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UPRDrew Posts: 24 Joined: 8/27/2004 From: Margate, Kent Status: offline	http://uk.geocities.com/ghostwalkuk - 11/1/2005 3:08:50 Hiya guys This is not a client's business site but more of a personal site. Just to see what people thought of it, the good side and the bad side please :) Thanks a lot Andy Ghostwalk UK


jaybee Posts: 14175 Joined: 10/7/2003 From: Berkshire, UK Status: offline	RE: http://uk.geocities.com/ghostwalkuk - 11/1/2005 4:43:53 Andy, Unfortunate it's on Geocities as their ads ruin everything, however, other than that it's not bad although I found some things a little difficult to read. The Dungeons and Dragons logo doesn't stand out too well and the menu text is a bit on the small side. Both of these appear to be beautifully designed and it's a shame you can't see them properly. _____________________________ If it ain't broke..... fix it until it is. GAWDS Now where did I put that Doctype? (in reply to UPRDrew)


womble Posts: 5588 Joined: 3/14/2005 From: Living on the edge Status: offline	RE: http://uk.geocities.com/ghostwalkuk - 11/1/2005 5:44:01 I too found a lot of the text diffiult to read. Some of it's very small, and using a serif font on a dark background doesn't always make for easy reading. _____________________________ ~~ "A cruel god ain't no god at all" ~~ (in reply to jaybee)


Tailslide Posts: 6106 Joined: 5/10/2005 From: Out here on the raggedy edge Status: offline	RE: http://uk.geocities.com/ghostwalkuk - 11/1/2005 6:11:34 quote: A friendly notice, Ghostwalk UK hates Mozzila Firefox and it cannot seem to display the site correctly. !!!!!! _____________________________ "My strategy is so simple an idiot could have devised it" Little Blue Plane Web Design \| Blood, Sweat & Rust - A Land Rover restoration project (in reply to womble)


womble Posts: 5588 Joined: 3/14/2005 From: Living on the edge Status: offline	RE: http://uk.geocities.com/ghostwalkuk - 11/1/2005 6:36:53 quote: ORIGINAL: Tailslide quote: A friendly notice, Ghostwalk UK hates Mozzila Firefox and it cannot seem to display the site correctly. !!!!!! not good for us FF fans! _____________________________ ~~ "A cruel god ain't no god at all" ~~ (in reply to Tailslide)


jaybee Posts: 14175 Joined: 10/7/2003 From: Berkshire, UK Status: offline	RE: http://uk.geocities.com/ghostwalkuk - 11/1/2005 9:15:11 quote: A friendly notice, Ghostwalk UK hates Mozzila Firefox and it cannot seem to display the site correctly. Ummmmm, hate to say this but FF displays the site exactly as you have designed it. IE is the one that's wrong. _____________________________ If it ain't broke..... fix it until it is. GAWDS Now where did I put that Doctype? (in reply to womble)


UPRDrew Posts: 24 Joined: 8/27/2004 From: Margate, Kent Status: offline	RE: http://uk.geocities.com/ghostwalkuk - 11/1/2005 16:17:37 quote: Ummmmm, hate to say this but FF displays the site exactly as you have designed it. IE is the one that's wrong. Oh really?!?! that's wierd. Only cause i downloaded it and it was all over the place :( Has anyone else had that problem or is really just me? lol (in reply to jaybee)


chefsballs Posts: 45 Joined: 8/18/2004 From: Kent, UK Status: offline	RE: http://uk.geocities.com/ghostwalkuk - 11/1/2005 16:46:04 Yeah i agree that geocities sites are ok coz theyre free but they dont do websites justice and look tacky . I use http://www.web-mania.com and for about �40 you can a decent hosting/support service and domain name. If you made that push it would be worth it i think. Other than that the site layouts nice but i too, struggle reading some of the text ie the feats page. Works fine me in ff and IE. (in reply to UPRDrew)


Nicole Posts: 2843 Joined: 9/15/2004 From: Nambucca / Kempsey, Australia Status: offline	RE: http://uk.geocities.com/ghostwalkuk - 11/1/2005 17:48:57 Hi Andy, Firefox is a standards compliant browser, therefore it displays a site as it has been coded. If it doesn't display as intended in Firefox, then it hasn't been coded correctly. A lot of us here test our sites initially in Firefox, then move to the other browsers to see how they look. _____________________________ (in reply to UPRDrew)


Tailslide Posts: 6106 Joined: 5/10/2005 From: Out here on the raggedy edge Status: offline	RE: http://uk.geocities.com/ghostwalkuk - 11/2/2005 2:49:25 On the webhosting question - I use UKWSD who I can't praise enough for their customer service. I resell their space and I also recommend them to all my clients (so I need them to be good!). Their base package is �24.66 a year for a 100mb storage and 4gb transfer monthly all on UK servers. _____________________________ "My strategy is so simple an idiot could have devised it" Little Blue Plane Web Design \| Blood, Sweat & Rust - A Land Rover restoration project (in reply to Nicole)


walrus Posts: 547 Joined: 3/13/2003 From: London Status: offline	RE: http://uk.geocities.com/ghostwalkuk - 11/5/2005 4:35:29 I like the site. I would say that a site like this is a classic example of where using external style sheets is essential. The pages are full of style code which often repeats itself. It would also allow you to quickly experiment with different fonts without having to restyle the entire site. I think we all agree that the default font is not going to work, mainly because it looks terrible/unreadable on the smallest text-sizes. If you want to stick with this font, then increase the smallest text-sizes I really like the navigaton menu. Why noy carry on that font throughout the site. Much easier to read. _____________________________ I hope The Boss isn't reading this, ...she thinks I program everything! (in reply to UPRDrew)


womble Posts: 5588 Joined: 3/14/2005 From: Living on the edge Status: offline	RE: http://uk.geocities.com/ghostwalkuk - 11/5/2005 12:01:43 All of the nav menu is an image though Walrus (though it does have alt tags). As a side issue, speaking of images, that leads me on to accessibility, which isn't just a case of small/difficult to read fonts. There are some images without alt tags (which you can highlight using the FF web developer's toolbar). quote: Oh really?!?! that's wierd. Only cause i downloaded it and it was all over the place :( Has anyone else had that problem or is really just me? lol On the FF v FF thing, in IE the 'Ghostwalk UK' title is right up at the top of the page, which is I guess where you intended it to be, whereas in FF there are a stack of Geocities ads on the left and the title is pushed right down leaving a big blank space at the top of the page. As has been mentioned before though, FF renders how it's been coded, while IE tends to do what it likes. _____________________________ ~~ "A cruel god ain't no god at all" ~~ (in reply to walrus)


walrus Posts: 547 Joined: 3/13/2003 From: London Status: offline	RE: http://uk.geocities.com/ghostwalkuk - 11/5/2005 13:50:58 quote: All of the nav menu is an image though Walrus yes... an image of a font _____________________________ I hope The Boss isn't reading this, ...she thinks I program everything! (in reply to womble)