First Time Web Design

[Kgaul]

For those of you guros out there please if you have time would you look at my servers homepage?

it is my First page ever so please be easy on me. It takes Forever to load for the first time sorry mostly my fault and its also not a dedicated site. /sigh part of a pwp...

any suggestions would be appreaciated. view the forums, most links are not up but i get about 3 done a day...

Thanks in advance for those who view it and comment.

KG

Http://www.raevenloft.shorturl.com

[Piska]

Put the text on a sold color background it will make it a lot easier to read.

[Saethan]

Yeah, solid color background. Also personally I prefer sites that have very little images, maybe just a banner on the top. Makes for faster load times.

I'm getting runtime errors every time I try to move the mouse over a link. Lots of them. Heh.

[Kgaul]

Thank you both. I have to keep in mind that even though i like the look it might not be good for everyones browsers, you said you get errors. would you mind telling me what browser you use? ver and everything?

I use to get alot of errors i found it was in my choice of pathing. ill tweek it more and try to find a good solid back...

Once again thank you alot for your comments..

KG

[DeletedUser]

holy crap, piska.. your still alive?

[separation]

You have a good idea with the banner on top as with the navagation off to the left side. Try making the banner on top a little smaller for loading times.

But like most people said, a solid background takes less strain off the eyes. Also I get some errors, almost on all the lines. I am using IE, also. Over all a good site though. Great content and awsome information.

[Kgaul]

You rock sep thanks for the encouragement. (yea, i cant spell, but i have come to terms with it.) ok working on a new page setup.

Thanks for the really helpful info. think i'm going to go with the GOLive buttons this time and not make my own... seems that might help.


KG

[separation]

No problem! Never used those buttons before, got a example of one?

[Kgaul]

Yea the buttons were made on another web site, then just imported into GOlive 6. ROFL\

KG

*edit * yea, I can't spell.

[Kgaul]

here is the area i got most of my backgrounds and buttons

http://www.grsites.com/textures/

KG

[Piska]

Yeah Darkyth I am still alive. I still follow the scene (damn EQ with drawls even when you think you have escaped), but I am more into Xbox modding now.

*Edit: Thought since I posted I would add some thing useful to the topic. Check this place out ( http://www.nedstat.com/ ) if you would like to get user statistics such as browser OS and other stuff useful things. And this is a link to sing up for a free acount with them: http://www.nedstatbasic.net/s?tab=3&link=4&lang=EN

[Saethan]

Using Internet Explorer 6. I get 1 runtime error (line 29: object expected) when the page loads, and then a bunch more errors(line 61+ based on which link it is, also 'object expected') when I move the mouse over a link on the left.

Don't get the errors in mozilla, though.

[Kgaul]

Making changes Now to remove those errors and make the background less harsh....


Kg

ps thanks for your help guys

[separation]

http://centralpcgaming.com/images/out/raevenloft/

Re-did the site, new look. We might not use this design though...

What ya think?

The grey band on the right hand side hurts my eyes ... it appears to be made of lots of very close horizontal lines ... it might be the refresh rate on my LCD screen, or maybe just my old eyes :)

[separation]

It is scan lines....

:D

[Kgaul]

Yea, we are testing alot of ideas. New format out, with nrew forums. please check out www.raevenloft.shorturl.com

Thanks for your comments. and please forgive the dead links. site is not finished. (no sence untill we get the layout correct...


KG

[DeletedUser]

piska man, hewk me up on AIM or IRC

AIM: BBeer16

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(Next EQEMu user who asks for EQFix or help setting up server i'll get you banned... gg)