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Forkboy

2004-01-10, 12:17 am

You all seem to give honest opinions from what I read in the post's so please feel free to take it apart

www.forkboyink.com

I test in IE and NN, but those of you who use other browsers please let me know if there are any problems.

Thanks in advance
m

2004-01-10, 4:29 am

Forkboy wrote:
quote:

>
> You all seem to give honest opinions from what I read in the post's so
> please feel free to take it apart
> 'www.forkboyink.com' (http://www.forkboyink.com)
> I test in IE and NN, but those of you who use other browsers please let
> me know if there are any problems.



The graphic is good enough, and the general appearance is, too
(save the horizontal scrolling).

Your HTML information sources are older than dirt.

It's no use wasting time on details before you
get an overview:

See w3.org, alistapart.com, realworldstyle.com,
and useit.com.

Learn CSS and keep it in a separate file.

Don't use popup windows -- especially if you
have not carefully set a version of every JavaScript
navigation item between <noscript> and </noscript>.

Verify.
--
cheers, m http://www.mbstevens.com/howtothumb/
jake

2004-01-10, 6:28 am

In message <Forkboy.zsw8n@mail.forum4designers.com>, Forkboy
<Forkboy.zsw8n@mail.forum4designers.com> writes
quote:

>
>You all seem to give honest opinions from what I read in the post's so
>please feel free to take it apart
>
>'www.forkboyink.com' (http://www.forkboyink.com)
>
>I test in IE and NN, but those of you who use other browsers please let
>me know if there are any problems.
>
>Thanks in advance
>
>
>Forkboy
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Listening to your site you seem to have a major problem with
'alternative text' on your images, either:

(1) alt text is missing, or
(2) alt text doesn't match with the text on the graphic, or
(3) alt text is superfluous and should be set to ""

We can go into specifics if you want, but I'd suggest you just have a
quick look through your code and make the obvious changes.

regards

ps. If you're going to open a new window, it's nice to let the listener
know in advance.

pps. a quick run through a grammar/spell-checker will pick up the odd
typo ;-)

--
Jake
William Tasso

2004-01-10, 7:29 am

Forkboy wrote:
quote:

> You all seem to give honest opinions from what I read in the post's so
> please feel free to take it apart
>
> 'www.forkboyink.com' (http://www.forkboyink.com)
>



Like the others said - you have some work to do.

Start here: http://validator.w3.org

--
William Tasso - http://WilliamTasso.com


rf

2004-01-10, 8:29 am


"Forkboy" <Forkboy.zsw8n@mail.forum4designers.com> wrote in message
news:Forkboy.zsw8n@mail.forum4designers.com...
quote:

>
> You all seem to give honest opinions from what I read in the post's so
> please feel free to take it apart
>
> 'www.forkboyink.com' (http://www.forkboyink.com)
>
> I test in IE and NN, but those of you who use other browsers please let
> me know if there are any problems.
>
> Thanks in advance



Dark white on red. Hmmm. If I were googling for something and came across
this I would immediately press the back button.

Cheers
Richard.


picayunish

2004-01-10, 9:29 am

jake wrote:

quote:

> ps. If you're going to open a new window, it's nice to let the listener
> know in advance.



By adding title="opening a new window"?
--
Edwin van der Vaart
http://www.semi-conductor.nl/ Links to Semiconductors sites
http://www.evandervaart.nl/ Under construction
Farlo

2004-01-10, 1:29 pm

Forkboy <Forkboy.zsw8n@mail.forum4designers.com> wrote:
quote:

> http://www.forkboyink.com



another random layout site. Lots of wasted potential.
You have some talent, if you did some reading.
Don't be random. You could rock.

--
Farlo, the Urban Fey Dragon
jake

2004-01-10, 3:29 pm

In message <Y3SLb.4357$Wa.2205@news-server.bigpond.net.au>, rf
<making.it.up@the.time> writes
quote:

>
>"Forkboy" <Forkboy.zsw8n@mail.forum4designers.com> wrote in message
>news:Forkboy.zsw8n@mail.forum4designers.com...
>
>Dark white on red. Hmmm. If I were googling for something and came across
>this I would immediately press the back button.
>


Even if you needed the information?
quote:

>Cheers
>Richard.
>
>



--
Jake
Steve R.

2004-01-10, 3:29 pm

jake wrote in message ...
quote:

> Even if you needed the information?



There's *always* a more presentable website
where you can get the information :~)


jake

2004-01-10, 3:29 pm

In message <IlSLb.344$tK2.66@amstwist00>, picayunish
<e_vdvaart@yahoo.co.uk> writes
quote:

>jake wrote:
>
>
>
>By adding title="opening a new window"?



In the case of my reader, by adding '(Opens in a new window')' to the
alternative text 'Visit www.krogstad.org' already with the image
"images/krog1.gif".

At present, I hear:
------------------------------------------------------------
Krogstad.org came to me looking to make an updated web site for their
Memorial Golf Outing and add a few more points of interest for the
webmaster
. . . .read more <--{spoken in a 'link'
voice}
[Visit www.krogstad.org.] <--{spoken in a 'link' voice}
click on image to view
------------------------------------------------------------


regards.

--
Jake
Duende

2004-01-10, 3:29 pm

While sitting in a puddle picayunish scribbled in the mud:
quote:

> jake wrote:
>
>
>
> By adding title="opening a new window"?



Hey, he got a Golden web award for his site just like I did.
http://www.duende.bigmoron.com/index.htm

--
Duende
picayunish

2004-01-10, 7:28 pm

Duende wrote:
quote:

> While sitting in a puddle picayunish scribbled in the mud:
>
>
>
>
> Hey, he got a Golden web award for his site just like I did.
> http://www.duende.bigmoron.com/index.htm



Then why didn't he validate his pages?
--
Edwin van der Vaart
http://www.semi-conductor.nl/ Links to Semiconductors sites
http://www.evandervaart.nl/ Under construction
Duende

2004-01-10, 8:29 pm

While sitting in a puddle picayunish scribbled in the mud:
quote:

>
> Then why didn't he validate his pages?



Why should he, I didn't. :o)

--
Duende
rf

2004-01-10, 10:28 pm


"jake" <jake@gododdin.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
news:ZHpcz1AXfEAAFwY1@gododdin.demon.co.uk...
quote:

> In message <Y3SLb.4357$Wa.2205@news-server.bigpond.net.au>, rf
> <making.it.up@the.time> writes
> Even if you needed the information?



If I *really* wanted the information then I would fire up lynx.

Besides, in this case (say I am looking for a web/graphic designer) the
unreadable text is all the information I need to decide to choose somebody
else.

Cheers
Richard.


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