Posted by Jonathan N. Little on 10/07/07 17:09

Jim S wrote:
> On Wed, 03 Oct 2007 15:20:22 +1000, dorayme wrote:
>
>> In article
>> <doraymeRidThis-66E806.15165903102007@news-vip.optusnet.com.au>,
>> dorayme <doraymeRidThis@optusnet.com.au> wrote:
>>
>>> I would tend to do something like this.
>>>
>>> <http://netweaver.com.au/jim/jimsPage.html>
>> Just one more little thing I forgot to add to last post. I would
>> be tending to use display: block on the images but I have
>> captioned with a simple method that is easier to immediately
>> understand. Anyway, maybe this sort of thing could get you going?
>
> I have tried your suggestion, but 'correct' tho' it may be, I find it
> tiresome when updating pages, which I constantly do.
> I use Expression Web (I can hear the sighs already) because it works for
> me. For me, one of the faults with your layout is that I cannot 'see' it in
> EW as it will look, without constantly flipping between a browser and back.

Jim this may see a bit harsh but you do know that PCs can multitask now,
right? If you have the screen real estate, put your editor window beside
your browser window, cascade if you wish. Simply ALT TAB or click
taskbar buttons to toggle windows... The advantages are your can test
more than one browser. Yep, fire up Firefox and MS(Windows)IE and maybe
Opera at once and you can cycle among them rather than depend on MS's
take on how the web "should" work...not a good strategy IMHO

>
> The fact that have asked for help in constructing my site to Strict
> standards is mainly because I have the time, but partly because I was
> goaded into it and partly because of the constant criticism that tables are
> not meant to be used as placeholders for graphics.
> Well that may be so, but it works for me and it validates (usually).
> It is a simple site, but mine own.

Actually, going tablesless can be much simpler if you free yourself from
the grid. As you learn more about CSS you can streamline your
presentation and can make changes in presentations or add content
without having to redo the page...
>
> If I make mistakes and the site looks wrong in your enormous display, it is
> my fault for bad markup, not the fault of using tables. I recommend the
> resolution on the homepage and try to keep the pictures and setup so there
> are no problems when viewing in 800 x 600 (unlike the one you suggested).
> Thanks for now.

See that's the evidence on your mindset problem. You are thinking 800 x
600... what if my display area is only 500px wide either by the
limitations of my display device or browser window I have alloted
because I have more than one window up on my desktop? Hang your page on
an 800 x 600 grid and I will have to scroll back and forth *and* up and
down within my view port. dorayme's design adjusts and all I have to do
is scroll down...with my scroll wheel at the ready!

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Take care,

Jonathan
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