Date: 08/24/07     Keywords: no keywords

Okay. So I got a preloader, and it works... but there's still a pause before the preloader kicks in. So if my preloader is already in a separate scene before my main scene... how do I eliminate the pause before the preloader begins?

problem can be found here:

www.InstigatorInk.com

Thanks!


xposted to graphicdesign & flashdev

ETA: Okay... testing by others has helped to prove that my day gig just has crappy servers... that's kind of a relief, and possibly what I get for doing testing on my lunch break... Thanks guys!

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/webdesign/1301179.html

Date: 08/24/07     Keywords: no keywords

I'm wanting to do something like swap image but instead of them clicking on a button and the image showing up on the page I want them to click a text link instead. Is that possible? Am I making sense?

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/webdesign/1300787.html

Date: 08/23/07     Keywords: browser, java, web

I have to say that I'm a beginner when it comes to web design, so please be patient with me.

I'm trying to incorporate this script into my website http://www.dynamicdrive.com/dynamicindex4/lightbox2/index.htm but for some reason when I preview it, my enlarged picture just showes up in a new browser in the top-left side.
I also tried using this script http://www.dynamicdrive.com/dynamicindex4/thumbnail.htm and the same thing happens. I checked all my paths, I attached the stylesheet and I put the links in the header for the .js files.

I don't know javascript at all, so I'm not sure if I should just leave the files in my site root folder or if I should copy and paste it into the header as well....

What am I doing wrong??? Any help will be greatly appreciated.

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/webdesign/1300596.html

Date: 08/23/07     Keywords: php

About 3 years ago I built a site for a business with some PHP content-management. It worked great until their IT guy upgraded the server a few weeks ago, then everything broke. Turns out it was just a simple matter of some of the code from a few years ago not working with the newest version of PHP (the old register_globals gotcha), so I had to go back in and make some tweaks. Problem is, I have no idea what I charged the guy and since I havent freelanced in forever I don't even have a standard hourly rate anymore. All in all I'd say I've spent maybe 4 hours total on it this time around. How would you handle billing in this situation? Is there a standard going rate for this kind of stuff?

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/webdesign/1300400.html

Date: 08/21/07     Keywords: css

Hey guys

I'm looking for a relatively simple way to center layouts using div elements or css. If possible I want to find a way that a page could be centered no matter the resolution. I'm sure this is a basic concept to many, and I apologize for asking something simple. I know next to nothing about proper css, so I figured I would ask around instead of patching something awful together.

thanks

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/webdesign/1300220.html

Date: 08/21/07     Keywords: browser, web

It’s easy—just add a tag that lets the iPhone know how wide to display the initial page. I added the following code to the in my template yesterday:

<meta name=“viewport” content=“width=808″ />

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/webdesign/1299945.html

Date: 08/21/07     Keywords: css, web

Hello to the CSS experts out there - I am dealing with content inside css-bordered boxes that is in paragraph list form:
one, two, three, ...

Is there a way to insert the comma in that list with CSS? All I know how to do is:
one | two | three | ...
with a border. Client doesn't want that.

I ask because I am starting from an unordered list. I need to keep those list items in their own containers to apply unique styles.

I am hoping to avoid:
[span]one[/span], [span]two[/span], [span]three[/span], ...

*
btw I have the link for A List Apart website. Thanks! :D

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/webdesign/1299490.html

Date: 08/20/07     Keywords: web, yahoo, google

Let's say you finish design a website and launch it. Do you have to submit the URL to search engines such as Google, Yahoo, MSN, etc, to be searchable? How do optimize it so your site will be at list as on the top 10 results?

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/webdesign/1298912.html

Date: 08/20/07     Keywords: php, mysql, database, sql

I have a mySQL database, and one of the tables is used as the backend for a ratings system in which people can rate images on a scale of 1-5. In it, I have columns for the following data: id (a primary key field), userid (their phpBB userid), total votes cast, and then a column for every item in the rating system, just as a y/n toggle to check whether or not a person has rated that item. Actual scores are stored elsewhere.

My problem is fairly simple: I need to clear some of the ratings, because the images are going to change. How can I count up the total number of 'y' in a row in my database in order to update the total votes to reflect that some votes have been reset? Each row represents one user's votes, so it might say that user 1 has voted on images 1, 3 and 5, but not 2 and 4. I want to be able to find out that user 1 has voted 3 times. mysql_num_rows, of course, just returns 1, and I think mysql_num_cols/columns doesn't exist. Right now, the system simply works that every time a user rates something, the total vote is incremented by 1. Does anyone know what I need to do?

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/webdesign/1298510.html

Date: 08/20/07     Keywords: web

I am creating a flash video player for a website. I use Flash 8 and using FLVPlayback component to load the FLV files. On the last frame of the video, I want to show a logo and stays there. Is there a way to tell if video play complete, it will goto different scene or play other video?

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/webdesign/1298318.html

Date: 08/19/07     Keywords: web

Hi everyone,
I'm new to web design and I was hoping i could find some tips here. I have my layout , now I'm trying to create slices in imageready, and that's where I get confused. I know you can convert layers to slices - i tried that and it seemed like that wasn't correct. also, should there be a slice for every button (for example, on a navigation bar), or should the whole row of buttons be one slice? is there a way to undo slices in imageready?
thanks

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/webdesign/1298018.html

Date: 08/19/07     Keywords: no keywords

Is there an easy way to create a circle out of an image (such as a 100x20px helix)?

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/webdesign/1297815.html

Date: 08/18/07     Keywords: web

My friend whose interning right now has been thrown the task of creating an e-commerce website. Specifically, the customer would be able to enter in a value of how much product they want, and a sum would be generated automatically, telling them how much this will cost them.

How would this be accomplished? Would she need to download some extensions?

Hopefully I explained this well enough.

Thank you

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/webdesign/1297473.html

Date: 08/16/07     Keywords: html, java

Ive been using this method with javascript for a while:

http://www.alistapart.com/d/stripedtables/example.html

but they use and ID to identify the table, i was wondering how i would need to change the javascript to use a class so i could use it multiple times within a page.

thanks

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/webdesign/1297038.html

Date: 08/16/07     Keywords: no keywords

I hesitated jumping on the bandwagon of "HEY! Review my online portfolio!" but I'm at a point where I need harsh outside critique since I've been staring at it for so long.

Address: http://www.limedaring.com



Be harsh but constructive!

((btw, Anyone else going to An Event Apart in San Francisco? I'm so excited!))

xposted to design

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/webdesign/1296686.html

Date: 08/16/07     Keywords: database, web, hosting

I need just a little tiny bit of ColdFusion hosting. Just a couple pages, some images, no databases or anything fancy. I dont mind if the service is plastered with ads, it's just for a little toy I developed a while back that people are whining about me taking down. I'm talking like less than 5 megs. I had a spat with my web host and took everything down, I dont have use for a portfolio anymore anyway. Anybody know a good one?

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/webdesign/1296435.html

Date: 08/16/07     Keywords: no keywords

When you get a new client, what are the steps you take? Does anyone have a simple outline? I don't need specifics, just an order that works well. Thanks!!

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/webdesign/1296210.html

Date: 08/15/07     Keywords: browser, css, html

I'm having an issue--only in certain browsers--with anchor links flickering.

Here is the page : www.juliamannes.com/FAQflicker.html
Here is the stylesheet : www.juliamannes.com/juliastyles.css

In Safari it looks good. In my client's browser (I'm not sure if this is Firefox or IE) when she hovers on the named anchors (not the links to them, but just the anchors themselves) they flicker constantly back and forth between a slightly smaller size and the size they're supposed to be. I went into Opera and was able to see for myself the random-smaller-size-thing when I hovered...

I'd love it if some of you felt like taking a minute and looking at the site and possibly lending your expertise. What's the story here? All of my hover/link/active/etc. styles seem to be set exactly the same. Did I do something dumb and obvious that I'm not seeing? Is it possibly because I have two differently-sized links on the same line?

?

I've actually been researching this problem for a few weeks to no avail, so if anyone doesn't have the answer but would like to point me in the direction of a community or forum that might be able to help, please do so.

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/webdesign/1295796.html

Date: 08/14/07     Keywords: php, database, sql, web

Hello, I was wondering if there was anyone out there who could help me find a GUI for SQLite that is free?

I just want it to set up the database, My plan is to enter everything into the db with php though a web form. (is that possible?)

thank you kindly (ahead of time) for any help.

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/webdesign/1295370.html

Date: 08/14/07     Keywords: html

I apologize if this is a noob question.
I've taught myself a lot about HTML but the one thing that I haven't taught myself is IMAGE MAPPING.

Can anyone explain to me the easiest way to Image map? Thanks in advance!

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/webdesign/1294922.html