the process of doing that, you may hit 5
different servers and fill in webforms AND use https. You don’t see
this detail in a browser. So if you wanted an unattended program to
‘watch’ your balance, you’d have to figure out how make curl do that.
It is NOT easy in many instances. Experts like Daniel can make curl do
about anything. I have given up on many attempts to get curl to do
what I want. Online banking, checking a cancelled check image was one.
I couldn’t do it. I have internet explorer running on a PC using
keystroke simulation and screen capture. I do have curl doing
important things (making sure that users see what they are supposed
to), many of them easy.”
See you soon,
Sheila
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