Mon, 2004-02-16 07:44
Hi! I just finished creating a website for my wife's new business, and would like some input.
Specifically I am encountering two problems that have stumped me.
1) When I reduce the size of the browser, the menu items tend to roll down to form a second line. How can I avoid this? I would like them to vanish under the right margin.
2) In IE, when I open the site in a browser with width less than 1000px, a scroll bar appears at the bottom as it should. When I scroll to the right, the background color of the banner does not show (there is white space).
BTW, I work on a mac, so I have tested the site on Safari, Firefox, and Mac IE. I have no idea if the site breaks on Windows based browsers. Any comments would be helpful. I know that the site does not work on Netscape 4.x, but I am willing to live with that limitation.
Kind regards
Sunil
Mon, 2004-02-16 08:19
#1
Site check and advice
----2) In IE, when I open the site in a browser with width less than 1000px, a scroll bar appears at the bottom as it should. ----
It should not. 35%-55% of your users are likely still at 800 x 600 resolution, and will be for some time. They won't be happy.
Netscape 4 is dead. Forget about it.
----I have no idea if the site breaks on Windows based browsers.----
This is likely 80%-90% of your audience. Websites intended to be usable should be designed specifically for PC users. (Not MAC bashing:)
Banner and navigation look fine on Firebird. Breaks on IE. (The overwhelming bulk of the audience.)(To the right at low resolution.)
Naviigation looks like IE rendering - there just isn't enough space as is. A quick drop in font-size and padding fixes it - but it isn't usable. I may take a closer look later. I've got the files.
---I would like them to vanish under the right margin. ----
Vanishing navigation is not usually a good idea.
You might consider disabling the image toolbar in IE..
Tue, 2004-02-17 11:17
#2
Site check and advice
Thank you for these suggestions. They are all very important, and i will take them into considertion in redesigning the site.
-Sunil