Dealing with scrolling (Re: [thelist] Re: site check request (for my first interview!))

[Timothy J. Luoma]

On Sat, 3 Jan 2004 12:58:58 -0800, Ed McCarroll <Ed at ComSimplicity.com>  
wrote:

>> A lot less scrolling and I am partial to blue colors.
>
> I think the blue in question makes a great color for the text, on a
> white background.

Easily done if they'd like that.  One line of CSS.

> I would not be justified in assuming that the senior citizens who make
> up a substantial part of the congregation were all sufficiently computer-
> savvy to be up to speed on the scrolling issue.

There are plenty of pages that scroll on the original site (800x600, which  
is what it appears the original site was designed for)

http://www.presbsciotoval.org/packetind.htm
http://www.presbsciotoval.org/pulpit%20supply.htm
http://www.presbsciotoval.org/PSVMinutes/Minbase.html
http://www.presbsciotoval.org/council%20minutes/psv%20council.htm
http://www.presbsciotoval.org/2002_meeting_schedule.htm
http://www.presbsciotoval.org/directory/PSV%20Church%20Index.htm

Heck, even http://www.presbsciotoval.org/ itself

However, since the premise is that the current site is in need of an  
overhaul (even looking at those URLs is a disaster.  The more you look at  
it, the worse it gets), here's the question:

Where do you draw the line when it comes to scrolling?  What do you do to  
minimize it?  I have changed a few pages (locally) to use two or three  
columns, but I'm still open to ideas for the main page.

TjL

ps - What's more interesting is that the site has been modified since  
2003-12-19 when (supposedly) there wasn't anyone still working on the  
site.  Perhaps they were on through 12/31.  If I get the position, the  
first thing I'll look to do is change the password on the account (kind of  
like changing the locks when you get a new apartment).

-- 
A: "Where would we be without the Internet?"
B: "Probably reading."
A: "Yeah, right, we'd be watching TV"
B: "So is this better or worse?"