Awesome work that the new frontpage is now standards compliant. I really could assume that this can be a grueling bit of work. K++ !
Concerning the frontpage I have the following suggestions:
- When we have an additional menu item (e.g. link to the showcase) I would put the Terms Of Use link somewhere in the footer
- I would center the "Page Downloaded text..." text
- Shoutbox functionality:
I like the random shouts the shoutbox generates. But wouldnt it be more userfriendly when someone clicks into the input field that the text disappears ? If you agree you would just need to do something like this:
Old code:
<input type="text" size="50%" maxlength="200" name="shoutout" class="shoutbox" value="Clyde was here.">
New code:
<input type="text" size="50%" maxlength="200" name="shoutout" class="shoutbox" value="Clyde was here."
onfocus="window.initialShoutboxText=this.value; this.value='';" onblur="if ( this.value=='' ) this.value=window.initialShoutboxText;"/>
- Maybe we could add a simple hover effect for the showcase items, e.g.
div.showcaseBox:hover
{
background-color: #1C1C1C;
}
Well, as I said, just some suggestions ... I wouldn't mind if it stays the way it is ;-)
Best,
benny!