Critique CSS layout (1st go - fingers crossed)

I've been using CSS for a while, however always using tables for the layout.

This is my first go using a CSS only layout. After many versions (about 7 of
them) this is the final version that I would like critiqued.

I have tested on the following Win browsers: IE6, NS6 & Mozilla Firefox 1.0.

http://www.limelightstudio.com.au/iss/html/

Thanks,

Helen

In article <2vl7qlF2ni2k5U1 (AT) uni-berlin (DOT) de>, "lime" <nuthin (AT) here (DOT) com> wrote:

This is my first go using a CSS only layout. After many versions (about 7 of
them) this is the final version that I would like critiqued.

But think of what you have learned!

I have tested on the following Win browsers: IE6, NS6 & Mozilla Firefox 1.0.

Works great in that ancient Mac browser IE5.5. And MacMozilla 1.2.1. And
it looks lovely in MacLynx.

http://www.limelightstudio.com.au/iss/html/

And it even validates.

leo

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In article <leo-1211041827570001 (AT) leosmac (DOT) sparks.nv.us>,
leo (AT) greatbasin (DOT) com (Leonard Blaisdell) wrote:

In article <2vl7qlF2ni2k5U1 (AT) uni-berlin (DOT) de>, "lime" <nuthin (AT) here (DOT) com> wrote:

This is my first go using a CSS only layout. After many versions (about 7
of
them) this is the final version that I would like critiqued.

But think of what you have learned!

I have tested on the following Win browsers: IE6, NS6 & Mozilla Firefox
1.0.

Works great in that ancient Mac browser IE5.5. And MacMozilla 1.2.1. And
it looks lovely in MacLynx.

http://www.limelightstudio.com.au/iss/html/

And it even validates.

leo

I would love to critique the site, but I can never get to any of you
www/limelightstudio.com.au links. Every time I try, my browesr (FF1.0 on
Mac OSX) tries for a while and then times out.... I've tried to get to
your sites a few times now over the past few days with no joy.

Al.

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Without quill or qualm, lime quothed:

I've been using CSS for a while, however always using tables for the layout.

This is my first go using a CSS only layout. After many versions (about 7 of
them) this is the final version that I would like critiqued.

I have tested on the following Win browsers: IE6, NS6 & Mozilla Firefox 1.0.

http://www.limelightstudio.com.au/iss/html/

I get a horz scrollbar in IE 6 at about 850-900 pixels. Not in Moz,
though.

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On Sat, 13 Nov 2004 12:54:14 +1100, "lime" <nuthin (AT) here (DOT) com> wrote:

I've been using CSS for a while, however always using tables for the layout.

This is my first go using a CSS only layout. After many versions (about 7 of
them) this is the final version that I would like critiqued.

I have tested on the following Win browsers: IE6, NS6 & Mozilla Firefox 1.0.

http://www.limelightstudio.com.au/iss/html/

Thanks,

Helen
Looks good but lots of broken links.

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On Sat, 13 Nov 2004 08:45:09 +0000, Toby Inkster
<usenet200411 (AT) tobyinkster (DOT) co.uk> wrote:

lime wrote:

http://www.limelightstudio.com.au/iss/html/

Looks pretty good.

Text for the main body of the page is a bit small though.

Using a <ul> for the navigation menu would enhance its appeal to non-CSS
browsers. If you don't like the margin and bullet points that a <ul> often
carries with it, you can use CSS to remove them.

Do you have a working example of the css for this technique Toby....
I am sure you have.

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lime wrote:

I've been using CSS for a while, however always using tables for the layout.

This is my first go using a CSS only layout. After many versions (about 7 of
them) this is the final version that I would like critiqued.

I have tested on the following Win browsers: IE6, NS6 & Mozilla Firefox 1.0.

http://www.limelightstudio.com.au/iss/html/

Thanks,

Helen

Great effort!!!

Which Dreamweaver template did you used!?

Toby Inkster wrote:

lime wrote:


http://www.limelightstudio.com.au/iss/html/


Looks pretty good.

Text for the main body of the page is a bit small though.

Still bigger than browser' menus.

Size good enough for billions pages, good enough for this bloke.

Get better glasses, Toby...

or...

adjust your browser settings...

lime wrote:

I've been using CSS for a while, however always using tables for the
layout.

This is my first go using a CSS only layout. After many versions (about 7
of them) this is the final version that I would like critiqued.

I have tested on the following Win browsers: IE6, NS6 & Mozilla Firefox
1.0.

FYI, is also fine on Konqueror 3.2

On Sat, 13 Nov 2004, Henry wrote:

Toby Inkster wrote:
lime wrote:

http://www.limelightstudio.com.au/iss/html/
[...]
Text for the main body of the page is a bit small though.

Indeed it is, exacerbated by low colour contrast.

Still bigger than browser' menus.

What's that supposed to mean? You have no idea what my browser menus
look like

[...]

adjust your browser settings...

That's fighting talk. I already -did- adjust my browser settings for
optimal viewing, i.e 1.0em is my preferred size for normal content,
given a reasonable foreground/background contrast and font face; and
I'm sure Toby will say he'd already chosen his preference in that
regard too.

I'm sorry, but on this group that isn't even remotely funny. You've
got a damned cheek (and so has the page author) to tell me that my
chosen default is too big, and in need of reduction to 85% (if I'm
reading the stylesheet right) -and- aggravate that by significantly
lowering the contrast.

So this is another page that's crying out for me to use my
developer-toolbar to "disable styles" for improved readability.