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[culshaja]

Hi,

I was wondering if you could please have a look at

http://www.miniaturereview.co.uk

and please comment.

I know it works in IE 5+ and NS6+. I am looking for pointers on improvement, and general feedback.

Thanks,

James James Culshaw
jculshaw@active-data-solutions.co.uk

http://www.active-data-solutions.co.uk

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[fxcolin]

Hi,

On the Services page, the links to the companies, you should either change the color and/or underline them. You can't tell right off that they are links.

On the news and reviews page again you may want to change up the color and/or bold and/or increase font size of the headings and dates. It makes it easier to read.

Fully optional, but you may want to make all the margins = 0 (left, top, width, height) -play around with it anyway 'till you get something you like.

Also on some pages (like the 'news' page) you have text going from the far left to far right. Idea: How about extending the top blue background down the left side, you can stick some images and/or links in there. Then you can shift the text over to the right.

One thing is that people tend to read up and down rather than left to right.

Just my 2 cents.
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[GUJUm0deL]

I'm veiwing the site on a win98 with IE5.5:

1) I have horizontal scrollbars on the bottom, might wanna look into that...horizontal bars are verry unattractive...

2) I would maybe change the menu colot scheme, you have a dark blue as the banner/logo and a pale green/blue as the menu...

Other then that, the site is nice and sleek...right to the point...
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[cian]

Hi there,

Few comments (IE& 1024*768)

1. Consistency:: Reviews, References and manufacturers have a nice box on the left with some links. News and Services do not have this and i think it loks bad. Keep it consistent, find some way to add the same box to those other pages! Perhaps You could put the main navigation links in a box like that on every page, that'll add some consistency.

2. The main image on the first page, its quite a large image, would it be a good idea to chop up the image into smaller images? Just a thought. Also there's no alternate text or a title for that image, you should add one. and maybe use the image as a link to some other page?

3. Maybe just me but I always like a link to the main page. Didnt see one on your site.

4. where's the footer? you need a footer to finish off the page, ans importantly to display your copyright info!

5. do you need a disclaimer or copyright page??

6. how about contact information??

Apart from that I like the site, good use of colours, nice and neat!

Hope that helps



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[Boomerang]

Hi culshaja,

1) I always recommend to open links to other sites/companies (like the ones on the services page and all the manufacturers) in a new browser so users won't lose the focus from your site. You can do that with <A href=&quot;othercompany.com&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;>

2)In IE4.0 the left navigation window (sidebar menu) is not visible. You only see a black rectangle.
The main menu at the top: In IE4.0 the clicked cell is black instead of the darkblue color. The menu works OK.

3)you can make the bullits in the left navigation window (sidebar menu) the same hover-color with:

method 1
<script language=&quot;javascript&quot; >
function changeColor(elem)
{
elem.style.color='#FF0000'
}

function changeColorBack(elem)
{
elem.style.color=''
}
</script>

<li onmouseover=&quot;changeColor(this)&quot; onmouseout=&quot;changeColorBack(this)&quot;><a href=&quot;r_acw.htm&quot;>ACW</a></li>

BTW: I recommend to put this javascript in a js-file and call the file standard in the header:
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE=&quot;JavaScript&quot; SRC=&quot;yourJSfile.js&quot; TYPE=&quot;text/javascript&quot;></SCRIPT>

method 2 (easyer, but maybe less structural)
<a href=&quot;r_ecw.htm&quot;><li>ECW</li></a>

4)I agree with the comments above, especially with GUJUm0del about the horizontal scrollbar. Eith a little effort you can prevent it and users will appreciate it.

Hope this helps,
Erik
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