I recently encountered yet another tumblr user who didn't realize that the Blog Settings option to hide your blog from search engines also includes tumblr's own search. It's surprisingly common in my experience, where people for years complain that search is broken for their blog, or that their posts don't show up in the public tags/search, but have no idea it was their own choice that put them in that situation. I know that the explainer text for the "discourage searching of [blog]" option is definitely more detailed than it used be, but if you haven't checked your settings since then, well...
Anyway, is it possible that the option could be separated into "hide from external search engines" and "hide from tumblr's search"? For people who would prefer not to be googleable (and assumed that's the only thing the option was doing) but are ok with their posts showing up in tumblr's own search.
Or possibly the options could be "hide from external search engines" and "turn off tumblr search for my blog"? Or at the very least, could there be further explainer text that hiding your from tumblr's search means that your blog's own searchbar won't ever find anything?
Answer: Hello, @nobodysuspectsthebutterfly!
Well, what do you know. We were looking at this same issue just recently and could not agree more: this setting really should be separated. Ideally, it would look a little something like this:
We need to take another look at this, as splitting search settings into Tumblrs vs. others makes a whole lot of sense. What is less clear is when a member of the team will have the capacity to work on it.
But rest assured we will be adding this to our agenda, and will be in touch with you with updates as and when we have them. And we hope you do not have to wait too long for news on this. We’ll keep you posted!
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Hinata Aoi - Immersing in the Reverberations 1
Author: Kanata Haruka
Characters: Hinata, Yuuta, Sora
Translator: Mika Enstars
"(whispering) You see, you know how Anzu-san and I are a bit awkward, right, Yuuta-kun?"
[Read on my blog for the best viewing experience with Oi~ssu ♪]
Season: Winter
Location: Yumenosaki Academy Classroom 2-B
Hinata: Hmm… Hmmmm…
Yuuta: What’re you doing, Aniki? Class is over. Not heading back?
Hinata: Agh, will you listen to my woes, my brother? You see, I’m struggling quite a bit right now…
Yuuta: Oh I see. Well, take care today, you take your time~.
Hinata: Wait, wait! I’m sorry, please hear me out. I really am struggling with this, so please help!
Yuuta: Don’t make a joke out of it first thing next time, then. So? What’re you struggling with?
Hinata: So, at around noon, Anzu-san told me on HoldHands it’s time for my Feature Live.
Yuuta: Ohh, finally your turn, huh, Aniki? So that’s what you’re struggling with?
Hinata: Yeah. Like the songs I want to sing, the configuration of the live… I’m clueless about everything~.
Right, and I was struggling with what kind to do for the candid shots for the pamphlet, too…
Yuuta: Aren’t these the sort of things you can just talk to Anzu-san about?
I’m pretty sure she’d be more than willing to help you out with that sort of thing.
Hinata: Well, you’re right about that, buuut…
(whispering) You see, you know how Anzu-san and I are a bit awkward, right, Yuuta-kun?
Yuuta: What’s with the whispering? Yeah, I do know you two are a bit awkward, but…
I thought you said you’ve been able to sort things out?
Hinata: We have, but your Onii-chan doesn’t quite feel comfortable being alone with just her just yet…
Yuuta: Well either way, it's gonna be just be the two of you get the candid shots done. You're over-thinking it.
Hinata: I have an idea for that, too!
That for the candid shots, maybe I could be doin’ somethin’ alongside you, Yuuta-kun~—
Yuuta: And if I don't wanna?
Hinata: An immediate answer?! You don’t want to be with your Onii-chan that bad, Yuuta-kun?!
Yuuta: Well, it’s not like I hate it to death or anything. But this is your Feature Live, isn’t it, Aniki?
Meaning the candid shots should be centered around you too, Aniki. That’s what I think.
If there’s me as your twin in the picture, I feel it’s gonna make the color of 2wink too strong at the very least.
Hinata: That… is certainly true, yeah~…
But just what would be left of me if you take Yuuta-kun away?! I’m an Onii-chan who wants to give everything and anything all to my beloved brother!
Yuuta: Take caaare~!
Hinata: Ah, Yuuta-kun, wait! Don’t abandon your Onii-chan!
Yuuta: Well since you’re making a joke out of it, it means you’re not that seriously worried about it, right? So…
Hinata: Ahh, he actually left. Well, I kind of knew that was coming…
But, what Yuuta-kun said was true, I can’t really argue~…
A candid shot centered on Aoi Hinata… Hmm, do I have any good ideas…?
Location: Yumenosaki Academy Garden Space
Hinata: …After worrying about my worries, I ended up coming out to the garden. But I think this works out.
It’s almost spring, so if I want to plant seeds, I’ll have to till the land.
Sora: HaHa~, Sora found Hina-chan! Hello~! ♪
Is Hina-chan free right now? But his “color” looks like he’s struggling with something~?
Hinata: Heya, Sora-kun. Can’t hide anything from you, huh~?
I was worrying about what to do for the Feature Live pamphlet, actually.
More particularly about my candid shot, so I was thinking about what I usually do in my free time.
Sora: For Hina-chan, maybe something like playing a prank?
Hinata: You think so too, Sora-kun? That’s also the first thing that came to my mind…
But that’d make it a candid shot of a prank towards my fans, wouldn’t it~? Even though I loooove pranks…
So I was thinking of something else, like messing around with instruments, but that’s something Yuuta-kun also does.
After worrying about that, I came up with the idea of working in the garden, which is sort of like my recent boom? So I came out here~.
Sora: HiHi~! Sora think’s that’s a good idea!
Sora’s familiar with Hina-chan working in the garden, but those who don’t know about the school farm probably aren’t familiar with that Hina-chan at all~!
Hinata: I do some activities in Gardenia too, but that’s just a dormitory circle.
But, I feel like a photo of someone doing field work is pretty plain~. So I should probably think of something better…
Sora: How about coming to Game Research then? Play some games together with Sora!
Hinata: Oh, that might be good! I haven’t been able to play many games with you lately, Sora-kun. ♪
Wait, huh? Is that just an invitation to play rather than a candid shot idea?
Sora: HuHu~, that’s right! Originally, Sora came here to invite Hina-chan to play!
Hinata: You’re right, you were looking for me when you came here, weren’t you?
I think it’ll make for a good break. Maybe I’ll drop by Game Research for the first time in a while, then. ♪
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It's been a while since a new pixel art editor joined the top ranks. Aseprite is the current go-to recommendation for desktops, while Pixaki (now in its 4th iteration) has always been my favorite on the iPad.
It's time to add another worthy alternative for the owners of Apple Pencils, Pixquare, which is probably the closest you will get to Aseprite on iPadOS. Son Nguyen, the app's developer, says he was inspired a lot by Aseprite, both for the UI and functionality. This is perhaps the most evident in the layer/animation system with the cel grid and of course support for importing and exporting .aseprite files.
I reviewed the app on my latest Twitch stream and it's not (yet) as polished as Pixaki (just one example: pixel grid rendering is not pixel-perfect), but it had all the tools that I needed and more. Among unique capabilities are pressure sensitivity (great for more expressive pixel painting) and importing of Lospec color palettes (on the other hand, you can't yet import palette files).
The biggest switching reason for me is the ability to export a timelapse (which I would say is an expected feature of iPad drawing apps at this point—thanks, Procreate!). For those of us who double as artists and content creators, being able to post a timelapse is very useful. This has been on the feature request list of Pixaki at least since 2021, so it's been refreshing to see Son just go ahead and do it based on the beta test feedback. Going forward, now that v1 is fully released in the App Store ($10, or free Lite version that is limited to 2 files) he wants to continue developing the app based on user feedback, so also join his Discord if you decide to give it a chance.
One more timely thing, you have until the end of July to create an artwork in Pixquare (paid or Lite) to get a chance at winning $200 or $100 (plus app codes to share with your friends). Full details on participating in the contest are on Twitter.
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