Re: [edict-jmdict] Suggestions to Improve Layout

On Tue, Jun 24, 2008 at 11:35 AM, Dennis Schrader <jpnthailand@*********> wrote:

Thanks to the juxtaposition of Google emails, I did not see Jim's post regarding the "oddness" of IE with regard to centering. Quite honestly, I don't care enough either way to make it a continuing issue.

"I'm not quite sure what you mean by "floating". The Menu Bar is intended to span the whole screen." - And it does on my widescreen monitor, very nicely

I have fiddled the vertical alignment a bit, although it's looks a bit odd in IE7 (better in FF2). - I'll pull it up in FF2 and have a look. So much in bed with MS that I have hestitated to go to FF2 'cause I'm not disatisfied with IE7 -- other than the fact that it may be hogging my RAM.

I'll send you my "Questions" about the Customize Page (by the end of the day) and how some of the choices might be helped with some clarification.

Still think a logo and a picture of Dr. Breen would do much to personalize the site.

Sorry for the confused and redundant emails,

Dennis

On Mon, Jun 23, 2008 at 9:03 PM, Jim Breen <jimbreen@*********> wrote:

2008/6/24 Dennis Schrader <jpnthailand@*********>:

> When I switch to "Good for IE" reduction in font size (use IE6, 7, whatever
> the newest), I find that the above need to be dropped a bit to achieve
> "Visual Center" (different from true center as most people know). Right now
> they are floating and appear a bit odd.

I'm not quite sure what you mean by "floating". The Menu Bar is intended to
span the whole screen. I have fiddled the vertical alignment a bit, although
it's looks a bit odd in IE7 (better in FF2). Also IE7 for some reason didn't
have all the menu in Helvetica, but I've fixed that.

> I am going to copy each page of the Home Page radio button links -- and
> suggest what I believe needs clarification.

Fine. Look forward to seeing the comments.

> Just as an off the cuff
> observation, some of the radio buttons on the Customize page are
> labelled/described in what Piaget would call "egocentric thought", ie the
> author knows what he means but many readers have no clue. Perhaps a bit too
> technically refined.

Look forward to them too.

Jim

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Jim Breen
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Clayton School of Information Technology,
Monash University, VIC 3800, Australia
http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/~jwb/