On 09-Jul-07, at 8:54 AM, Frank Burleigh wrote: > Rahul Gonsalves wrote: >> On 09-Jul-07, at 5:13 AM, Frank Burleigh wrote: >>> Hello, list. We've been working on this site: >>> http://firms.law.indiana.edu/about/blank.shtml >>> >>> I'd appreciate your review. I'm interested in any critique you'd >>> care >>> to make, including visual design and its CSS design and >>> implementation. >> Hi Frank, >> All to be taken with a grain of salt. > > ;-) > >> I would increase the line-height of the body text, and set a > > done: 1.2 instead of 1.1. also added more padding left and right. > if you'd care to reply, i'd appreciate knowing if you find that > more comfy to read. it's my impression that ie 6 and maybe 7 > doesn't respect the max-widths. 'course that's no reason not to > help users of better browsers. ;-) > >> max-width...40 - 66 characters is, I believe, an ideal line length >> - when I browse full screen (1280px), it becomes far too long to >> read comfortably. I would also have some kind of visual feedback >> happening on the links in the sidebar, either a colour change or >> adding an underline of some sort. > > also agreed. restored underlining on hover. > >> Lastly, the top banner is a bit stark...could that be changed, >> maybe even the addition of a texture, gradient or something, to >> take away from the grey? > > also agreed. i'm thinking about an airier treatment for the across- > site navigation using a mild white/rust vertical gradient, with > maybe some curves around the "current" piece of the site. there's > also to be a graphic for the right that's supposed to mean "law > firm." that could take me a while. ;-)
It looks far more comfortable to read, the increased line-height helps. Yes, IE (not sure about 7) does not respect max-width, but I think there is a fairly simple javascript expression that can help it along. How about trying a dotted underline (using the border property) rather than the text-decoration? Best, - Rahul. ______________________________________________________________________ css-discuss [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d IE7 information -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/?page=IE7 List wiki/FAQ -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/ Supported by evolt.org -- http://www.evolt.org/help_support_evolt/
