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07-31-2005, 07:39 PM

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Okay, I implemented the UL Menu definition. It was a lot easier then I thought it was ganna be hehe.

Originally Posted by toolblast

Hey! Thats not a bad start.

I like it so far

Keep up the good work. Maybe lighten the navigation up a bit.

Thank you for the comments

. What navigation are you talking about? The one at the bottom or the menu to the left?

07-31-2005, 08:34 PM

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I'm having a bit of trouble with the UL Menu in IE (go figure lol). Every time you move your mouse over each link, it keeps on reloading the bg image. I think I recall some sort of code that you put in your <head> tag that preloads images...or something. Is that what I need to do?

07-31-2005, 08:52 PM

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Originally Posted by techo

People say "follow web standards to ensure the site is compatible with all browsers" but its not true.

you can follow web standrads and still produce awfull engineered products. i can put <span style="font-color: #FFFFFF;">$word</span> arond every single word on my page, and through loopholes it can be considered "standards complient".

does that mean it's any good?

07-31-2005, 11:19 PM

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no, it means you are trying to trick the validator hehe.

I think the best site you can make is one with the least amount of code possible and still validates. The less code, the faster load times are and the faster people can go about their day.

08-01-2005, 01:41 AM

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i was direting my comment at jono, i qoted the wrong message. webstandards have nothing to do with cross platform performance.

08-01-2005, 07:15 AM

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dereklapp: Ok I guess. I see your point.

meenstreek:
on the left-hand navigation, it's almost impossible to read the text when the mouse is moved over it. I'd suggest creating a custom <a> tag definition for that div with:
#menu.a:hover {
color: (something darker than it is now);
}

08-01-2005, 07:49 AM

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Jono1: Thank you, I will heed your advice.

Right now I've got something REALLY funky going on. My profile page (http://www.codysplace.com/new/profile.html) is freaking out in Firefox....but it looks perfectly fine in IE (except for the small gap between the profile.cody image and the table set up). Anyone have a clue as to what the hell happend? I'm using the same damn layout as the index.html page....

08-01-2005, 07:59 AM

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spoke too soon, I missplaced a definition in my .css file. But does anyone know a fix to that problem with IE? About the image being about 1px above the table and not sitting directly on it, like it should.

08-01-2005, 08:16 AM

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Originally Posted by jono1

dereklapp: Ok I guess. I see your point.

web standards enforce a stricter guideline, but cross-compatability comes down to structure design -> simple rectanlges will work cross patform easily, portal style designs with poll boxes all over the place won't.

the misconception, i was referring to anyways, is that following codign standards is enough, like using a div instead of a table cell, or an H1 instead of span. it helps, but it's not the key, they key is design.

EDIT: tyr adding img { vertical-align: bottom; } to your CSS.

08-01-2005, 09:39 AM

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Thank you dereklapp

. Worked great!