(Entries are listed chronologically; newest changes are at the bottom.)

2023-07-10: initial website launch. The site domain had 41 views before launch.

2023-07-11:
- compressed all repair images (didn't solve slow loading problem)
- make art gallery images clickable
- get higher-res versions of art gallery images (available on click only)

2023-07-12:
- about-me: enable mobile optimization on about me page
- index: add disclaimer "Although this website will work on mobile, it would really prefer to be seen on dekstop or by rotating your phone to landscape."; removed ebay button
- style.css: thinner margins on mobile; explicitly defined serif font (attempt)
- art.htm: fewer columns on mobile
- added favicon
- mc-prime-city: images now show in full size
- repairs: changed images to links for bandwith reasons; changed background color

2023-07-13:
- index: made top picture bigger on mobile
- art:
    - posts are static again
    - posts now divided into categories which the user can show/hide

2023-07-14:
- style.css: 
    - removed all mention of "links" div
    - moved sidebar and sidebar-image formatting to index.htm
- index.htm:
    - removed sidebar image
    - added links for web resources and site devlog; moved link for layout template
    - on mobile, "welcome!" box now shows above sidebar
    - added link to instagram

2023-07-15:
- all pages: changed name of favicon file (favicon currently does not show)
- index: fixed incorrect margins on "welcome!" box when phone rotated to landscape

2023-07-19:
- style.css: 
    - default content width on desktop extended to 1200px
    - box elements in "main" wrapper now take up the whole width of the column, regardless of how much text is inside. (default layout only; mobile layout falls back to previous behavior.)
- index: moved tetris scores to "about me" page
- art.htm: removed reference to nonexistent hideAllGalleries()
- repairs.htm: added low-resolution image previews; full-size versions open when clicked. Previews are scaled down to 20% of original size.

2023-08-28:
- Removed Bandcamp album listings from music page, at least temporarily
- Reworked the homepage into a feed of latest announcements
- style.css: reverted change in box scaling to account for column gap (was causing boxes to overflow wrapper)
- narrowed up the main wrapper
- art: changed a label
- about-me
    - fixed footer width on mobile
    - changed background color

2023-09-04:
- complete website rewrite
- most images now have borders
- art gallery page has an image backdrop
- music page now features discography; timeline of notable events
- expanded "about me" page

2023-09-20: This update introduces CSS Flexbox and Grid concepts.
- homepage 
    - now uses flexbox instead of px measurements
    - added archive for past announcements
- box padding, margins, and shadows now use em measurements instead of px
- art gallery
    - now uses css grid
    - items display chronologically left to right, top to bottom
    - now defaults to showing all artworks, instead of none
    - radio buttons state reset on page refresh
- discography 
    - listings now include album length and link
    - most album descriptions were rewritten
- added games page

2023-09-28: This update re-introduces javascript features, for reading data from JSON files.
- music.html: (formerly discography.html) major overhaul. new styling and neater interface
- ./media: updated tetris proof photos with new signature; new index photo
- index.html: latest announcements on homepage now taken from json file instead of hardcoded
- style.css: default font is now sans-serif
- art: assigned default serif font; radio buttons now change cursor

2023-10-01: Experimenting with a new homepage layout. Sidebar has been replaced with row of "buttons" for each page at the top. "Site Devlog" link moved to bottom next to announcements archive.

2023-10-02: 
- Visual update to the about-me page. 
- Deleted "feed" rule in style.css as its no longer used. 
- Deleted old blinkies from internal files i'm no longer using.
- Background on art.html no longer scrolls

2023-10-07: 
- Trying another new homepage design. This acts more like a "landing page" and does away with the announcement feed. Introduces CSS keyframes concept for animations, and absolute positioning for content centering.
- repairs.html: flexbox formatting; rewrote entries
- games.html: flexbox formatting
- about-me.html: rewording
- dreams.css: added to provide formatting for repairs and games pages

2023-10-10: refactored website (again), this time to improve formatting on phone screens. Introduces viewport and media query concepts.
- consolidated dreams.css into style.css (now global-style.css to prompt re-fetch on returning visitors)
- music.html: Overlay boxes replaced with opening a new page. Introduces javascript URL parameters.

2023-10-11:
- music.html:
    - To better emphasize my current musical portfolio, older albums have been delegated to a separate "backlog" page.
    - Albums on music.html now link directly to Bandcamp. The flavor text for each has been moved to the description of the Bandcamp listing.
- art.html: 
    - now populated using Javascript. 
    - Added metadata file in ./media/art
    - Photos can now have multiple categories; this is demonstrated with the addition of "Characters" category. Implemented new concept: div having multiple classes.
- repairs.html: changed background color
- index.html: removed games page button. Added link to GameJolt page.

2023-12-18:
- changed URL back to msk2k1.neocities.org
- removed links to YouTube and GameJolt
- Music page repalced with Bandcamp link
- compressed homepage image so it loads faster
- repairs.html: changed color scheme
- updated pc picture for about-me

2023-12-19:
- merged about-me and index into new homepage
- Added link to GitHub, which contains powershell script projects
- removed unused internal files and photos
- compressed more images for faster loading
- repairs page replaced with projects page
- HOTFIX: replaced usage of global variables in projects.html with URL parameter for specifying project to show. Also allows for linking to a specific project.

2024-01-12:
- project images now link to high-res originals when clicked
- homepage: "projects" button renamed "hardware projects"

2024-02-11:
- index.html: added button for School GitHub account. Replaced "grid-area" wiht separated grid positioning commands for easier modification in the future.

HOW TO THEME PROJECTS PAGE IMAGES: (in Krita)
1. Filter -> adjust -> desaturate (leave all settings default)
2. Make a new layer. Right click it the layers menu -> properties -> blending mode = multiply
3. Paint-bucket tool the new layer with RGB 255,165,0 (HTML orange)
4. Save as JPEG; reduce image quality to 30%

2024-02-21:
- index
    - new "meet the artist" picture
    - projects link now opens to latest project
- art gallery: images now enlarge on mouse hover (desktop only)
- projects: changed labels of previous and next buttons

2024-03-22:
- Added switch project to projects page
- Removed link to "GitHub (Personal)" (content merged into "School" account)

2024-05-16:
- changes to button links on homepage
    - Larger text inside link buttons
    - Buttons now narrower on desktop layout
    - bandcamp and github buttons now use website logos
- general homepage updates
    - updated sports team logos
    - updated desktop layout
    - shortened threshhold to go from desktop to mobile layout (mobile layout kicks in more often now)
    - centered content on screen in desktop layout

2024-06-08:
- index:
    - tweaked links so that they use <a> tag instead of Javascript (except projects, as that uses a javascript function to determine its link.)
    - simplified grid area declarations
    - all header links now under headerLink class, stylized with IDs
- art: removed image enlarging on mouse hover

2024-06-22:
- art page:
    - tweaked page colors
    - gallery selection now a dropdown list instead of buttons
    - URL parameter used to link to specific galleries
    - removed dependency on "box" div type
- index:
    - new background color
    - removed animated header (feature now used in art gallery instead)
    - rearranged links
    - removed links to previous meet the artists (future art gallery?)
    - larger persona photo in mobile layout

2024-06-23:
- art:
    - added lots of new art. edited art-metadata to compensate
    - art-metadata is now sorted differently.
    - clicking artworks loads full-resolution versions.
    - renamed page to artGallery.html (reworking art-metadata broke functionality with cached data; this should resolve the issue)
- style_2023-10-10.css:
    - renamed to global_style.css (this change also permeates to all site pages)
    - removed deprecated object rules

2024-06-24:
- for all pages: split CSS styling and javascript into separate files
- introduced cache-busting on imported json files using query parameters
    - https://stackoverflow.com/questions/9692665/cache-busting-via-params
    - https://fullstackattack.com/query-parameters-and-cache-busting/
- renamed "artGallery" back to "art"

2024-07-18:
- Adjustments to improve site appearance in non-maximized desktop windows

2024-07-27:
- Added cache-busting headers to html pages
- New version dates for all relevant URL calls
- index.html: made text in art gallery and projects buttons larger on desktop

2024-09-07:
- index
    - new color scheme (background image)
    - buttons highlight on hover 
    - cache busting on changelog link
- projects
     - reformatted text
     - images highlight on hover
     - larger text (desktop)
     - new background color
     - prev/next buttons replaced with dropdown menu

2024-10-26:
- simplified opening projects page from homepage
    - Link on homepage now provides no index, which the projects page now interprets by showing the menu list of projects. 
    - Removed index-script.js, as it is no longer necessary.
- slightly redesigned homepage
    - links now have alt text
    - minor formatting changes
    - renamed "hardware projects" to "computer projects"

2024-12-02:
- refactored javascript code files:
    - more compartmentalization of actions into functions.
    - usage of async/await and asynchronous main functions for more explicit execution order and enforcement.
    - global-script.js added to hold functions useful for more than one webpage.
    - errors in the browser console which are more helpful than "error accessing json file." (both implicitly by design, and through try/catch statements)
    - better use of class and id in divs to properly denote one-time vs. multi-use qualifiers.
- hardware projects are now indexed by a unique tag name in the URL instead of numerical index
- removed "return to home" links at bottom of pages
- replaced art page "submit" menu with a custom menu

2024-12-04:
- reorganized backend files such that each page now has its own folder. this change breaks existing URLs from the website.
    - homepage is now separate from the global index page. Global index is now a redirect to the homepage.
    - global "media" folder removed. each page now has its own "media" folder.
- "projects" page renamed to "hardware"
- "return to home" links are back
- custom font for homepage
- new site name: diskformatt.neocities.org

2024-12-08: custom font removed