Comments please...

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william@lowerknowle.com wrote:
> Comments please...
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> WH

Of course, the URL will help.
http://18thcenturycorsets.smugmug.com/gallery/41697

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WH

In firefox, it doesn't fit inside my 800px-wide window. I get the horz
scrollbar on the gallery pages. The top banner thing is a bit busy for
my tastes. It doesn't say refined and elegant, like the photos, which
are actually very good. Fonts are inconsistant, a bit of a nuasance. So
is the busy top banner.Sometimes it's there, sometimes not. The
animated Union Jack is quite amateurish. I'll leave it to others to
discuss your coding practices.

But all that geeky tech stuff aside, the dresses are stunning. It's no
doubt worth it to hire someone to create a site that will do them
justice.

In article <1140400140.691977.180150@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com>,
william@lowerknowle.com says...
> william@lowerknowle.com wrote: 
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> Of course, the URL will help.
> http://18thcenturycorsets.smugmug.com/gallery/41697
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The top banner is distracting.  I also don't like the large links
beneath the banner - knock down the font size to about 75% of what you
have to match the rest of the site.

Why do you need a guestbook?

I see you are using smugmug, which is actually for photographers.  I
think it would be worth your time and expense to get your domain on a
real webhost.  It would vastly improve your credibility.

Your code is a mess, but that's Smugmug's website builder adding that
garbage.  You also have the wrong keywords and description in your meta
tags, once again, Smugmug's fault.

After you leave the index page, there is no easy way to return other
than utilizing the back button.

You have no common theme throughout the site.  After leaving the index
page, it seems like you got lazy and forgot to keep the banner and font
families and sizes the same.

You have a great selection of high-end gowns.  I suggest you do this
site justice and give it credibility to increase sales.  Find a good web
developer, spend the money and get an attractive site with the client
databases you need.

On Sun, 19 Feb 2006 17:49:00 -0800, william wrote:

> Of course, the URL will help.
> http://18thcenturycorsets.smugmug.com/gallery/41697

I don't know why people still think that using invisible GIFs on a top
layer and/or JavaScript will actually prevent people from being able to
download images.  Exactly two clicks in Firefox and I was able to save any
of the images I wanted.

Point being? Don't rely on Javascript or other tricks to block web
content.  If it is on the web page, people will be able to download it
and save it to their local machine. Period.

Better solutions to copyrighted works include watermarking and just a
plain ol' copyright policy or notice.

Only comment I have right now; I'm getting a headache (not related to or
caused by attractive tits in wedding gowns :)

later...
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In article <1140400140.691977.180150@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com>,
william@lowerknowle.com wrote:

> Of course, the URL will help.
> http://18thcenturycorsets.smugmug.com/gallery/41697

I saved the URL for my wife of 35 years to look at. You need your own
domain name. Half the price of a dress ought to get you started with
that and a lot else.

leo

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On 19 Feb 2006 17:33:55 -0800, william@lowerknowle.com wrote:

>Comments please...

Lose the right-click blocker. It doesn't stop the thieves and it annoys
those trying to open a bigger image in a new tab. If you _must_ do this,
at least just block attempts to save, not the whole right menu.

If you're going to use XHTML too, then learn to validate it.

Ditch all that Javascript - it's badly done and there's no need for it.