Please visit my website for the Layout I am to build

[Anonymous]

Please visit my website for the Layout I am to build and let me know what you think. Remember, I depend on you, my Brother and Sister Large Scale Railroaders to "keep the fires lit under me."

http://oddeseana0.tripod.com/nmrr.html

Oh, the telephone numbers and addresses are fiction. I actually live in Premont, Texas.

[bman36]

Capt. C,
Wow....you've been busy. Nice to know someone on this forum who can do web sites! This will be great to visit as work progresses. Keep us posted as you make changes. Later eh...Brian.

[RhB_HJ]

Capt C.

What's with the pop-ups?? Oooops yeah it's Tripod. Just surprised me because my OPERA is set to display all the crud in the background (nope I don't usually get to see any of it, poor me [;)][:(!][}:)][;)] )

I have a suggestion: Being as your hosting outfit insists on placing ads at the top of the page, why not leave that space free? Of course if it were me I'd place a snarky message as a wall-paper gif i.e. "Yep this is what they call FREE space....!"

The reason it bothered me right off the bat was your logo being obscured, not a good thing if it's a graphic link!

Just two suggestions from someone who does webdesign on the side.[;)]

BTW I was looking for your track plan, is it in the works?

[bman36]

HJ,
I could'nt figure out the pop up stuff either. What is Tripod anyway??? Can you shut it off when viewing? I like the site but the tripod deal was annoying. Later eh...Brian.

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by RhB_HJ

Capt C.

What's with the pop-ups?? Oooops yeah it's Tripod. Just surprised me because my OPERA is set to display all the crud in the background (nope I don't usually get to see any of it, poor me [;)][:(!][}:)][;)] )

I have a suggestion: Being as your hosting outfit insists on placing ads at the top of the page, why not leave that space free? Of course if it were me I'd place a snarky message as a wall-paper gif i.e. "Yep this is what they call FREE space....!"

The reason it bothered me right off the bat was your logo being obscured, not a good thing if it's a graphic link!

Just two suggestions from someone who does webdesign on the side.[;)]

BTW I was looking for your track plan, is it in the works?

Thanks,

I assume you are talking about the main page. I ran into that problem on you hom eunit, but some computers don't do it (seems strange). I think the problem is with the code for that opening page, I picked up all my HTML language "on the streets," and it seems that I may have used some "curse word" that offends Tripod. Tomorrow (Saturday April 17, 2004) I will redesign th epage.

If you could give me a few pointers, I would really be thankful. Does it do it on all the pages or just the opening?

[RhB_HJ]

Rich,

By the looks of things (view code) Tripod adds the ad block to every page of your site.
Except on the Start Page it didn't bump your code down by the required spaces.
Can't see why, but that's one of the drawbacks with free Hosting.

Brian

Tripod http://www.tripod.lycos.com/ is one of those outfits that provide "free" webspace.
I know them from 4 years back when I started out in webdesign. The software I was using at that time provided a "free" version for Tripod and people were having lots of problems, both with uploading as well as service outage.

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by RhB_HJ

Rich,

By the looks of things (view code) Tripod adds the ad block to every page of your site.
Except on the Start Page it didn't bump your code down by the required spaces.
Can't see why, but that's one of the drawbacks with free Hosting.

Brian

Tripod http://www.tripod.lycos.com/ is one of those outfits that provide "free" webspace.
I know them from 4 years back when I started out in webdesign. The software I was using at that time provided a "free" version for Tripod and people were having lots of problems, both with uploading as well as service outage.

I've made a major code change since your last message, is it better?

[RhB_HJ]

Rich,

Start page is good now.

Next suggestion is: shrink the file size of your pictures. Going by the size of those puppies you should be able to get them to within 20k to 30k per picture at the max.

Here's what they are at the moment:
http://oddeseana0.tripod.com/nscaledepot3.jpg = 75K
http://oddeseana0.tripod.com/nscaledepot.jpg = 104K
http://oddeseana0.tripod.com/nscaledepot5.jpg = 202K
http://oddeseana0.tripod.com/nscaledepot4.jpg = 331K
http://oddeseana0.tripod.com/PremontTrackside.jpg = 977K
http://oddeseana0.tripod.com/nscaledepot6.jpg = 251K
http://oddeseana0.tripod.com/gardenclick1.jpg = 91K

Running them through Photoshop, PaintShopPro or Photopaint lets you adjust for minimal size while retaining the best quality i.e. you sharpen, highlight, equalize etc. first and then save at the smaller file size.

HTH

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by RhB_HJ

Rich,

Start page is good now.

Next suggestion is: shrink the file size of your pictures. Going by the size of those puppies you should be able to get them to within 20k to 30k per picture at the max.

Here's what they are at the moment:
http://oddeseana0.tripod.com/nscaledepot3.jpg = 75K
http://oddeseana0.tripod.com/nscaledepot.jpg = 104K
http://oddeseana0.tripod.com/nscaledepot5.jpg = 202K
http://oddeseana0.tripod.com/nscaledepot4.jpg = 331K
http://oddeseana0.tripod.com/PremontTrackside.jpg = 977K
http://oddeseana0.tripod.com/nscaledepot6.jpg = 251K
http://oddeseana0.tripod.com/gardenclick1.jpg = 91K

Running them through Photoshop, PaintShopPro or Photopaint lets you adjust for minimal size while retaining the best quality i.e. you sharpen, highlight, equalize etc. first and then save at the smaller file size.

HTH

Thanks, I'll see if I can get this done tomorrow. They are a but too large, not that you mention it.

[Anonymous]

Hi Capt. C,

Look forward to another visit when you've made some more progress. Please keep us updated.

Kind regards,

Goetz. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GARDEN-RAILWAYS-RAILROADS/

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[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Goetz-von

Hi Capt. C,

Look forward to another visit when you've made some more progress. Please keep us updated.

Kind regards,

Goetz. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GARDEN-RAILWAYS-RAILROADS/

.

Thank you,

I plan to document this construction quite well. I will make the TRAINS.COM community members the first priority of my Public Affairs People[:D].

Again thank you for the confidence.

[Anonymous]

Captain looks good cant wait to see finished project . Thats right , Im the only one who has seen it . talk to you soon

[Anonymous]

Daer Capt.

Wounderful site. Glad you got rid of the Tripod Signs. Inform me of progress please.
my e-mail adress is [e-mail]. Send me a letter! See ya Eh mate?

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by locomotive10

Daer Capt.

Wounderful site. Glad you got rid of the Tripod Signs. Inform me of progress please.
my e-mail adress is [e-mail]. Send me a letter! See ya Eh mate?

Locomotive 10,

Thanks for the interest. I will do my best to keep people informed about my layout. I am gratified that people have shown interest.

You can visit the improved better organized site at...

http://normamicaela.tripod.com/

Later, Ya'll..eh...that's right mate (talk about cultural diversity!)

[bman36]

Capt. C.,
This is looking good. Nice to not have the tripod stuff anymore. Looking forward to seeing more. Keep up the good work. Later eh...Brian.