RE: [WSG] Site critique and problem - www.mondotron.com

2005-02-28 Thread Ricci Angela
al lupo ! Angela Ricci -Message d'origine- De : [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] la part de Mondo | Mondotron Envoyé : dimanche 27 février 2005 22:28 À : wsg@webstandardsgroup.org Objet : [WSG] Site critique and problem - www.mondotron.com Hi all Long term reader

RE: [WSG] Site critique and problem - www.mondotron.com

2005-02-28 Thread Mondo | Mondotron
of scrollbars on an 800 x 600 window unfortunately. Nettio -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Ricci Angela Sent: 28 February 2005 09:09 To: wsg@webstandardsgroup.org Subject: RE: [WSG] Site critique and problem - www.mondotron.com Hi

[WSG] Site critique and problem - www.mondotron.com

2005-02-27 Thread Mondo | Mondotron
Hi all Long term reader / first time poster - just about to launch a new site: http://www.mondotron.com and we'd appreciate any critique. The site enables users to generate free wallpaper/background images for phones/PDAs/messaging applications through the use of a Flash interface. Also,

RE: [WSG] Site Critique

2005-02-22 Thread Peter Goddard
. Good work! Regards Peter -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Debra Reese Sent: 19 February 2005 04:05 To: wsg@webstandardsgroup.org Subject: [WSG] Site Critique Hi List Members! Could anyone spare a moment to give some general comments about

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2005-02-22 Thread Zulema
Debra Reese wrote: Hi List Members! Could anyone spare a moment to give some general comments about a site I am working on? The site is: http://marketstreetgrill.net I'd like to hear from willing Mac users. I am working on a PC. This is my first public critique ever, so please don't lambaste me

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2005-02-19 Thread Jorge Colon
would immediately leave because of that. - Original Message - From: Debra Reese [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: wsg@webstandardsgroup.org Sent: Friday, February 18, 2005 11:05 PM Subject: [WSG] Site Critique Hi List Members! Could anyone spare a moment to give some general comments about a site

[WSG] Site Critique

2005-02-18 Thread Debra Reese
Hi List Members! Could anyone spare a moment to give some general comments about a site I am working on? The site is: http://marketstreetgrill.net I'd like to hear from willing Mac users. I am working on a PC. This is my first public critique ever, so please don't lambaste me for any glaring

Re: THANKS AND HELP!? RE: [WSG] Site Critique - do your worst...

2004-12-11 Thread Christian Sonne
On Fri, Dec 10, 2004 at 10:52:29PM -0500, David Laakso wrote: On Sat, 11 Dec 2004 14:24:10 +1100, tristan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ALA has an article http://www.alistapart.com/articles/dropdowns/ that is very good. It uses an alternative method to JS and has a small bit of JS as backup

Re: THANKS AND HELP!? RE: [WSG] Site Critique - do your worst...

2004-12-10 Thread David Laakso
On Fri, 10 Dec 2004 11:53:12 -, Sam Hutchinson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Currently looking into all the suggestions offered, so thanks :) Much oblidged to all list members who offered assistance. The page has now moved to: http://www.sammyco.co.uk/acttrwebpre/steady.php It also now validates

Re: [WSG] Site Critique - do your worst...

2004-12-10 Thread Felix Miata
Sam Hutchinson wrote: ...I can take it because I value the opions of users of this list :) So do your best (/worst) *awkward grimace* Been beavering away on a new site: http://www.sammyco.co.uk/acttrwebpre/PRE%20VALIDATION.htm Stale link. Good thing for redirect page. -still

Re: THANKS AND HELP!? RE: [WSG] Site Critique - do your worst...

2004-12-10 Thread Will Jensen
Laakso Sent: Friday, December 10, 2004 01:42 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: THANKS AND HELP!? RE: [WSG] Site Critique - do your worst... On Fri, 10 Dec 2004 11:53:12 -, Sam Hutchinson [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Currently looking into all the suggestions offered, so thanks :) Much oblid

Re: THANKS AND HELP!? RE: [WSG] Site Critique - do your worst...

2004-12-10 Thread David Laakso
On Sat, 11 Dec 2004 14:24:10 +1100, tristan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ALA has an article http://www.alistapart.com/articles/dropdowns/ that is very good. It uses an alternative method to JS and has a small bit of JS as backup (for IE i think). This will work on all browsers except IE + JS

THANKS AND HELP!? RE: [WSG] Site Critique - do your worst...

2004-12-10 Thread Sam Hutchinson
- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Paul Novitski Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2004 07:29 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [WSG] Site Critique - do your worst... At 10:19 AM 12/9/04, Sam Hutchinson wrote: ...I can take it because I value the opions

RE: THANKS AND HELP!? RE: [WSG] Site Critique - do your worst...

2004-12-10 Thread Sam Hutchinson
, 2004 01:42 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: THANKS AND HELP!? RE: [WSG] Site Critique - do your worst... On Fri, 10 Dec 2004 11:53:12 -, Sam Hutchinson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Currently looking into all the suggestions offered, so thanks :) Much oblidged to all list members who offered

[WSG] Site Critique - do your worst...

2004-12-09 Thread Sam Hutchinson
...I can take it because I value the opions of users of this list :) So do your best (/worst) *awkward grimace* Hello again all, Been beavering away on a new site: http://www.sammyco.co.uk/acttrwebpre/PRE%20VALIDATION.htm -still debugging for firefox, anybody want offer up fixes? -real reason

RE: [WSG] Site Critique - do your worst...

2004-12-09 Thread Ted Drake
:19 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [WSG] Site Critique - do your worst... ...I can take it because I value the opions of users of this list :) So do your best (/worst) *awkward grimace* Hello again all, Been beavering away on a new site: http://www.sammyco.co.uk/acttrwebpre/PRE

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2004-12-09 Thread haggis
- Original Message - From: Sam Hutchinson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2004 10:19 AM Subject: [WSG] Site Critique - do your worst... ...I can take it because I value the opions of users of this list :) So do your best (/worst) *awkward grimace* Hello

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2004-12-09 Thread Paul Novitski
At 10:19 AM 12/9/04, Sam Hutchinson wrote: ...I can take it because I value the opions of users of this list :) http://www.sammyco.co.uk/acttrwebpre/PRE%20VALIDATION.htm Sam, Action Transport looks like a great project! Here are some very quick comments: I suggest making the left-hand

Re: [WSG] Site Critique - do your worst...

2004-12-09 Thread Czeslaw Liebert
i agree that using the same color for the links and the headlines is confusing ( i tried to click on the headline when i saw the read more link) when clicking on a link in the drop-down menu for the first time the links slide a bit (a few pixels) to left; looks like you have to re-look your css

Re: [WSG] Site critique please

2004-11-23 Thread Lyn Patterson
Thanks, Steve I see what you mean (1280 x 1024) but don't know how to counteract this. I have the image set to repeat-y and the background colour set to white to blend in with the far right of the image. It looks like the image is repeating. Kind regards Lyn Steve Winter wrote: Lyn, It may

Re: [WSG] Site critique please

2004-11-22 Thread Damian Sweeney
I like the design. You're getting a couple of CSS validation errors. Also, I think you should be consistent in the positioning of your main menu. If you need the left column for sub-navigation inside the site, then use the horizontal style on the home page as well. Damian Hi everyone Would

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2004-11-22 Thread standards
Hi Lyn, I really like the color scheme and navigation! Excellent use of white space. My only suggestions would be to export what appears to be a backgound image as a jpg because it's a gradient and if you look close enough you'll notice that it's producing a banding effect (ripples), which

RE: [WSG] Site critique please

2004-11-22 Thread Ted Drake
will be member and well-known local amateur botanistspan style=color: rgb(213, 42, 0); Peg Foreman/span br /p /div -Original Message- From: Lyn Patterson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, November 22, 2004 3:44 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [WSG] Site critique please Hi everyone

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2004-11-22 Thread Steve Winter
Lyn, It may be worth your taking a look at the site with a reasonably high resolution set...some of the background images don't work so well (IMO) at high resolutions (eg 1280 x 1024) Cheers Steve Hi everyone Would very much appreciate feedback as to any problems or mistakes. Thank

Re: [WSG] Site Critique

2004-11-14 Thread Jeroen Visser [ vizi ]
Laurie Keith wrote: Hi, If any of you busy people have a spare 15 minutes, can you give me an honest evaluation on our new corporate web site. http://www.createwith.com Hi Laurie, Others have cracked down on the Flash thing, so I'll focus on some other issues. Basically, it's a clean, neat site,

[WSG] Site Critique

2004-11-12 Thread Laurie Keith
Hi, If any of you busy people have a spare 15 minutes, can you give me an honest evaluation on our new corporate web site. http://www.createwith.com I have my own opinions, but I would like to go back to the decision makers with some independent comments from other professionals. Regards,

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2004-11-12 Thread Susan R. Grossman
If any of you busy people have a spare 15 minutes, can you give me an honest evaluation on our new corporate web site. My first attempt was a total bust. My main browser (FF) I do't install anything - I use out of the box so that I see what users who don't install see. So no Flash.

RE: [WSG] Site Critique

2004-11-12 Thread Sam Hutchinson
Sent: Friday, November 12, 2004 03:46 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [WSG] Site Critique If any of you busy people have a spare 15 minutes, can you give me an honest evaluation on our new corporate web site. My first attempt was a total bust. My main browser (FF) I do't install anything

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2004-11-12 Thread Veine K Vikberg
Well..., Where to start Load time, even on DSL it loads really slow, this site is not intended for modem users at all (still the largest population of internet users) but on the other hand, by looking at your branding work, seems like you don't really cater to small clients, so you may not

Re: [WSG] Site Critique

2004-11-12 Thread Felix Miata
Laurie Keith wrote: If any of you busy people have a spare 15 minutes, can you give me an honest evaluation on our new corporate web site. http://www.createwith.com I have my own opinions, but I would like to go back to the decision makers with some independent comments from other

Re: [WSG] Site Critique

2004-11-12 Thread Iain Harrison
Friday, November 12, 2004, 12:33:39 PM, Laurie wrote: If any of you busy people have a spare 15 minutes, can you give me an honest evaluation on our new corporate web site. It appears not to be a web site: just a container for a slow, bloated, inaccessible flash application, which is dull,

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2004-11-12 Thread Paul Connolley
On 12 Nov 2004, at 12:33, Laurie Keith wrote: If any of you busy people have a spare 15 minutes, can you give me an honest evaluation on our new corporate web site. 15 minutes spent so here goes: http://www.createwith.com http://with.shunuk.co.uk It is just a simple mock-up but I wanted to show

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2004-11-12 Thread Gunlaug Sørtun
Laurie Keith wrote: If any of you busy people have a spare 15 minutes, can you give me an honest evaluation on our new corporate web site. http://www.createwith.com Opera 7.54 on modem (44kb)... - I would have left after 30 seconds (while downloading) if this had been for real. - Looks like a

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2004-11-12 Thread Carl Reynolds
Laurie Keith wrote: Hi, If any of you busy people have a spare 15 minutes, can you give me an honest evaluation on our new corporate web site. http://www.createwith.com I have my own opinions, but I would like to go back to the decision makers with some independent comments from other

Re: [WSG] Site Critique

2004-11-12 Thread Francesco
On Fri, 12 Nov 2004 17:22:15 +, Paul Connolley [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: On 12 Nov 2004, at 12:33, Laurie Keith wrote: If any of you busy people have a spare 15 minutes, can you give me an honest evaluation on our new corporate web site. http://www.createwith.com Well, my first

Re: [WSG] Site Critique

2004-11-12 Thread Joseph Lindsay
Just to add my 2c to the weight of opinion, I'm on a broadband connection and I had to wait too long. I'm glad I'm not on dial-up. On Fri, 12 Nov 2004 12:58:32 -0800, Chris Kennon [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I've not read the entire thread, someone has probably mentioned this. The

[WSG] Site critique

2004-08-16 Thread Tricia Fitzgerald
Hello ~ I am new to css layout design and just recently completed a site. I used Menu Machine in the interest of saving time. I have an issue with the Products header image moving slightly to the right when it's clicked on. Is it Menu Machine causing this? I have checked everything a dozen

Re: [WSG] Site critique

2004-08-16 Thread Alan Milnes
Also, when validated I got 105 errors. The bulk of them had to do with MM. Any suggestions appreciated. My first suggestion would be to post a URL :-) Alan ** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ Proud presenters of

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2004-08-16 Thread Jeff D. Reid
- Original Message - From: Tricia Fitzgerald [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, August 16, 2004 5:22 PM Subject: [WSG] Site critique Hello ~ I am new to css layout design and just recently completed a site. I used Menu Machine in the interest of saving time. I

[WSG] Site critique w/url

2004-08-16 Thread Tricia Fitzgerald
Sorry ~ my only excuse: It's Monday! The url: http://www.abetterpetdogtraining.com On Aug 16, 2004, at 2:22 PM, Tricia Fitzgerald wrote: Hello ~ I am new to css layout design and just recently completed a site. I used Menu Machine in the interest of saving time. I have an issue with the Products

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2004-08-16 Thread Leslie Riggs
Got the URL of your site? If the validator is telling you there's an issue with the code generated by Menu Machine, then I'd guess that Menu Machine does not generate standards compliant code? Leslie Tricia Fitzgerald wrote: Hello ~ I am new to css layout design and just recently completed a

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2004-08-16 Thread Iain Gardiner
Of Tricia Fitzgerald Sent: 16 August 2004 23:42 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [WSG] Site critique w/url Sorry ~ my only excuse: It's Monday! The url: http://www.abetterpetdogtraining.com On Aug 16, 2004, at 2:22 PM, Tricia Fitzgerald wrote: Hello ~ I am new to css layout design and just

[WSG] Site Critique

2004-08-15 Thread Wasabi
Hi, After all of my inquiries, here are the goods or your review. http://ckimedia.com Please offer scorn and praise as warranted. Complexity is good, complicated is bad. Paolo Soleri Chris ** The discussion

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2004-08-15 Thread Chris Stratford
Hey Wasabi, Well, the layout is tight - I guess your trying to make it a fixed width layout that will work in a 600*480... Which Personally - I think is Overkill re: support... Anyone with that low resolution will be very used to their friend the horizontal scroll bar. The tabs look a lot

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2004-08-15 Thread ailingwebss
PM Subject: Re: [WSG] Site Critique Hey Wasabi, Well, the layout is tight - I guess your trying to make it a fixed width layout that will work in a 600*480... Which Personally - I think is Overkill re: support... Anyone with that low resolution will be very used to their friend

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2004-08-15 Thread Wasabi
- From: Chris Stratford [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, August 15, 2004 11:05 PM Subject: Re: [WSG] Site Critique Hey Wasabi, Well, the layout is tight - I guess your trying to make it a fixed width layout that will work in a 600*480... Which Personally - I think is Overkill

Re: [WSG] Site Critique

2004-08-15 Thread Christopher Stratford
! Cheers! - Chris Stratford - Original Message - From: Wasabi [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Monday, August 16, 2004 9:19 am Subject: Re: [WSG] Site Critique Hi, Do you mean cramped? Thanks for your insight, I'm in bit of a boggle with the CSS validation issue, can you elaborate? C

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2004-08-15 Thread Jim Barricks
- From: Wasabi [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Monday, August 16, 2004 9:19 am Subject: Re: [WSG] Site Critique Hi, Do you mean cramped? Thanks for your insight, I'm in bit of a boggle with the CSS validation issue, can you elaborate? C On Sunday, August 15, 2004, at 02:05 PM, Chris Stratford wrote

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2004-08-15 Thread Wasabi
, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming -- WOW--What a Ride! * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * - Original Message - From: Wasabi [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Monday, August 16, 2004 9:19 am Subject: Re: [WSG] Site

Re: [WSG] Site Critique - developer checklist

2004-05-30 Thread Rev. Bob 'Bob' Crispen
The voices are telling me that Russ Weakley - Maxdesign said on 5/29/2004 4:28 PM: Rev Bob, I'd be very careful about Bobby. This has been discussed on-list a few times, but here is a recap: [snip] Many thanks. I should have suspected that. It's not like nobody's ever heard of that subject

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2004-05-29 Thread LC 55
Russ wrote, Would be good for the group to add/edit this list so that we could have a solid checklist - WSG's things to check during development. Excellent checkpoints Russ and it certainly got me thinking of additions but I fear more coffee is needed at this end. PS: I always look forward to

RE: [WSG] Site Critique

2004-05-29 Thread Mike Pepper
Sure that wasn't a Bacardi Coke there Bob ;o) Mike Pepper -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Rev. Bob 'Bob' Crispen Sent: 29 May 2004 14:48 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [WSG] Site Critique The voices are telling me that LC 55 said on 5

Re: [WSG] Site Critique - developer checklist

2004-05-29 Thread Russ Weakley - Maxdesign
After asking everyone not to hijack a topic, it seems I have done the same. Apologies all (especially Mike). Rev Bob, I'd be very careful about Bobby. This has been discussed on-list a few times, but here is a recap: There are other accessibility tools that have better reputations than Bobby

[WSG] Site Critique

2004-05-28 Thread Mike Rainey
I have been working on updating my blog for some time and I can only go over it with my fine-tooth comb but so much before I can't see the forest for the trees. I would like the members of this group to go to this "beta" version of my blog and critique to your heart's content and point out

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2004-05-28 Thread Russ Weakley - Maxdesign
Hi Michael, A few quick tests I always do on a page are: 1. check for scalability (increase font size a few times to see if it breaks) 2. look at it without CSS 3. look in lynx 4. look in a range of browsers 5. look in print preview The left nav fails badly in Mac/IE5, can send you screenshots

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2004-05-28 Thread Luke Moulton
Five excellent testing essentials. Thanks Russ. Luke Moulton -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Russ Weakley - Maxdesign Sent: Saturday, 29 May 2004 10:28 AM To: Web Standards Group Subject: Re: [WSG] Site Critique Hi Michael, A few

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2004-05-28 Thread Mike Rainey
[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [WSG] Site Critique Hi Michael, A few quick tests I always do on a page are: 1. check for scalability (increase font size a few times to see if it breaks) 2. look at it without CSS 3. look in lynx 4. look in a range of browsers 5. look in print preview

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2004-05-28 Thread Russ Weakley - Maxdesign
That was the abridged version. A more extensive list of check points would include: 1. Quality of code - Valid HTML? - Valid CSS? - Semantically correct code? 2. Degree of separation between content and presentation - Full CSS? - Decorative images in css? 3. Accessibility for users - Scalable

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2004-05-28 Thread Mike Rainey
: 2004/05/28 Fri PM 08:54:40 EDT To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Re: [WSG] Site Critique Thanks. I needed that. The screen shots would be helpful. I have access to IE5/Mac but only during those rare occasions I can use my fiance's computer. I have tested it in all PC browsers