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welshstew

  • background challenge

    ".V1" said: actually, 2 smalls load longer than one big. 2 http requests, same total file size as 1 combined file... and combined file has 1 http request. I agree, it would depend on file size, apologies that I didn't make that cleare…
    Comment by welshstew April 2008 permalink
  • What software do you use ?

    PSPad for my code mostly, although I also have CS3 lying around.
    Comment by welshstew April 2008 permalink
  • Where comes your knowledge from?

    70% web 10% reference material (magazines, books, W3C, etc) 10% from mentors 10% making it up / trial and error I love the doing the last one the most
    Comment by welshstew April 2008 permalink
  • background challenge

    "germ" said:Is two smaller images better for bandwidth/ loading etc than one big image? It should be, due to the ability of most modern browsers to multi thread downloads of assets (apart from ie sh!ts, sorry I mean six ;) ) The best thi…
    Comment by welshstew April 2008 permalink
  • Feedback on my site please

    I wouldn't take out all the white space, as personally I like it, and it also makes it feel like the skater will burst out and skate down the page. However, I think there is some room to expand it a little without ruining the design.
    Comment by welshstew April 2008 permalink
  • Feedback on my site please

    "germ" said: I also woul dmaybe make the main image a little bit smaller as i think its a little bit over crowded up top. I do like the images over lapping though :P hmm, yes, but I think it looks overcrowded due to the design width restri…
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  • Feedback on my site please

    Thanks for the feedback guys, will look at tighten up the site and look to make the top menu more dynamic. Do you think that restricting it to it's current width is an issue? If I increased the width, what other features do you think I shoul…
    Comment by welshstew April 2008 permalink
  • Related to transparent png problem on old ie browsers

    I just usually end up using a .gif, or if using a .png then will use a conditional css file for ie6 with alpha filters
    Comment by welshstew April 2008 permalink