Web J-Card

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I save the output j-cards & print them later?

This is the easiest way to save and re-use the Web J-Cards™ you build with the Polygizmo. Simply fill in the form, press "Make the Card", and when the output appears, save the html file to a directory on the local hard drive. (Be sure to give it a logical name with an .html extension.) Then, right-click on the image & save it in the same directory. The html file can then be loaded into the browser & printed, even when offline. And, the images can be changed easily.

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Are there ready-rolled Web J-Cards™ available online?

Richard Batey, inventor of the Web J-Card™ concept has made a lot of beautiful j-cards available at www.digiweb.com/~webjcard. Full instructions for writing & modifying the html are available there.

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Can I substitute my favorite images for the ones in the j-card selection?

If you save copies of your Web J-card™ on your local hard drive, it's easy to substitute images. Simply rename your image to correspond to the j-card image, or edit the <IMG SRC> tag in the html to point to your file. Then, edit the appropriate lines in the html to set the width & height of the image. Study the examples at the Web J-Card™ site to understand the editing process.

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Can I insert HTML tags in the form blanks?

This is certainly possible, although the form limits the number of characters that can be entered in any given box on the form. One of the most useful is to place <BR> after the artist name when building a cassette j-card. This causes the artist name & title to appear on two separate lines on the j-card spine. Another effective use of inserted HTML tags is to place <B></B> or <I></I> tags around the artist and title.

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Why aren't there images of other performers?

This site is intended to be a resource for Bob Dylan fans, who usually listen to nobody else! The only "other performer" with an image here is the late Jerry Garcia, who was a close friend of Bob's & is popular even with hardcore Dylan freaks. Joan Baez, Willie Nelson, Eric Clapton & Jakob Dylan are also featured (with Bob) in a few of the images. If you'd like a Polygizmo to make inserts for other performers, you'll need to save your output & substitute your own images!

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Are the spines on the CD j-cards supposed to be blank, except for the Web J-Card label?

Yes. At present, there is no way to rotate text 90 degrees using ordinary html. But we're working on a solution. Suggestions?

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The song title is too long for the input field on the form. What do I do?

Simply continue the song title in the field below the one you started it in.

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I'm having difficulty printing the j-cards on my Mac. What should I do?

Macintosh users may have better results using Microsoft Internet Explorer for creating j-cards. In MSIE, select "crop wide edges" to force the front & back inserts onto separate pages during printing.

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All I really want to do is print back inserts with track listings for my CDs without wasting a lot of ink. How?

Just don't enter an artist or title, and select "No Image" in the graphics listing. Then, enter your track list in the form. If you want a one-column layout for a single CD or a two-column layout for a double case, just check the appropriate box in the track list section.

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Who invented this remarkable (fantastic or disgusting) page?

The Web J-Card™ concept was developed by Richard Batey (www.digiweb.com/~webjcard), who "discovered" that a functional cassette j-card could be generated using html tables. The Polygizmo Perl script was written by Joe Cliburn. Comments can be sent via an online form at the Web J-Card website

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