[thelist] crit & help with tables in NN
aardvark
roselli at earthlink.net
Mon Apr 2 14:08:11 CDT 2001
> From: "Jason E. Burk" <jasonb at halstead-architects.com>
[...]
> with that said, i can't seem to figure out why netscape likes to
> repeat my table background for every cell and would like a basic
> critique before i go to the final tweaking stage and output the rest
> of the pages:
>
> http://www.metrogfx.com/jdogweb/fountain.html
NN always takes a background image specified in a <table> and
resets it as a fresh tile for each cell... that is just the way it works...
you can get around this by not using tables to lay out your text
nav... instead, just use <br>s to split up the text, allowing it all to
sit in one single cell... it can be done, although you may have to
tweak your rollover...
also, i noticed that what may be a curve on the page is missing..
specifically the image that should be at
http://www.metrogfx.com/jdogweb/elements/old/5.gif...
and is there a reason that rolling over 'fountain square' in the nav
causes the URL image at the top of the page to disappear?
finally, why have a URL on the page in such a prominent position
(upper left)? is it safe to assume that the user doesn't need it if
he/she is already here? i'd rather see the site name and/or
branding there... and if you choose to leave it, i'd recommend
dumping the 'http://www.' since that's implied, and i'd drop the text
out of all-caps so i can read the text and not see 'fountains sq are
indy'... that's how i read it at first, since there is no mixed-case to
break it up... and then you might find you don't need the house
icon in the nav...
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