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TruthInSatire
Programmer
a quick look, not feeling well:
it isn't too bad. they gray down the right side is kinda drab for the rest of the site. a little out of place. same with the gray boxes in d/a testing.
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it isn't too bad. they gray down the right side is kinda drab for the rest of the site. a little out of place. same with the gray boxes in d/a testing.
A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools.
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TruthInSatire
Programmer
lol gotcha
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A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools.
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TruthInSatire
Programmer
I do more programming than designing. my designs aren't much to brag about. the "isn't too bad" comment wasn't made in compairason to my own.
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the sites marked with *, which is all but one... use some kind of built in content management system so most grammer mistakes are there own. along with odd color text in certian places.... they did it.
A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools.
-Douglas Adams (1952-2001)
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the sites marked with *, which is all but one... use some kind of built in content management system so most grammer mistakes are there own. along with odd color text in certian places.... they did it.
A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools.
-Douglas Adams (1952-2001)
TruthInSatire
Programmer
er.
A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools.
-Douglas Adams (1952-2001)
A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools.
-Douglas Adams (1952-2001)
TruthInSatire
Programmer
just out of curiousity... what do you think?
A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools.
-Douglas Adams (1952-2001)
A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools.
-Douglas Adams (1952-2001)
I don't like the fact they are closed on Sunday and Monday.
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TruthInSatire
Programmer
Bible belt... you learn to live with it.
but what about the sites? hehe
A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools.
-Douglas Adams (1952-2001)
but what about the sites? hehe
A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools.
-Douglas Adams (1952-2001)
Nice, I get a "404 page not found" error, lol...
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TruthInSatire
Programmer
uh, where?
A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools.
-Douglas Adams (1952-2001)
A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools.
-Douglas Adams (1952-2001)
When I clicked this link: The first link in the thread.
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TruthInSatire
Programmer
and the 3rd post will tel you why
A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools.
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A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools.
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Here is the site mine replaced. my customer was paying $40 month for 2 years for this.
My work was far better and far cheaper.
When the customer realizes the new site is down because of non payment, I will probably recieve my money.
My work was far better and far cheaper.
When the customer realizes the new site is down because of non payment, I will probably recieve my money.
OMG look at that JavaScript!!!
<scratches head> why?
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Hi there, just some feedback for you:
- The grey box looks a bit out of place on the page and also looks cluttered on some of the pages.
- Try to keep the colouring and format of the font in the grey box the same
- italic font with an underline is usually associated with some kind of link, which its not. It would probably be better to have some bullet points for the services
- the menu at the top goes crazy in my browser when you click on the link, images disappear etc.
Hope this is helpful for you.
- The grey box looks a bit out of place on the page and also looks cluttered on some of the pages.
- Try to keep the colouring and format of the font in the grey box the same
- italic font with an underline is usually associated with some kind of link, which its not. It would probably be better to have some bullet points for the services
- the menu at the top goes crazy in my browser when you click on the link, images disappear etc.
Hope this is helpful for you.
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I think the grey colour of the side panel clashes rather with the white/green/blue colour scheme of the rest of the page. Maybe use a (much) paler shade of the blue you're using along the top. You should also include a little padding around that section - having the post/email addresses and phone numbers butting right up against the border makes it very cramped.
Give your images meaningful [tt]alt[/tt] attributes where the image contains information that a blind reader could use - like the one saying "Laboratory Collection Services" at the top of the page. Where images are purely decorative, [tt]alt=""[/tt] is more useful than, for example, [tt]alt="logoeye"[/tt] - which is rather cryptic if yo can't see the image. You should also add a [tt]title=""[/tt] if you don't want IE to display the alt text in a tooltip.
Under the hood - give each page a proper DOCTYPE and put it through the validator. The main page is pretty much OK already, but it will help trap any errors you may introduce later. You should also get rid of those [tt]<font>[/tt] tags and define such things in an external stylesheet (just one will do, there's no reason to write a seperate file for each rule the way you're currently doing). It'll make it easier to adjust the look of your site, and reduce the risk of having text display in the wrong font by accident.
Use proper markup for your text. Instead of
put
You can use CSS to pick the font size you want, and adjust the spacing and margins (some spacing between paragraphs would make them easier to read). You can even get that bigger-first-letter effect like this:
(Actually you can do it without giving the first paragraph a special class, but this way will work in IE where fancier ones don't!)
Incidentally, I think that copy on the DNA page needs to be rewritten, focussing on the practical implications of DNA - a child inherits its DNA from its parents, so it can be used to prove who those parents are (and aren't) - rather than the biochemistry lesson you've got there now.
If they're going to charge different prices for "in-area" and "out of area", as they do on the DNA page, there should be somewhere on the site that defines what this "area" is.
Check, check and double-check your (or their) spelling, grammar and capitalisation. It's generally pretty good, but instead of
-- Chris Hunt
Webmaster & Tragedian
Extra Connections Ltd
Give your images meaningful [tt]alt[/tt] attributes where the image contains information that a blind reader could use - like the one saying "Laboratory Collection Services" at the top of the page. Where images are purely decorative, [tt]alt=""[/tt] is more useful than, for example, [tt]alt="logoeye"[/tt] - which is rather cryptic if yo can't see the image. You should also add a [tt]title=""[/tt] if you don't want IE to display the alt text in a tooltip.
Under the hood - give each page a proper DOCTYPE and put it through the validator. The main page is pretty much OK already, but it will help trap any errors you may introduce later. You should also get rid of those [tt]<font>[/tt] tags and define such things in an external stylesheet (just one will do, there's no reason to write a seperate file for each rule the way you're currently doing). It'll make it easier to adjust the look of your site, and reduce the risk of having text display in the wrong font by accident.
Use proper markup for your text. Instead of
Code:
<strong><font size="3">DNA Summary</font></strong><br><br>
<font size="4">T</font>he characteristics
of all living organisms [ ... ] basic building blocks of DNA. <br>
The information contained in DNA ...
Code:
<h2>DNA Summary</h2>
<p class="first">The characteristics
of all living organisms [ ... ] basic building blocks of DNA.</p>
<p>The information contained in DNA ...
Code:
p.first:first-letter {
font-size: larger;
}Incidentally, I think that copy on the DNA page needs to be rewritten, focussing on the practical implications of DNA - a child inherits its DNA from its parents, so it can be used to prove who those parents are (and aren't) - rather than the biochemistry lesson you've got there now.
If they're going to charge different prices for "in-area" and "out of area", as they do on the DNA page, there should be somewhere on the site that defines what this "area" is.
Check, check and double-check your (or their) spelling, grammar and capitalisation. It's generally pretty good, but instead of
I'd put
-- Chris Hunt
Webmaster & Tragedian
Extra Connections Ltd
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