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RE: www.skillz.ro - 6/7/2005 9:02:20
Ok - I see it now.
Is there any reason why you're using .swfs to do the main navigation menu? It's a really simple nav bar - you could easily use one of the CSS ones at http://css.maxdesign.com.au/listamatic/index.htm which would cut down on your file size and also enable someone like me who uses Firefox with Adblock on to see it properly (it scrunches them all up vertically with Adblock all over them).
Also - you're missing the ";"s off the end of some of your styles which might affect how it looks.
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RE: www.skillz.ro - 6/7/2005 9:20:13
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Is there any reason why you're using .swfs to do the main navigation menu? It's a really simple nav bar - you could easily use one of the CSS ones at that is exactly correct. using Flash (.swf) has it's drawbacks and should only be done when the benefits outway the drawbacks - in your case, you have created simple mouseovers that can easily be done better and more accessible ways - esp css as tailslide said.
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RE: www.skillz.ro - 6/7/2005 11:43:45
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but I wanted to create my own understood but just make simple grahic buttons - .gif or .jpeg
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RE: www.skillz.ro - 6/7/2005 14:53:24
Nicole ... thanks for checking out my site. I didn t have too many problems with the site loading speed ... and I checked it from a few places.
What do u mean by more info ? U mean I shoud have a little intro about the site on the home page ?
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RE: www.skillz.ro - 6/7/2005 14:56:37
i'm on broadband and it took about a minute to load. too slow
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RE: www.skillz.ro - 6/7/2005 16:47:20
wow ... i never would have guessed. Thanks for the attachment. I'll look into those new buttons once i get home.
d a v e - what do u suggest for the site to load faster ?
thanks guys
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RE: www.skillz.ro - 6/7/2005 17:04:39
Just thought I'd mention that even though I use IE/Netscape for browsing, my workplace doesn't have flash installed on any of the company computers, so I was also unable to view the navigation bar. I think that normal graphics would increase accessibility for all of your users.
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RE: www.skillz.ro - 6/7/2005 17:17:55
Did I mention that I use Dreamweaver ? Does it matter ?
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RE: www.skillz.ro - 6/7/2005 17:34:26
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Did I mention that I use Dreamweaver ? Does it matter ?
Lots of people around here use Dreamweaver. The tools you use are not as important as the final product and how well it works once published.
I am on broadband, and your site loaded excruciatingly slowly. I'm suspecting the file size of the graphics as the main problem, perhaps you can optimise them?
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RE: www.skillz.ro - 6/8/2005 9:21:57
Thanks for the post airattack :)
I downloaded firefox and it didn t look too good ... but i checked out the % of the users that use firefox ... only 5%. I'm not saying that they don t count, but i'll think about changing my buttons.
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RE: www.skillz.ro - 6/8/2005 10:08:20
You have to remember exactly who that 5% are though - Firefox users may well form a higher percentage of your site's visitors than you think since your site is aimed at a younger audience.
5% is a high enough percentage anyway that you should be concerned - once it falls lower that 1% I'd stop worrying (IE 5 in some polls).
Also - because FF generally renders sites "properly" and IE doesn't always it's wise to ensure it looks ok in FF - if nothing else for future browsers which (fingers crossed) will render along the lines of FF rather than IE.
The use of flash buttons has nothing really to do with the browser issue - it's an accessibility issue. Your buttons are very simple therefore there are more appropriate ways of rendering them - CSS or gifs for instance. If they were really really fancy then fine - use flash (provide an alternative too of course).
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RE: www.skillz.ro - 6/8/2005 10:42:05
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There's nothing wrong with flash buttons they load much faster in my opinion than gif files it isnt so much that there is somethingwrong with them - they can be very "flashy" haha..but with flash buttons, the link is inside the flash movie and not visible in the html and thus not accesible except via flash player.
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RE: www.skillz.ro - 6/11/2005 7:44:26
I found out why FireFox is having problems with the flash buttons. I downloaded FF and tried it. every single gif or jpg that I have in a layer is a little off in FF. I m not sure why ... but I hope you guys will tell me. All the images are a little lower. That s why the flash buttons seem so weird. Because that s a layer in which i put the buttons.
How else can i add buttons ? And place them exactly where I want ?
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RE: www.skillz.ro - 6/11/2005 9:36:28
Hi again
Try removing the paragraph tag around your navigation - just a guess.
(If you ever do any other sites, as a general rule it's a bad idea to use postion:absolute to lay out your page - it's fine for small elements but not for large areas of layout - too easily "broken" by people - for instance if they increase the text size a couple of times . Positioning things in a completely fixed way is a print thing - the web should be more fluid and adaptable.)
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RE: www.skillz.ro - 6/18/2005 1:11:23
some people already said it but HOLY COW @ the loading time
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RE: www.skillz.ro - 6/21/2005 14:10:11
Ok.......Hmmmm......
If it_is = your_First_Web_site then
Good_job()
Else
Fear_Job()
Need_To_Improve()
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RE: www.skillz.ro - 6/23/2005 10:57:41
Hmmmm let me check that!
But who on the world gave you an idea to comparison your site with YAHOO
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