Hi Bert,
Being a "minimalist", all those images for bullets do seem a little archaic.
You should be able to achieve the same with css (non repeating background
image and padding on the li/dd for instance). If nothing else, it cuts down
on code and makes it easier to change the look of these lists later.
Well this is kind of a first release and will be adjusted according to feedback so yes you're right. I'm not overly keen on the bullets but after building the entire content management system to run this thing as well as do the front end there are plenty of loose threads.
Also, if I reduce font size even one notch, those lists start to indent with
a cascading effect. Using a background image and padding might resolve that
issue too.
Yes thanks very much for noting that, you unwittingly solved a bug that had been reported by a user. and I agree your approach above is probably the best one.
I note you have a form inside a fieldset. That should really be the other
way around (the validator doesn't complain about it, but it's back-to-front)
I was actually unaware that that was the case. I have in another form, done it as you say...
http://www.mccn.org.au/subscribe.php
...but have to admit ignorance to which was the right way
Finally, you have quite a few paragraphs with all content <em>phasised. If
it's that important, why not make it a heading? If it's purely for
presentation, why not just apply an italic style to the paragraph?
Similarly, why are your headings h4 when there's no h2 or h3 on the page?
Curious
Well that's a good question and the weak reason is because the header sizes are used across the site. It's really, I have to admit, a bit of a rushed styling reason at this temporary stage (i.e. anticipating changes after feedback). The rest of the pages are a little more semantically structured.
Many thanks Bert that was all very helpful,
Nick
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