Wes Rolley on fri 8 jul 05
I sent a longer note to Pat, but I thought to post this exerpt, as I thin=
k that
the comments are general and good advice for anyone. The comments have to=
do
with two things. The aggravation of browsing sites that disable ANY brow=
ser
functions. It is a PITA (pain in the ...) for most browser users.
The second is just a coding tip that involves readability of text when it=
is
mixed with images.
Link to the "Key Relevance" site to get good advice on making your pages
"readable." http://www.keyrelevance.com/articles/readability.htm A prett=
y good
list since I could not find my favorite any more. If you go there, note =
the use
of justified text on the article. That was done through a style sheet th=
at
included "align =3D 'justified'" for basic text.
Also, Pat, the contact email link on your site is wrong...missing the fin=
al "s"
in greenpots.
Wes
> It is always tempting to use the free services of tripod or similar hos=
ts.
> However, tripod (and angelfire) do several things that are annoying. F=
irst, you
> have no control over the Ads which they place on / above you site. Sec=
ondly,
> tripod manages to circumvent the navigation features of my browser...ba=
ck button
> does not work on Firefox 1.04 when looking at tripod site...so I have a=
n
> inclination to avoid going to any site on tripod.
>=20
> You should learn the use of the "hspace" and "vspace" parameters on ima=
ges.
> When the text runs right up to the side of the image, it distracts from=
both.
> You have done a fairly good job of flowing text around the image, but a=
dding
> somethine like "hspace=3D5" to the ![]() 5 pixels
> and make the text easier to read. The hspace parameter is there in the =
source
> code of the page, but set to 0.
>=20
> I do not know if it is you, or the way that the lycos - tripod sitebuil=
der
> works, but they put the image inside a container and then use a p=
aragraph
> to start the text. This is the reason that the top of the text is =
never
> aligned with the top ofthe image. It would look better if the were=
removed
> or the image moved inside the paragraph.=20
--=20
"I find I have a great lot to learn =E2=80=93 or unlearn. I seem to know =
far too much
and this knowledge obscures the really significant facts, but I am gettin=
g on."
-- Charles Rennie Mackintosh
Wesley C. Rolley
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