Rogue's Gallery -- A favor, please...

[Jay Honeck]

No more side-scrolling, I hope!

I think I've got the page formatted so that it "scales" to different screen
resolutions without requiring side-scrolling to see everything. Fixing it
involved converting everything from plain text to "tables" that can be set
to a percentage of size -- thanks to everyone who suggested that process.

Please check it out at http://www.alexisparkinn.com/rec_aviation.htm, and
let me know if it now looks okay under your screen resolutions?

Thanks!
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

[Larry]

> I think I've got the page formatted so that it "scales" to different
screen
> resolutions without requiring side-scrolling to see everything.
A VERY good point- The horizontal scroll bar is definitely "taboo" as
discussed the very first day of Web Design school.

Building to 800 by 600 is still recommended and setting your tables to a
"percentage" will fill a larger browser size too.

Another common problem is "constraining" an image to display smaller that it
really is. Humongous file sizes and long download times result from this
very bad practice. I see your thumbnails are displayed actual size- (and are
actually a quite small file size) very good!

Your site looks great- keep up the good work!


Larry Wagar
Skagit Media Productions
(360) 854-0709
larry <at> skagitmedia <dot> com
www.skagitmedia.com

Site hosting $8.25 month,

Yes, an Aviation Enthusiast also :-)
(20 years of Jet Wrenchin')



"Jay Honeck" > wrote in message
news:7w4Fb.613934$Fm2.554804@attbi_s04...
> No more side-scrolling, I hope!
>
> I think I've got the page formatted so that it "scales" to different
screen
> resolutions without requiring side-scrolling to see everything. Fixing it
> involved converting everything from plain text to "tables" that can be set
> to a percentage of size -- thanks to everyone who suggested that process.
>
> Please check it out at http://www.alexisparkinn.com/rec_aviation.htm, and
> let me know if it now looks okay under your screen resolutions?
>
> Thanks!
> --
> Jay Honeck
> Iowa City, IA
> Pathfinder N56993
> www.AlexisParkInn.com
> "Your Aviation Destination"
>
>

[Mike Adams]

Jay,

The formatting looks fine to me, but it is slowing down a bit as it gets
bigger. Maybe time to break up into several sections?

Mike

"Jay Honeck" > wrote in
news:7w4Fb.613934$Fm2.554804@attbi_s04:

> No more side-scrolling, I hope!
>
> I think I've got the page formatted so that it "scales" to different
> screen resolutions without requiring side-scrolling to see everything.
> Fixing it involved converting everything from plain text to "tables"
> that can be set to a percentage of size -- thanks to everyone who
> suggested that process.
>
> Please check it out at http://www.alexisparkinn.com/rec_aviation.htm,
> and let me know if it now looks okay under your screen resolutions?
>
> Thanks!

[Jay Honeck]

> The formatting looks fine to me, but it is slowing down a bit as it gets
> bigger. Maybe time to break up into several sections?

Yeah, I noticed that, too. It seems to have slowed somewhat -- perhaps a
side-effect of adding a whole bunch of "tables" so that it scales
automatically?

*sigh* Solve one problem, create another. Just like aviation, no?

:-)
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

[tony roberts]

In article <7w4Fb.613934$Fm2.554804@attbi_s04>,
"Jay Honeck" > wrote:

> http://www.alexisparkinn.com/rec_aviation.htm,

Hi Jay

lose the comma behind htm - otherwise we get "page not found"

Site works great for me but I do have a couple of problems with it -

Sounds - P51 Flyby and Great Sounding Engine both work - Radial Startup
doesn't.

Video - they all work except two - Oh My God and Low Pass.

I am running a Mac - is that why?

Other than that - great site, and thanks for offering a venue to display
our aircraft - it is appreciated.


--

Tony Roberts
PP-ASEL
VFR OTT
Night
Almost Instrument :)
Cessna 172H C-GICE

[Morgans]

"Jay Honeck" > wrote>
> Please check it out at http://www.alexisparkinn.com/rec_aviation.htm, and
> let me know if it now looks okay under your screen resolutions?
>
> Thanks!
> --
> Jay Honeck


Some of the pictures in the historic pictures pages, stay at thumbnail sizes
when clicked on.

Otherwise, great site. I find myself strangely drawn to Iowa City! Quick,
call the doctor! ;-)
--
Jim in NC

[Jay Honeck]

> Sounds - P51 Flyby and Great Sounding Engine both work - Radial Startup
> doesn't.

Yeah, I don't know what's up with Radial Startup. It plays on the computer
it's residing on, but not on-line. I'll screw around with it tomorrow.

> Video - they all work except two - Oh My God and Low Pass.

Oh, man -- those are the best ones! (Well, "Oh My God" is the best, by
far...)

I have no idea why those two aren't running on your system. They work using
Windows Media Player for me here at home, and on my laptop. (When I use
RealPlayer, I have to screw around with it a bit to get 'em to run. Don't
know why that is...)

> Other than that - great site, and thanks for offering a venue to display
> our aircraft - it is appreciated.

Ain't it cool? I think it's great to see everyone, and their aircraft.

I never, ever thought it would be so popular! :-)
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

[Jay Honeck]

> Some of the pictures in the historic pictures pages, stay at thumbnail
sizes
> when clicked on.

I haven't "fixed" the whole site -- just the Rogue's Gallery. (Figured I'd
experiment on the "expendable" part of the site, first! :-) I'll check
that out, though.

Mostly I want to hear from folks who routinely keep their screen resolution
at 800 x 600 (any Mr. Magoo's in an aviation forum?), to let me know if the
Rogue's Gallery is "scaling" properly for that resolution.

> Otherwise, great site. I find myself strangely drawn to Iowa City!
Quick,
> call the doctor! ;-)

Aside from some of the nutcases running the city government, Iowa City is
about the best place I can think of to live and play. Must be why it's
routinely voted one of the top ten medium-sized communities in the nation!
:-)
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

[John E. Carty]

"Jay Honeck" > wrote in message
news:wW7Fb.413833$Dw6.1278759@attbi_s02...
> > Some of the pictures in the historic pictures pages, stay at thumbnail
> sizes
> > when clicked on.
>
> I haven't "fixed" the whole site -- just the Rogue's Gallery. (Figured
I'd
> experiment on the "expendable" part of the site, first! :-) I'll check
> that out, though.
>
> Mostly I want to hear from folks who routinely keep their screen
resolution
> at 800 x 600 (any Mr. Magoo's in an aviation forum?), to let me know if
the
> Rogue's Gallery is "scaling" properly for that resolution.

Looks fine at 800 x 600. Hey, who you calling Mr. Magoo? I resemble that
remark! ;-)

>
> > Otherwise, great site. I find myself strangely drawn to Iowa City!
> Quick,
> > call the doctor! ;-)
>
> Aside from some of the nutcases running the city government, Iowa City is
> about the best place I can think of to live and play. Must be why it's
> routinely voted one of the top ten medium-sized communities in the
nation!
> :-)
> --
> Jay Honeck
> Iowa City, IA
> Pathfinder N56993
> www.AlexisParkInn.com
> "Your Aviation Destination"
>
>

[BTIZ]

Jay... I keep mine at 800x600 for the wife's benefit.. seems to work ok for
me.. gives me 4 pictures across in the thumbnails..

BT

"Jay Honeck" > wrote in message
news:wW7Fb.413833$Dw6.1278759@attbi_s02...
> > Some of the pictures in the historic pictures pages, stay at thumbnail
> sizes
> > when clicked on.
>
> I haven't "fixed" the whole site -- just the Rogue's Gallery. (Figured
I'd
> experiment on the "expendable" part of the site, first! :-) I'll check
> that out, though.
>
> Mostly I want to hear from folks who routinely keep their screen
resolution
> at 800 x 600 (any Mr. Magoo's in an aviation forum?), to let me know if
the
> Rogue's Gallery is "scaling" properly for that resolution.
>
> > Otherwise, great site. I find myself strangely drawn to Iowa City!
> Quick,
> > call the doctor! ;-)
>
> Aside from some of the nutcases running the city government, Iowa City is
> about the best place I can think of to live and play. Must be why it's
> routinely voted one of the top ten medium-sized communities in the
nation!
> :-)
> --
> Jay Honeck
> Iowa City, IA
> Pathfinder N56993
> www.AlexisParkInn.com
> "Your Aviation Destination"
>
>

[EDR]

In article <nospam-4E92DB.17214820122003@shawnews>, tony roberts
> wrote:

> Video - they all work except two - Oh My God and Low Pass.
> I am running a Mac - is that why?

Tony, I am running a Beige G3/333 OS8.6 iCab 2.9.5
All videos opened an ran. Low Pass! and Oh My God! open in Windows
Media Player 7, all others open in Quicktime 6.
Sound files played in Quicktime, except Radial Startup, which displayed
a broken link icon.

[tony roberts]

> Tony, I am running a Beige G3/333 OS8.6 iCab 2.9.5
> All videos opened an ran. Low Pass! and Oh My God! open in Windows
> Media Player 7, all others open in Quicktime 6.

Thanks very much!

I'm going to download it right now.

--

Tony Roberts
PP-ASEL
VFR OTT
Night
Almost Instrument :)
Cessna 172H C-GICE

[tony roberts]

thanks very much.
I downloaded it and now they work!

--

Tony Roberts
PP-ASEL
VFR OTT
Night
Almost Instrument :)
Cessna 172H C-GICE


> Tony, I am running a Beige G3/333 OS8.6 iCab 2.9.5
> All videos opened an ran. Low Pass! and Oh My God! open in Windows
> Media Player 7, all others open in Quicktime 6.
> Sound files played in Quicktime, except Radial Startup, which displayed
> a broken link icon.

[Montblack]

("Jay Honeck" wrote)
> Mostly I want to hear from folks who routinely keep their screen
resolution
> at 800 x 600 (any Mr. Magoo's in an aviation forum?), to let me know if
the
> Rogue's Gallery is "scaling" properly for that resolution.


800x600 here. No side-scrolling on the Rogue's Gallery page anymore.

--
Montblack
http://lumma.de/mt/archives/bart.gif

[Morgans]

"Jay Honeck" > wrote in message
news:wW7Fb.413833$Dw6.1278759@attbi_s02...
> > Some of the pictures in the historic pictures pages, stay at thumbnail
> sizes
> > when clicked on.
>
> I haven't "fixed" the whole site -- just the Rogue's Gallery. (Figured
I'd
> experiment on the "expendable" part of the site, first! :-) I'll check
> that out, though.
>
> Mostly I want to hear from folks who routinely keep their screen
resolution
> at 800 x 600 (any Mr. Magoo's in an aviation forum?), to let me know if
the
> Rogue's Gallery is "scaling" properly for that resolution.

> Jay Honeck

I have my shop machine set to that resolution, but only because the monitot
is so old, that it is not even VGA, so it won't go any higher than 800 x
600! Sad, huh?

Rogue's look good. I would place next emphasis on getting the Inn's main
page set to work at the low setting. It is about impossible, at t he
moment.

Come on, get with it. Less flying, more web mastering!~

Yea, right!
--
Jim in NC
>

[WAKE UP!!!]

"Montblack" > wrote in message >...
> ("Jay Honeck" wrote)
> > Mostly I want to hear from folks who routinely keep their screen
> resolution
> > at 800 x 600 (any Mr. Magoo's in an aviation forum?), to let me know if
> the
> > Rogue's Gallery is "scaling" properly for that resolution.
>
>
> 800x600 here. No side-scrolling on the Rogue's Gallery page anymore.

I reset mine to 800x600, using Mozilla Firebird as a browser. It looks fine.

Mont, did it work out?

[Montblack]

("WAKE UP!!!" wrote)
> I reset mine to 800x600, using Mozilla Firebird as a browser. It looks
fine.

>Mont, did it work out?


Too early to tell....

THANKS AGAIN WAKE UP!!! Wish me luck!

.....with my screen thingy setting thingy :-)


--
Montblack

[Peter Duniho]

"Jay Honeck" > wrote in message
news:7w4Fb.613934$Fm2.554804@attbi_s04...
> No more side-scrolling, I hope!

I guess it depends on what your goals are.

You haven't eliminated side-scrolling. You've just made it less likely. As
long as you require a certain number of photos per row of photos, there will
be a browser window size that results in side-scrolling.

Of course, at a ridiculously narrow window size, smaller than the width of
the navigation frame plus one picture, it will be impossible to get rid of
side-scrolling. But it ought to at least be possible to guarantee no
side-scrolling down to that size.

But if you only care about "common" sizes (for example, a minimum of 800
pixels wide), I suppose the table solution you're using is sufficient.

Pete