I like your wide site though Minna. I have always liked sites that use the wholescreen and do not leave half of it empty. And yes, I know there is the whole 800×600 inclusion issue, but I still prefer to see my screen full on 1024×768.
Oh gosh no Even though my sidebar used to be packed with useless information, I’ve managed to shorten it quite a bit. I’m always trying to get a fluid width layout but it’s just so difficult! Or at least I haven’t found a neat (=clean, not the slang meaning) way to do it yet.
I just noticed your nice big comment numbers. I had them on one of the many designs I have been through but lost it a while ago. How do you implement them if you don’t mind me asking?
I think there was a discussion on the forums about this and one of the very slick counter codes was <?$i;?>
to initialize the variable before the loop (or if you don’t like the shorthand, just put php after the first question mark) . First I was using that to do the alternating background colours, then I realized I can use it for the comment numbers as well. So, put it in the comment loop wrapped in a span <span class="comment-nr"><?php echo $i; ?></span>
And style it (roughly) with: .comment-nr {
float: right;
font-size: 400%;
font-style: italic;
}
I have some extra styling due to the alternating colours and position polishing.
I won’t mention the site out of common courtesy and the fact that I don’t even remember what it was (stumbled across it through WP forums), but it uses a common WordPress theme I think.
The layout isn’t too bad when the whole screen is in use, but often (like in my case) it isn’t.
Grr… comments like have a way of sticking in my head for days. People shouldn’t say things like that… Ok, just kidding.
Since I want my page source to have the actual content first, and menus and other fluff towards the end of the page, I had struggled a bit with the layout. I don’t know why, really, since the “fix” was quite obvious (absolute placement) with just 2 columns.
So what I really came here to say: thanks for the motivation.
I’m happy to have motivated I gotta say, it’s looking goooood.
I’m “currently” (not now) designing the layout for a computer studies project and I just couldn’t be bothered with my own “get all use of the screen” wish. The problem is, most screens at the Uni are brand new and flashyflashy 1280×1024 and I still want to have my layout nice at 800×600. So, when I looked at my draft on a 1280×1024 screen there was a huuuuuge clob of white on the right. I just know that if I tweak the layout too much, I do it tooooooooooo much and leave all the other, more important things to wee hours of the morning. But maybe I have to try and span the graphics from side to side — or in fact make it appear so.
I like your wide site though Minna. I have always liked sites that use the wholescreen and do not leave half of it empty. And yes, I know there is the whole 800×600 inclusion issue, but I still prefer to see my screen full on 1024×768.
Are you thinking of going to a 3 column setup?
Oh gosh no
Even though my sidebar used to be packed with useless information, I’ve managed to shorten it quite a bit. I’m always trying to get a fluid width layout but it’s just so difficult! Or at least I haven’t found a neat (=clean, not the slang meaning) way to do it yet.
I also like to get all the use of my screen.
I just noticed your nice big comment numbers. I had them on one of the many designs I have been through but lost it a while ago. How do you implement them if you don’t mind me asking?
I think there was a discussion on the forums about this and one of the very slick counter codes was
<?$i;?>to initialize the variable before the loop (or if you don’t like the shorthand, just put php after the first question mark) . First I was using that to do the alternating background colours, then I realized I can use it for the comment numbers as well. So, put it in the comment loop wrapped in a span
<span class="comment-nr"><?php echo $i; ?></span>And style it (roughly) with:
.comment-nr {float: right;
font-size: 400%;
font-style: italic;
}
I have some extra styling due to the alternating colours and position polishing.
[edit] Ah, here’s the cool code. [/edit]
Thanks Minna. I have implemented the changing colours for the comments and the nice big numbers.
Just what I was after.
Thanks again for your help
Wow, you got the colours *snap* just like that. I must’ve played with different combinations for hours and hours
Looking very spiffy.
Wow, from what site is that? Personally, 3/4 empty space sites kinda repel me for no reason.
So i think where you’re getting at heheheh
I won’t mention the site out of common courtesy and the fact that I don’t even remember what it was (stumbled across it through WP forums), but it uses a common WordPress theme I think.
The layout isn’t too bad when the whole screen is in use, but often (like in my case) it isn’t.
Grr… comments like have a way of sticking in my head for days. People shouldn’t say things like that…
Ok, just kidding.
Since I want my page source to have the actual content first, and menus and other fluff towards the end of the page, I had struggled a bit with the layout. I don’t know why, really, since the “fix” was quite obvious (absolute placement) with just 2 columns.
So what I really came here to say: thanks for the motivation.
I’m happy to have motivated
I gotta say, it’s looking goooood.
I’m “currently” (not now) designing the layout for a computer studies project and I just couldn’t be bothered with my own “get all use of the screen” wish. The problem is, most screens at the Uni are brand new and flashyflashy 1280×1024 and I still want to have my layout nice at 800×600. So, when I looked at my draft on a 1280×1024 screen there was a huuuuuge clob of white on the right. I just know that if I tweak the layout too much, I do it tooooooooooo much and leave all the other, more important things to wee hours of the morning. But maybe I have to try and span the graphics from side to side — or in fact make it appear so.