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  1. Should I start from scratch?

    in Beginners Web Design

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    I agree with newseed - I would just leave the old one alone and start fresh on a new design. One comment...I would not focus on how to make tables, but rather how to use CSS divs. We are here to help if you have any specific questions. :)

     

    Just think of divs as boxes that you place on your site. The fun is trying to fit all the boxes together to make a pleasing layout. Here is where you might start:

     

     

     

     

    Content goes here

     

     

     

    Then you would just use CSS to position those divs. For example (and these are VERY general):

     

    #container {

    width: 850px;

    margin: 20px auto;

    }

     

    #header {

    width:830px;

    margin: 0 auto;

    }

     

    #navigation {

    width: 830px;

    height: 40px;

    margin: 10px auto;

    }

     

    #content {

    width: 830px;

    margin: 0 auto;

    }

     

    #footer {

    width: 830px;

    margin: 0 auto;

    }

     

    When I was learning, it always helped me to see things typed out. Let us know what questions you have!

  3. Drop "box" navigation?

    in CSS

    Posted

    Thanks for the links, Ben. :) Sorry for not being clear - it's the 2 or 3 column drop down that my client likes. It's a custom home builder and in one section, they will have over 20 items in the drop down. When I designed their first site, the length of the drop down was an issue on short pages, so now we want to try the columns to prevent that.

     

    I was kind of hoping there would be a script out there. lol I guess I'll have to study the whitehouse site....

  4. Drop "box" navigation?

    in CSS

    Posted

    If you wanted to find a tutorial on how to make a navigation like what is on the new whitehouse.gov site, what search terms would you use? I've seen this type of navigation elsewhere but I can't find the examples right now. I've also seen this type of layout used on sitemaps where you click on the sitemap link in the upper right corner of the page and the sitemap eases down (jquery?) and the links are arranged in a large box.

     

    Help?

  5. I'm getting spammed to death.

    in PHP

    Posted

    Anyway' date=' instead of using math problems, what about answers to simple questions like, "What color is grass?" or "What color is snow?", .[/quote'] Any bets on how long it'll be before Kyle swoops in and reminds you of the colorblind folks :lol: :lol: :lol:

     

    I ARE one of the colorblind folks! :lol::D I may not see green when I look at the grass, but I know it's green. :D

  6. I'm getting spammed to death.

    in PHP

    Posted · Edited by Susie

    There are some captchas that are not difficult to read. I think the one on my site is pretty easy on the eyes. And I think the idea there (using the images) is that computers can't "read" the images so it must be a real person filling in the form. (I know you know that...just thinking aloud here ;) ). Anyway, instead of using math problems, what about answers to simple questions like, "What color is grass?" or "What color is snow?", or "Is fire hot or cold?" I've seen some use that kind of thing...

     

    Have you checked out Mike Cherim's contact form script?

     

    ETA: Oops! Here's a more current version.

  7. How to put meta tags behind photos?

    in Beginners Web Design

    Posted

    I can't imagine how you could put meta tags behind photos...unless I've missed something along the way. You can, however, specify information about the photo in the alt tag.

     

    Photo description here

     

    In general, images that are purely decorative do not need anything in the alt tag and can be written like this:

     

    imagename.jpg

     

    Images that are important to the content of the page should have something in the alt tag. It should be just a few short words that clearly explain what is seen in the image.

     

    I will say that I doubt that it's beneficial to load the alt tag with keywords, so I would recommend against that.

  12. Shopping Cart that allows "selling" rental items?

    in Advanced Web Design

    Posted

    I was wondering if anyone has ever come across a shopping cart that allows customers to reserve and pay for rental items. For example, I found this Joomla extension that is similar to what I need. This extension, however, doesn't allow the addition of delivery with courier charges (according to the 1 review). I also found this option, but it doesn't look like software for which I can buy a license.

     

    Ideas? :)

  18. New client - new question? Ecommerce/shopping carts?

    in Advanced Web Design

    Posted

    I just took a quick look at that video about foxycart and then remembered that I *have* looked at that one! lol Duh @ me. Anyway, one of my clients was insistent upon not using a cart with a monthly fee, so foxycart and e-junkie were out. I used Cube Cart for that one. I am just a cart newbie, but I sure hated working with that one. Maybe it was just me, though. Anyway, it doesn't sound like they need anything very big and complicated. Foxycart or e-junkie might be the ticket.

  22. CMSMS - trouble entering db info for install

    in Blogs and CMS

    Posted

     

    In the past I believe I entered the account name before the db name and username in the fields with _ after (but not the password, like this

    db name: catfish_ccccccc

    username: catfish_aaaaaaa

    password: bbbbbbbb

     

     

    This is usually how I have to set it up. Can you go back into your control panel and look at the database name/user name? I would verify that I have the account name (the part before the _ ) correct.

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