Re: FN-FORUM: Site check

date posted 18th January 2006 14:32

u can curve off image corners withh css?...cool


>From: Mike A [EMAIL REMOVED]
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>To: "FN-FORUM / [EMAIL REMOVED] [EMAIL REMOVED]
>Subject: Re: FN-FORUM: Site check
>Date: 14 Jan 2006 00:25:09 -0000
>
>
>Thought it was asp! Nice and simple. I'll give the css image corners a
>shot.
>Always used nifty corners until now.
>
>As for my comments upon the logo it was semantics, although I wonder how it
>would look on plasma screens. I find decent backgrounds are lost on them.
>
>Good luck with the site!
>
>Mike A.
>
>Sam Morgan wrote:
> >> Nice design Sam! Some comments.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> >> Text could perhaps do with 1px text spacing to make it easier to
> >> read, especially on large screens; more so in the right column.
> >
> > Yeah, don't think it looks good on the main body text but on the RH
> > yes, I actually reduced to RH title letter spacing to -1px to fit, I
> > have put it back and reduced the word spacing instead.
> >
> >> Perhaps rendering,
> >> blurring or otherwise doing something in the logo background
> >> would make the
> >> logo stand out more. The line in rounded boxes could perhaps
> >
> > Not sure what you mean here, the contrast between the white logo and
> > the dblue BG seems good to me and the logo stands out a lot, maybe
> > you could take a screen shot if your not seeing what im seeing.
> >
> >> stop a few on
> >> each side of headings to make them stand out a little more.
> >
> > Yeah, was padded by 3px, now padded by 7px which is nicer.
> >
> >> Lastly, the
> >> "more" links could do with more separation from text. HTH.
> >
> > Another good suggestion.
> >
> >> Otherwise seems
> >> fine in IE6 on a PC.
> >>
> >> BTW... how are you calling in random images, and what method
> >> are you using
> >> for rounded boxes?
> >
> > Random, images are done server site with asp, simple randomise script.
> >
> > > Dim LowestNumber, HighestNumber, RandomNumber
> > RANDOMIZE
> > LowestNumber = 1
> > HighestNumber = 4
> > RandomNumber = Int((HighestNumber-LowestNumber+1)*Rnd+LowestNumber)
> > %>
> >
> > The rounded boxes are done in css with 4 rounded corner images placed
> > absolute top/left, top/right, bottom/left, bottom/right all -1px to
> > the container div. border of 1px on the div itself. And a title div
> > containing the title text absolutely placed over the top border with
> > a repeated background image to give the effect of the line
> > disappearing but keeping the split of the white and Lblue BGs.
> >
> >
> >> Sam Morgan wrote:
> >>> I'm in te final stages of completing my new corporate website design
> >>> and build and could do with some compatibility feedback and critique
> >>> before I commit to adding and converting the content etc.
> >>>
> >>> It's only the template page and some of the RH stuff is missing but
> >>> should be close to final html build.
> >>>
> >>> http://www2.wiredeyes.com
>
>
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