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chevychic · 11-26-2002, 07:31 PM

Well it's mostly finished. I just need to work on the picture gallery and continue updating the link page as you send me your links.
Thanks to Scott, I have quite a few of them on there already.
If you want to check it out, I'd love your feedback.

www.digitalcampground.com/chvchk

**old Rusty C10** · 11-26-2002, 07:50 PM

looks great there chic, although i didnt search through the whole thing.
One of these days if i ever get the time i wanna do the same thing with the rust bucket i call a truck to document the restoration my son and i are going to start in on when i finally get moved out to NJ lol so now ill be busting your chops for web design advice as well as truck advice lol
oh by the way did you get your truck outta surgery yet?

TODDS 72 · 11-26-2002, 08:04 PM

Wow,nice truck chevy chick,I mite be a little bias towards 86K10s,but who cares right,LOL

Slonaker · 11-26-2002, 08:04 PM

Your site says "Chevy Stockdale." That's not a Scottsdale?

The site looks really nice.

Slonaker

chevychic · 11-26-2002, 08:22 PM

OMG LOL! See that's why you guys need to proof read things for me.....

and can you believe that i have almost a 4.0 gpa??? sheesh!!

TODDS 72 · 11-26-2002, 08:32 PM

Well,I thought it might be something I never herd of before,LOL
Always learnin something here anyways,Just did'nt want to be a smart a$$,LOLI still like your truck.

**swervin ervin** · 11-26-2002, 08:57 PM

Looks good Heather. I like the graphics. It looks womanly.

Something I noticed though. In IE 6, I have a horizonal scroll bar on the "thetruck.html" page. I checked the frame and only thing I can see causing it is the top table is set at 100% of the window. The others are set to 80%. I know this shouldn't have anything to do with it, but it's all I see different.

But, in Netscape, the bar isn't there. When I work on my site, I use both IE and Netscape to make sure everything is compatible and loads correctly. I also try it in different screen resolutions.

Did you use Frontpage to build it? BTW, I really love the link image map. Really cool. This could be the reason the page loads different. Netscape and IE don't really get along too well. They both use stuff in different ways.

Oh, I was going to say something about the Stockdale. Thought it might have been a trim level I'd never heard of.

Keep up the good work lady.

chevychic · 11-26-2002, 09:28 PM

Thanks Mike, I'll check out that table.

NO NO Frontpage. This is all hand done html. I use homesite for checking everything but I like to do everything by hand using notepad or wordpad.

Yeah, I need to get Netscape...I hate that browser but I need to use it for verifying my sites.

I also have my screen on a high res but I didn't have a scrollbar when I checked the lower res. I'll check it out again.

87 STEPPER · 11-26-2002, 09:39 PM

Heather,

The site is looking good so is your truck

**swervin ervin** · 11-26-2002, 09:58 PM

Only thing I use Netscape for, besides checking the site is Composer. Netscape has a built in program you can use to edit/design pages in WYSIWYG. Comes in real handy sometimes.

BTW, I use version 4.78. I refuse to use anything newer.

Mike

Slonaker · 11-26-2002, 10:28 PM

There is a town near here called Stockdale, so I thought it could be correct...

I don't really like sites with frames, but that is just a matter of preference.

I have viewed it in Mozilla at 1024X768 and it renders just fine.

Bobby (web accessibility tool at http://bobby.watchfire.com/ ) has a couple of suggestions for making it accessible to people with disabilities.

Slonaker

Prerunner1982 · 11-27-2002, 10:55 PM

like i already told ya, it looks really nice.. glad you updated it..IM NEXT!! hehe..

chevychic · 11-28-2002, 07:36 AM

Hey Guys,
Thanks for your opinions

Mike, The table widths had nothing to do with the scroll bar at the bottom. What was causing it were my two engine pictures side by side. I dropped one below the other and the scroll bar is gone.
I have a 19" monitor and view my resolution at 1152x864 so a page can get pretty wide before I see a scroll bar. I checked it at 1024X768 and it was still good. If anyone is using 800X600 resolution they will see a scroll bar but that resolution is quickly becoming a non-standard with the larger monitors becoming more and more affordable so I build my pages to best be viewed at 1024X768 and everyone else will just need to scroll

About the page looking "womanly"....I think I would've scared a lot of you if it looked too masculine....am I right?

I'm going to try to finish my gallery and load the gauges back up over the long weekend. I'm also designing my dad's website for his business so I'm not sure how much I'll be able to get done to mine.

*Zilverado* · 11-28-2002, 12:20 PM

Great looking site Heather,

It's great to hear that you and your hubby (and your daughter) are in this together, learning as you go. I'm impressed.

Keep up the GREAT work and keep having fun.

*mike reeh* · 11-28-2002, 01:25 PM

Heather: when are you going to put up a "friends trucks" link so you can put my truck up there

mike

chevychic · 11-28-2002, 01:46 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by mike reeh
Heather: when are you going to put up a "friends trucks" link so you can put my truck up there

mike

That would be located under "Truck Links"

E-mail me your website addy if you don't see your site there and I'll add you

heather@digitalcampground.com

*mike reeh* · 11-28-2002, 02:47 PM

nah I saw that section, but I dont have a website I just want a pic of my truck on there :-)

maybe Ill get something together. Not that your truck needs it but a pic of my truck will make yours look lots better !

mike

chevychic · 11-28-2002, 02:52 PM

Ahhhh....I understand now

That's a good idea. I could add a section for friends trucks in my Gallery when I get it done.

I'll post a request for pics when I get ready to do that.

**swervin ervin** · 11-28-2002, 06:23 PM

Heather,

that fixed it.

The womanly comment wasn't meant in a bad way. It was my strange way of complimenting.

Mike,

not taking anything away from Heather, but if you would stop in at my site every once in awhile, you would see I have what you are wanting.

I've got a section set up for my online friends trucks. Even has your own page. Check it out and send me your pics.

79BIG10 · 11-29-2002, 01:20 PM

Looks great Heather. I need to learn more on Dreamweaver to get a new site for mine once I get new pics done.

11-26-2002, 07:31 PM	#1
chevychic Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Chanhassen, MN Posts: 1,061	New Website Well it's mostly finished. I just need to work on the picture gallery and continue updating the link page as you send me your links. Thanks to Scott, I have quite a few of them on there already. If you want to check it out, I'd love your feedback. www.digitalcampground.com/chvchk __________________ *ChevyChic* 86 Chevy K-10 If I can't be a good example, then I'll just have to be a horrible warning. "You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think" - Christopher Robin

11-26-2002, 07:50 PM	#2
old Rusty C10 Robert Olson Transport Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: recent transplant to NC USA Posts: 20,313	your site looks great there chic, although i didnt search through the whole thing. One of these days if i ever get the time i wanna do the same thing with the rust bucket i call a truck to document the restoration my son and i are going to start in on when i finally get moved out to NJ lol so now ill be busting your chops for web design advice as well as truck advice lol oh by the way did you get your truck outta surgery yet? __________________ Bob 1951 International running on a squarebody chassis "If a man's worth is judged by the people he associates himself with, then i am the richest man in the world knowing some of the fine people of this board" http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/a...t.php?f=25&a=9 (you can review the site rules here!) PM Me for your vehicle/parts hauling needs in the North East US or see my Facebook page Robert Olson Transport Live each day to the fullest.. you never know when fate is going to pull the rug out from under you... I hate cancer!!

11-26-2002, 08:04 PM	#3
TODDS 72 Not the nightly winner Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: CHARLEMONT MA.USA Posts: 763	Wow,nice truck chevy chick,I mite be a little bias towards 86K10s,but who cares right,LOL __________________ 72C10SWB BLUE 350/350 86K10LWB BLUE 5.7 700r4 7.5' fisher plow 93S10XCAB4X4 BLUE 4.3 4L60e 69gmc c10 v8 3 on the tree yellow 72k10 swb 350 3 on the tree green 86k15 swb5.0L 4spd brown

11-26-2002, 08:04 PM	#4
Slonaker Insert Witty Text Here Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 3,415	Your site says "Chevy Stockdale." That's not a Scottsdale? The site looks really nice. Slonaker __________________ '86 Chevy C10 (Sold 04/19/13 ) Stock '01 Silverado

11-26-2002, 08:22 PM	#5
chevychic Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Chanhassen, MN Posts: 1,061	OMG LOL! See that's why you guys need to proof read things for me..... and can you believe that i have almost a 4.0 gpa??? sheesh!! __________________ *ChevyChic* 86 Chevy K-10 If I can't be a good example, then I'll just have to be a horrible warning. "You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think" - Christopher Robin

11-26-2002, 08:32 PM	#6
TODDS 72 Not the nightly winner Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: CHARLEMONT MA.USA Posts: 763	Well,I thought it might be something I never herd of before,LOL Always learnin something here anyways,Just did'nt want to be a smart a$$,LOLI still like your truck. __________________ 72C10SWB BLUE 350/350 86K10LWB BLUE 5.7 700r4 7.5' fisher plow 93S10XCAB4X4 BLUE 4.3 4L60e 69gmc c10 v8 3 on the tree yellow 72k10 swb 350 3 on the tree green 86k15 swb5.0L 4spd brown

11-26-2002, 08:57 PM	#7
swervin ervin You get what you pay for Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Cherryville, NC Posts: 4,798	Looks good Heather. I like the graphics. It looks womanly. Something I noticed though. In IE 6, I have a horizonal scroll bar on the "thetruck.html" page. I checked the frame and only thing I can see causing it is the top table is set at 100% of the window. The others are set to 80%. I know this shouldn't have anything to do with it, but it's all I see different. But, in Netscape, the bar isn't there. When I work on my site, I use both IE and Netscape to make sure everything is compatible and loads correctly. I also try it in different screen resolutions. Did you use Frontpage to build it? BTW, I really love the link image map. Really cool. This could be the reason the page loads different. Netscape and IE don't really get along too well. They both use stuff in different ways. Oh, I was going to say something about the Stockdale. Thought it might have been a trim level I'd never heard of. Keep up the good work lady. __________________ Mike 1985 Chevy C-10

11-26-2002, 09:28 PM	#8
chevychic Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Chanhassen, MN Posts: 1,061	Thanks Mike, I'll check out that table. NO NO Frontpage. This is all hand done html. I use homesite for checking everything but I like to do everything by hand using notepad or wordpad. Yeah, I need to get Netscape...I hate that browser but I need to use it for verifying my sites. I also have my screen on a high res but I didn't have a scrollbar when I checked the lower res. I'll check it out again. __________________ *ChevyChic* 86 Chevy K-10 If I can't be a good example, then I'll just have to be a horrible warning. "You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think" - Christopher Robin

11-26-2002, 09:39 PM	#9
87 STEPPER STILL PLAYS WITH TRUX Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Melbourne, Fla. Posts: 2,764	Heather, The site is looking good so is your truck __________________ ~~Bruce~~ MY 87 STEPPER MY 99 2D/WD TAHOE

11-26-2002, 09:58 PM	#10
swervin ervin You get what you pay for Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Cherryville, NC Posts: 4,798	Only thing I use Netscape for, besides checking the site is Composer. Netscape has a built in program you can use to edit/design pages in WYSIWYG. Comes in real handy sometimes. BTW, I use version 4.78. I refuse to use anything newer. Mike

11-26-2002, 10:28 PM	#11
Slonaker Insert Witty Text Here Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 3,415	There is a town near here called Stockdale, so I thought it could be correct... I don't really like sites with frames, but that is just a matter of preference. I have viewed it in Mozilla at 1024X768 and it renders just fine. Bobby (web accessibility tool at http://bobby.watchfire.com/ ) has a couple of suggestions for making it accessible to people with disabilities. Slonaker __________________ '86 Chevy C10 (Sold 04/19/13 ) Stock '01 Silverado

11-27-2002, 10:55 PM	#12
Prerunner1982 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Edmond, OK Posts: 5,904	like i already told ya, it looks really nice.. glad you updated it..IM NEXT!! hehe.. __________________ Jon 1982 Chevy Silverado 350/th350.... RETIRED 1993 Jeep XJ 2 door(Cherokee) 4wd 4.0ltr/AX-15 (5spd)/NP231 .... Oklahoma Roll Call

11-28-2002, 07:36 AM	#13
chevychic Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Chanhassen, MN Posts: 1,061	Hey Guys, Thanks for your opinions Mike, The table widths had nothing to do with the scroll bar at the bottom. What was causing it were my two engine pictures side by side. I dropped one below the other and the scroll bar is gone. I have a 19" monitor and view my resolution at 1152x864 so a page can get pretty wide before I see a scroll bar. I checked it at 1024X768 and it was still good. If anyone is using 800X600 resolution they will see a scroll bar but that resolution is quickly becoming a non-standard with the larger monitors becoming more and more affordable so I build my pages to best be viewed at 1024X768 and everyone else will just need to scroll About the page looking "womanly"....I think I would've scared a lot of you if it looked too masculine....am I right? I'm going to try to finish my gallery and load the gauges back up over the long weekend. I'm also designing my dad's website for his business so I'm not sure how much I'll be able to get done to mine. __________________ *ChevyChic* 86 Chevy K-10 If I can't be a good example, then I'll just have to be a horrible warning. "You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think" - Christopher Robin

11-28-2002, 12:20 PM	#14
Zilverado Account Suspended Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Posts: 798	Also posted on CT Great looking site Heather, It's great to hear that you and your hubby (and your daughter) are in this together, learning as you go. I'm impressed. Keep up the GREAT work and keep having fun.

11-28-2002, 01:25 PM	#15
mike reeh 5 day ban, learn to behave. Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: san diego, ca Posts: 683	Heather: when are you going to put up a "friends trucks" link so you can put my truck up there mike



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11-28-2002, 02:47 PM	#17
mike reeh 5 day ban, learn to behave. Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: san diego, ca Posts: 683	nah I saw that section, but I dont have a website I just want a pic of my truck on there :-) maybe Ill get something together. Not that your truck needs it but a pic of my truck will make yours look lots better ! mike

11-28-2002, 02:52 PM	#18
chevychic Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Chanhassen, MN Posts: 1,061	Ahhhh....I understand now That's a good idea. I could add a section for friends trucks in my Gallery when I get it done. I'll post a request for pics when I get ready to do that. __________________ *ChevyChic* 86 Chevy K-10 If I can't be a good example, then I'll just have to be a horrible warning. "You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think" - Christopher Robin

11-28-2002, 06:23 PM	#19
swervin ervin You get what you pay for Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Cherryville, NC Posts: 4,798	Heather, that fixed it. The womanly comment wasn't meant in a bad way. It was my strange way of complimenting. Mike, not taking anything away from Heather, but if you would stop in at my site every once in awhile, you would see I have what you are wanting. I've got a section set up for my online friends trucks. Even has your own page. Check it out and send me your pics. __________________ Mike 1985 Chevy C-10

11-29-2002, 01:20 PM	#20
79BIG10 I'm back with 2nd truck! Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 3,774	Looks great Heather. I need to learn more on Dreamweaver to get a new site for mine once I get new pics done. __________________ 1979 Chevrolet Bonanza Big10 "Tootsie Roll" 1985 Chevrolet Silverado (wife's) Member of the Southern Bowties Club "Don't underestimate how sexy a fat man who drinks to excess can be." Homer Simpson

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