Re: FN-FORUM: CSS help / Site check

date posted 23rd January 2005 19:00

on 23/1/05 7:52 pm, Joe Freeman at [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:

>
> On 23 Jan 2005 18:58:46 -0000, Dave Edwards [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>> On 22 Jan 2005 19:34:15 -0000, Joe Freeman [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>> > with http://www.bitroot.com/2/>
>> Oh right, of course - forgot. This thread started out as a discussion
>> of Joe's well designed page which has a couple of problems ... as
>> opposed to ... well, let's not go back there.
>>
>> The one thing I was concerned about was the amount of white space to
>> the right of the main body. Have you thought of centering it, instead?
>>
>> I like the number (bottom right) and regarding the '/////' well - at
>> least you didn't animate it ;-)
>>
>> Oh - of course looking at it in Safari and all's fine.
>
> Thanks for the good words. :-)
>
> Animate the '////' you say? That's an excellent idea! I could make it
> look like it was moving sideways...
>
> And the whitespace, I know what you mean, but I'm reluctant to change
> that. There has to some space somewhere and putting it all to one side
> seems reasonable. Besides, the site has no chance of being listed on
> these link dumps if there isn't excessive whitespace! ;-)
>
> I don't really want to centre it, I think it looks nice in the corner.
> I'm sorry to just dismiss your suggestions though.
>
> On 23 Jan 2005 19:06:02 -0000, Carla Boulton [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>> Looks pretty, I've sent you a screenshot of something odd happening in the
>> white space on the right. Could you balance it a bit more by making the pic
>> a bit deeper and the black block a bit less deep?
>
> Sorry, not really a 'designer' - what do you mean by 'deeper'? Taller?
>
> And what have you done to my site!!? :'-(
> I'm trying to upload the screen shot that Carla sent me, but not
> having any luck yet - Internet is playing up. I'll let you know when
> you can all see this devastation!
>
> Thanks for the feedback.
> ATB, Joe.

More height to the picture and less height in the black band - for balance.
Carla