I am making a web site for a small business my mother runs. I have the pages themselves uploaded through her other functioning web site. I only had two classes and honestly don't know if I am doing this correctly or not. It would be most helpful if someone could take a look and give me a heads up or down. This is something I would like to do as a career so it's important I not waste too much time on it if I am approaching it incorrectly. Any help would be great. You can get there here ----> http://themedicinebowl.com/Untitled-theone.html
Thanks!
Full Version: Am I on the right track?
<title>Untitled Document</title> is not very informative. See also Microcontent: How to Write Headlines, Page Titles, and Subject Lines.
Neither is alt="home_title" or alt="home_art" for that matter. See also Use of ALT texts in IMGs.
You shouldn't use px for screen font sizes. Use 100% for body text, larger percentages for headings and the like, and (slightly) smaller percentages for legalese and similar fine print.
Your fixed-width layout doesn't expand with wider browser window, leaving white margins on either side. At the least, you should specify a background color that blends with the edges of your background image. Better yet, use a flexible layout that adapts to whatever width of display area the browser has.
But overall, the site is attractive, and I can tell what it's about right away, so it's a good start.
Neither is alt="home_title" or alt="home_art" for that matter. See also Use of ALT texts in IMGs.
You shouldn't use px for screen font sizes. Use 100% for body text, larger percentages for headings and the like, and (slightly) smaller percentages for legalese and similar fine print.
Your fixed-width layout doesn't expand with wider browser window, leaving white margins on either side. At the least, you should specify a background color that blends with the edges of your background image. Better yet, use a flexible layout that adapts to whatever width of display area the browser has.
But overall, the site is attractive, and I can tell what it's about right away, so it's a good start.
QUOTE(Darin McGrew @ Oct 17 2008, 02:20 PM) 
<title>Untitled Document</title> is not very informative. See also Microcontent: How to Write Headlines, Page Titles, and Subject Lines.
Neither is alt="home_title" or alt="home_art" for that matter. See also Use of ALT texts in IMGs.
You shouldn't use px for screen font sizes. Use 100% for body text, larger percentages for headings and the like, and (slightly) smaller percentages for legalese and similar fine print.
Your fixed-width layout doesn't expand with wider browser window, leaving white margins on either side. At the least, you should specify a background color that blends with the edges of your background image. Better yet, use a flexible layout that adapts to whatever width of display area the browser has.
But overall, the site is attractive, and I can tell what it's about right away, so it's a good start.
Thank you for the tips. I used a fixed layout because of the background image, it either doesn't fill the screen or repeats. Is there a way around this?
Please see the FAQ entry How do I have a non-tiling (non-repeating) background image?
QUOTE(Darin McGrew @ Oct 17 2008, 03:19 PM)
I've got it set to not repeat. However, unless I make the image I am using as a background huge (like 1400px wide) there will be white margins on the edges. If I make it that big for the larger monitors it requires scrolling over to see it on smaller monitors. Using this particular background has been a challenge to me.
As I tried to explain, you can set a background color in addition to the background image. The background color can blend with the edges of the background image, and it will show where the background image doesn't show.
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