Re: [WSG] Converting the heathen: never again

2006-02-26 Thread Justin Owens
> I dropped a line to my ISP (ostensibly to enquire about my account) > and mentioned I could not find certain information on their website > (and suggested it might be a usability issue), that the horizontal > scrolling was giving me RSI (joke), commented on their massive use of > javascript in th

Re: [WSG] Page veiwing

2006-02-23 Thread Justin Owens
> I see those huge fancy flat screen monitors on high res, with all > their kiddie-safe rounded corners and pastelly colours. They look like > a Fisher-Price toy. So, where do you shop? > At this res I can read everything without squinting or leaning forward > or constantly upping the size in bro

Re: [WSG] Should logo not link to the homepage?

2006-02-23 Thread Justin Owens
> * the img alt text read 'logo' but the link went to home Your alt attribute should be modified to correctly represent the actual image. IMHO, 'logo' is not descriptive enough to be used as alternative text for a linked image. I view it much the same as using 'picture' on a photo. You are not con

Re: [WSG] Should logo not link to the homepage?

2006-02-23 Thread Justin Owens
John: We have had a few small projects where we did not link back to home via the logo. In each of the usability tests, the users overwhelmingly tried clicking on the logo to return home and were very frustrated when the could not click. So, based from practical usability experience, I am going t

Re: [WSG] Site Check Please (Citinet Lending)

2006-02-18 Thread Justin Owens
Mario, Some of your CSS does not validate. http://jigsaw.w3.org/css-validator/validator?profile=css2&warning=2&uri=http%3A%2F%2Fdev5.headclerk.net%2F My only major issue with the design is the "Upcoming Training" background. There is not enough contrast between the type and the background for so

Re: [WSG] occam's razor again - was [ TARGET in 4.01 Strict ]

2006-02-16 Thread Justin Owens
> Back button? I'd like to bet > that >75% of users don't know what that is! > But I repeat, we MUST start at the lowest common denominator and design > for the 'ordinary' user so that the site is easy to use on day one, but > as he/she becomes more literate he/she can use the options of their ow

Re: [WSG] ASP, PHP and Ruby - oh my!

2006-01-26 Thread Justin Owens
ColdFusion is built in Java... On 1/26/06, Tom Livingston <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 1/26/06 11:20 AM, "Peter Goddard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > It's the only serious rival to Java and PHP. > > ColdFusion is a much easier language and far more powerful... > > -- > > Tom Livingston > Se

Re: [WSG] Font Replacement With PHP

2006-01-26 Thread Justin Owens
sIFR would probably be the method to which you are referring. http://wiki.novemberborn.net/sifr/What+is+sIFR Justin On 1/26/06, Chris Kennon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > I recall, although from where unsure, a standards compliant method of > "embedding" a font within a site with PHP. Ca