"David Brooks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Thanks Mark. >I wrote this sort of by the seat of my pants,so >to speak.I did the tutorial on inter.net and >have been adjusting the code slightly each time >i upload pictures.This may be the problem as >i'm just "piece meal"ing the thing with no >flow????
David, I just checked your home page with the HTML validator in Alaire HomeSite and it came up with 60 errors (and I have the validation sst just to show actual arrors rather than minor stuff). I'd recommend getting an HTML validator like "A Real Validator" (http://arealvalidator.com/) I think it costs $25.00 but you can download a 30-day trial version for free. Sticking to valid code will not only make your page more compatible with different browsers, it'll help it render quicker too (especially important in the case of visitors with slow dial-up connections - they don't call it the "world wide" web for nuthin'). Also get Elizabeth Castro's book "HTML 4 for the World Wide Web". There's a web page for the book at http://www.peachpit.com/vqs/html4 For general usability information there's no better source than Dr. Jakob Nielsen, who is *the* authority on web usability. His web site is at http://www.useit.com/alertbox/ See in particular: Top Ten Guidelines for Homepage Usability http://www.useit.com/alertbox/20020512.html Ten Good Deeds in Web Design http://www.useit.com/alertbox/991003.html (This page links to several other excellent pages of his, "the original top-ten mistakes of Web design", "the top-ten new mistakes of Web design" and "the top-ten mistakes of Web project management" Stuck With Old Browsers http://www.useit.com/alertbox/990418.html I particularly subscribe to Dr. Nielsen's belief that lack of support for old browsers should be proportional to your willingness to turn away potentially useful visitors. Most people are quite reluctant to upgrade browsers and surveys show that this tendency is *growing*, not decreasing, as the web matures. The #1 page on the net (in terms of traffic), yahoo.com, makes sure its page works with browsers back to versions 3.0. -- Mark Roberts www.robertstech.com - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
