how to add the option image rotation???

dassel  2007/09/25 21:51 UTC


I made my own widset (Fokke & Sukke (Dutch)), but though it works fine, I miss being able to zoom in on the cartoon. Am I missing something or is this really not possible?
Is there another way to enlarge the cartoon???
I noticed that with the Widget Tapestry Comics you have the ability to add the option 'image orientation: horizontal'. That seems to do the trick. But how do I add that option to my own widget???

Re:how to add the option image rotation???

Tana  2007/09/27 09:17 UTC


Hi dassel,

the things that any users can do with their own widgets are a little bit limited, and this is one of those. With the tools you have currently, a Tapestry Comics kind of widget cannot be created.

Is Fokke & Sukke how popular inthe Netherlands? And it's originally a Dutch comics? In some cases our guys can do some fine tuning for widgets, though I cannot promise anything. Depends on the content, popularity etc...

Any additional information is welcome :)

Taina

Re:how to add the option image rotation???

dassel  2007/09/28 17:53 UTC


Well, Fokke & Sukke is a VERY popular cartoon in The Netherlands. It is an original Dutch cartoon. There is no Dutchman who doesn't know the cartoon, for it strip appears in the daily broadsheet NRC Handelsblad. The subjects are daily life, politics, news, and so on. Fokke & Sukke are usually very topical, with local dutch news as their target.

See also this article in the English Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fokke_%26_Sukke
Fokke & Sukke first appeared in 1994, in the student magazine Propria Cures. The one-panel comic, usually featuring humor of a politically incorrect nature, became very popular in the Netherlands. The strip has gone to appear in numerous Dutch publications, as well as over a dozen compilations. In 2003, Fokke & Sukke were awarded the Stripschapprijs, the Netherlands’ premier cartoon award.
In 2006, the strip began to appear in English speaking countries under the title "Duck and Birdie." While the creators have pointed out that "Fokke" and "Sukke" are ordinary Frisian names, they decided to avoid unnecessary controversy and use a name that would not be so easily misunderstood.

You can see that is is very popular because within 24 hours after I made the widset, more than 300 people started using the widset!

I certainly hope you can alter it so you can see the cartoon better (zoom or scroll, just like the Tapestry comics). The point of every cartoon is the text more than the image, and with the cartoon so small you cannot read the text :-(