Posted by The Magician on 06/01/05 14:24

In article <BEC3B00B.1226B%dorayme@optusnet.com.au>, dorayme@optusnet.com.au says...
> > From: The Magician <vanished@thedropofahat.com>
>
> > In article <BEC35619.12254%dorayme@optusnet.com.au>, dorayme@optusnet.com.au
> > says...
> >>> From: The Magician <vanished@thedropofahat.com>
> >>
> >>> The problem I'm having, is that the
> >>> templates come with sample text and a picture. And I like the overall size
> >>> of the layout the way it is for each page. When I remove the sample text and
> >>> picture...the template gets smaller when I save it.
> >>
> >> Add more text and pictures. This is easy to do and won't give you html and
> >> css technical difficulties. Become a master of being able get any site into
> >> this exact template without raising any eyebrows. Say things more long
> >> windedly if not enough text. Add clever redundant sentences. For pictures,
> >> resize down or add borders to make up. If there aren't enough pics, make
> >> some (you can always make pics consisting of text that would be somehow
> >> relevant to the site in question). If there are too many pics supplied, no
> >> worries. Just make more pages and do the things advised above...
> >>
> >> dorayme
> >>
> >> Which reminds me of the beggar who approached a Mrs Rosenberg. "Hey, lady! I
> >> haven't eaten for days!" Mrs Rosenberg looks at him coldly and says: "So
> >> force yourself!"
> >
> > Do you pay a writer for dem dere jokes...or ya write 'em yerself...?
> > Don't quit yer day job.
> > LOL!
>
>
> Seriously, you would expect things to be rather different if you take away
> the pictures. A design that had various things in various places is simply
> going to look different when those things are not going to be there. So you
> need to ask yourself: what is it about the template that you like? This is
> the same question as asking yourself what is invariant about it that you
> like? Sure it was a joke, but it was meant to make you think a bit. I don't
> joke lightly for fun, believe me. That *is* my day job. Its a small club, I
> don't get paid much, but hey, its hard to get work here and I don't have to
> take my clothes off... (ok... what about the quality of the Jewish joke?
> That's not mine, But admit it, go on, it is good huh?)
>
> dorayme
>
> (OK I feel guilty now. Table cells grow according to the content. If you
> *must* have a certain size and look and want to use tables, the best is to
> make content. It is not something that is not done at all in web design.
> Anyway, mark parnell has given you an excellent set of links to get busy
> with. Best of luck)

Why do I feel as thought I've just read 2 paragraphs worth of fast doubletalk...
Reading your posts are like listening to Goldie Hawn back in her heyday.
Seriously tho...I'm not as concerned so much with the table cells growing...as I am with them shrinking.
The links page is only going to have like 4 links on it. Therefore it will shrink to like 3 inches high.
(sorry...dunno wut dat is in pixel height)
Amnd the Mission Statement page will probably be longer, while the contacts page...again...will only have an address, and maybe 2-4 email links...so
that page will shrink. My goal...if at all possible (which seems like it aint gonna happen)...is to keep all the pages uniformly sized, despite it's
content. I could add some gifs, pix, and mexican jumping beans...but that would make it look tacky.
(don't get me wrong...I LOVE me some tacky... just not on this site.)

Nevermind the Jewish joke...did ya hear the one about the Buddist who asked the hotdog stand guy...
"Make me one with everything..."

("bidda-bump-bump...tssssssss!")

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