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I am making a site (http://jobs.alfred.edu/~jdf1) and dont really know HTML. So I was wondering how I am coming along. I also want to know what I should add/take out. Thanks. Check it out.
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Is this your first web site if so nice!
Anyway not to sound harsh but this is what I have to say.
The Buttons
The buttons are too space out vertically and take excedingly long time to load on my 56k for a small image.
The Logo
Good you kept it so that it matched the background colour good move!
Content
You need content on the homepage.
Side Menu
This menu that shows up on the main page should be shown on all pages in the sme position if it is not there the users has to press back then choose a option to navigate.
I think that is all. - Good work
Anyway not to sound harsh but this is what I have to say.
The Buttons
The buttons are too space out vertically and take excedingly long time to load on my 56k for a small image.
The Logo
Good you kept it so that it matched the background colour good move!
Content
You need content on the homepage.
Side Menu
This menu that shows up on the main page should be shown on all pages in the sme position if it is not there the users has to press back then choose a option to navigate.
I think that is all. - Good work
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- Somebodyshootme
your using frontpage right? I would suggest after working with actually trying to learn HTML. It is not hard all you need is a book and Notepad to write it and in the end it becomes a little more rewarding. - oh BTW with a little work with the background and tweaking the buttons, you are on your way of making a solid page.
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- Garconis
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I was wondering what screen resolution your computer is at? I might have to take out that space inbetween the buttons.
What type of content do you suggest? I was thinking a logo in that empty space, any ideas?
How did you know I made the logo with the same color if it blended in properly.
The side menu is an idea I thought of as well. I am still thinking about it. Do you think a link to the Front page would suffice, or do you want them all?
Thanks both for your inputs!!!
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- Somebodyshootme
I am running 1260 * 1024 over here, It looks like the page was made on 800*600 or at least catered to 800*600, I have never used Frontpage before, but I think my roommate who is a HTML wiz was telling me about sizing a page and how it comes up different in every browser, ends up being too many variables to deal with, so it is pratically impossible to make a perfect web page. He told me that a longtime ago though when the big nutscape and internet imploder were battling over which browser was the way of the future.
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Originally posted by GT3bedbuddy
I was wondering what screen resolution your computer is at? I might have to take out that space inbetween the buttons.
What type of content do you suggest? I was thinking a logo in that empty space, any ideas?
How did you know I made the logo with the same color if it blended in properly.
The side menu is an idea I thought of as well. I am still thinking about it. Do you think a link to the Front page would suffice, or do you want them all?
Thanks both for your inputs!!!
I'd put the same buttons on every page like this.
As far as content goes you could put a picture, a logo, some random thought, links. Whatever. Or you could re-do the index page so that the buttons are in the middle, hence balancing it out. But it is important to have the ability to navigate anywhere on the site from any page.
P.S. I know my page size is for 768X1024. I keep meaning to fix it. Horizontal scrolling is a no-no.
- 10,832
Just move the page specific links to another space. A row under the logo, or down the right side, or even at the bottom.
Actually I'd put the main navigational links accross the top, and the page specific links somewhere else. This would give you a better space to work with for content, too.
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I would make the nav bar accessable for every page, or use frames. If you want to talor toward the browser, I'd suggest making a clone of the site, use a javascript to detect and route the website to either the internet explorer or netscape version. If you do use the routing device, try using iFrames for your Internet Explorer page(Netscape doesn't support iFrames.) I'd also either get rid of the space between the buttons or cut the space in half.
For your stories.html, I'd have the list of the stories in the right side of the page.
Oh, you also definately need a table for your site so you can organize it. For the banner, I'd put that in the table. Here's a simple frame I use for my sites normally:
<html><head><title>*Insert Title Here*</title></head><body><table width="800">
<tr><td colspan="2">*Insert banner/header here*</td></tr>
<tr><td><tr>*insert navbar here*</tr><tr height="90%"></tr></td><td rowspan="2">*Insert content here*</td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2">*insert copyright/footer here*</td></tr></table></body></html>
That should be plenty for you, hopefully.
For your stories.html, I'd have the list of the stories in the right side of the page.
Oh, you also definately need a table for your site so you can organize it. For the banner, I'd put that in the table. Here's a simple frame I use for my sites normally:
<html><head><title>*Insert Title Here*</title></head><body><table width="800">
<tr><td colspan="2">*Insert banner/header here*</td></tr>
<tr><td><tr>*insert navbar here*</tr><tr height="90%"></tr></td><td rowspan="2">*Insert content here*</td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2">*insert copyright/footer here*</td></tr></table></body></html>
That should be plenty for you, hopefully.
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rjenson11 um making a web page exactly 800 pixels wide is bad because web pages aren't 800 pixels wide they are less because of the scroll bars on the right and 1 pixel borders in IE. So I would make it 788 or something....try experiemnting so that there is no horizontal scroll bar. - Or just disable them providing you don't lose half your content.
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- Garconis
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If you remember what my old site looked like, this is the same one with a make over on the front page: http://jobs.alfred.edu/~jdf1/
I am still thinking of making roll overs and I want to add links to the other pages for easier navagation. (Kinda like how GTPlanet does it): When you click on this forum, you have the options:
GTP Forums > Multimedia > Computers & Internet > Web Design > Opionated
Thats what I want to have on my site... soon enough.
I am still thinking of making roll overs and I want to add links to the other pages for easier navagation. (Kinda like how GTPlanet does it): When you click on this forum, you have the options:
GTP Forums > Multimedia > Computers & Internet > Web Design > Opionated
Thats what I want to have on my site... soon enough.
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