www.sawdustcentral.com
I just finished a complete redesign of my website and I'm quite happy with
it finally. I thank all of you that replied to my survey regarding the
speed of your internet connection. This was a bit of an eye opener as I had
thought that the majority of you would be on broadband. The fact that
probably about 2/3's of you were still on dial up caused me to trim down the
size and quality of the graphics on my site but I think it looks even better
than ever. I spent probably 2 weeks redesigning everything and I thought I
was pretty happy. Then I did the survey and saw some other better looking
sites and I went back to the drawing board. This time I did an even more
extensive redo including new logos, graphics, updated text styles and most
importantly I got rid of the frames. I was finding that when I did a Google
search to see if my site was showing up that more often than not I would
navigate into the site and end up in the wrong frame. I know there are
other ways I could solve this problem but let's just say that I like it
better the way it is now. Anyway, thanks again for the input and please,
please send me some feedback on the new site.
Thanks much
--
Jeff P.
"A new study shows that licking the sweat off a frog
can cure depression. The down side is, the minute
you stop licking, the frog gets depressed again." - Jay Leno
Check out my woodshop at: www.sawdustcentral.com
> extensive redo including new logos, graphics, updated text styles and
most
> importantly I got rid of the frames.
No frames, thank God!
Very nice job there Jeff. Very clean looking.
Couple issues with the source code, but no biggies... For example, on
the <font> tag, you have FOUR of them nested within each other (this is
from the home page):
<font color="#E7E7DE"><font color="#E7E7DE"><font
color="#E7E7DE"><font color="#E7E7DE"><font color="#000000"><img
src="Images/me.jpg" width="138" height="175"
align="left"></font></font></font></font><font color="#000000">
<font> tags are totally uncessary when the only content within them is
an <img>, but this isn't going to break anything.
Sorry, I nitpick since this is what I do (for a living... not
nitpick!).
Mortimer Schnerd, RN wrote:
> Jeff P. wrote:
> >> 2) It would be nice to be able to see high resolution pictures by
> >> clicking on the photos for those of us who do have broadband
> >> connections.
> >
> > I did limit the pic size to about 350 to 400 pixels in their
largest
> > dimension. I've got 3gb of bandwidth a month which is probably way
more
> > than I'll use but if I put up megapixel images I'll be out of
bandwidth
> > before you know it. If you really want larger pics feel free to
drop me a
> > line and I can fire off one to you.
>
>
> I normally get around the too small photos by right clicking and
selecting "zoom
> in".
What good does that do you? You still have the same number of pixels
that make up the image.
Have you tried your site _without_ Javascript enabled?
In article <[email protected]>,
Jeff P. <[email protected]> wrote:
>Good ideas Paul, thanks. I'll implement a next/previous function soon. I
>did finally manage to keep all the given popups from a specific area in the
>same window. I also managed to have that window regain focus when loading
>subsequent pages. The problem was that each popup was loading it's own
>browser window AND would remain hidden bellow the main window so you might
>loose track of it. Problem solved. This took all morning..big sigh. Do me
>a favor and check out my shop page and use the drop down menu with the
>larger shop photos. Let me know if this makes it more functional. I think
>so.
>
>--
>Jeff P.
>
>A truck carrying copies of Roget's Thesaurus over-turned on the
>highway. The local newspaper reported that the onlookers were
>"stunned, overwhelmed, astonished, bewildered, and dumfounded."
>
>
>Check out my woodshop at: www.sawdustcentral.com
>
>
>"Paul Kierstead" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>> Jeff P. wrote:
>> > www.sawdustcentral.com
>> >
>>
>>
>> Really, really great looking site. You have a very good touch with
>> graphics and layout for a non-pro. Pleasing and easy to read.
>>
>> Now for the nits: Well, actually, not many at all. My one "serious" nit
>> isn't that big of a deal on a site the size of yours, but anyway it is a
>> thought and applies to the time I spent going though the shop photos.
>> Going though all the shop bits is a click item, read window, close
>> window, click next item, remember which item I have missed/already
>> clicked, click wrong item, etc. You scheme is great if you want to
>> quickly access the data on *one* tool, but not so great if you want to
>> browse all of the tools. The simple solution is to provide a "next" and
>> optionally "previous" button on the window you view a tool in; this lets
>> you easily view each tool. This goes for the wide angle shop pictures as
>> well. Basic rule of thumb: always provide multuple ways for the user to
>> access your information.
>>
>> But nevertheless, a website to be really proud of.
>>
>> PK
>
>
On Sun, 06 Feb 2005 03:47:51 GMT, "Jeff P." <[email protected]>
wrote:
>www.sawdustcentral.com
>
>I just finished a complete redesign of my website and I'm quite happy with
>it finally. I thank all of you that replied to my survey regarding the
>speed of your internet connection. This was a bit of an eye opener as I had
>thought that the majority of you would be on broadband. The fact that
>probably about 2/3's of you were still on dial up caused me to trim down the
>size and quality of the graphics on my site but I think it looks even better
>than ever. I spent probably 2 weeks redesigning everything and I thought I
>was pretty happy. Then I did the survey and saw some other better looking
>sites and I went back to the drawing board. This time I did an even more
>extensive redo including new logos, graphics, updated text styles and most
>importantly I got rid of the frames. I was finding that when I did a Google
>search to see if my site was showing up that more often than not I would
>navigate into the site and end up in the wrong frame. I know there are
>other ways I could solve this problem but let's just say that I like it
>better the way it is now. Anyway, thanks again for the input and please,
>please send me some feedback on the new site.
>
>Thanks much
Thanks Jeff. The site looks nice and it loads fast for me. I also like
the projects.
Overall, a good design.
--RC
Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit;
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad
-- Suzie B
Jeff P. wrote:
> find that stuff. That's one of the drawbacks of using a WYSIWYG editor.
And still so, so worth it. People are always yelling at me about how crappy
my machine-generated HTML looks, but since I never look at my
machine-generated HTML, I couldn't care less. :)
--
Michael McIntyre ---- Silvan <[email protected]>
Linux fanatic, and certified Geek; registered Linux user #243621
http://www.geocities.com/Paris/Rue/5407/
http://rosegarden.sourceforge.net/tutorial/
"Jeff P." wrote in message
> www.sawdustcentral.com
>
> I just finished a complete redesign of my website and I'm quite happy with
> it finally.
Hi Jeff,
You have every reason to be proud. You've combined graphics and text into an
informative, easy to load, and easy to read presentation. The who, what,
where ,why and how are all covered nicely, and your writing is clear and
concise. If this is your first attempt, and judging from your obvious
woodworking skills, you're a talented fellow indeed.
About the only thing I don't like, and this is a personal preference so take
it with a grain of salt, is the added background shadows on the pictures of
your projects. IMO, they detract from the crispness of the details in your
work.
Excellent job!
--
www.e-woodshop.net
Last update: 11/06/04
Thanks! I didn't use Frontpage I used Dreamweaver MX. I'll be getting rid
of the drop down menu and using a slide show of some sort. I'm also working
on a Quicktime VR tour of the shop as I type this. I think it's done. It's
kind of crude but it's my first photo seaming project and I didn't work too
hard at I just wanted to learn the process.
--
Jeff P.
A truck carrying copies of Roget's Thesaurus over-turned on the
highway. The local newspaper reported that the onlookers were
"stunned, overwhelmed, astonished, bewildered, and dumfounded."
Check out my woodshop at: www.sawdustcentral.com
"Junkyard Engineer" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Hey Jeff ! Really impressive work !
>
> The drop down list for your shop pictures is a bit out of touch with the
> quality of the entire site.
>
> Don't hesitate to use Javascript. Too much gain vs problems. Go check this
> site for custom pics gallery http://jalbum.net/extras.jsp
>
> Did you use Frontpage 2003 to build it ? Again, really great work,
> everything fits in a screen, I like that.
>
>
>
> "Jeff P." <[email protected]> a écrit dans le message de news:
> [email protected]...
> > www.sawdustcentral.com
> >
> > I just finished a complete redesign of my website and I'm quite happy
with
> > it finally. I thank all of you that replied to my survey regarding the
> > speed of your internet connection. This was a bit of an eye opener as I
> > had
> > thought that the majority of you would be on broadband. The fact that
> > probably about 2/3's of you were still on dial up caused me to trim down
> > the
> > size and quality of the graphics on my site but I think it looks even
> > better
> > than ever. I spent probably 2 weeks redesigning everything and I
thought
> > I
> > was pretty happy. Then I did the survey and saw some other better
looking
> > sites and I went back to the drawing board. This time I did an even
more
> > extensive redo including new logos, graphics, updated text styles and
most
> > importantly I got rid of the frames. I was finding that when I did a
> > Google
> > search to see if my site was showing up that more often than not I would
> > navigate into the site and end up in the wrong frame. I know there are
> > other ways I could solve this problem but let's just say that I like it
> > better the way it is now. Anyway, thanks again for the input and
please,
> > please send me some feedback on the new site.
> >
> > Thanks much
> >
> > --
> > Jeff P.
> >
> > "A new study shows that licking the sweat off a frog
> > can cure depression. The down side is, the minute
> > you stop licking, the frog gets depressed again." - Jay Leno
> >
> >
> > Check out my woodshop at: www.sawdustcentral.com
> >
> >
> >
>
>
No I haven't Robert. There are too many things I want to do and Java is too
valuable a tool not to use. All modern browsers support it (I think so, at
least) so I'm not too worried about loosing anyone.
--
Jeff P.
A truck carrying copies of Roget's Thesaurus over-turned on the
highway. The local newspaper reported that the onlookers were
"stunned, overwhelmed, astonished, bewildered, and dumfounded."
Check out my woodshop at: www.sawdustcentral.com
"Robert Bonomi" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> Have you tried your site _without_ Javascript enabled?
>
> In article <[email protected]>,
> Jeff P. <[email protected]> wrote:
> >Good ideas Paul, thanks. I'll implement a next/previous function soon.
I
> >did finally manage to keep all the given popups from a specific area in
the
> >same window. I also managed to have that window regain focus when
loading
> >subsequent pages. The problem was that each popup was loading it's own
> >browser window AND would remain hidden bellow the main window so you
might
> >loose track of it. Problem solved. This took all morning..big sigh. Do
me
> >a favor and check out my shop page and use the drop down menu with the
> >larger shop photos. Let me know if this makes it more functional. I
think
> >so.
> >
> >--
> >Jeff P.
> >
> >A truck carrying copies of Roget's Thesaurus over-turned on the
> >highway. The local newspaper reported that the onlookers were
> >"stunned, overwhelmed, astonished, bewildered, and dumfounded."
> >
> >
> >Check out my woodshop at: www.sawdustcentral.com
> >
> >
> >"Paul Kierstead" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> >news:[email protected]...
> >> Jeff P. wrote:
> >> > www.sawdustcentral.com
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >> Really, really great looking site. You have a very good touch with
> >> graphics and layout for a non-pro. Pleasing and easy to read.
> >>
> >> Now for the nits: Well, actually, not many at all. My one "serious" nit
> >> isn't that big of a deal on a site the size of yours, but anyway it is
a
> >> thought and applies to the time I spent going though the shop photos.
> >> Going though all the shop bits is a click item, read window, close
> >> window, click next item, remember which item I have missed/already
> >> clicked, click wrong item, etc. You scheme is great if you want to
> >> quickly access the data on *one* tool, but not so great if you want to
> >> browse all of the tools. The simple solution is to provide a "next" and
> >> optionally "previous" button on the window you view a tool in; this
lets
> >> you easily view each tool. This goes for the wide angle shop pictures
as
> >> well. Basic rule of thumb: always provide multuple ways for the user to
> >> access your information.
> >>
> >> But nevertheless, a website to be really proud of.
> >>
> >> PK
> >
> >
>
>
"TWS" <[email protected]> wrote:
> 1) the 'Here' links on the Computer Desk page are broken.
Problem fixed.
> 2) It would be nice to be able to see high resolution pictures by
> clicking on the photos for those of us who do have broadband
> connections.
I did limit the pic size to about 350 to 400 pixels in their largest
dimension. I've got 3gb of bandwidth a month which is probably way more
than I'll use but if I put up megapixel images I'll be out of bandwidth
before you know it. If you really want larger pics feel free to drop me a
line and I can fire off one to you.
> Finally, your shop looks too damned clean to have been really used for
> anything. Fess up, where were these pieces really made? ;-)
I know, I know. I claimed that I'd post a picture of the shop in it's more
messy state but whenever it gets really messy I end up cleaning before I
remember to snap a picture.
--
Jeff P.
"A new study shows that licking the sweat off a frog
can cure depression. The down side is, the minute
you stop licking, the frog gets depressed again." - Jay Leno
Check out my woodshop at: www.sawdustcentral.com
LOL, oh man, do you know what you've just done??? NOW, I'm going to have to
do one of those dang panarama things. Once the seed is planted there's no
turning back. Thanks a lot. I'll probably do a next/previous button thing
too. Not a bad Idea. I did finally solve the problem of keeping all the
popup windows in the same window and having them retain focus when you load
the next item in it. Only all fricking morning to solve THAT problem.
Geez.
--
Jeff P.
A truck carrying copies of Roget's Thesaurus over-turned on the
highway. The local newspaper reported that the onlookers were
"stunned, overwhelmed, astonished, bewildered, and dumfounded."
Check out my woodshop at: www.sawdustcentral.com
<[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Hey Jeff...
>
> That's a really nice job on the web site. I have cable so everything
> loads instantly and I'm using FireFox for a browser (who isn't) so
> that probably helps.
>
> I like everything and have one comment... someone else beat me to it,
> but I think its valid. Consider a "slide show" approach much like a
> powerpoint presentation with buttons going forward and back so
> visitors can move ahead and back, but includes a section "home" button
> that will take them back to the 1st shot in the section.
>
> Whenever I see a bunch of pix of a shop I always wonder if they've
> made any kind of java panarama deal that would allow visitors the
> option of just moving their mouse around and thereby panning around
> the room. Realtors use it to show homes. It would be slick on your
> site.
>
> BTW, your shop is so clean and well-organized it inspired me to vacumn
> my shop this morning. Of course, it still looks like crap, but at
> least I'm not tracking sawdust around the house <BG>. That shop is an
> inspiration, but yeah... you've got to show at least one shot with the
> sawdust and chips flying.
>
> Mike
>
> On Sun, 06 Feb 2005 03:47:51 GMT, "Jeff P." <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> >www.sawdustcentral.com
> >
> >I just finished a complete redesign of my website and I'm quite happy
with
> >it finally. I thank all of you that replied to my survey regarding the
> >speed of your internet connection. This was a bit of an eye opener as I
had
> >thought that the majority of you would be on broadband. The fact that
> >probably about 2/3's of you were still on dial up caused me to trim down
the
> >size and quality of the graphics on my site but I think it looks even
better
> >than ever. I spent probably 2 weeks redesigning everything and I thought
I
> >was pretty happy. Then I did the survey and saw some other better
looking
> >sites and I went back to the drawing board. This time I did an even more
> >extensive redo including new logos, graphics, updated text styles and
most
> >importantly I got rid of the frames. I was finding that when I did a
Google
> >search to see if my site was showing up that more often than not I would
> >navigate into the site and end up in the wrong frame. I know there are
> >other ways I could solve this problem but let's just say that I like it
> >better the way it is now. Anyway, thanks again for the input and please,
> >please send me some feedback on the new site.
> >
> >Thanks much
>
"Jeff P." <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> www.sawdustcentral.com
>
> I just finished a complete redesign of my website and I'm quite happy with
> it finally. I thank all of you that replied to my survey regarding the
> speed of your internet connection. This was a bit of an eye opener as I
> had
> thought that the majority of you would be on broadband. The fact that
> probably about 2/3's of you were still on dial up caused me to trim down
> the
> size and quality of the graphics on my site but I think it looks even
> better
> than ever>
>
> Check out my woodshop at: www.sawdustcentral.com
>
>
>
Looks nice and clean. The graphics are fine on my screen. Even if they were
larger when you click on them should be no problem. That setup gives you a
choice, quick overview or optional higher detail if you have the time.
You have a nice shop there also.
--
Ed
http://pages.cthome.net/edhome/
Oh heck, nevermind. The popups are opening in the same window but they're
still loosing focus. Forget it. I'll change this and just load as a whole
new page and maybe do a slideshow thing. We'll see.
--
Jeff P.
A truck carrying copies of Roget's Thesaurus over-turned on the
highway. The local newspaper reported that the onlookers were
"stunned, overwhelmed, astonished, bewildered, and dumfounded."
Check out my woodshop at: www.sawdustcentral.com
"Jeff P." <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Good ideas Paul, thanks. I'll implement a next/previous function soon. I
> did finally manage to keep all the given popups from a specific area in
the
> same window. I also managed to have that window regain focus when loading
> subsequent pages. The problem was that each popup was loading it's own
> browser window AND would remain hidden bellow the main window so you might
> loose track of it. Problem solved. This took all morning..big sigh. Do
me
> a favor and check out my shop page and use the drop down menu with the
> larger shop photos. Let me know if this makes it more functional. I
think
> so.
>
> --
> Jeff P.
>
> A truck carrying copies of Roget's Thesaurus over-turned on the
> highway. The local newspaper reported that the onlookers were
> "stunned, overwhelmed, astonished, bewildered, and dumfounded."
>
>
> Check out my woodshop at: www.sawdustcentral.com
>
>
> "Paul Kierstead" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > Jeff P. wrote:
> > > www.sawdustcentral.com
> > >
> >
> >
> > Really, really great looking site. You have a very good touch with
> > graphics and layout for a non-pro. Pleasing and easy to read.
> >
> > Now for the nits: Well, actually, not many at all. My one "serious" nit
> > isn't that big of a deal on a site the size of yours, but anyway it is a
> > thought and applies to the time I spent going though the shop photos.
> > Going though all the shop bits is a click item, read window, close
> > window, click next item, remember which item I have missed/already
> > clicked, click wrong item, etc. You scheme is great if you want to
> > quickly access the data on *one* tool, but not so great if you want to
> > browse all of the tools. The simple solution is to provide a "next" and
> > optionally "previous" button on the window you view a tool in; this lets
> > you easily view each tool. This goes for the wide angle shop pictures as
> > well. Basic rule of thumb: always provide multuple ways for the user to
> > access your information.
> >
> > But nevertheless, a website to be really proud of.
> >
> > PK
>
>
That's probably because the windows are created to a specific size without
resize handles. They should allow scroll bars though. The images are all
optimized to the extreme so I think you'll be disappointed if you do that.
If you use Opera as a web browser you can zoom the entire window.
--
Jeff P.
A truck carrying copies of Roget's Thesaurus over-turned on the
highway. The local newspaper reported that the onlookers were
"stunned, overwhelmed, astonished, bewildered, and dumfounded."
Check out my woodshop at: www.sawdustcentral.com
"Mortimer Schnerd, RN" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Jeff P. wrote:
> >> 2) It would be nice to be able to see high resolution pictures by
> >> clicking on the photos for those of us who do have broadband
> >> connections.
> >
> > I did limit the pic size to about 350 to 400 pixels in their largest
> > dimension. I've got 3gb of bandwidth a month which is probably way more
> > than I'll use but if I put up megapixel images I'll be out of bandwidth
> > before you know it. If you really want larger pics feel free to drop me
a
> > line and I can fire off one to you.
>
>
> I normally get around the too small photos by right clicking and selecting
"zoom
> in". For whatever reason, your site limits the size of the window so that
when
> I zoom in, I end up with only a portion of the content of that window
showing.
>
> And I agree... it's much too clean. You must be like me: after I bought
all
> those machines, I couldn't afford any wood!
>
>
>
>
> --
> Mortimer Schnerd, RN
>
> [email protected]
>
>
>
>
Jeff P. wrote:
> www.sawdustcentral.com
>
> I just finished a complete redesign of my website and I'm quite happy with
> it finally. I thank all of you that replied to my survey regarding the
> speed of your internet connection. This was a bit of an eye opener as I had
> thought that the majority of you would be on broadband. The fact that
> probably about 2/3's of you were still on dial up caused me to trim down the
> size and quality of the graphics on my site but I think it looks even better
> than ever. I spent probably 2 weeks redesigning everything and I thought I
> was pretty happy. Then I did the survey and saw some other better looking
> sites and I went back to the drawing board. This time I did an even more
> extensive redo including new logos, graphics, updated text styles and most
> importantly I got rid of the frames. I was finding that when I did a Google
> search to see if my site was showing up that more often than not I would
> navigate into the site and end up in the wrong frame. I know there are
> other ways I could solve this problem but let's just say that I like it
> better the way it is now. Anyway, thanks again for the input and please,
> please send me some feedback on the new site.
>
> Thanks much
>
Haven't had a chance to do more than glance at it but I did notice that
you are using CSS. Good on you! But then I noticed that you are still
going ahead and doing all of those things with inline tags that CSS does
so much better on its own so you are building in maintenance headaches
for the future. Same thing with using tables for formatting rather than
tabular information. Getting rid of them can be a major PITA but in the
long run it is almost always worth it.
Oh BTW, have you run your HTML and CSS through the appropriate
validation suites? They are wonderful at turning up little gotchas (and
sometimes som major ones in the case of my site) that sometimes cause
odd glitches.
Oh yeah -- what I've seen of the site looks clean and well-balanced.
--
John McGaw
[Knoxville, TN, USA]
http://johnmcgaw.com
Jeff P. wrote:
>> 2) It would be nice to be able to see high resolution pictures by
>> clicking on the photos for those of us who do have broadband
>> connections.
>
> I did limit the pic size to about 350 to 400 pixels in their largest
> dimension. I've got 3gb of bandwidth a month which is probably way more
> than I'll use but if I put up megapixel images I'll be out of bandwidth
> before you know it. If you really want larger pics feel free to drop me a
> line and I can fire off one to you.
I normally get around the too small photos by right clicking and selecting "zoom
in". For whatever reason, your site limits the size of the window so that when
I zoom in, I end up with only a portion of the content of that window showing.
And I agree... it's much too clean. You must be like me: after I bought all
those machines, I couldn't afford any wood!
--
Mortimer Schnerd, RN
[email protected]
Hey Jeff ! Really impressive work !
The drop down list for your shop pictures is a bit out of touch with the
quality of the entire site.
Don't hesitate to use Javascript. Too much gain vs problems. Go check this
site for custom pics gallery http://jalbum.net/extras.jsp
Did you use Frontpage 2003 to build it ? Again, really great work,
everything fits in a screen, I like that.
"Jeff P." <[email protected]> a écrit dans le message de news:
[email protected]...
> www.sawdustcentral.com
>
> I just finished a complete redesign of my website and I'm quite happy with
> it finally. I thank all of you that replied to my survey regarding the
> speed of your internet connection. This was a bit of an eye opener as I
> had
> thought that the majority of you would be on broadband. The fact that
> probably about 2/3's of you were still on dial up caused me to trim down
> the
> size and quality of the graphics on my site but I think it looks even
> better
> than ever. I spent probably 2 weeks redesigning everything and I thought
> I
> was pretty happy. Then I did the survey and saw some other better looking
> sites and I went back to the drawing board. This time I did an even more
> extensive redo including new logos, graphics, updated text styles and most
> importantly I got rid of the frames. I was finding that when I did a
> Google
> search to see if my site was showing up that more often than not I would
> navigate into the site and end up in the wrong frame. I know there are
> other ways I could solve this problem but let's just say that I like it
> better the way it is now. Anyway, thanks again for the input and please,
> please send me some feedback on the new site.
>
> Thanks much
>
> --
> Jeff P.
>
> "A new study shows that licking the sweat off a frog
> can cure depression. The down side is, the minute
> you stop licking, the frog gets depressed again." - Jay Leno
>
>
> Check out my woodshop at: www.sawdustcentral.com
>
>
>
[upper snip]
> Anyway, thanks again for the input and please,
> please send me some feedback on the new site.
> Thanks much
> --
> Jeff P.
>
>
Jeff, I have to say I think it is an absolutely superior quality site as to how it
looks and operates, it is an aesthetically pleasing site to look at. It is also faster
than any site I have ever clicked through (seen a few others too), though I have
a cable connection. It is a hard thing to get me to "like" any of most websites
out there but yours works well for me.
I do have a few critiques... sent those in an email to ya.
--
Alex
cravdraa_at-yahoo_dot-com
http://www.e-sword.net/
OOPS! Problem solved. Thanks.
--
Jeff P.
"A new study shows that licking the sweat off a frog
can cure depression. The down side is, the minute
you stop licking, the frog gets depressed again." - Jay Leno
Check out my woodshop at: www.sawdustcentral.com
"TWS" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Nice site Jeff. Clean lines and well organized. Two observations
> about the site:
> 1) the 'Here' links on the Computer Desk page are broken.
> 2) It would be nice to be able to see high resolution pictures by
> clicking on the photos for those of us who do have broadband
> connections.
>
> Finally, your shop looks too damned clean to have been really used for
> anything. Fess up, where were these pieces really made? ;-)
>
> TWS
>
"Jeff P." <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Good ideas Paul, thanks. I'll implement a next/previous function soon. I
> did finally manage to keep all the given popups from a specific area in
the
> same window. I also managed to have that window regain focus when loading
> subsequent pages. The problem was that each popup was loading it's own
> browser window AND would remain hidden bellow the main window so you might
> loose track of it. Problem solved. This took all morning..big sigh. Do
me
> a favor and check out my shop page and use the drop down menu with the
> larger shop photos. Let me know if this makes it more functional. I
think
> so.
>
Just tried it Jeff and I got a new popup for each thumbnail. Not sure if
this is what you meant, but I understood what you said to mean that clicking
on different thumbnails would pop it up in the already open popup window.
--
-Mike-
[email protected]
Good ideas Paul, thanks. I'll implement a next/previous function soon. I
did finally manage to keep all the given popups from a specific area in the
same window. I also managed to have that window regain focus when loading
subsequent pages. The problem was that each popup was loading it's own
browser window AND would remain hidden bellow the main window so you might
loose track of it. Problem solved. This took all morning..big sigh. Do me
a favor and check out my shop page and use the drop down menu with the
larger shop photos. Let me know if this makes it more functional. I think
so.
--
Jeff P.
A truck carrying copies of Roget's Thesaurus over-turned on the
highway. The local newspaper reported that the onlookers were
"stunned, overwhelmed, astonished, bewildered, and dumfounded."
Check out my woodshop at: www.sawdustcentral.com
"Paul Kierstead" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Jeff P. wrote:
> > www.sawdustcentral.com
> >
>
>
> Really, really great looking site. You have a very good touch with
> graphics and layout for a non-pro. Pleasing and easy to read.
>
> Now for the nits: Well, actually, not many at all. My one "serious" nit
> isn't that big of a deal on a site the size of yours, but anyway it is a
> thought and applies to the time I spent going though the shop photos.
> Going though all the shop bits is a click item, read window, close
> window, click next item, remember which item I have missed/already
> clicked, click wrong item, etc. You scheme is great if you want to
> quickly access the data on *one* tool, but not so great if you want to
> browse all of the tools. The simple solution is to provide a "next" and
> optionally "previous" button on the window you view a tool in; this lets
> you easily view each tool. This goes for the wide angle shop pictures as
> well. Basic rule of thumb: always provide multuple ways for the user to
> access your information.
>
> But nevertheless, a website to be really proud of.
>
> PK
Had a minor problem on my index page that was only visible in the Opera web
browser. Fixed it this morning. The tables were sized wrong and were
showing gaps that allowed the background to show through. Man, it's
annoying to have it show up correctly in 2 out of three browsers and any be
messed up in the third. Geez.
--
Jeff P.
A truck carrying copies of Roget's Thesaurus over-turned on the
highway. The local newspaper reported that the onlookers were
"stunned, overwhelmed, astonished, bewildered, and dumfounded."
Check out my woodshop at: www.sawdustcentral.com
"Jeff P." <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> www.sawdustcentral.com
>
> I just finished a complete redesign of my website and I'm quite happy with
> it finally. I thank all of you that replied to my survey regarding the
> speed of your internet connection. This was a bit of an eye opener as I
had
> thought that the majority of you would be on broadband. The fact that
> probably about 2/3's of you were still on dial up caused me to trim down
the
> size and quality of the graphics on my site but I think it looks even
better
> than ever. I spent probably 2 weeks redesigning everything and I thought
I
> was pretty happy. Then I did the survey and saw some other better looking
> sites and I went back to the drawing board. This time I did an even more
> extensive redo including new logos, graphics, updated text styles and most
> importantly I got rid of the frames. I was finding that when I did a
Google
> search to see if my site was showing up that more often than not I would
> navigate into the site and end up in the wrong frame. I know there are
> other ways I could solve this problem but let's just say that I like it
> better the way it is now. Anyway, thanks again for the input and please,
> please send me some feedback on the new site.
>
> Thanks much
>
> --
> Jeff P.
>
> "A new study shows that licking the sweat off a frog
> can cure depression. The down side is, the minute
> you stop licking, the frog gets depressed again." - Jay Leno
>
>
> Check out my woodshop at: www.sawdustcentral.com
>
>
>
Jeff P. wrote:
> www.sawdustcentral.com
>
Really, really great looking site. You have a very good touch with
graphics and layout for a non-pro. Pleasing and easy to read.
Now for the nits: Well, actually, not many at all. My one "serious" nit
isn't that big of a deal on a site the size of yours, but anyway it is a
thought and applies to the time I spent going though the shop photos.
Going though all the shop bits is a click item, read window, close
window, click next item, remember which item I have missed/already
clicked, click wrong item, etc. You scheme is great if you want to
quickly access the data on *one* tool, but not so great if you want to
browse all of the tools. The simple solution is to provide a "next" and
optionally "previous" button on the window you view a tool in; this lets
you easily view each tool. This goes for the wide angle shop pictures as
well. Basic rule of thumb: always provide multuple ways for the user to
access your information.
But nevertheless, a website to be really proud of.
PK
Hey Jeff...
That's a really nice job on the web site. I have cable so everything
loads instantly and I'm using FireFox for a browser (who isn't) so
that probably helps.
I like everything and have one comment... someone else beat me to it,
but I think its valid. Consider a "slide show" approach much like a
powerpoint presentation with buttons going forward and back so
visitors can move ahead and back, but includes a section "home" button
that will take them back to the 1st shot in the section.
Whenever I see a bunch of pix of a shop I always wonder if they've
made any kind of java panarama deal that would allow visitors the
option of just moving their mouse around and thereby panning around
the room. Realtors use it to show homes. It would be slick on your
site.
BTW, your shop is so clean and well-organized it inspired me to vacumn
my shop this morning. Of course, it still looks like crap, but at
least I'm not tracking sawdust around the house <BG>. That shop is an
inspiration, but yeah... you've got to show at least one shot with the
sawdust and chips flying.
Mike
On Sun, 06 Feb 2005 03:47:51 GMT, "Jeff P." <[email protected]>
wrote:
>www.sawdustcentral.com
>
>I just finished a complete redesign of my website and I'm quite happy with
>it finally. I thank all of you that replied to my survey regarding the
>speed of your internet connection. This was a bit of an eye opener as I had
>thought that the majority of you would be on broadband. The fact that
>probably about 2/3's of you were still on dial up caused me to trim down the
>size and quality of the graphics on my site but I think it looks even better
>than ever. I spent probably 2 weeks redesigning everything and I thought I
>was pretty happy. Then I did the survey and saw some other better looking
>sites and I went back to the drawing board. This time I did an even more
>extensive redo including new logos, graphics, updated text styles and most
>importantly I got rid of the frames. I was finding that when I did a Google
>search to see if my site was showing up that more often than not I would
>navigate into the site and end up in the wrong frame. I know there are
>other ways I could solve this problem but let's just say that I like it
>better the way it is now. Anyway, thanks again for the input and please,
>please send me some feedback on the new site.
>
>Thanks much
Thanks Larry. I found that font tag issue in a few other locations as well.
I got rid of them but I didn't really go and search them out. I think
what's happening is when I'm formatting a cell I typically try a bunch of
different layouts before deciding on a particular look. In the process a
bunch of crap like that gets left behind. I'll go over it and try to clean
it out. I'm no html programmer, however, so it takes me a bit longer to
find that stuff. That's one of the drawbacks of using a WYSIWYG editor.
Thanks much,
--
Jeff P.
"A new study shows that licking the sweat off a frog
can cure depression. The down side is, the minute
you stop licking, the frog gets depressed again." - Jay Leno
Check out my woodshop at: www.sawdustcentral.com
"Larry Bud" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> > extensive redo including new logos, graphics, updated text styles and
> most
> > importantly I got rid of the frames.
>
> No frames, thank God!
>
> Very nice job there Jeff. Very clean looking.
>
> Couple issues with the source code, but no biggies... For example, on
> the <font> tag, you have FOUR of them nested within each other (this is
> from the home page):
>
> <font color="#E7E7DE"><font color="#E7E7DE"><font
> color="#E7E7DE"><font color="#E7E7DE"><font color="#000000"><img
> src="Images/me.jpg" width="138" height="175"
> align="left"></font></font></font></font><font color="#000000">
>
> <font> tags are totally uncessary when the only content within them is
> an <img>, but this isn't going to break anything.
>
> Sorry, I nitpick since this is what I do (for a living... not
> nitpick!).
>
On Sun, 06 Feb 2005 03:47:51 GMT, "Jeff P." <[email protected]>
wrote:
>www.sawdustcentral.com
>
>I just finished a complete redesign of my website and I'm quite happy with
>it finally. I thank all of you that replied to my survey regarding the
>speed of your internet connection. This was a bit of an eye opener as I had
>thought that the majority of you would be on broadband. The fact that
>probably about 2/3's of you were still on dial up caused me to trim down the
>size and quality of the graphics on my site but I think it looks even better
>than ever. I spent probably 2 weeks redesigning everything and I thought I
>was pretty happy. Then I did the survey and saw some other better looking
>sites and I went back to the drawing board. This time I did an even more
>extensive redo including new logos, graphics, updated text styles and most
>importantly I got rid of the frames. I was finding that when I did a Google
>search to see if my site was showing up that more often than not I would
>navigate into the site and end up in the wrong frame. I know there are
>other ways I could solve this problem but let's just say that I like it
>better the way it is now. Anyway, thanks again for the input and please,
>please send me some feedback on the new site.
>
>Thanks much
Really nice site layout, it's clean and easy to navigate. You're
projects aren't too bad either. :-)
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The absence of accidents does not mean the presence of safety
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Nice site Jeff. Clean lines and well organized. Two observations
about the site:
1) the 'Here' links on the Computer Desk page are broken.
2) It would be nice to be able to see high resolution pictures by
clicking on the photos for those of us who do have broadband
connections.
Finally, your shop looks too damned clean to have been really used for
anything. Fess up, where were these pieces really made? ;-)
TWS