[kwlug-disc] [Possible phishing attempt] Re: question for the website programmers

[CrankyOldBugger]

Oh, no apologies necessary.. I thought your MySpace comment was funny.  I
do appreciate the help.

On Wed, 11 Sept 2024 at 14:42, Colin_ via kwlug-disc <kwlug-disc at kwlug.org>
wrote:

> My apologies I didn't want to sound pushy it was just an additional detail
> to consider that I'm aware of outside of my earlier teasing about a MySpace
> page.  I had hoped to just suggest that outside of doing a gif or webm file
> somewhere that repeated unstoppable animations are actual WCAG violations
> and can cause liabilities (if you're looking for an excuse to dump on your
> client)
>
> September 11, 2024 at 11:35 AM, "CrankyOldBugger - crankyoldbugger at
> gmail.com" <reply+xugcpcibjdtyrecsbwfrtnhhzpugah at simplelogin.co
> <reply+xugcpcibjdtyrecsbwfrtnhhzpugah at simplelogin.co?to=%22CrankyOldBugger%20-%20crankyoldbugger%20at%20gmail.com%22%20%3Creply%2Bxugcpcibjdtyrecsbwfrtnhhzpugah%40simplelogin.co%3E>>
> wrote:
>
> This email failed anti-phishing checks when it was received by
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> OK, maybe I wasn't clear.. I don't want some animation that's designed to
> annoy everyone..  Just a sort of poof! welcome to the website sort of
> deal.  I think I mentioned "every once in a while" but that was
> misleading.. perhaps more so "on every page load".  Basically what the
> client wants is either a feather duster that hits the logo, or a broom that
> flutters around just at page load..  it's a house cleaning business that
> we're trying to write for, so just something that sparkles in a way...
>
>
> On Wed, 11 Sept 2024 at 11:29, Colin_ via kwlug-disc <kwlug-disc at kwlug.org>
> wrote:
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> September 11, 2024 at 5:28 AM, "Ronald Barnes via kwlug-disc - kwlug-disc
> at kwlug.org" <ra+ufldbbsvjexizxayvqisniizm at simplelogin.co> wrote:
>
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> Ultimately constant animations you can't stop are web content
> accessibility violations.
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> >
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> > CrankyOldBugger wrote on 2024-09-09 18:12:
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> > > I've been voluntold to build a website for a Ukrainian refugee who's
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> > >  trying to start a cleaning business (cleaning homes). One of the >
> features that she's asked for is an animated broom or feather duster
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> > >
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> > >  that occasionally flies around the screen and annoys people. It
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> > >
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> > >  doesn't have to alter/change the page text; it just needs to pop in
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> > >
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> > >  every now and then and fly around for a few seconds.
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> > As others have said, it's a terrible idea.
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> > However, some ideas that may help implement it...
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> >
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> > Use a JS function to replace the cursor (CSS i.e. cursor:url(broom.png))
> with an image on a timer / interval (setTimeout or setInterval) to toggle
> it on and off.
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> >
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> > The image wouldn't exactly randomly fly across the screen, but it would
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> > appear and follow the mouse then disappear.
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> > Another thought might be to create an image with a position:absolute,
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> > left: Xpx, top: Ypx; and use JS to move it across the screen.
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> > Finally, there's a really great YouTuber called Hyperplexed who's not
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> >
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> > only an experienced web dev, but very skilled video producer, has a
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> > great voice, and even does entire videos in rhyme sometimes (including
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> > sponsor message!).
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> > He tends to find a site he really likes, and breaks down how to mimic it
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> > in ~5 minute videos.
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> > Quite possible his catalogue has something that may spark an idea or
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> > two, and even if not, it's entertaining and informative.
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> > https://www.youtube.com/@Hyperplexed
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> > A couple notable examples:
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> > > CSS tutorial, but it has to rhyme
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> > >
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> > >  If Dr Seuss Made Programming Tutorials
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> > >
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> > There's a few videos with really interesting animations based upon mouse
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> > movements in his catalogue.
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> > rb
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