Help me beta test my website please

[VladTepes]

All I ask is that you browse around a bit to see if links work, pictures so on and so forth.

Post in this thread if you ID any problems please.

Website is at http://www.gayundah.info (http://www.gayundah.info/)

Known issue:

One issue I am aware of is that the menu bar (LHS frame) has a scroll bar at the bottom of it. What I WANT to do is have that so its fully visible and the rest of the page (the RHS frame) adjust so that it fills in the rest of the available screen real estate.
If anyone knows how to do this can they let me know please.

(Here's the old version of the website http://members.optusnet.com.au/gayundah
where the problem doesn't exist but I can't figure out what I've changed...)

[spudboy]

Under Civilan Service - the graphic is not showing (getting a red X here).

Rest looks pretty good!

[spudboy]

Also - Delivery Journey puts the text into the left menu frame, instead of the main body frame.....

[Blknight.aus]

some of the external links go to nowhere.

RAN Past present future

Maritime Museum

theshipwreck database.

youve changed the frameset instruction....


from
"<frameset rows="100%,*" border=0 frameborder=0 framespacing=0>"

to


"<frameset cols="200,*" frameborder="NO" border="0" framespacing="0">"

[VladTepes]

spud - fixed x 2

blknight - yeah since I wrote the original page the linked pages have changed or dissappeared - I'll get around to that eventually.

[Blknight.aus]

check the reply again Vlad, I missed the question about the Frames problem in the first go round.

[goingbush]

I think you have a mistake in your index.html causing the scroll bar

<frameset cols="200,*" frameborder="NO" border="0" framespacing="0">

Try this instead

<frameset cols="20%,80%">


otherwise all good

you can also use this handy tool
http://validator.w3.org/check?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gayundah.info%2Findex.h tml&charset=%28detect+automatically%29&doctype=Inline&ss=1&group=0&st=1&user-agent=W3C_Validator%2F1.2

[Bushie]

Just a suggestion ('cause it's a pet hate of mine), if you don't have a page ready, don't have an active link. It's frustrating to click, only to get 'page under construction'. ie 'Timeline'

As Dave indicated some of the external links give 404 error

Australian NAtional Shipwreck dateabase = 404
Moreton bay history - keeps timing out
Queensland maritime museum = 404
RAN past, present future - unofficial site = no longer available


Other links seem OK - good luck with the site.


Martyn

[isuzutoo-eh]

It's boring. Text is tedious right when first impressions count most, ie the homepage. I stopped reading before I got to 'how to use this site'. Put a picture up. Pictures are interesting.
Even better, two pictures. One when floating, the other the wreck.

None of the pages have page titles, so if I bookmark one, the bookmark is labelled 'untitled document'.

[VladTepes]

I think you have a mistake in your index.html causing the scroll bar

<frameset cols="200,*" frameborder="NO" border="0" framespacing="0">


I looked in index.html and couldn;t see the text quoted s it definitely in that file ?


isuzutoo -
Blunt but fair.
Yep I am going to put photos on that page n the short term.
I'm aware of the page titles issue and will fix, thanks.

bushie yeah mate point taken re the timeline I didnt realise I'd made that ione live ! cheers

[VladTepes]

links fixed.
page title fixed
timeline "delinked"
photos on home page.


Still have an issue with the frameset though.as per my post above.

[Blknight.aus]

Doesnt have any problems on my machine. performs how you want it to untill I set the browser window size to under 200 pixles then its just a mess of scroll bars

clear your browser cache you might find that you're machine is using an old cached copy of the page.

[DiscoCam]

Page titles are still 'Untitled'.

What are you using to build the site?

[33chinacars]

More interesting/ exciting header needed. Looks a bit on the bland side. Have to capture the attention of who ever looks at it. First impressions are important.

Gary

[Ranga]

There's some really useful info around about classic do's and dont's for web design (and a great book I read years ago, can't remember the name).

Haven't even looked at yours yet, but best advice I ever took was to keep it simple and clean.

Looking forward to catching up when/if I come home :)

Sent from the dodgy keyboard on my phone via Tapatalk

[VladTepes]

Discocam I changed the title on every content page but its not showing in teh browser. I'll goand have a look maybe I missed teh frameset or index page.

I'm using KompoZer as the program to build it with (modifying it originally done in DW). That's not ideal but I can;t use DW as I now only have a Linux machine (on loan to me)

33china - when you sy header do you mean like a mathead at the top of each page?
I don;t want to make an extra frame for that - it's getting a bi beyond my html ailities already...


Hmm, the site is displaying fine n IE7 (no scroll bar on theboto of menu at LHS of screen) but the scroll bar at th bottom DOES appear on Firefox. Do othe fireforx users see the same thing?

[drifter]

<snip> but the scroll bar at th bottom DOES appear on Firefox. Do othe fireforx users see the same thing?

Nope - as I vary the window size (specifically width), the left column remains static (width-wise).

Edit: If you are seeing the horizontal scroll bar, either your screen resolution is causing it or your font size is causing it.

Hold the control key and scroll the mouse to a smaller font. Does the horizontal scroll bar disappear?

[33chinacars]

On your home page. " WELCOME TO ........... " Posibly chance font & size.

" WELCOME TO ......." Make it interesting & inviting for first time viewers to continue to look at your website . Put a good picture very near the top. You have to have something to draw the viewer in. Well thats the way I look at it when I'm looking for new websites.

Gary

[NavyDiver]

guns guns and naval guns should get a bit more details and information,

is Nordenfelt Nordenfelt gun - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

and 6" BL a marine version of BL 6 inch gun Mk V - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

the last link is land based information only sorry. but it might give a few picture sources or resources.


The mutiney story is a hoot. a drunken sea captain. Tin Tin style!

Did you have a link to HMAS Gayundah - Royal Australian Navy (http://www.navy.gov.au/HMAS_Gayundah)


Its set up look pretty good and has some details you might like.

Armstrong Whitworth - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Bravo Zulu.

[Ranga]

Personally, I'd get rid of the frames.

I was a fan of them years back, but now I'm not fond of them. I think most websurfers are used to scrolling up to the top of the page to find links, and it takes away any technological hassles, particuarly on various screen resolutions.

This might mean having to categorize your menu links, but there's various ways of doing that.

When you get time, add a Page title - heaps easier for navigating Page & Window Titles (http://www.siterocket.com/Support/SEO/Page-Window-Titles)

[Pedro_The_Swift]

I'm sorry,,
isnt this the second web site about this ship??
;):p

[VladTepes]

Umm, what ?