A good design?

[cusimar9]

Hi all,

I'm a beginner in web design and i'm looking at making a template which I can re-use.

I've mainly been using Frames in the past, but I'm starting to get into CSS. This is the website I've made for our company www.ukwebconsultants.co.uk. I want to move away from frames eventually, but I'm in no hurry.

I'm trying to make a website that is neat, centered (800px wide) and has the menu at the top.

However its giving me no end of grief. Mostly because the CSS doesn't do what I want it to most of the time. And the browser differences are driving me mad.

Can anyone point me to a website that would be a good starting point please? Or does anyone know of a template that would be simple to pick up? I've looked at some and can't make heads or tails of the code...

[Fang]

This thread (http://www.webdeveloper.com/forum/showthread.php?p=374132) covers a simple centered site, menu at the top.

[cusimar9]

Wow that's exactly the sort of thing I was after. Looks VERY professional.

How do people usually handle the menu then if they don't use frames? Do they just repeat the menu on each page?

[MechanSepChick]

Yes, but that design is also copyrighted by a high profile flash template vendor.........

I just ran a check on this and my client has actually purchased an 'exclusive template' which means they own the exclusive copyrights to the template as well. This means that the design is no longer being distrubted to additional parties. Any distribution or unauthorized use of the shown *graphic template* could result in an infringement lawsuit consisting of two prosecuting parties.

** I am not threatening anyone, just informing to avoid conflictions.

You can use the code, the only problems I have with the menu is in Opera (OSX only). 7 out of 8 browsers project it accurately on two different operating systems.

[MechanSepChick]

I do not want to be responsible for re-distribution of this template without use through a valid license. **PLEASE DO NOT USE ANY GRAPHIC MEDIA THAT IS LINKED FROM THIS THREAD**

[Fang]

Here's a site that generates a layout and menu for you, see Tools & Tips (http://www.csscreator.com/)

[cusimar9]

Oh don't worry, I had no intention of using any of the graphics from that link. I was purely looking for ideas on a template.

Having looked at the source, may I suggest the following amendment:

#menu {
width:745px;
list-style-type: none;
margin-right: auto;
margin-left: 0;
margin-top: auto;
margin-bottom: auto;

The navbar wasn't displaying correctly in IE 5.x ;)

[MechanSepChick]

Thank you for pointing out the glitch.