www.mygosport.org

[malcolm007]

Hi
Could you review my website www.mygosport.org please

[BuezaWebDev]

The layout in general is very complex and overcrowded.

I see only one broken eye line and the java applet that is supposed to simulate the reflection of the city is bugged hehe.

http://bueza.com/helper03.gif

My two cents. Hehe. It's a very informative web site!

[malcolm007]

Thanks for the review Jaime
I don't understand the bugged bit though. Could you explain please

[MstrBob]

Well, I would suggest that you make the layout fit at 800*600 resolution, because I loathe horizontal scrollbars. Also, the navigation links that follow your screen when you scroll is über annoying. Plus, if a visitor doesn't have JavaScript, they have no links. NEVER MAKE NAVIGATION JAVASCRIPT DEPENDANT! If you must have annoying JS affects, make sure that your links are there when someone doesn't have JS, or JS enabled.

No JavaScript Screen Shot (http://wdhaven.gotdns.com/proj_x/images/screenshot.jpg) Also, Validate Your HTML (http://validator.w3.org/check?verbose=1&uri=http%3A//www.mygosport.org/) Sorry, I'm picky, I know.

[malcolm007]

I am obliged. It just shows how much I do not know about making websites. I used to make all my sites in 800X600 but was persuaded that so few people now use that resolution on their home computers that it was unimportant. The menu thing is I suppose a matter of taste, and there are so many pages to list that I couldn't see it working with a different menu system. Perhaps you could suggest an alternative. The code is generated by Front Page. so does that mean that they are not coding right? You still haven't answered the bugged bit on the applet, so I am a bit worried. Many thanks for your comments

[MstrBob]

Aye, I still use 800 * 600, my monitor is 'bout 4 years old and doesn't go any larger. Truth is there are many people using this size screen, but you shouldn't be confined by it. If you make all your website widths in percentages, screen size matters little. For instance, instead of width="600px", you could use, width="60%" This means that that element will take up 60% of the user's screen no matter the size.

And if you must use the JS, ok, but you must make sure that everyone can SEE and USE your links, even with JS DISABLED. And if you're using Front Page, and not hand coding, than you need to except that you'll have an invalid page. It doesn't produce valid HTML, which is one of it's draw back. If you really want to make good websites, you need to do it by hand.

-Note, I have no Java Applet bug, for me at leaste.

[malcolm007]

Thanks, I shall try the percentages and see what mess I can make of it. Should I have a site page for those who do not use java? Also do you know how I can get a window to pop up when someone clicks on one of my video links, instead of the default media player window?

[MstrBob]

For your links, simply put


<noscript>
Links
Go
Here
</noscript>


And as for question number 2, the visitor's default media player will appear no matter what. You should be doing


<embed src="mymovie.mpeg">


Whatever you do, the user's default player will pop-up, unless you code your own player applet. I don't much about java, but I know flash can play music files, and you could probably customize to what you want it to look like and add the buttons you want to have your own pseudo player. But other than something like that (a lot of work) the user's media player will appear.

[malcolm007]

I must appear simple, but are you saying that all I have to do is paste in
<noscript>
Links
Go
Here
</noscript>
and I have to do nothing else?
Do I past the code in the body or head?
With the media player bit, can I define the size of the embedded part or is it just a default?

[MstrBob]

What I'm saying is that on the left side of your site, where your dynamic links always scroll, put the <noscript></noscript> and include between those two tags all your links. This is basically saying, for users that don't have Javascript, use this. Users with JS won't see the links. Note that this is crucial in making your site accessible, and if you try to get you website up to any accessibility standards (http://www.contentquality.com/Default.asp).

For the embed code, you can define the attributes height and width to set pixels or percentages.

<embed src="mymovie.mpeg" width="200" height="400">

[BuezaWebDev]

http://bueza.com/helper04.gif

The java applet is looking weird hehe :D

Otherwise, it's a great web site with lots of information.

[HotShot]

Great content! There is a bug in the moving navigation though. When I scroll down so that the applet takes up my screen (800*600) and I try to use the navigation, I cannot see the sub-links coming off the main links because they appear behind the applet.