It’s a three point play and Manji is on fire. The latest spotlight is on James' rendition. James is actually one of the beta testers, which is why in the footer he’s got the name Chameleon rather than Manji, but that’s because he has the pre-preview release of it (and you thought I ran into this unprepared). I’ve got to say the man’s excelled himself again. What I love about seeing all these versions is what way they’re actually using the open space provided in the background. Each spotlight so far has taken the background and used it in a different way.

Also one of the things I’m seeing more about is the use of the top space before the post as an area for a static (or changing comment) that puts people in the mood for what they’re about to read. Nice touch that.

I could spot Jame’s style a mile away it’s very unique in all his previous renditions; the computer screen really is his canvas and it’s an honour to have his rendition as part of the Manji family. He hasn’t named it yet so once he does I’ll be sure to update this post.

Question 1. Does anyone have any nice ideas for a gallery I could set up? I’m not really keen on flickr as the pictures really don’t do the work any justice, or at least that’s my impression. Ideally I’d like something that has a button to show thumbnails and then more details. Fade in and out effects are also welcome. Question 2. One last bit of news, I’ve got only the comment box rendition in IE to deal with before I can release Version 1.0 of Manji. There have been several fixes and a couple of new features added, but I’m having trouble sorting it out, soo if you’ve actually worked it out and can make the comment insert box look the same in FF and IE please drop me a line and save me some hours work.