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mrandall131
9-9-05, 10:46 PM
Just started this site a couple of months ago, and I am slowly getting the pages up and running. It has been a long and slow process, since this is my first site. Any and all advice is definitely welcome, as, like I said, I am all new to this stuff.

The site is:

www.NorthEastATVers.com

Hokietalk
9-9-05, 11:23 PM
Dude..
I really like your website.
But this is what it looked like in my browser. :eek:

http://www.coloradohockey.info/new/Northeast.jpg

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IE 800X600 32bit


ps.. The videos were real cool and worked good in Windows Media Player

DanoruX
9-10-05, 12:59 AM
IE 800X600 32bit

I know this isn't my thread, but should people really still be looking out for those using such a low resolution?

(jj)
9-10-05, 01:33 AM
I know this isn't my thread, but should people really still be looking out for those using such a low resolution?
Well, if you consider that there are around 800 - 900 Million people using the Internet, and of those approx. 24% are still using 800x600, it's something to consider when designing a web site.

Using your thinking, we should not worry about those ~20% - 30% of users who are not running Internet Explorer?

No, I don't think that everyone should design their web sites for 800x600, but it still something to consider when you start designing, especially if you are planning on trying to sell a product.

mrandall131,

The black background tends to give your site a rather harsh look, the white and blue text on the black background gets hard to read after awhile.

You've got some bad links on your Where to Ride pages, you've used www.domain.com/ in the <a href> tags, where you should use the full URL of http://www.domain.com/. When you don't use the http:// it will add the address to the end of your domains address instead of going to the actual address.

Your menu changes with different pages, you should try to keep it consistent across all of your pages.

For a first time site, you've done a pretty decent job :)

SrbShooter
9-10-05, 02:58 AM
Dude..
I really like your website.
But this is what it looked like in my browser. :eek:

http://www.coloradohockey.info/new/Northeast.jpg

Hokietalk

IE 800X600 32bit


ps.. The videos were real cool and worked good in Windows Media Player

maximizing the window might help ;)

DanoruX
9-10-05, 04:27 PM
Using your thinking, we should not worry about those ~20% - 30% of users who are not running Internet Explorer?

800 * 600 users are a dying breed. FireFox is a growing one. ;)

mrandall131
9-10-05, 08:45 PM
Thanks JJ. The more I think about the menu, I think you are right. It would probably be easier to do the site in a couple of frames (left, top, and main page). I'll check those links too.

800 x 600, I think I'll redo the site for this as well. You guy's logic makes sense.

Thanks again!

Kitchensink108
9-10-05, 11:22 PM
The navigation seems too offset from the rest of the page. If there was just some way to make it more, unified or something, it would look better.

A lot of people use 800x600 because they have small monitors (especially with laptops). An easy way to deal with it is to make the small things (like the nav menu) a fixed width, then don't specify a width for the main content section. This, at least when working with divs (might work it tables in the exact same way, not sure), will make the content area shrink or enlarge to fit whatever space it's given.

mrandall131
9-11-05, 09:36 AM
Cool, thanks for the tip!!