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Posted by Neredbojias on 02/12/06 21:16
With neither quill nor qualm, xyZed quothed:
> 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?
There's nothing wrong with using templates although one should be
capable of adjusting them for mistakes and to more-or-less fine-tune for
personal taste. However, I just visited at your site and agree heartily
with Jonathon. Your site looks great! Possibly you are "bored" with
its appearance through familiarity (-"familiarity breeds contempt"), but
to me it seems quite professional and synergistic in aspect. I'd only
make minor changes if any and would certainly not use any foreign
template.
Javascript does not work with javascript turned off in the client
browser so it should be used in non-essential ways only. XP sp2 doesn't
"blanket-block" javascript but there is some kind of setting for "active
content" which is in typical Microsoft fashion defaulted to off and
should be turned on. (-That may be a local-only setting or the
opposite; I just didn't care enough to futz with it to find out.)
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Neredbojias
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