Daily Archives: July 31, 2012

Grid for Beginners – Any tips for good books

Posted on July 31, 2012 by admin493 views

Hello everybody, My organization is new to style and bought several great books at usability (don’t help make me think), typo (Robin Williams books) including a book on grids of which had a SOME star rating on Amazon (can’t try to remember the title). What My organization is still struggling having is general layout and proportions. Especially the grid guide showed me good examples on how you can use grids to generate basic layouts but it failed to say easy methods to actually implement these folks (the nitty gritty stuff). One example is a simple internet banner. I have learned about dividing the screaming horizontally and vertically in 3 parts. I’ve played around keeping this but can’t really say that it helped me set up something balanced. Another example may be the 960 grid. I use Joomla including a template called Breeze that uses the actual 960 grid. I want to make standards for that content but I am struggling to find information on the way to calculate the horizontal values with the grid (the verticals will be given) and tips on how to apply these beliefs then. Perhaps there is any literature about that helps me get an idea … Continue reading →

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Where to Obtain Maps for Use on Websites

Posted on July 31, 2012 by admin496 views

Basically do a website for a small company (usually inside the UK) and prefer to show their location with a map, can I simply use the applicable page from Multimap and so on or would this particular infringe copyright If you have, where can I go to getting a small local map that can be used on websites Thanks for any strategies. I’m while in the U. S…. but can’t buy Google maps in Europe Perhaps there is any copyright on google maps that puts a stop to you from using them online on a website or are they free proper to reproduce Everybody uses them. You embed map in your page and men and women can zoom around, print directions, or do whatever they desire. It’s offered by Google to be used on a person’s page(s). If someone duplicates them and publishes them in a very book, that could possibly be a problem. I assume this is the type of " where we’re located" thing you intend to do Find this example: http: //www. gilboafossils. org/explore=10 The person can move that, zoom, display place, satellite, etc. The next thing I like regarding it… it can always be adapted easily … Continue reading →

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php contact

Posted on July 31, 2012 by admin468 views

heya im fresh to the current so yea im designing this website at the mo and we have my clients about my site so when any average person goes on the website and wonts to make contact with a client regarding mine they take to click " electronic mail us" is there the easiest way that i may make my client ensure " average joe" is to my site to discover them What are you interested to know in relation to " average joe" Your webhost is already collecting stats with each visitor for your site. Did you take a look at the web stats that they provide i know nothing about average person average jo is looking for a fun occasion in nz he goes to my site to look for a fun moment he sees a location he would choose to go hits the email us button which in turn goes strraight for you to my clients email. i want it that they are visable to my own client that joe is emailing them threw my site. desire you understand thanks nick So you’re basically seeking a contact form yea basically call threw me so as a midle … Continue reading →

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Dont know where increased hits coming from

Posted on July 31, 2012 by admin487 views

Hi there, Inside recent couple months, the unique hits I’m getting increased by means of almost 100%, from around 150 per day to almost 300 daily. I am not complaining but MY SPOUSE AND I dont have any idea where there’re coming from. I had been just updating my own site as regular and I checked as well as statistics and backlins and failed to see anything beyond ordinary or added in. Any ideas precisely how did this come about View ones webhost stats… I’m guessing those hits aren’t people, but lookup robots. Digg, Google, MSN crawl the sites usually. But why would this happen all of a sudden I am still unclear. The site is definitely up since 3 years. And there was 2-3 occasions the place that the hits jumped suddenly this way (may be not 100% but 30-50%). What is a search robot and precisely why do they visit a niche site much more all of a sudden How about returning visitors Additionally , they increased but less much. May become by 10%… Or perhaps a spamming robot I’m guessing your increase isn’t human. Attempt with google analitycs i’ve google analytics too but it gives pretty much … Continue reading →

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Clarity of Transparent Gif Image in Photoshop

Posted on July 31, 2012 by admin571 views

I’m attempting to save an impression in Photoshop as being a gif with transparency. The image contains text on a transparent background to ensure that it will overlie a new semi-opaque white image which experts claim overlies rotating photographs underneath. My problem could be that the letters on this image become " shaky" while viewed in ie6 — it’s better however not perfect inside firefox. To make an effort to correct this, I’ve created the words to be twice the size and style I need and reduced it straight down (not ideal but this does create a decentish picture in firefox and not IE). In Photoshop I’ve used this settings: lossy = 0 selective dither 100% matte none The image may be the words " Bathrooms designed and installed to somewhat of a high standard etc" in http: //www. taylormadebathrooms. co. uk/ Has anyone else encountered such a problem That you’re scaling the photograph to 50% its original size. Try turning it into 330px high within the original, and anti-alias to somewhat of a background color with #aaaaaa. Good luck! Many thanks for your help. and the white across the image as a result of your matte – might want … Continue reading →

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Nav bar help

Posted on July 31, 2012 by admin519 views

Hey Guys – I’ve designed a new drop down nav system for the client, and he’s nevertheless it’s misbehaving with his browser; melting, not dropping lower right, etc. We’ve tested it with IE7, 8, Firefox and Chrome and all look working fine. If you men could just investigate it and let me know how it worked for yourself it might assistance me narrow down the issue, or just allow me to know my client carries a problem on his / her end. http: //www. nyczdesigns. com/templates/pinnacle/html/index. php Thanks! – Jack MY PARTNER AND I use opencube intended for drop down selections. Usually works okay but one client using a different version of ie6 in my experience sent me a new screen dump associated with how it couldn’t quite work accordingly on his brower. Even though it worked ok personally for ie SOME 7 8 firefox opera safari along with chrome, I appeared redoing the menus using a different Opencube option that i knew from experience worked on his broswer (I had don an internet site for him previously). MY PARTNER AND I guess the buyer’s always right!

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Using Paypal for payment

Posted on July 31, 2012 by admin420 views

I’m just types of curious about the complete process… I need to create a system to be able to where people can use paypal/credit cards that will deposit money in to a real account ultimately. Wanted to find out if anyone’s experienced any experience for the reason that paypal site is usually pretty vague in addition to doesn’t really say what the ‘low-cost’ is definitely. Actually the paypal internet site is pretty simple and simple investment. You have to read the info for merchants. But within a summary, here moves. YOU. Paypal is less costly, simply because its probably the cheapest one out there providing this support. With paypal stardard (which really will fulfill all of your needs), there is definitely NO monthly charge, their cut will be by transaction. That they take 2. 9% of the transaction. Then they obtain 30 cents for each transactions. So, to get someone pay $100, paypal can get $3. 20. If nobody uses the paypal, you are not charged. You are not gonna find nearly anything cheaper than which. All the other people who provide that service, even ones bank, will cost you a month-to-month fee. You could well be charged the monthly … Continue reading →

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A rethink?? Very confused. :(

Posted on July 31, 2012 by admin611 views

Hi people. Ive been posting about an affiliate site I’m making for just a course project – design your personal media/design company in addition to brand it way up, and make this website. It is really a webdesign course.. so all must be accurately done. I am half way thru a jquery based 1 page internet site that – at my desktop, is really lovely to consider and took us a hell of a lot of time. There are still bugs in the container which need completing and ironing nevertheless nothing drastically wrong or too hard to overcome. However, the running speed of it is very low, and its not brilliant for engines like google. I know now that this design is not optimum for what i’d like to use the item for.. but it took me way too long and i just think its v nice if its operating properly. could i allow it to be better Would removing some content from it make it operate quicker know lots of script is with there but thats desired.. i suppose this can include tidied if i tried hard : im new — would it change lives Is there other things … Continue reading →

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Putting information on a map

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I’ve a map of the vacation rental house. You can perspective it at http: //www. waikoloavacationrentals. com/kolea-rentals/kolea-map/kolea-map. jpg I’d like to see to put volumes over each setting up and link them to the property that is due to the building. All I’ve is paint in addition to office picture boss. Can I let that happen with either of the people Thanks, Keep the original image inside a safe place. Subsequently, use MS Coloring to open it. Not sure of your abilities with Paint, however , you can widen the right side so there is a blank white portion to enter amounts. Then highlight as well as drag them more than your photo. (the system where it tends to make the white foundation transparent). Save your image as any PNG type photograph because JPEG loses quality each and every time you save the item. Most MS Coloring versions don’t make it possible for you to change the standard to 100% (default is definitely 75% quality). And so use PNG variety instead. Then post a person’s new image again so I could see it. I could make an HTML PAGE image map permitting those numbers to become links. I’ve numbers on … Continue reading →

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How To Create A Lightbox Effect With A Form

Posted on July 31, 2012 by admin419 views

Beneficial day I would really like to know whenever anyone knows how to do the following: In my website,, I would really like to create a " lightbox optin form". Getting familiar with I picture the item: I already understand how to build an html form – in which part’s easy. What I would really like to know will be the CSS and Javascript involved in creating the Lightbox effect. Assistance greatly appreciated. Bless you. ___________________________ Computer Graphics Blog For everyone Enthusiasts I’m thinking JQUERY may be the thing to utilize. Look up jquery on the internet and see if there’s some javascripting that might do the job.

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