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I no longer use Windows but I love the "retro" look and simplicity of the UI layout.

I wish I could say that I aimed for the “retro” look but unfortunately it looks retro because I’m a retro programmer who was buried for 15 years and has now been resurrected again!

Would be so cool if you designed a logo and converted it, along with your branding, in to ASCII and designed the webpage in the style of a readme.txt file from a game downloaded in the 90's.

Yeah I used to do those manually... now there are programs that automatically generate them from text and images.

I thought the screenshots on the buttons of the website menu were a bit shoddy, you'd be better off representing the program with a screenshot somewhere on the page, and use links in the same way you have, to pop-up that feature within the screenshot, so it gives the illusion of a working demo with some captions underneath detailing what each feature does..

Yeah, the images are crappy quality... I hate images and image programs in general... someone suggested i use IrfanView so I DLed it... checked it out... couldn't figure it out and blew it away!

Back to Ms Paint!

Since the website and program menus are so similar, it looks messy when you hover over the website menu, only for a complete screenshot of the program to randomly appear on the webpage. Initially I couldn't tell whether I was seeing a screen shot of the program, or a preview of the page that link would take me to...

All those links clutter the homepage and are unnecessary. Keep your homepage menu simple with only a few links I say...

Interesting observation... never thought of that!

Thanks for your time Levent... I appreciate your input.

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The last time I spoke to you about the addition of a Google API text effects generator to the program which is great but the downside when accessing distant servers is slow speed and every other demerit that goes along using someone else’s services across the Internet. I actually had to include special instructions to that generator to deal with the asynchronous nature of the program trying to synchronize with a distant server.

For this reason I decided that we needed our very own text effects generator but it had to be something very special! I wanted something that would be very easy to use yet generate mind blowing results …very fast!

After a lot of thinking and a lot less coding I’m pleased to announce that The Bequer Tools - CSS3 Machines, now boasts the world’s most powerful text effects generator ever implemented guaranteed!

I now present you with a new version of The Bequer Tools - CSS3 Machines v1.2 that among other additions/improvements like pull down menus, image drop shadows, a complete rewrite of the transforms generator and much more, also includes the most powerful CSS text effects generator ever written for your enjoyment!

NB: Keep in mind that the program’s price ranges between €40…€150 depending on the license type and that some individuals may even get it for free! To find out more read the licensing policy under…

http://www.thebequertools.com/process.htm

Or to download your copy and start creating miracles click here…

http://www.thebequertools.com/

Without further ado I now present you with some screenshots of mind blowing text effects easily attainable in under a minute using the CSS3 Machines:

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New generator #20 added… Polygon Shapes!

This CSS3 generator offers 70 scalable polygons that can contain your message with which to create spectacular attention getters which can be easily beautified with colors, gradients, or images.

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Some more examples of polygon messages done in seconds... even my websites can look good now!

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New generator #21 added… Bar Charts!

This powerful CSS3 generator offers a 13x13 grid (spreadsheet) for your data and the most versatile way to create beautiful Bar Charts that are fully configurable.

You can stretch charts in whichever way you like to poster size and you can also use background patterns instead of colors for B&W printing.

NB: I’ve gone back to the crappy JPG format for the images because I can only upload 1 PNG p/post. Ah well...

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Err, line charts too! ...as of tonight!

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