benb Posted March 9, 2006 Report Share Posted March 9, 2006 Staring a new company and have a new website, give me your thoughts.I am painfully aware thatNavigation is borkedLooks awful in IE6 and belowWarning : do not view this site in a browser that cannot display transparent PNGs. I know I will lose alot of customers this way, but it is still under construction.I don't have many fancy shadows so I can just make 'em transparent GIFs when I have the time.http://zizusupport.com/beta/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarecrow Man Posted March 9, 2006 Report Share Posted March 9, 2006 I like it. Clean concise design. Looks very nice in Firefox.One thing I would suggest, is make your NAV section font much larger. Make it stand out from the rest of the text. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted March 9, 2006 Report Share Posted March 9, 2006 Looks OK to me in IE 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benb Posted March 9, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2006 In IE6? Do you have PNG transparency support hacks or something? Because in IE6 for me it looks awful. Neon blue backgrounds instead of transparency on all the images, because they are all PNGs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rong Posted March 9, 2006 Report Share Posted March 9, 2006 This doesn't sound right (utmost best) shouldn't it be one or the other, also under services do you not need to be better than the rest, not offering the same service. English is not my strong point so I could be wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted March 9, 2006 Report Share Posted March 9, 2006 This is how it looks to me in IE6. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted March 9, 2006 Report Share Posted March 9, 2006 Looked at it in FF, IE, Opera and Netscape. Fine in all of them.Couple of points about the text: Is it benbrown or ben brown? In "At Zizu Support our number #1 aim" you don't need both "number" and the #. Either is sufficient but not both. "Our amazing services are like any other company in the Vancouver arear." - Are you sure you mean that? Also too many "r"s.+ the points that rong has brought up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r4may Posted March 9, 2006 Report Share Posted March 9, 2006 Looks OK to me in IE6 and Netscape, just the mestakes previiouly mentioned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geek-Squad Posted March 9, 2006 Report Share Posted March 9, 2006 Not bad site....Can just use a little more work:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scuzzman Posted March 10, 2006 Report Share Posted March 10, 2006 This is how it looks to me in IE6.This is how it looks in a browser capable of rendering transparent PNGs (I use Opera).Much cleaner - it's a very nice site bobp, very well done :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted March 10, 2006 Report Share Posted March 10, 2006 The only difference that is noticeable that I can easily see is that a pale blue area in IE is White in opera. Hardly worth messing about with strange browsers. What is a ONG when it's about? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benb Posted March 10, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2006 A PNG is an image format that supports transparency at a 32-bit level, which means smoothness, which gifs support it at a 256 color level. IE6 is behind the times and does not have the ability to display the transparency effects in a PNG, while Opera and Firefox do. IE6 replaces the transparency with the pale blue area that you refer to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted March 11, 2006 Report Share Posted March 11, 2006 A PNG is an image format that supports transparency at a 32-bit level, which means smoothness, which gifs support it at a 256 color level. IE6 is behind the times and does not have the ability to display the transparency effects in a PNG, while Opera and Firefox do. IE6 replaces the transparency with the pale blue area that you refer to.It really doesn't seem worth getting excited about. I tried Firefox once and didn't get on with it. IE suites me fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benb Posted March 11, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2006 If that's your opinion, then great. The main thing I hate about the "browser wars" is people screaming or telling other people what browser to use. Just use the one you like and/or are comfortable with. I chose Firefox because of a ) standards supportb ) extensibilityc ) just to stick it to Microsoft.and I am happy. If IE works for you, no need to change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted March 11, 2006 Report Share Posted March 11, 2006 It looks as it should in IE 7Good site, and nice on the eyes.Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted March 11, 2006 Report Share Posted March 11, 2006 If that's your opinion, then great. The main thing I hate about the "browser wars" is people screaming or telling other people what browser to use. Just use the one you like and/or are comfortable with. I chose Firefox because of a ) standards supportb ) extensibilityc ) just to stick it to Microsoft.and I am happy. If IE works for you, no need to change.This is exactly the point that I have made many times on here. Frequently when someone has a problem with IE, instead of being constructive and trying to help solve it, the first suggestion is 'Try Firefox and ditch IE'. This may be OK as a last resort, but millions use IE and are perfectly happy with it. I would NEVER try changing again, I would rather do a reinstall. Just my humble opinion for what it's worth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doug Posted March 11, 2006 Report Share Posted March 11, 2006 Just my humble opinion for what it's worth. "Humble"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted March 11, 2006 Report Share Posted March 11, 2006 Just my humble opinion for what it's worth. "Humble"?YES. Humble, modest, andsome, brain as big as a planet :lol: :lol: :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurlyWhirly Posted March 14, 2006 Report Share Posted March 14, 2006 This is exactly the point that I have made many times on here. Frequently when someone has a problem with IE, instead of being constructive and trying to help solve it, the first suggestion is 'Try Firefox and ditch IE'. This may be OK as a last resort, but millions use IE and are perfectly happy with it. I would NEVER try changing again, I would rather do a reinstall.I could say the same about Firefox.You ditched Firefox instead of attempting to resolve the problem you were experiencing :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted March 14, 2006 Report Share Posted March 14, 2006 This is exactly the point that I have made many times on here. Frequently when someone has a problem with IE, instead of being constructive and trying to help solve it, the first suggestion is 'Try Firefox and ditch IE'. This may be OK as a last resort, but millions use IE and are perfectly happy with it. I would NEVER try changing again, I would rather do a reinstall.I could say the same about Firefox.You ditched Firefox instead of attempting to resolve the problem you were experiencing :PI still am and was at that time perfectly satisfied with IE. I had not experienced any problems. I tried FF because some on here had made out that it was the best thing since sliced bread. I had made several attempts to install a spell checker to FF after installing the browser, and failed. The website was MOST unhelpful and complicated. I could see no reason to waste time struggling when IE had served me well, and still does so. The point that I was making was that if someone has a problem with IE after years of trouble free use, then there is something inherently wrong with their computer, and a different browser does not put that problem right. It merely covers it up until other things go wrong with the computer. I see little sense in a different browser as the first option if there is a problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rong Posted March 14, 2006 Report Share Posted March 14, 2006 Well, one myth disproved Brain the size of a planet, as us mere mortals can manage.Makes you wonder about the rest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted March 15, 2006 Report Share Posted March 15, 2006 Well, one myth disproved Brain the size of a planet, as us mere mortals can manage.Makes you wonder about the rest. :lol: :lol: :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted April 27, 2006 Report Share Posted April 27, 2006 I just downloaded and installed the new internet explorer 7.0 beta, and was curious about the difference it made with PNG's. I clicked on the link listed in the first post, and i was re directed to a page which said "The page for which you are looking has been removed by order of National Security Agency. Your IP address of [xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx] has been logged, and your ISP of [dns.isp.com] has been notified. Do not try to escape the United States Government"Please tell me this is a joke. I wouldn't think an official notice like this would say "Do not try to escape the United States Government" but these days, you never know. I'm assuming this is a joke, since i saw no reason before, for the National Security Agency to do that to that site.EDIT: Took out your IP information. You should not post that info :) http://forums.windowsforum.org/index.php?showtopic=18978 -- Scarecrow Man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scuzzman Posted June 13, 2006 Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 Not likely :PI took a look at the source code of that site. The image is linked from here: http://www.sheehy.ca/nsa.gif which is definitely not a site owned by the US NSA. You're perfectly fine :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted June 13, 2006 Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 I just downloaded and installed the new internet explorer 7.0 beta, and was curious about the difference it made with PNG's. I clicked on the link listed in the first post, and i was re directed to a page which said "The page for which you are looking has been removed by order of National Security Agency. Your IP address of [xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx] has been logged, and your ISP of [dns.isp.com] has been notified. Do not try to escape the United States Government"Please tell me this is a joke. I wouldn't think an official notice like this would say "Do not try to escape the United States Government" but these days, you never know. I'm assuming this is a joke, since i saw no reason before, for the National Security Agency to do that to that site.EDIT: Took out your IP information. You should not post that info :) http://forums.windowsforum.org/index.php?showtopic=18978 -- Scarecrow ManI hope you fare better with IE 7 than I did. My computer started to freeze. I hope you have a back up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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