The Real Blogger Status

Earlier today, I observed one new feature in New Blogger GUI (2011) - the Post Editor "Add or remove link" wizard now offers the option to Open this link in a new window. This, in my opinion, is a major improvement in the New GUI (in general), and in Post Editor (in particular). A few minutes later, to my disappointment, I discovered a major design deficiency, in Post Editor.

For many years, I have consistently used "Edit HTML" mode when creating and editing my posts, because I need to make some links, embedded in the post content, open in a new tab / window (subject to choice of the reader). Up to this month, this could only be done by manually editing the links, and inserting the link modifier target="_blank" . Today, in creating this post, in "Compose" mode, and adding the above link, I see the option Open this link in a new window. in the "Add link " wizard. If Blogger is able to resolve the many design issues with the New Blogger GUI (2011) in general, this change in the New GUI (2011) Post Editor will go a long way towards removing our need to use "Edit HTML" Mode. This will remove a significant amount of problems of using Post Editor in dual modes, and will allow them to stabilise Post Editor in general. >> Top

In the "Western" world, and for the young of heart, there is one very special day of the year, celebrated by (almost) everybody - December 25, aka "Christmas" . While this was once (and still is now, for many) a religious holiday of great importance, for many young people it is important as a secular holiday - you get presents. For celebrants of both the religious and the secular versions of Christmas, this is a time of joy. But, there's a sadness here too. Not everybody that I know always gets everything that they would like to get, even for Christmas. The lack of unlimited funds makes Christmas a time of anguish and depression, for some people.

Occasionally, Blogger makes small changes to their code, which we may not see immediately. This, as in a previous example , I will call a snake. If it was a snake, it would have bitten you. This is a very small snake, but one that we've been asking for, for a while. I just published my previous post, Manage The Blogs That You Follow, Carefully , and I was casually looking at the display Your blog post published successfully! . What is that odd symbol next to the caption View Post ? For that matter, what is View Post ? OMG, that's now " View Post ", instead of " View Blog "! Surprise! No reloading the entire main page, after publishing a new post. And no reloading the main page, then having to search, for an edited post. Just click on "View Post". Bravo, Blogger. Another change made in silence. And, a significant improvement enabling my Progressive Publishing strategy. A second change was noted today, but it's one that won't be nearl...