VO-BB - 20 YEARS OLD!

louzucaro · Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 3:38 pm Post subject: New website

Well, thanks much to Stefania who, by complimenting my old website, reminded me how much I hated it Frown

So I finally built a new one.

I run XP and Vista using IE7...if any of you have a few moments and use different OS's or browsers, would you mind taking a look and seeing if it pretty much looks like this:

(screen shot)

Actual site's here

The top black bar and gradation underneath are supposed to go all the way from left to right, regardless of the width of your display / browser.

Thanks in advance!
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KaraEdwards · Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 3:46 pm Post subject:

It looks good on my computer! The same as the screen shot. Very nice- I like how clean it looks.
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louzucaro · Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 3:49 pm Post subject:

Thanks Kara...what type of computer / web browser do you use, just so I can keep track of yays / nays?
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bobsouer · Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 4:01 pm Post subject:

Lou,

WinXP Pro SP2, Firefox 2.0.0.12, and everything looks very nice, but the black bar and shading don't go all the way from left to right. They extend just a little past both the left and right sides of the lower, main, part of the site.

I'll test it on Linux later this evening and post again after I do.
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CarynClark · Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 4:09 pm Post subject:

Lou, I absolutely love it!!!! It looks fabby. I'm on WindowsXP, IE 7.0. Seriously, top notch.

I just might have to talk with you about a re-design.
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KaraEdwards · Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 4:26 pm Post subject:

Same as Caryn, and I also checked it on Safari on my Macbook- still looks great!
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ronphi · Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 6:00 pm Post subject:

Lou,

I am using Vista, Firefox 2.0.0.12 and see the same thing Bob does. The bar and gradation don't go all the way across. This is quite possibly because I have a wide screen monitor. If I expand the browser window the gap on the sides becomes larger. If I compress the window I can get the bar to go completely across.

Since I got the new monitor I've noticed this with a lot of web sites. The pages may not be programmed with 16x9 aspect ratio in mind. I'm not a web site designer so what the heck do I know.

I just tested on this VO-BB page and it maintains the margins no matter how much I expand.
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louzucaro · Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 6:07 pm Post subject:

Hey all,

Thanks much for the kind words & info Caryn!

Bob and Ron, much appreciated...it should go all the way across regardless of browser / resolution so I think I need to check CSS and see what's going on (since that part is done with a div style).

And thanks again Kara for following up.

A bug hunting I go...
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bobsouer · Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 6:40 pm Post subject:

Lou,

OK. In Mandriva 2008 Linux, Firefox 2.0.0.11 shows up the same way as in Windows XP, with the black bar and gradation only extending a little way past edges of the main lower part of the site.

However, in Opera 9.2.3 (under the same OS), it shows both extended all the way to the edge of the browser and when I resize the browser window they expand or contact with the window.

I hope this is helpful.
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SoundsGreat-Elaine Singer · Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 8:42 pm Post subject:

Looking good Lou - in both IE and Firefox, although I am experiencing the same issue with it not extending full screen in Firefox.
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louzucaro · Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 8:46 pm Post subject:

Yeah, I've since found a couple of references to Firefox not handling negative z-indexing properly for divs.

Since I built the site so quickly, I did it with tables rather than using divs exclusively, so I'll probably have to re-build things over time in a different fashion. Likely I'll have to bump up each div as a result of the Firefox thing.

Thanks!
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Jeffrey Kafer · Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 8:50 pm Post subject:

Jeffrey Kafer · Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 8:52 pm Post subject:

bobsouer · Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 8:53 pm Post subject:

Jeff,

True enough, but I was just trying to be thorough; though if you include European and South American users, the total is substantially more than 3. Laugh

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louzucaro · Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 8:53 pm Post subject:

Hey, I hear ya...but CSS junkies give you the stink eye for 'em all the time Frown

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