Freelancers Forum Messages on Thursday March 13th 2008
FN-FORUM: wedding photography
date posted 13th March 2008 23:36
> says I am talking 'nonsense' and you back your arguement up talking
> about wedding photography ...
wedding photography. The template monster of web design.
What? What did I say?
Sorry but...
Re: FN-FORUM: Sitecheck - Updating my website - using CSS
date posted 13th March 2008 23:27
My argument was that a small selection of website owners will rate visual
impact over 'accessibility' which from what I have seen always compromises
the design aesthetic
Have a look at the websites...
RE: FN-FORUM: Sitecheck - Updating my website - using CSS
date posted 13th March 2008 22:33
John Deaville wrote:
> Why are so many photographic portfolios built in flash - what has =
always
> been termed as poor in terms of google ratings, because when you are =
at=20
> the top of your game,...
Re: FN-FORUM: Sitecheck - Updating my website - using CSS
date posted 13th March 2008 22:00
On 13 Mar 2008, at 21:39, John Deaville wrote:
>
>
> You give me a list of photographers sites built in accessible
> standards
> compliant blah blah blah, they wont even come near to the impact of...
Re: FN-FORUM: Sitecheck - Updating my website - using CSS
date posted 13th March 2008 20:17
What a ridiculous statement, you cannot compare the two.
A photographer builds a site to impress potential clients (not spectators,
like your example) , to a top level advertising photographer,...
Re: FN-FORUM: Sitecheck - Updating my website - using CSS
date posted 13th March 2008 20:05
Yep - tried that
I have looked at a new page on IE6 - looks pretty good, I am probably going
to start from scratch, because I am sure I have done something that has
messed it all up.
On 13/3/0...
Re: FN-FORUM: Sitecheck - Updating my website - using CSS
date posted 13th March 2008 20:03
Well that=B9s your point of view - but I have been working with top level
advertising and editorial photographers since 2000, and the vast majority o=
f
them use sites that would probably fail the...
Re: FN-FORUM: Sitecheck - Updating my website - using CSS
date posted 13th March 2008 19:54
If you were an architect building a 'bricks and mortor' gallery would you
refuse to put in wheel chair ramps just because you thought they spoiled
your design?
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Re: FN-FORUM: Sitecheck - Updating my website - using CSS
date posted 13th March 2008 19:43
John Deaville wrote:
> Anyhow, as I said I shall get out my money and buy a PC an start using
> internet explorer to test on.
It's a sad day indeed.
:(
A long winded, cheapskate way but you could...
RE: FN-FORUM: Sitecheck - Updating my website - using CSS
date posted 13th March 2008 19:31
John Deaville wrote:
> .. I can appreciate why accessibility is a primary concern for many=20
> businesses, but some industries would probably value visual design =
over=20
> accessibity - yes I am su...
Re: FN-FORUM: Sitecheck - Updating my website - using CSS
date posted 13th March 2008 19:14
Totally agreed, but these things should be tailored for the market and
audience you are aiming at - what I find annoying is the notion that
'accessibility' is the new religion of webdesign and is mor...
Re: FN-FORUM: Sitecheck - Updating my website - using CSS
date posted 13th March 2008 19:05
I agree with you there, a bit, - my photography site - http://z6.co.uk -
is totally flash built and is pretty much useless on small screens but
it's aimed at big screen studios that would have flash...
Re: FN-FORUM: Sitecheck - Updating my website - using CSS
date posted 13th March 2008 18:48
Before you all start blowing each others trumpets (I almost said something
else then), why not read what I said, I can appreciate why accessibility is
a primary concern for many businesses, but so...
Re: FN-FORUM: Sitecheck - Updating my website - using CSS
date posted 13th March 2008 18:35
Fair points in relation to me as a business, but what I am saying is that b=
y
'accessibility' - designing for visually impaired for example is hardly par=
t
of my remit in working for photographers...
RE: FN-FORUM: Sitecheck - Updating my website - using CSS
date posted 13th March 2008 18:33
Tony wrote:
> Google is blind. you are short sighted. ;o)
+1 .. And well put, LOL! :D
Google is the #1 real business case for creating Accessible websites,
shortly followed by possible problems with...
Re: FN-FORUM: Sitecheck - Updating my website - using CSS
date posted 13th March 2008 18:28
On 13 Mar 2008, at 19:44, Lists wrote:
>
> 5gb? yikes. only have 2gb here but i think i can go to 4 on the MBP...
> out of curiousity, why dont you use the tredofsoft multiple ie
> package?
There...
Re: FN-FORUM: Sitecheck - Updating my website - using CSS
date posted 13th March 2008 18:27
Re: why do apple insist on putting 2 x 1/2gb ram chips in so that when
you want to add more you have to buy more than you need.
Totally agree. Would be even better if you could buy them without any...
Re: FN-FORUM: Sitecheck - Updating my website - using CSS
date posted 13th March 2008 18:22
5gb? yikes. only have 2gb here but i think i can go to 4 on the MBP...
out of curiousity, why dont you use the tredofsoft multiple ie package?
Do you have enough RAM?
I'm running Parallels on my Ma...
Re: FN-FORUM: Sitecheck - Updating my website - using CSS
date posted 13th March 2008 18:03
On 13 Mar 2008, at 18:56, John Deaville wrote:
> Ok, but from my position (and I have said this before) - I don=B9t =20
> give a
> tinkers toss about accessibility, I appreciate why a lot of =20
> b...
Re: FN-FORUM: Sitecheck - Updating my website - using CSS
date posted 13th March 2008 17:58
Only 1gb on an Intel iMac but more is on it's way.
(rant)why do apple insist on putting 2 x 1/2gb ram chips in so that when
you want to add more you have to buy more than you need.
Example, I want t...
Re: FN-FORUM: Sitecheck - Updating my website - using CSS
date posted 13th March 2008 17:57
On 13 Mar 2008, at 18:56, John Deaville wrote:
> Ok, but from my position (and I have said this before) - I don=B9t =20
> give a
> tinkers toss about accessibility, I appreciate why a lot of =20
> bu...
Re: FN-FORUM: Sitecheck - Updating my website - using CSS
date posted 13th March 2008 17:46
On 13 Mar 2008, at 18:38, Anthony Cartmell wrote:
>
>> I know it passes the Acid2 test, but something's not right with
>> it, because hacks to get IE6 working like:
>
>> don't work in IE8
>>
>>...
Re: FN-FORUM: Sitecheck - Updating my website - using CSS
date posted 13th March 2008 17:32
Ok, but from my position (and I have said this before) - I don=B9t give a
tinkers toss about accessibility, I appreciate why a lot of businesses woul=
d
be, but I am working in a niche market, whic...
Re: FN-FORUM: Sitecheck - Updating my website - using CSS
date posted 13th March 2008 17:31
On 13 Mar 2008, at 18:30, Lists wrote:
>
> seconded. i try to use it as little as possible. ive actually been
> considering using bootcamp its THAT slow.
> takes a while for the mac to recover aft...
Re: FN-FORUM: Sitecheck - Updating my website - using CSS
date posted 13th March 2008 17:27
On 13 Mar 2008, at 18:10, Ben Johnson (Neogic) F wrote:
>
> Tony wrote:
>> I know it passes the Acid2 test, but something's not right with
>> it, because hacks to get IE6 working like:
>> ..
>> h...
Re: FN-FORUM: Sitecheck - Updating my website - using CSS
date posted 13th March 2008 17:18
On 13 Mar 2008, at 17:54, John Deaville wrote:
> Hi nigel - thanks for the advice
>
> Can I ask people then - if the primary objective is to get the =20
> website to
> display properly - why use CSS...
Re: FN-FORUM: Sitecheck - Updating my website - using CSS
date posted 13th March 2008 17:15
> I know it passes the Acid2 test, but something's not right with it,
> because hacks to get IE6 working like:
> don't work in IE8
>
> I can only assume that it's not seeing the html>body declara...
Re: FN-FORUM: Sitecheck - Updating my website - using CSS
date posted 13th March 2008 17:11
Yes - I had virtual PC on my Mac
I think I am going to get a new laptop (Windows) and work from that - I have
looked at it on IE6 Windows, I can see where I have made a boob which has
screwed up...
Re: FN-FORUM: Sitecheck - Updating my website - using CSS
date posted 13th March 2008 17:07
seconded. i try to use it as little as possible. ive actually been
considering using bootcamp its THAT slow.
takes a while for the mac to recover afterwards too... poor thing
- be warned as it will...
Re: FN-FORUM: Sitecheck - Updating my website - using CSS
date posted 13th March 2008 17:01
Early days for the beta.
I noticed that 'letter-spacing' doesn't work at all - so there are probably
more bugs lurking around.
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To...
Re: FN-FORUM: Sitecheck - Updating my website - using CSS
date posted 13th March 2008 16:57
Of course there are many, many reasons for using CSS, but one that you
ought to consider is accessibility. Sites laid out in tables don't read
correctly in speech browsers. Plus, if you are using a lo...
Re: FN-FORUM: Sitecheck - Updating my website - using CSS
date posted 13th March 2008 16:56
John,
Buy yourself a good book on CSS and you'll find out - the benefits/reasons
for using CSS could fill many a page.
I've tried your site on Internet Explorer 8 (beta 1) which is fully CSS
compl...
Re: FN-FORUM: Sitecheck - Updating my website - using CSS
date posted 13th March 2008 16:49
I use parallels (with winXP) and it does the job BUT be warned as it
will (speed wise) turn your machine from a ferrari into a morris minor.
Lee Rickler
Director - Point and Stare - pointandstare.co...
Re: FN-FORUM: Sitecheck - Updating my website - using CSS
date posted 13th March 2008 16:48
On 13 Mar 2008, at 17:53, John Deaville wrote:
> Can I ask people then - if the primary objective is to get the
> website to
> display properly - why use CSS at all, as it seems to be a complete...
RE: FN-FORUM: Sitecheck - Updating my website - using CSS
date posted 13th March 2008 16:47
Tony wrote:
> I know it passes the Acid2 test, but something's not right with=20
> it, because hacks to get IE6 working like:
> ..
> html>body div.headline{height: auto;}
>
> don't work in IE8
>
>...
RE: FN-FORUM: Sitecheck - Updating my website - using CSS
date posted 13th March 2008 16:41
Nigel wrote:
> Agree with other suggestions to use conditional comments, e.g.
> , etc.
The problem with conditional comments is that you end up polluting your
mark-up with presentation-only element...
Re: FN-FORUM: Sitecheck - Updating my website - using CSS
date posted 13th March 2008 16:39
On 13 Mar 2008, at 17:45, Lee Rickler wrote:
>> IE8 beta, as I said is fully standards compliant.
I know it passes the Acid2 test, but something's not right with it,
because hacks to get IE6 wor...
Re: FN-FORUM: Sitecheck - Updating my website - using CSS
date posted 13th March 2008 16:31
Hi nigel - thanks for the advice
Can I ask people then - if the primary objective is to get the website to
display properly - why use CSS at all, as it seems to be a complete pain in
the rear - at l...
Re: FN-FORUM: Sitecheck - Updating my website - using CSS
date posted 13th March 2008 16:23
Does anyone worry about IE5 (Mac) anymore? I know that none of the sites
I maintain ever get any visitors using IE5.
Lee Rickler
Director - Point and Stare - pointandstare.com
Web Design and Develop...
Re: FN-FORUM: Sitecheck - Updating my website - using CSS
date posted 13th March 2008 16:17
Whatever, you think of IE - most of your users will probably view your web
site with it, and on a Windows platform.
They won't understand why it doesn't work and will just think that it's
badly des...
Re: FN-FORUM: Sitecheck - Updating my website - using CSS
date posted 13th March 2008 16:01
On 13 Mar 2008, at 17:04, John Deaville wrote:
> You'll appreciate that this is pretty difficult for me to do as I =20
> am on a
> Mac, and I cannot get anything above IE5
>
You could use Parallel...
Re: FN-FORUM: Sitecheck - Updating my website - using CSS
date posted 13th March 2008 15:41
You'll appreciate that this is pretty difficult for me to do as I am on a
Mac, and I cannot get anything above IE5
First off - I am not principally a web designer, I want to design something...
Re: FN-FORUM: Sitecheck - Updating my website - using CSS
date posted 13th March 2008 14:52
Agree with other suggestions to use conditional comments, e.g. , etc.
Start with a style sheet that works in FF then work your way down the IE
versions.
Tried your site in IE8 beta, which is fully...
Re: FN-FORUM: Sitecheck - Updating my website - using CSS
date posted 13th March 2008 12:49
On 13 Mar 2008, at 13:29, John Deaville wrote:
>
> Hi there
>
> I have been trying to update my website and use CSS throughout
> rather than
> tables - which it currently is
>
> My test page is he...
Re: FN-FORUM: Cheeky Site Check
date posted 13th March 2008 12:47
>
> *I wander the web as a Nomad
>
>>> .
>>> I wonder the web as nomad. ;)
Wonder whilst wandering, everyone's happy :D...
Re: FN-FORUM: Sitecheck - Updating my website - using CSS
date posted 13th March 2008 12:38
On a mac use opera for more checks, this displays the same as what
internet explorer would, something i found out after a site I was
modifying for html validation, looked fine in safari and ff, bu...
Re: FN-FORUM: Cheeky Site Check
date posted 13th March 2008 12:30
Ben Moxon wrote:
>
>
>
> Darren Yates wrote:
>>
>> There's nothing at that domain :)
>> I'm too busy to develop or maintain my own site.
>> I wonder the web as nomad. ;)
>>
> Roaming from domain to do...
Re: FN-FORUM: Cheeky Site Check
date posted 13th March 2008 12:30
Indeed ;)
*I wander the web as a Nomad
space&time wrote:
>
>
>>
>> There's nothing at that domain :)
>> I'm too busy to develop or maintain my own site.
>> I wonder the web as nomad. ;)
>>
>
> Myste...
Re: FN-FORUM: Cheeky Site Check
date posted 13th March 2008 12:28
Brilliant!
But shouldn't you be doing some work? ;)
Ben Moxon wrote:
>
>
>
> Darren Yates wrote:
>>
>> There's nothing at that domain :)
>> I'm too busy to develop or maintain my own site.
>> I wo...
Re: FN-FORUM: Sitecheck - Updating my website - using CSS
date posted 13th March 2008 12:24
Looks/ works fine for me but I'm on FF/ Mac.
One thing I would change is file naming - Untitled-1.jpg
Keeping everything lower case will maximise compatibility.
Lee Rickler
Director - Point and Stare...
FN-FORUM: Leicester based Java developer needed
date posted 13th March 2008 12:23
Need a java developer to work from my Leicester office to develop a
java app to work with an offline (portable hard disk) flash app
compiled using zinc.
Any takers? mail me off list...
Re: FN-FORUM: Cheeky Site Check
date posted 13th March 2008 12:11
Darren Yates wrote:
>
> There's nothing at that domain :)
> I'm too busy to develop or maintain my own site.
> I wonder the web as nomad. ;)
>
Roaming from domain to domain, searching for food and a...
FN-FORUM: Sitecheck - Updating my website - using CSS
date posted 13th March 2008 12:06
Hi there
I have been trying to update my website and use CSS throughout rather than
tables - which it currently is
My test page is here:
http://www.photofixer.co.uk/photofixer_v4/
Which I am happy...
FN-FORUM: custom OSC products/ attributes
date posted 13th March 2008 11:57
Guys,
I need some custom work done on an OSC install.
It involves the way the products and their attributes are selected.
Most of it is in place and working, I just need it re-jigged (technical
term...
Re: FN-FORUM: Suggestions of good websites in preparation for meeting with client
date posted 13th March 2008 09:45
anyone have any good examples to help this guy out?
Andrew
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Su...
Re: FN-FORUM: Suggestions of good websites in preparation for meeting with client
date posted 13th March 2008 09:12
Morning,
Thanks lee, ideally though looking for some well-known
companies/organisations using this sort of system whereby information
is centrally managed and filtered out and syndicated to smaller m...
Re: FN-FORUM: Cheeky Site Check
date posted 13th March 2008 09:02
>
> There's nothing at that domain :)
> I'm too busy to develop or maintain my own site.
> I wonder the web as nomad. ;)
>
Mystery Solved!! :D...
Re: FN-FORUM: Suggestions of good websites in preparation for meeting with client
date posted 13th March 2008 00:13
http://digilondon.com and http://diginewyork.com ?
Both run on CMS, RSS feed etc.
Don't know if it's what you are looking for though.
Lee Rickler
Director - Point and Stare - pointandstare.com
Web...
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