Posted by Steve on 01/13/06 23:34

On Fri, 13 Jan 2006 11:15:31 +1300, windandwaves wrote:

> Steve wrote:
>> On Thu, 12 Jan 2006 11:18:46 +1300, windandwaves wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Folk
>>>
>>> I would like some feedback on my e-commerce development:
>>>
>>> www.antlervelvet.co.nz/test/index.php
>>>
>>> I am particularly interested in the actual e-commerce application
>>> (e.g. navigation, ease of use, etc...). I am trying to turn it into
>>> my first open source project and I want to post it on phpclasses
>>> when it is ready.
>>>
>>> TIA
>>>
>>> - Nicolaas
>>
>> 1. I'd say that the shopping logic is the wrong way round: let the
>> punter build up an order, then log in to an account at the end to
>> process it. I also don't think the page with all the buy now entries
>> on it works - too long. I would have tried further, but I'm not
>> adding my details to a site I'll never use (:
>
> I have taken up part of the ideas (no need to activate account). May
> implement more.
>
>> 2. Upgrade to at least xhtml.
>
> why? what is wrong with html strict?
Progress. Tim designed html a long time ago now. Even simple things like
self closing tags make XHTML much easier to use.
>
>> 3. Prettify your html: it'll make it easier to see obvious mistakes ( 2
>> favicons? ). Get rid of this session id that you're passing all over
>> the place - it's not necessary. Use of (more) session variables will
>> make it much cleaner. Standardise on the position of your login box.
>
> I have:
> <link rel="icon" href="http://www.antlervelvet.co.nz/i/favicon.ico"
> type="image/ico">
> <link rel="SHORTCUT ICON"
> href="http://www.antlervelvet.co.nz/i/favicon.ico">
>
> I have two, because the first works on some browsers and other works on
> other browsers.
See, even ancient old g*ts like me still have plenty to learn (:
>
>
>> 4. Visit http://validator.w3.org and
>> http://jigsaw.w3.org/css-validator
>
> Done, all my pages validate now.
>
>
>> 5. You could do with a proof reader. I picked up on a number of 'word
>> ,next' grammar errors, and I'm not too sure whether the language is
>> English or American. Always a problem for those of us here in godzone
>> (:
>
>
> What do you mean with 'word, next' grammar errors
space before, not after the comma.
>
> The American / English one is a funny one. True. Not sure what to say
> about that.
Choose your audience, and then stick with it. You're going to alienate
somebody either way. Or have 2 versions... although many people use us
settings as default anyway.
>
> Thank you
>
>> HTH,
>>
>> Steve

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