Template Review

On Tue, 01 Jul 2003 01:06:29 +0100, gaz <gaz.RemoveThis@DIEwebpageworkshop.co.uk>
wrote:

 > Three days of designing, and stressing over bugs that don't exist, and
 > I've (I think) finished my template.
 >
 > The next logical step is to submit it here before you all for you to rip
 > it to shreds and get rid of any confidence in web-design I have.
 >
<font color=purple> > So here it is: <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.polyfunc.dylanparry.com/template.php</font" target="_blank">http://www.polyfunc.dylanparry.com/template.php</font</a>>
 >
 > Don't be too mean

You know <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://polyfunc.dylanparry.com/template.php" target="_blank">http://polyfunc.dylanparry.com/template.php</a> works just as well.

It sure is... blue. Reminds me a lot of another site I've recently been
to. So help me, I just can't put my finger on it. Looks sharp though.

Grey

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Not going to rip it shreds, but I will point out some stuff...

First, you can save some programming space by making the navigational aid at
the left a list. This would save you from announcing the img for each
bulleted item. You could add the border to each list item as well. All
this done through CSS would amount to saved code time and lines of coding.

Next, the actual look of the site. It is clean, nicely laid out, but very
general. I would add in some more imagery, even with a general template, to
give it more flavor and feel for what might come(I see ya noted this as
well:) ).

If you want to cut down on even more coding(almost eliminating the need for
javascript), you could use a CSS rollover for your upper nav buttons.

But, it is very clean.

Later!

"gaz" <gaz.DeleteThis@DIEwebpageworkshop.co.uk> wrote in message
news:pan.2003.07.01.00.06.30.391000@DIEwebpageworkshop.co.uk...
 > Three days of designing, and stressing over bugs that
 > don't exist, and I've (I think) finished my template.
 >
 > The next logical step is to submit it here before you all for
 > you to rip it to shreds and get rid of any confidence in
 > web-design I have.
 >
<font color=purple> > So here it is: <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.polyfunc.dylanparry.com/template.php</font" target="_blank">http://www.polyfunc.dylanparry.com/template.php</font</a>>
 >
 > Don't be too mean
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GreyWyvern wrote:

 > It sure is... blue. Reminds me a lot of another site I've recently been
 > to. So help me, I just can't put my finger on it. Looks sharp though.

Heh. Well when you learn your coding and aesthetical skills from a
sibling...

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On Tue, 01 Jul 2003 01:22:04 +0100, Dylan Parry wrote:

 > GreyWyvern wrote:
 >
  >> It sure is... blue. Reminds me a lot of another site I've recently been
  >> to. So help me, I just can't put my finger on it. Looks sharp though.
 >
 > Heh. Well when you learn your coding and aesthetical skills from a
 > sibling...

Coding... Yes. Aesthetical skills... No

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"gaz" <gaz.RemoveThis@DIEwebpageworkshop.co.uk> wrote in message
news:pan.2003.07.01.00.06.30.391000@DIEwebpageworkshop.co.uk...
 > Three days of designing, and stressing over bugs that
 > don't exist, and I've (I think) finished my template.
 >
 > The next logical step is to submit it here before you all for
 > you to rip it to shreds and get rid of any confidence in
 > web-design I have.
 >
<font color=purple> > So here it is: <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.polyfunc.dylanparry.com/template.php</font" target="_blank">http://www.polyfunc.dylanparry.com/template.php</font</a>>
 >
 > Don't be too mean

Looks fab!

Your navigation buttons disappear when the window is resized smaller, thus:

<a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.charlessweeney.com/gazsite.jpg" target="_blank">http://www.charlessweeney.com/gazsite.jpg</a>
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"GreyWyvern" <sp_bhuisman RemoveThis @greywyvern.com_am> wrote in message
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 > You know <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://polyfunc.dylanparry.com/template.php" target="_blank">http://polyfunc.dylanparry.com/template.php</a> works just as well.

So does:

<a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.polyfunc.dylanparry.com/template.php?GreyWyvernHasWayTooMuchTimeOnHisHands@ndSoSayAllOfUs" target="_blank">http://www.polyfunc.dylanparry.com/template.php?GreyWyvernHasWayTooMuc...meOnHis</a>

Þ
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On Tue, 1 Jul 2003 01:40:50 +0100, Charles Sweeney <me DeleteThis @charlessweeney.com>
wrote:

 > "GreyWyvern" <sp_bhuisman DeleteThis @greywyvern.com_am> wrote in message
 > news:oprrlu5aphgk3m3d@news.ican.net...
 >
  >> You know <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://polyfunc.dylanparry.com/template.php" target="_blank">http://polyfunc.dylanparry.com/template.php</a> works just as well.
 >
 > So does:
 >
<font color=purple> > <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.polyfunc.dylanparry.com/template.php?GreyWyvernHasWayTooMuchTimeOnHisHands@ndSoSayAllOfUs</font" target="_blank">http://www.polyfunc.dylanparry.com/template.php?GreyWyvernHasWayTooMuc...meOnHis</a>>
 >
 > Þ

Hey...

Are you trying to tell me something?

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In article <oprrlw9pttgk3m3d DeleteThis @news.ican.net>,
sp_bhuisman DeleteThis @greywyvern.com_am says...
 > On Tue, 1 Jul 2003 01:40:50 +0100, Charles Sweeney <me DeleteThis @charlessweeney.com>
 > wrote:
 >
  > > "GreyWyvern" <sp_bhuisman DeleteThis @greywyvern.com_am> wrote in message
  > > news:oprrlu5aphgk3m3d@news.ican.net...
  > >
   > >> You know <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://polyfunc.dylanparry.com/template.php" target="_blank">http://polyfunc.dylanparry.com/template.php</a> works just as well.
  > >
  > > So does:
  > >
<font color=green>  > > <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.polyfunc.dylanparry.com/template.php?GreyWyvernHasWayTooMuchTimeOnHisHands@ndSoSayAllOfUs</font" target="_blank">http://www.polyfunc.dylanparry.com/template.php?GreyWyvernHasWayTooMuc...meOnHis</a>>
  > >
  > > Þ
 >
 > Hey...
 >
 > Are you trying to tell me something?
 >
 > Grey

Heaven forbid ... NO! I'm completely addicted to Grey's daily art work


I haven't been able to get Gaz's page to load but I've been having
trouble losing sync with comcast's servers and, if a page loads at all,
it's buggeral slow. I don't know if it's just a UK thing but Google
loads normally. UGG.

No one came out and said so but ... is Dylan your brother, Gaz?

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On Tue, 01 Jul 2003 01:33:34 +0100, Charles Sweeney wrote:

 > "gaz" <gaz RemoveThis @DIEwebpageworkshop.co.uk> wrote in message
 > news:pan.2003.07.01.00.06.30.391000@DIEwebpageworkshop.co.uk...
  >> Three days of designing, and stressing over bugs that
  >> don't exist, and I've (I think) finished my template.
  >>
  >> The next logical step is to submit it here before you all for
  >> you to rip it to shreds and get rid of any confidence in
  >> web-design I have.
  >>
<font color=green>  >> So here it is: <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.polyfunc.dylanparry.com/template.php</font" target="_blank">http://www.polyfunc.dylanparry.com/template.php</font</a>>
  >>
  >> Don't be too mean
 >
 > Looks fab!
 >
 > Your navigation buttons disappear when the window is resized smaller, thus:
 >
<font color=purple> > <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.charlessweeney.com/gazsite.jpg</font" target="_blank">http://www.charlessweeney.com/gazsite.jpg</font</a>>

Thanks for pointing that out! I've fixed that now. It looks horrible when
it happens, but I'm not sure how to help that issue. I've just settled
with making a whole new line of 'pipe' for the buttons (that used to
disappear) when the window is re-sized.

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On Tue, 01 Jul 2003 00:15:50 +0000, Disco wrote:

 > gaz wrote:
  >> Three days of designing, and stressing over bugs that
  >> don't exist, and I've (I think) finished my template.
  >>
  >> The next logical step is to submit it here before you all for
  >> you to rip it to shreds and get rid of any confidence in
  >> web-design I have.
  >>
<font color=green>  >> So here it is: <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.polyfunc.dylanparry.com/template.php</font" target="_blank">http://www.polyfunc.dylanparry.com/template.php</font</a>>
 >
 > Hey I really like the look of you template. Great colours.
 >
 > Not sure why you have images for the heading of the "News" and "Navigation".
 > Alos, the hover images in the menau at the top would be quite possible to do
 > using css instead of rollover images.
 >
 > It looks (to me) like it would not be too hard to get it going using XHTML.
 >
 > all-in-all I really like your site.

The 'news' and 'navigation' titles are there because the places looked too
bare without them

I'll convert it to XHTML when I'm not as tired as I am now.

Not sure how to do the rollover-style images with CSS, but I'll look into
it.

Thanks

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"gaz" <gaz.DeleteThis@DIEwebpageworkshop.co.uk> wrote in message
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 > Thanks for pointing that out! I've fixed that now. It looks horrible when
 > it happens, but I'm not sure how to help that issue. I've just settled
 > with making a whole new line of 'pipe' for the buttons (that used to
 > disappear) when the window is re-sized.

Still disappearing on my IE6, perhaps I am getting a cached version.
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gaz wrote:

 > Thanks for pointing that out! I've fixed that now. It looks horrible when
 > it happens, but I'm not sure how to help that issue. I've just settled
 > with making a whole new line of 'pipe' for the buttons (that used to
 > disappear) when the window is re-sized.

Your solution doesn't work here, Gaz. I just get a white space appear
underneath the original pipe when I make the window small enough. You know
the browser, Opera 7.11 Linux.

I think that if you supply a text alternative for the buttons at the top,
ie. "Home | About | Contact | FAQ" at the bottom of the page, and keep the
code as it was before, then it should be fine.

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On Tue, 01 Jul 2003 01:53:02 +0100, Charles Sweeney wrote:

 > "gaz" <gaz.TakeThisOut@DIEwebpageworkshop.co.uk> wrote in message
 > news:pan.2003.07.01.00.47.10.734000@DIEwebpageworkshop.co.uk...
 >
  >> Thanks for pointing that out! I've fixed that now. It looks horrible when
  >> it happens, but I'm not sure how to help that issue. I've just settled
  >> with making a whole new line of 'pipe' for the buttons (that used to
  >> disappear) when the window is re-sized.
 >
 > Still disappearing on my IE6, perhaps I am getting a cached version.

Took me a few minutes to realize I hadn't uploaded the file

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