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css / overlaying SWF

Griffith — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 04:56:17

I did a few things to fix it:

In the object tag add inline css or a class/id with the following definitions:

position:absolute; z-index:0;

And in the embed tag add the wmode="opaque" code:

<embed height="269" width="770" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash" quality="high" src="swf/header.swf" wmode="opaque" />

That fixed the problem on my browser.

You should change the code on your lightbox though, because when the window isn't high enough you can't see the close button. This is specially noticeable in laptops. Oh, and adding a z-index:10 or so on it wouldn't do any harm...

I WANT TO OPEN A WEB STORE LOOKING FOR NAME

Griffith — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 04:53:26

Caps-lock and improper grammar are never good ways to ask for help.

I WANT TO OPEN A WEB STORE LOOKING FOR NAME

chapkly — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 08:06:54

i want to open a web store and looking for name that is realy good and atractive
and easily found on search engines. i have products APPEREL, ELECTRONICS, gifts, COSMATICS, HEALTH AND BEAUTYetc. help me please.

I am interested in photography, but I don't know where to start

deepoet — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 07:05:22

Check out his website:

http://www.productsupplycenter.com/web91154

New Yorker cover nails US political mood

davetabler — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 21:49:41

Artist Brian Stauffer’s “A Very Long Tunnel” visually sums up this momentous week in American history.

Thinning fonts on the web

alexsuraci — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 02:30:39

Just make sure you don't do "text-shadow: 0 0 0 #000". The latest WebKit nightlies don't work with that anymore, and instead make the text look funky.

Thinning fonts on the web

Ozone42 — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 01:31:13

Yeah, I am doing it on my site now via CSS3, but it only works for Safari. Compare the relative boldness on makesitgood.net between firefox and safari. Safari is much easier on the eyes.

Thinning fonts on the web

Scrivs — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 22:24:27

Still too many variables involved, platform, browser etc to get the customization that designers have been craving. I would assume something is in place for CSS3, but that has been in the works since 1885.

Thinning fonts on the web

Ozone42 — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 19:51:54

I like dark backgrounds. The problem with them is that due to the way fonts render in various browsers, and the way our eyes interpret things you can easily get into a case where things are fat, overbolded, and too high contrast to be nice on the eyes.

One solution to this is knockout type using text-shadow in css3. Unfortunately Safari is the only widely used browser that supports this so far.

Other than jumping to siFR or the like for headings, or creating static images, does anyone know a way to slim down fonts on the web?

What is your most viewed Flickr photo?

pelf — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 19:01:53

This is my most viewed:

One of my earlier wallpapers :D

What is your most viewed Flickr photo?

joshawesome — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 05:58:42

This is my most viewed:

^^My sisters: Andrea, Steph, Nicole, then me. This was taken awhile ago actually.

The other most viewed are of my ex and myself...

What is your most viewed Flickr photo?

Kamigoroshi — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 04:25:15

You can't resist a good penguin. Especially a geeky penguin.

What is your most viewed Flickr photo?

Paul_Torquay — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 04:02:29

Only 92 views on my most viewed I'm afraid

Font / Background contrast

Ozone42 — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 01:08:55

If you get too much, you get some retina burn in. You've all probably experienced it. Reading bright white text on a solid black background, or bright green text on the same. If you read long enough and look away, you still see lines. That is ghastly.

I took a dark grey and put gold-ish text on it, and I like it pretty well. I read somewhere that some combination like that was optimal for high contrast without afterimages. I wish I remembered where that was so I could point there.

Font / Background contrast

Scrivs — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:30:35

I think it depends greatly on what the colors are, when you are talking about two colors that are in complete contrast with each other (white font on black background) then no it isn't easier. Throw in an off-white with a gray background like the one seen at Daring Fireball then I can see how it is easier to read.

Font / Background contrast

PATSY926 — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 04:06:53

Reading this in 2008 is interesting. Many of us over 40 begin to have 'low vision' issues. Yes, we get our eyes examined and yes, we wear glasses. Contrast is the issue. A white font on a pastel background is virtually impossible even when ‘zoomed’ up. Web designers ought to think of their audience and decide if "artsy" is favored over "readability". This also applies to print media greatly! Magazines today are flooded with small white fonts on pale orange backgrounds. I discuss this with friends of mine and we’re all in agreement on how a generation of readers are being dismissed.

Photographer hangout

JoeLencioni — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:52:37

You should check out Strobist

Photographer hangout

Ozone42 — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 23:09:07

Fred Miranda's Forums are an excellent spot.

Photo.net can be good, but has such a large audience it's hard to find a good niche.

Flickr has lots of groups that do this sort of thing.

I hang out at texasphotoforum, but that's kinda specific to the area :)

Photographer hangout

Causalien — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 22:48:12

Hi,

I am looking for a forum where photographers hang out and discuss techniques. I am particularly interested in one that gives out monthly assignments or topics of research so I can read and participate in. Is there such a place?

What Kind of Music do you Design to?

ericjohnson — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 04:35:34

usually starts with something like radiohead to get my initial focus, then ramps up to mf doom and ghostface killah, into daedelus and perfuse 73 and ends with random thrash metal and aphex twin.

What Kind of Music do you Design to?

trevorlee_nc — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:27:49

Most of the time I work in a pretty silent environment by myself..but for some reason, today, I have a Widespread Panic show from '98 blaring in the background while I work on some customer documentation...it's on the house stereo too, because my computer speakers aren't that great...and no-where near as loud...

css / overlaying SWF

diegooriani — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 15:41:23

Guys, you will not believe. Now I am having the same problem I had in the IE on Firefox 3. The worst is that the tag
<param name="wmode" value="opaque" /> is not working for it.

Check this out.

Flexible or Fixed layout for a blog?

kailoon — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 15:05:16

@ dubsar

you don't want people adapting their use of your site to way their browser works, you want your site to adapt to the ways people use their browsers.

yeah, this is good :)

@ Mike
yeah, sometimes we need to sacrifice just for the trend.

@ Scrivs

but that doesn't mean you should make people read billboard sized lines.

hey, you have the point! I also found that it is hard when come to mobile devices.

Thanks all!

Flexible or Fixed layout for a blog?

Scrivs — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:20:06

For a simple blog always go with fixed in my opinion. Screens are getting larger, but that doesn't mean you should make people read billboard sized lines.

Throw in a mobile stylesheet for the iPhone people if you want flex on mobile devices.

Flexible or Fixed layout for a blog?

Mike — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 22:43:49

I've always been a fan of fixed-width layouts because of line-length readability issues that creep up in fluid page designs. Many studies regarding line-length readability have been conducted, and with very few dissenting opinions, optimal readability and comprehension levels for the participants were found to lie at around 60 CPL (characters per line) or around 12 medium-sized words per line. When you start expanding the columns out with a fluid layout you sacrifice comprehension and readability.

Flexible or Fixed layout for a blog?

dubsar — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 17:36:52

Well you can put me on record as a fan of flexible layouts. Things like YAML and 960 make working with them almost fun! I'd seen that article as well and agree a lot with the author - you don't want people adapting their use of your site to way their browser works, you want your site to adapt to the ways people use their browsers.

Flexible or Fixed layout for a blog?

kailoon — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 09:57:55

I just read an article from smashingmagazine about the Flexible Layouts: Challenge For The Future. So, I just wondering if I am doing a blog design. Is it good to use flexible layout?

Things that I consider are:
1. dynamic content
2. different wirtting style of the bloggers
3. cross browsers?

I hope can read some comments from you guys.

Thanks!

2008 Web Design Trends

Scrivs — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 19:16:21

Yeah but how many great interactive videos (doesn't seem an easy thing to develop) will come out? You are finding the niche of all niches it seems or maybe something that will serve as a great feature on the back of the box.

2008 Web Design Trends

fuscom — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 03:08:46

Others say the future is in mobile and video doesn't have that strong of a place there in my opinion.

Hmm...well you seem to think that the iPhone is the next great gaming platform, and the video quality and clarity of games these days is getting more realistic all the time. Furthermore, I think it's agreed that what's been achieved with the iPhone is changing the mobile industry. If that's indeed the case, then I would think it easy to imagine doing that interactive video using the iPhone's accelerometer to direct the action.

2008 Web Design Trends

Scrivs — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 21:42:43

Wow that interactive video is mad slick. Video is the future if it can be combined with static/text in a smart way. People thought Flash was the future before, but it took a while till they found the right balance of it.

Others say the future is in mobile and video doesn't have that strong of a place there in my opinion.

2008 Web Design Trends

jasonmalone — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 21:23:58

I think I would partially agree with Fuscom, but I would add that the future of the web will be a personalized experience. You will interact with the web by selecting the type of content you want. Instead of being fed the entire site, you will get the piece you want, much like the change in music from albums to tracks. Where design trends come in will be a mixture of functionality and feel in the mode of viewer skins, which the lemmings will flock to the design fads, while the experienced will design there own or use well planned designs and UIs.

Back to the initial topic however, design trends are ground swell. Hardcore users will early adopt edgy design elements, and then some commercial designer will spot it an emulate its originality.. BANG the masses are told what to like and flock to it. Goddamn lemmings...

Fatdoor finally has a public offering after tons of funding and privacy issue concerns

Scrivs — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 20:43:57

To me this seems like something that is great in concept, but at the moment might not play out right. Kind of something before its time because I'm not sure people are still secure about letting people know these types of things. But then again, people seem to have no problem posting this information on Facebook or Myspace.

I would actually focus on the younger demographics because they like to find people with the same interests just as much as adults and would be more willing to participate in such a thing. Today's adults didn't grow up with social networking tools and some are still getting used while others don't bother with them or know about them at all.

Also tools like this become more useful when there is a mobile aspect involved. Doesn't seem that much more than Meetup with some social networking involved though.

Fatdoor finally has a public offering after tons of funding and privacy issue concerns

jasonmalone — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 20:30:31

Fatdoor is a social network that planned to be community based and provide locality and interest based groups to have a more adult social network. They halted their development after concerns about the idea of them crawling the web for information and creating associations with users based on information found regarding their locality (physical and online resources). A nice article on that can be seen here: http://localonliner.com/2007/04/17/fatdoor-crawls-the-web-for-neighbor-info/

Fatdoor received 5.5 million in additional funding (http://mashable.com/2007/11/13/fatdoor-funded/) at the end of 2007, but went lame duck amid privacy concerns. Now they are back as Centerd and focusing on the organizational aspect of local community and social network.

So, to rephrase my question, is there actual interest in an adult oriented community based social network like this. I ask because I wm working on a concept like this and would be interested to see if they can be successful beyond initial funding and if anyone thinks that there with be a migration from Facebook or MySpace to these less anonymous yet more private communities.

Fatdoor finally has a public offering after tons of funding and privacy issue concerns

Scrivs — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 06:36:04

What is fatdoor supposed to be?

MySpace new design launched

alexsuraci — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 05:28:17

Still looks pretty inconsistent to me.