August 10, 2004
Changing Site Layout
As you can see, this site is undergoing a bit of a facelift. I am slowly converting it from a two column layout to a three column layout. I have had to edit both my CSS stylesheets as well as each individual page to add or subtract <div>s as necessary and move things around.
My crazy work schedule prevents me from working on the design while at work; imagine that ... actually doing work-related tasks at work instead of personal blog stuff!!! That means it could take several days for the layout to be finished.
If you see anything that doesn't look right, especially if it is an egregious problem, it is probably due to the fact that the page has yet to be converted to the new three column format. Otherwise, if you see minor problems with the design, especially on the home page, the individual archive pages, monthly archive pages or the master archive page (links available to all of these options on the left side of the screen), please let me know. I need to keep a list of minor blips and problems that will have to be ironed out.
Thanks for your patience! I hope to have the new design applied to all pages within the next few days.
Posted by Kasey on August 10, 2004 06:41 AM | Filed Under: Movable TypeIt already looks superb...what more conversion are you planning to do, it all looks fine to me !
Posted by: Arvind on August 10, 2004 08:20 AMAt this point, there are some pages that are now using the old 2-column layout; they look like broken pages because they are expecting to see the old styles. I also need to work on the individual entry archive template. For some reason, IE wants to give the page a horizontal scroll instead of fitting all the page data into one screen width...
Posted by: Kasey on August 10, 2004 09:54 AMI get no horizontal scroll in IE - I'm on 1280x1024 screen res. Did you fix it because I can't see any problems with the CSS... if you still have problems you might wish to go the fluid way (ie widths are defined as %s of total screen space) -- see Movalog
But one thing I did notice in IE, the comments box is waay down at the end of the page while Name, Email, URL are where they're meant to be !
Posted by: Arvind on August 10, 2004 08:48 PMI look at the individual entry screen in a 1024x768 resolution, and the horizontal scroll is definitely there.
Thanks for pointing out the issue with IE and the comments box. Yet another reason why designing websites with CSS, which should be quite easy and much simpler than tables, is a real pain in the arse with IE. From all perspectives, IE truly sucks big-time. I wish I could count on the majority of my readers using non-IE browsers, but I think that's a daydream at best ...
Yet another thing I have to put on my "to-do" list.
I have been using IE to type this comment so I can see exactly what IE users are seeing, and now I've also just noticed that the "fixed" background image in the comment box repeats in IE but stays properly fixed in Mozilla browsers. Good gawd, is there nothing IE can get right? From security issues to not following CSS standards, it truly should not be on the market.
Posted by: Kasey on August 11, 2004 06:54 AM