Help on XHTML/CSS

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Evening all Smiling

I'm requesting some feedback/cross-browser compatibility testing on the following: http://www.sonasband.co.uk/index3.html

This is the first time I have really tried using XHTML/CSS properly therefore I have worries that my coding isn't reaching standards (although it validates according to: http://validator.w3.org/ this is no substitute for the scrutiny of a human Laughing out loud)

Thanks in advance...And anyone I've been rude to: Here's your chance for recompense!

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Hrmmmm. Well, you haven't been rude to me, lol, but I'm wondering about your choice for JavaScript and multiple DIVS for the image. I guess I'd be more inclined to setting an array and just image swapping. Not that that's better, just a different choice.

What are the classless idless spans in the #postscript for?

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21.54 - tags removed Smiling

The spans...You have a point, probably just an attack of the bloat, and my love of making things much more complicated than they need to be Smiling

I quite like the multiple images, it just seems elegant. If this was done with an array, wouldn't it require some form of image pre-loader?

Thanks for the quick response - I'll make relevant changes now.

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Seems like the spans could be in the tag, or a regular tag if you wanted to control it further.

An array in JavaScript IS a pre-loader. It's the same thing, really, different method. Smiling

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Oh, sorry Suzanne...Being blonde (I don't know if it's supposed to count for men - but I still use the excuse) has it's disadvantages Wink

Even though it's only a different method will my JavaScript have any side-effects/compatibility issues in the myriad browsers available?

Any other problems/potential issues?
Anything - apart from the JavaScript - you just don't like?

I'd love for this to be torn apart. Call me a pain in the a*se, but I like to be thorough!

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Quote: Originally posted by JeevesBond
Evening all Smiling

I'm requesting some feedback/cross-browser compatibility testing on the following: http://www.sonasband.co.uk/index3.html

This is the first time I have really tried using XHTML/CSS properly therefore I have worries that my coding isn't reaching standards (although it validates according to: http://validator.w3.org/ this is no substitute for the scrutiny of a human Laughing out loud)

Thanks in advance...And anyone I've been rude to: Here's your chance for recompense!

the body looks like a bright white in ie, but a soft white in mozilla (i like mozilla's variation better) for me. (os: win me; ie: 6.0.2800.1106; moz: 1.3.1; screen size: 1024 by 768; color: 32 bit)anyghitn specific you wnat me to look for?

POSIX. because a stable os that doesn't have memory leaks and isn't buggy is always good.

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Well, the only thing that really stands out is the line that goes through the circle looks out of place because it's gone when you mouseover a link. Also, the mouseover change is too far away from the thing that you're mousing over, so the connection is a bit too tenuous. Perhaps move the menu left a bit to connect them better?

Other than that, no, I don't see anything glitchy in the JavaScript, just another way of doing the same thing. Smiling

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Looks good in Firebird Smiling

Can't see anything that I'd like to comment on but good job Laughing out loud

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I don't like the colours, they clash big time IMO but maybe that's the look you are after! I agree with Suzanne that the circle needs to be consistant with & without the images and also when the images appear on some of them you can still see a touch of green on the inside white part.

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I was tempted to put this in the critique section, but didn't think the site is complete enough - notably the complete lack of content.

At this stage I am checking the code, layout and browser compatibility; Obviously any other comments are appreciated - I will make some changes this evening.

In particular I didn't wish to annoy the Webmistress - I can imagine your post reading: "There's nothing to critique." Wink

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