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newmate
08-12-2002, 09:27 PM
I would like some input about an unfinished personal site. I have much content to add, but I mostly have the basic pages I want to work with in place.
I realize the first page is really nothing more than a pretty picture. I want to keep it simple, but if you have something to add go for it.
Points, (1) a couple of the BG images I used a H/V stitched graphic. Makes a big file, but I did not like the tiling. Is there another way around this?
(2) I also do not like the way some pages start with the default BG color and then pop the BG graphic in later. Is there a way to get the BG graphic to start first, maybe a fade?
(3) On the "news" page, I know it is a huge graphic page, but I don't like the way the first graphic loads at all. I tried making it smaller (by dimensions and resolution), but it looses detail. I want to keep it, any ideas?
(4) As I have added features and content I am losing compatibility with NS and Opera. Any help there?
(5) On the "Fun Pages" I would like to have a visitor be able to chose to start and stop different effects, (IE; snow, rain, lightning storm etc.) can this be done?
(6) Any other tips about the site, coding etc...
Keep in mind this is a personal site. I know non-personal sites need to much more lean, but that is something for later....

Thanks for the opportunity to learn from your input.


Edit: forgot a link..."D'OH!"

http://www.newmateshome.com
Roy Sinclair
08-12-2002, 10:18 PM
If you want feedback, a link would certainly help :)
allida77
08-12-2002, 10:25 PM
(1) to avoid the tiling in your body tag add :
style="background-repeat : no-repeat;"

(2)There probaly is a fade script but the reason it loads slow is because your bg image is to big(k)

(3)Those fire images are really cool. I would just lose the bg it distracts from the images.

(4) IMO who cares!! It is a personal web site.

(5) I have not looked at your code but if each effect is in a different function on your onLoad you can just load up a random "effect function". The mountains and snow is a pretty cool effect.

(6)Keep the navigation and layouts consistent.

I like the simon sayz game. I now have something to do until 5.:D
newmate
08-12-2002, 10:56 PM
Originally posted by Roy Sinclair
If you want feedback, a link would certainly help :) It must be airhead day and I am the poster child.....
Thank you!
:o


http://www.newmateshome.com
Quiet Storm
08-13-2002, 01:00 AM
(1)
You could use a smaller image and have it strech to your visitor's window size:


<HEAD>

<!--// ########## BG STRECH (pt1) ########## //-->
<SCRIPT>
NS4 = (document.layers);
IE4 = (document.all);
scaleWidth = true;
scaleHeight = true;

imSRC = "http://www.gkznet.com/images/cp1013005.jpg";

if (NS4) window.onload = setResize;
function setResize(){
setTimeout("window.onresize=reDo;",500);
}
function reDo(){
window.location.reload()
}
if (IE4) window.onresize = reDoIE;
function reDoIE(){
imBG.width = document.body.clientWidth;
imBG.height = document.body.clientHeight;
}
function makeIm() {
winWid = (NS4) ? innerWidth -1: document.body.clientWidth;
winHgt = (NS4) ? innerHeight -1: document.body.clientHeight;
imStr = "<DIV ID=elBGim" + " STYLE='position:absolute;left:0;top:0;z-index:-1'>" + "<IMG NAME='imBG' BORDER=0 SRC=" + imSRC;
if (scaleWidth) imStr += " WIDTH=" + winWid;
if (scaleHeight) imStr += " HEIGHT=" + winHgt;
imStr += "></DIV>"
document.write(imStr);
}
</SCRIPT>

</HEAD>
<BODY>
<!--// ########## BG STRECHER (pt2) ########## //-->
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript1.2">makeIm();</SCRIPT>


</BODY>
newmate
08-14-2002, 03:42 AM
um... sorry about this, but "bump"<insert smilie of choice here>