Re: Turners Websites......

Michael;

Thanks for the comments. Over all, there is very little javascript
in any of the pages. I know the gallery page is broken, but
everything else seems to be working just fine. I don't want alot of
"features" on my site, I just want it to be easy to use and navigate
through. The main reason I was looking at using slideshow type picture
viewers is so that I wouldn't have to modify the html everytime I
added a new picture or pictures to the site. I have given up on that
after reading the comments of the group, and now I am attempting to
use lightshow v2.0.3 to at least display the pictures with some
dignity. This is a work in progress and that is why I decided to poll
the group to see what would be best. If I knew more about the
process, I would have plunged ahead without the need for feedback. I
do appreciate everyones input and I will try to make it easy enough
navigate so that it can even be used on WebTV (right Arch? ;-) )

Alex

On Mar 16, 5:32 am, "Michael Latcha" <mlat...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Alex:

I've been following the comments and suggestions so far, and I'd like to
make a couple of my own.  You say that you are trying to put together a
website to share your turnings with the rest of mankind, which is a good
thing.  However, you seem caught up in features you want on your site
instead of simply concentrating on, as John put it, the mission of your
site - why will it exist, what do you want people to know about your
turnings when they visit?

You say that you're not an HTML guy, but you're jumping head first into
features with PHP... which to me is a lot like trying to run before you know
how to crawl.  Like it or not, HTML (and CSS) are the meat and potatoes of
displaying web content, and most everything you have stated in this thread
that you want to do can be done with simple HTML.  I've looked at your site,
and to be perfectly frank, it's broken in MSIE 7.  Pages don't scroll
correctly (either horizontally or vertically), there are JavaScript errors
on nearly every page, etc.  Like it or not, these little things are what
turns people off, and you have to know how to get them right before
implementing cool features.

My advise?  Dump the coffeecup software you are using to design your site
and become an "HTML guy."  And to that, from the beginning, add CSS.  The
site you are currently displaying is simple, straightforward and has great
potential, and would take you only a couple of hours to re-develop in
HTML/CSS.. and it would work.  The learning curve is not steep, the design
options are limitless and you will know a lot more about what's going on as
you add bits and pieces and your site grows.  There are plenty of references
and examples (and people, even on this site) around to get you started, and
to help when you get stuck.

Michael Latcha - at home in Redford, MI

"dragonhollow" <agar...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message

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I am trying to put together my website and I would like to use a
slideshow to display various gallerys on different pages of my site.
I have attempted to look at individual websites and have found this to
be quite a daunting task.  Do you have a favorite javascript or php
that you use to display your turnings on your site?  Is it easy to
implement?  Currently, I am playing with PHPSlideshow, but it is older
software that is not supported all that well.  Any inspiration would
be appreciated.  Also, if there are any tutorials on how to photograph
my work using a digital camera, that would be helpful as well.

thanks.......

Alex Garcia
www.dragonhollow.com- Hide quoted text -

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