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Please critique this initial draft

Alex Chernavsky

2003-12-03, 7:23 pm

This is just a rough draft, but I'd like to know if I'm on the right track:

http://www.biowebstudios.com/huganir/index.html

I checked the site with IE 5.0 and Opera 5.0 on Windows 98. I'm especially
interested to know whether there are any problems when the site is viewed on
a Macintosh.

I know about the debate regarding tables vs. CSS for layout, and I know I'm
missing lots of "ALT" tags -- so no need to mention these issues.

Thanks.

--
Alex Chernavsky
http://www.astrocyte-design.com/

Mark Parnell

2003-12-03, 7:23 pm

Sometime around Thu, 30 Oct 2003 05:31:30 GMT, Alex Chernavsky is reported
to have stated:

quote:

> http://www.biowebstudios.com/huganir/index.html
>
> I know about the debate regarding tables vs. CSS for layout, and I know I'm

So why are you abusing tables then? There is nothing on that page that
necessitates the use of tables.

quote:

> missing lots of "ALT" tags -- so no need to mention these issues.

As above - why haven't you fixed it? <nitpick>They are alt _attributes_,
not tags.</nitpick> ;-)

Sorry, I don't have a Mac, but here goes anyway...

http://validator.w3.org/check?uri=h...dios.com%2Fhuga
nir%2Findex.html - mostly missing alt attributes, which you said you know
about, but a few other errors as well.

CSS validates - excellent!

Looks good in Moz1.5, IE6, 06.04 and O7.21 (Win2k).

You could do the arrow appearing on hover for the links in CSS, and I would
prefer some other sort of hover effect too, but that's just me. :-)

Is "Protocals" a typo, or does it have special meaning?

--
Mark Parnell
http://www.clarkecomputers.com.au

Bonnie Granat

2003-12-03, 7:23 pm

"Alex Chernavsky" <alexc@aya.yale.edu> wrote in message
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quote:

> This is just a rough draft, but I'd like to know if I'm on the right

track:

quote:

>
> http://www.biowebstudios.com/huganir/index.html
>
> I checked the site with IE 5.0 and Opera 5.0 on Windows 98. I'm

especially

quote:

> interested to know whether there are any problems when the site is viewed

quote:

> a Macintosh.
>
> I know about the debate regarding tables vs. CSS for layout, and I know

I'm

quote:

> missing lots of "ALT" tags -- so no need to mention these issues.
>

Hi, Alex:

- protocals ---> protocols

- I would like to see the blue match the blue in the two graphics. Color
needs to help readers focus, and this bright blue just draws attention to
itself. Try #6C9CC6.

--
Bonnie Granat
Granat Technical Editing and Writing
http://www.editors-writers.info

jake

2003-12-03, 7:24 pm

In message <Sm1ob.26$2h1.18@twister.nyroc.rr.com>, Alex Chernavsky
<alexc@aya.yale.edu> writes

quote:

>This is just a rough draft, but I'd like to know if I'm on the right track:
>
>http://www.biowebstudios.com/huganir/index.html
>
>I checked the site with IE 5.0 and Opera 5.0 on Windows 98. I'm especially
>interested to know whether there are any problems when the site is viewed on
>a Macintosh.
>
>I know about the debate regarding tables vs. CSS for layout, and I know I'm
>missing lots of "ALT" tags -- so no need to mention these issues.
>
>Thanks.
>
>--
>Alex Chernavsky
>http://www.astrocyte-design.com/
>
>
>

There's only 1 heading on the page and that's a <h3> on 'Home Page' no
<h1>, no <h2> ...............

.....suggest you:
(a) make 'The Laboratory of Richard L. Huganir, Ph.D.' a <h1>
(b) make Home page a <h2>
(c) make the navigation start with a <h2>

regards.

--
Jake