Colophon

May 24, 2003
Johan Svensson

I was thinking a bit about how to integrate a template system with MT so I could have non-blog stuff with the same visual presentation. Then I thought “to heck with it” and decided to just write it as a normal blog entry. This will be the about/colophon page.

The format of this text is very much inspired by Jeremy Hadley of Antipixel.

col�o�phon
Pronunciation: ‘k�-l&-f&n, -”f�n
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin, from Greek kolophOn summit, finishing touch; perhaps akin to Latin culmen top
Date: 1774
1: an inscription placed at the end of a book or manuscript usually with facts relative to its production
2: an identifying device used by a printer or a publisher

Typography

To be written.

Web standards

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The design is separated from the content using CSS, which all modern browsers support. If your browser doesn’t, you will still get the content, though it won’t look as intended. Even text-based browsers like Lynx and Links will display the content just fine and dandy.

In the footer at the bottom of each page you will find two links that take you to the W3C validator service for XHTML and CSS respectively.

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Copyright

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Nuts & bolts

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