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Re: The link

Carolyn Marenger

2006-03-26, 6:29 am

Carolyn Marenger wrote:

> Good morning everyone...
>
> I have pretty much finished the layout for a page, to be used as a
> template
> for a site. I have not put much thought into the colours, for the moment
> I have just tried to avoid the standard black on white but not get into
> the primaries.
>
> My goal was to have each section appear in a 'raised box', with roughly
> the
> same spacing between each box. The menu links are meant to look like
> buttons, that are depressed when the mouse is hovering over them, and stay
> depressed when they have been visited. I did keep the traditional
> blue/purple/green look to the menu links, however I extended it to the
> whole button, not just the link itself.
>
> I have validated the code at W3C's site, fixed the three errors it
> reported,
> and then passed both html and css validator tests. I am hoping that puts
> it in the category of structurally sound. I am sure there are a few bugs
> in various browsers, so far it works just fine in Konqueror 3.3.2.
>
> I will be firing up a windows 95 box to take a peek at it from the
> window's
> browsers I have access to. Currently that consists of IE, Opera, and Fire
> Fox. Are there any others you might suggest I download and install for
> testing purposes? I avoid the windows side of life, so I don't know if
> there are any new browsers in even semi common use.
>
> On the Mac side of things. I can get an apple out of the fridge and eat
> it
> while I look at the page. That won't help me very much, so I would really
> appreciate your MAC browser comments!
>
> Thanks,
>
> Carolyn

I did it again! I forgot the link!

http://www.marenger.com/provinggrounds/index.shtml

Thanks,

Carolyn
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Carolyn Marenger

Beauregard T. Shagnasty

2006-03-26, 6:44 pm

Carolyn Marenger wrote and changed the Subject Line:

Please don't change the subject line unless topic changes. Thanks.

> Carolyn Marenger wrote:
> I did it again! I forgot the link!
>
> http://www.marenger.com/provinggrounds/index.shtml

Technically, it appears ok to me.
The code is well constructed, etc.
The "buttons" could use some fancying up.
I know the CSS in-file is for illustration, but why not
just use the external file?

But as you say, you haven't done anything with colours. I think I would
want to see your final colour layout before commenting further.

--
-bts
-Warning: I brake for lawn deer

wayne

2006-03-26, 6:44 pm

Beauregard T. Shagnasty wrote:
> Carolyn Marenger wrote and changed the Subject Line:
>
> Please don't change the subject line unless topic changes. Thanks.
>
>
> Technically, it appears ok to me.
> The code is well constructed, etc.
> The "buttons" could use some fancying up.
> I know the CSS in-file is for illustration, but why not
> just use the external file?
>
> But as you say, you haven't done anything with colours. I think I would
> want to see your final colour layout before commenting further.
>

Do you need all the buttons? Also, why buttons across the top and down
the side?

--
Wayne
http://www.glenmeadows.us
With or without religion, you would have good people doing good things
and evil people doing evil things. But for good people to do evil
things, that takes religion.
—Steven Weinberg

2006-03-27, 3:56 am

Carolyn Marenger wrote:
> Carolyn Marenger wrote:
>
>
> I did it again! I forgot the link!
>
> http://www.marenger.com/provinggrounds/index.shtml
>
> Thanks,
>
> Carolyn

Here, I'm running Windows98SE, IE6 and Firefox at screen resolution of
800x600.....

Looks OK in Firefox. But in IE I don't see the Menu or Notes sections
down the left-hand-side. Am surprised no one else has mentioned this!

Yours truly,
Ed

Beauregard T. Shagnasty

2006-03-27, 10:54 pm

Ed wrote:

> Looks OK in Firefox. But in IE I don't see the Menu or Notes sections
> down the left-hand-side. Am surprised no one else has mentioned this!

You're right! How odd.

Guess that goes to show that we all use modern browsers, eh? ;-)

Or maybe .. anyone who used _just_ IE didn't realize there was supposed
to be a menu on the left, since there is one at both the top and the
bottom.

--
-bts
-Warning: I brake for lawn deer

Carolyn Marenger

2006-03-27, 10:54 pm

wayne wrote:

> Beauregard T. Shagnasty wrote:
>
> Do you need all the buttons? Also, why buttons across the top and down
> the side?
>

I wanted lots of buttons across each horizontal menu, so I could see the
effect of line wrapping on the menu without having to decrease the size of
my viewport. Odds are there are a few people out there with wide enough
viewports that they won't be testing my menu wrapping. :)

The vertical menu will ultimately contain different content. Section
headings across the top, subsections down the side.

Thanks for the input.

Carolyn
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Carolyn Marenger

Carolyn Marenger

2006-03-27, 10:54 pm

Ed wrote:

> Carolyn Marenger wrote:
>
> Here, I'm running Windows98SE, IE6 and Firefox at screen resolution of
> 800x600.....
>
> Looks OK in Firefox. But in IE I don't see the Menu or Notes sections
> down the left-hand-side. Am surprised no one else has mentioned this!
>
>
> Yours truly,
> Ed

Thanks for letting me know. I do have an old win98 box we use for games, so
I will check it and track down the problem. Probably something simple, but
I may have to hack it. :)

Thanks again,

Carolyn
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Carolyn Marenger

Carolyn Marenger

2006-03-27, 10:54 pm

Beauregard T. Shagnasty wrote:

> Carolyn Marenger wrote and changed the Subject Line:
>
> Please don't change the subject line unless topic changes. Thanks.
>
>
> Technically, it appears ok to me.
> The code is well constructed, etc.
> The "buttons" could use some fancying up.
> I know the CSS in-file is for illustration, but why not
> just use the external file?
>
> But as you say, you haven't done anything with colours. I think I would
> want to see your final colour layout before commenting further.
>

I will track down the IE6 problem with the left menu, update the colours and
submit it again for your humble opinion.

Thanks,

Carolyn
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Carolyn Marenger