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Posted by Jonathan N. Little on 02/12/06 15:58
xyZed wrote:
> I've built up my site over 5 years using XHTML and CSS. It's never
> looked great or fancy - or even professional? but I've always felt
> simple is best and was keen to have it work in as many circumstances
> as possible.
>
> I've just purchased Dreamweaver 8 and to be honest, the CSS designed
> templates look great. They make my site look amateurish in comparison.
> I now want to make my site look professional because I'm going to rely
> on it for my sole income from now on and I'm very tempted to use these
> templates.
>
> I don't have time to develop the markup and site design to a more
> professional standard myself, I need to invest my time in adding
> content. My question is, should I do a total redesign based on one of
> the Dreamweaver 8 templates which use CSS and XHTML? My site would
> look great inside one. Are they now up to a good enough standard to
> use? One of the things putting me off is that some use javascript to
> show added links on mousover. Would they still work with java script
> off or would Windows XP service pack 2 systems block the javascript?
On quick look, look fine to me and the markup also looks good, why
bother!!! If you want to change the 'look' of your site,leave the markup
alone and experiment a little with your stylesheet! That's how it is
supposed to be done, don't need DW for that!
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Take care,
Jonathan
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