Webmaster forum - Critics please

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Critics please

Shija

2007-01-30, 9:59 am

Hi,
I would like to hear critics from you about my site. It's my first
"serious" ASP attempt to make commercial site. I've tried to keep it
simple as possible (because I personaly don't like sites with bunch of
crap where you need 5 minutes just to figure out what to click to go
forther)

Feel free to be rude as much as you want :-)
Site is on croatian language, but have english section.

URL: http://www.crovacation.com

Paul Watt

2007-01-30, 9:59 am

"Shija" <shija@softhome.net> wrote in message
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> Hi,
> I would like to hear critics from you about my site. It's my first
> "serious" ASP attempt to make commercial site. I've tried to keep it
> simple as possible (because I personaly don't like sites with bunch of
> crap where you need 5 minutes just to figure out what to click to go
> forther)
>
> Feel free to be rude as much as you want :-)
> Site is on croatian language, but have english section.
>
> URL: http://www.crovacation.com

A few things,

Uses tables for layout, why? This wouldnt have been too hard to do with CSS.

No DOCTYPE specified, so I didnt even bother running it through the
validator.

Those fluttering flags (animated gifs) REALLY bug me.

Font sizes specified in PX, use % instead and let your users set there own
font size if they want.

Visually not bad, but some judicious use of padding wouldnt go amiss.

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Cheers

Paul watt
http://www.paulwattdesigns.com

Shija

2007-01-30, 1:12 pm

GreyWyvern wrote:

> Those "most people" are mostly right. When you hear "use CSS instead
> of tables", most neophytes think it means that CSS *replaces* tables,

Grey, thanks a lot men.
This was very useful. Thanks again.

Scott Bryce

2007-01-30, 1:12 pm

GreyWyvern wrote:

> CSS also allows you to separate the content of your document from the
> appearance, and, if you use an external stylesheet, lets you easily
> change bits of your design on all your pages by editing a single file.

Just one thing to add. Using CSS will also make editing of the content
of the site easier because there will be fewer HTML tags to wade
through, and you don't risk breaking the layout of the site if you make
significant changes to the content.

Matt Probert

2007-01-30, 1:12 pm

On Tue, 30 Jan 2007 14:38:48 +0100, Shija <shija@softhome.net> wrote:

>Paul Watt wrote:
>
>
>Thanks for comments.
>Can you (or anybody else) answer me a few questions. You asked why am
>I using tables instead of CSS. I've noticed on a few sites, people are
>suggesting CSS instead of tables (actualy, most people agree that it's
>best to combine tables and CSS).
>Can you tell me what is benefit of CSS instead of tables

They are different. Tables present tabular data, CSS provides styling
to HTML elements (including table elements if so desired).

The whole tables or CSS argument is like brocolli or cabbage, the two
are different, not mutually exclusive.

Matt

mbstevens

2007-01-30, 1:12 pm

On Tue, 30 Jan 2007 17:38:50 +0000, Matt Probert wrote:

> The whole tables or CSS argument is like brocolli or cabbage, the two
> are different, not mutually exclusive.

....unless the broccoli falls off the table and gets licked by the dog, in
which case you are obliged to eat the cabbage.
:)

Gwin

2007-01-30, 10:15 pm

On Jan 29, 12:39 pm, Shija <s...@softhome.net> wrote:
> Hi,
> I would like to hear critics from you about my site. It's my first
> "serious" ASP attempt to make commercial site. I've tried to keep it
> simple as possible (because I personaly don't like sites with bunch of
> crap where you need 5 minutes just to figure out what to click to go
> forther)
>
> Feel free to be rude as much as you want :-)
> Site is on croatian language, but have english section.
>
> URL:http://www.crovacation.com

is your country yellow?

Shija

2007-01-31, 3:15 am

Gwin wrote:
>
> is your country yellow?

No. Why?