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Xylina -> I have made some changes (9/17/2005 0:56:54)

The main one is I got rid of the ads, atleast for a while anyway. Please let me know if there is anything else I should change or fix.

Thank you to everyone who has already helped me make this site better,

Jennifer

http://coxandco.tripod.com



d a v e -> RE: I have made some changes (9/17/2005 1:06:20)

CGA gif looks pixellated - can you make it again so it is smooth?

if you need help with that tell us what font you used can i'll do it for you



Xylina -> RE: I have made some changes (9/17/2005 1:37:03)

Thanks, that would be great. Here is a copy of the image I used, I hope I get this posted right:



[image]local://upfiles/16213/D1C76D93A4784949A8743C0E78C36276.gif[/image]



d a v e -> RE: I have made some changes (9/17/2005 1:41:14)

that's weird because that one looks smooth anyway!!!

well try this

[image]local://upfiles/5827/C877C321C40B447DA34D0C7A14F24464.gif[/image]



Xylina -> RE: I have made some changes (9/17/2005 1:54:04)

Thanks, that's much better. I really appreciate that.

BTW, what do you think about the rest of the site?

Jennifer



d a v e -> RE: I have made some changes (9/17/2005 2:07:25)

i don't know what CGA means i guess it means Certified General Accountant? you need to put the lat attributes in the image tags for those with screen readers or images turned off, and the title tag so it displays the full name in a 'tooltip'
e.g.
<img border="0" src="images/cga2.gif" width="129" height="71" alt="Certified General Accountant" title=" alt="Certified General Accountant">

times new roman is not usually a good choice of font - how about verdana, trebuchet MS or even georgia?

it would be well worth spending some time learning some basic css http://www.outfront.net/tutorials_02/adv_tech/css1.htm


use headings as well (not just paragraphs madde to look like headings) you can style all your headings with css

not sure about the dual menu scheme the pictures and the menu on the left

otherwise it's a little bit plain but otherwise presentable enough!

:)



womble -> RE: I have made some changes (9/17/2005 6:06:11)

Hi Jennifer,

It definitely looks a lot better without the adverts! Personally I'm use a sans serif font for the nav and the main title as well as for the content.

It looks more professional now though and I like the fluid layout with the % width so you don't get nasty scrollbars, and it doesn't break the page if you resize the text (though using images for the left text nav, of course that doesn't resize). On that note, as Dave pointed out, you do need alt tags/titles on your nav. If you switch images off, you lose the whole of the left side nav, which would also cause problems for users of screen readers.

As Dave says, in the long run, getting into css would make life a lot easier for you as you can quickly make changes that affect the whole site.

Good stuff!



Xylina -> RE: I have made some changes (9/17/2005 10:25:42)

How hard would it be to convert the existing site into CSS? I barely even know what it stands for, let alone know how to use it. I am willing to learn though. But I also have to keep in mind that my boss wants to be able to make changes herself, and she is not very computer saavy. She can make them do what she needs them to do, but not much more than that.

Any help or suggestions are all greatly appreciated.

Jennifer



womble -> RE: I have made some changes (9/17/2005 10:35:55)

Using css for styling (font, colour, size etc.) is pretty straightforward, but going from a table based design to css positioning is quite a steep learning curve.



Xylina -> RE: I have made some changes (9/17/2005 12:58:04)

Hi womble,

I have made an attempt at CSS, could you have a look to see if it's going to work please?

Thank you,

Jennifer



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