Improvements?

[danhodge]

Hey guys

 

I have recently gotten Flash CS5, and since i have neither Fireworks or Photoshop, im using it for graphics and such, so this is the most recent template i have created, which uses an editted picture from google as part of the navbar background.

 

Im hoping for a lot of feedback on this site, on coding and graphics, as im still pretty new to coding, and i need all the help i can get since all i know about coding is through this sites forum and google

 

The link: http://theskatestore.net63.net/

 

By the way, the nav bar is coded, not created by flash

 

Thanks a lot,

Danny

[Andrea]

I like the skateboard, but not too fond of the background. The 'plank' on top reminds me too much of the graphics of the 90s, and the pinstripe in the rest of the body looks like a 'force match'. Keep in mind, so, that thinks like that are just personal, and thus very subjective, opinions

 

However, your positioning is off - I'm viewing in FX with a width of 1280 and only :"The Skate Store" is centered, everything else is too far to the right. Plus, the navigation is too wide, I see 'Contact" under the "Home". And your footer is squashed to the upper right.

[coollew]

Here is a screenshot :

http://i17.photobuck...reenShot004.jpg

looks the same for me in IE 8 -chrome and firefox.

takes forever to load the 1527x88-63.1kb background image for the menu (mabey the cause of the horazontial scrolling)

I do like the Board:)

[danhodge]

Andrea, im not sure how the positioning is off, as i have coded the width as a percentage, and i have put it in the code:

margin-left: auto;
margin-right: auto;

 

As for the plank, if i had time, i should of spent longer trying to find a better picture, as i was hoping it would have a more dynamic appearance, but i will take it into consideration

 

 

 

Coollew, I just checked on all browsers and it seems fine, im not sure if i accidentally fixed it in updating it, it would be great if you could recheck?

 

I seem to of made the same mistake twice and coded for Opera, and forgotten to check the others... i need a better routine :L

 

 

Thanks for the advice

[danhodge]

Dammit :S

 

How would i fix that?

[Andrea]

What are you after - to have the top part (title and navigation) and it's background run the entire width (whatever that is) and the content part centered, or can the tiled and nav (including its plank) be limited to the #website division?

[danhodge]

The nav bar to go the entire width, but so that it doesn't need horizontal scrolling...