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Double margin thingo
display: inline; /*IE fix -- http://www.positioniseverything.net/explorer/doubled-margin.html---*/
From Drupal - zen theme fixes
Horizontal navbar or menu
ul.themenu li a,
{
_display: inline; /* Otherwise the blocks mistakenly get 100% width in IE5 */
_di\splay: inline-block; /* Otherwise the blocks mistakenly get 100% width in IE6 */
}
ul.themenu
{
_width: 100%; /* Otherwise IE5 treats the ul as floated */
_w\idth: auto; /* Reset to auto width for IE6 */
}
If it’s a redevelopment of an existing site find out as much about the domain as possible including what needs to be done to change it. Domains names are notoriously difficult to work with because they are usually ordered by 2 types of people:
OS X and type rendering of knockout text (white text on a black background)
Normal body text in this situation on a mac looks bold, because of the anti-aliasing engine going overboard on knockout text.
/*text-shadow: 0 0 0 #000;*//*makes light coloured text look thinner in safari see http://24ways.org/2006/knockout-type */
Except theres nothing like that for Firefox. So Im using a lighter font family which is installed by default in macs.
font-family: "Helvetica Neue Light", "HelveticaNeue-Light", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
and hoping it dosnt look too think with people who have PCs and that font.
JQuery fades side effect on Firefox 2 on a mac for type anti-aliasing. Or why on my Jquery gallery pages does the text suddenly look rubbish until I mouse over it?
/*-moz-opacity: 0.9999; *//*For Ffox 2.0 mac - Jquery fades on a page turn off its text anti-aliasing on that page. This style turns it off permanently so the problem isn't obvious. Double bonus of making knockout text not as heavy on os x. BUT - its makes a peekaboo bug on mac FF2&3 happen to Quicktime / Flash content so it cant be used. */
This seemed like a good fix until I checked a page with embeded quicktime and it was making the video display a peek-a-boo type bug when your mouse went near it. Ive read this also happens with Flash content (or your SIFR!).
IE7 cleartype (anti-aliasing) being turned off by Jquery
Theres also a similiar and just a shit problem that happens on IE7 to cleartype, in that the cleartype (IEs versions of anti-aliasing for web text) gets switched off when its part of your fading gallery (on mine text on the page is ok, just text thats being faded up with the gallery images looks rubbish). Aparently a fix is:
Assign a background colour to the bit thats being faded / the containing element of the text (but this isnt a solution for me because that area needs to be transparent (have no background assigned).
this could also be a fix
http://groups.google.com/group/jquery-en/browse_thread/thread/221169cf3a03d32e/51326b4726541831?lnk=gst&q=text+anti-aliasing#51326b4726541831
> But for IE7 you need to remove the opacity filter after the
> animation completes:
> $('#myDiv').fadeIn(function() {
> if ($.browser.msie)
> this.style.removeAttribute('filter');
> });
quick noteabout IE6 and having a div that has a class applied to it as in the html below.
HTML is
CSS is
#adivoneverypage {its styles}
#adivoneverypage.aclassforacertainpage{
special styles for just one unique page- as a class -but inheriting 'base' styles from above that are common to allpages with this div. (Mainly just to reduce repetition in the CSS file)
}
#adivoneverypage.aclassforacertainpage2{
styles for a different unique page to above- as a class -but inheriting 'base' styles from #adivoneverypagethat are common to allpages with this div.
}
#adivoneverypage.aclassforacertainpage3{
special styles for a different unique again page to above- as a class -but inheriting 'base' styles from #adivoneverypagethat are common to allpages with this div.
}
so the problem being - that in IE6 -it only applies the special class styles which come first in the source order of the CSS, and none after that!!! its as if these special styles just arent there, IE6 STOPS reading the styling after the first one is applied. You can test by copy pasting the last special class style and putting that first (after the #adivoneverypage styles) in the CSS source order. Then its styles will be seen by IE6 - but not the ones below it.
My fix to try is NOT USING class selectors on DIVS to make specific changes, but having just a unique div on every page and repeat the same a few times in the css instead of once and having all the classes inherit it.
so the HTML is instead:
CSS is
#adivforacertainpage {its styles}
and for each page have unique div IDs. Which is a shame because sometimes these divs on each page are practically identical except for maybe a bit of different padding is necessary for a certain page, or something like that, but otherwise they are the same size, have the same margins, positioning etc etc, so its a shame to have to repeat the CSS over and over again.
Here is a large list of Australian CMS vendors. Guessing that means people that make custom commercial solutions and then help install and set them up custom for whoever buys them. http://www.steptwo.com.au/resources/australian-cms/
Stuff out there:
Traffik
http://www.playintraffik.com/Detailed_Features
Part of this new breed 'hosted application' type thingy.
A hosted website CMS / shopping cart / hosting / blog / customer database /community / email marketing / customer database / everything you can think of. Its about $30 per month minimum, goes up to $160 per month. You only pay month by month.
They offer a 30 day trial where you can build your own thing and see if its good. From brief looking at it it looks like pretty amazing and they have thought of everything. So if its a large site, and your going to be looking at paying $30 per month just for hosting anyway, then this could be good to look at because you get an all in one solution forall the things a business generally neeeds. But its a bit risky because its their own proprietry solution, so your wholebusiness is tied into them - and the web is meant to be FREE. It could get messy if you try and port over to someone else. Still, a neat looking solution.
Light CMS
Looking for CMS solutions / templates. Want to try them all out and see which is better and what each one is for or best for. Also need to find out how many people use each solution, would want to use the one with the most support and the most new modules and biggest forums.
CMS Made Simple
Need to have a go at trying this out properly. It dosnt look like theres that many modules available compared to what I imagine drupal would have. Theres photogallery though, forums etc etc.
From the site...
"The idea behind creating opensourceCMS revolved around the need to have a place where one could completely test content management systems in one place, before taking the time to install one."
So it seems that its not one solution but it is a source for many solutions, and by searching through different ones maybe theres already one out there that is just what you need, this is interesting.
From what I can tell unlike drupal which you can edit the content on the actual page your looking at, this requires you to login to an admin section and edit lists of pages. OK for a small site, but I think for a client its easier for them to get their head around the CMS if they just navigate to the actual page they want to edit and edit it. (Although guess to add content they still need to go to a different area.
Plone
Plone is meant to be more powerful than Drupal and Joomla and better for massive organisations, but needs a specific setup (a specific server / hosting setup which will probably be more expensive) and has a steeper learning curve for the web designer implementing it. Also it is written in Python, so getting a programmer to make extentions and customisations will be more expensive or harder to find than a PHP programmer to work on Drupal / Joomla.
Joomla!
From a quick browse of reviews, Joomla (like Drupal), is good for non-profit organisation websites. It is considered very easy to set up and get going and to learn to use. However, it isnt considered as powerful as Drupal in some respects. And advantage of it is that it is built with PHP, so if you need a customisation done, this shouldnt be too expensive to get programmed.
Joomla has a large commercial development community. A shopping cart built in, better calendars and is easier to learn.
Drupal
Good for organisations that need a straightforward setup but a fair ammount of power. It sits in the middle of Plone and Joomla in regards to power and ease of use. Soa good compromise. Its written in PHP so again cheap for getting customisations made.
Heres an excellent table of comparison features between Drupal and Joomla. http://www.alledia.com/blog/general-cms-issues/joomla-and-drupal-%11-which-one-is-right-for-you?/
Drupal dosnt have a shopping cart built in, it is getting one soon (Ubercart). Drupal is more standards compliant. Drupal dosnt have great event calendars or Templates / Themes (which isnt an issue Id want to design it anyway). Also Drupal has unlimited subcategory levels and cross categorisation. Overall looks like Drupal is the right choice at the moment.
Pligg
Open Source: Looks like especially for large community sites, with rating systems. Utilises smarty templating system. Allows multiple authors, private user messaging, user profile pages etc.
The Secretary
http://secretary.nivr.net/index.php
"The Secretary is a different kind of content management system. It is simple, lightweight, easy-to-use and meant for designers and artists. It aims to be transparent by removing itself entirely from the front-end - forget the restrictive themed layouts of other systems and create truly unique websites again."
Looks really neato for artists portfolios - nice plugins with support for lightbox and cycle galleries. Good for little portfolio sites it seems, and made by a designer so looks really nice.Im still sold on secretary at the mo...
margin-left + border-left + padding-left + width + padding-right + border-right + margin-right. Thats heaps of values to think about! And some times people like to have their text padding in ems so it relates to their font size, so if that is the case, then calculating the width your div takes up becomes tricky, how do you add a pixel and an em?
Why should you choose Zen Cart™ to power your e-commerce site? Let's face it. There are 100's of shopping cart programs around, all with different strengths and weaknesses. Zen Cart™ is superior to most in ease-of-use, features and price.
Zen Cart™ is built for entrepreneurs by entrepreneurs. The program is built by programmers and designers who understand the online selling process from start to finish. Zen Cart™ has included all the necessary tools required to build a successful online store and we are constantly improving and upgrading the software based on our users requirements.
Shopify
http://www.shopify.com/design/
A hosted application with templates and hosting and everything all in thge one spot. Their key selling feature is that you can have a shop up and running in mins using only their services. The hosting is interesting because if the shop gets massive, they are ready with server farms to support it.
From the site...
"Shopify is a full-stack e-commerce package. Everything you need is already included. It comes with full SEO, inventory, and content management.Our customers will tell you that Shopify’s “killer” feature is its design flexibility. If you want to sell your products, you have to sell in style. Poor design begets poor customers."
Here is an example of a small shop built using the software. http://shop.eboy.com/collections/t-shirts
Pricing: You can have a trial set up, for free. But the cheapest is $24 per month for basic option. Ultimate option is $299 per month. Each price range is a limit of how many products you canhave in the database which is a bit shitty. They also take a percentage cut from each transaction. (So its really less of a cart software and more of a shopping community idea like ebay, etsy etc.) So ummm... looks like a nice product but having them take a cut of every sale is a bit much - better off using open source software I think. Plus the basic plan dosnt include SSL for the admin panel. It would be great for people who just need something up and running ASAP.
XCart
- X-Cart shopping cart software is based on PHP Smarty templates, this makes it very flexible and easy to modify. The data is stored in MySQL database.
- W3C XHTML 1.0 compliance of X-Cart storefront out of the box.
- You receive a complete source code and SQL tables for MySQL database to make them extended or customized easily.
- X-Cart is a turnkey package. Installation is handled by web-based step-by-step wizard to make the system running immediately after receiving it.
Templates look ok, not great typography though and kind of dated looking. Theyre pretty basic looking and would designing to make better. Think Shopify ones looked better. Example: http://demo.x-cart.com/demo/home.php?cat=112
http://demo.x-cart.com/demo/home.php?cat=1366
Pricing: Everything seems to be sold seperately. You buy the software as a package. You buy module add ons. You buy the skin you want. You can host it with them or not.
Add On And Partnerships
Fulfillment by Amazon - Use Amazons pick and pack experience, warehouses etc etc. Would be great for testing out the American market without having to set up your own warehousing etc.
Since we are developing websites on Macs, we have no more problem with cross-plat-form/Multibrowser-Checks!
Mac has Firefox, Opera, IEMac and Safari
Win XP via Parallels has Firefox, IE 3-7 with multiple IEs, Opera, Netscape
Win Vista via Parallels has it’s IE 7
and Linux could be installed if needed!
You can run all of these Browsers at the same time in the coherency-mode without switching a windows, or rebooting at all!
An unintentional third reason is that users of nonstandard browsers tend to be more tech-savvy and tend to upgrade reasonably quickly when prompted to do so.
SOME STAT EXAMPLES:
1. Internet Explorer 76.96%
2. Firefox 19.80%
3. Safari 1.94%
4. Opera 0.74%
5. Mozilla 0.30%
6. Netscape 0.14%
7. Camino 0.05%
8. Konqueror 0.02%
IE Breakdown
1. 6.0 75.07%
2. 7.0 24.54%
Firefox Breakdown
1. 2.0.0.6 53.57%
2. 2.0.0.7 32.57%
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