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Forum: SEO and Marketing 09-20-2007, 07:00 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 942,535
Posted By bcarl314
Do you know about the 5 types of links?

I've always been told that linking is extremely important from an SEO standpoint. Not just for other sites linking into you, but also linking internally to your own site. Of course, links go both...
Forum: Troubleshooting 09-20-2007, 01:58 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 30,944
Posted By bcarl314
Which version of safari are you using? I know...

Which version of safari are you using? I know there are some issues with safari 3 beta that we're working through, but I'm not aware of any issues with earlier versions of safari.
Forum: Troubleshooting 09-18-2007, 10:11 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 35,243
Posted By bcarl314
In the udm-custom.js file, try removing the...

In the udm-custom.js file, try removing the "menu-indicator" images...

change


"down-green.gif",// menu indicator character/image ["text"|"image.gif"|"none"]
"down-red.gif",// menu indicator...
Forum: CSS and HTML 09-18-2007, 01:44 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 29,125
Posted By bcarl314
Making a basic table accessible.

Does your web site have tabular data? If so, you're probably using a table to represent it. Below are a few things that you can add to your mark up to make your table accessible (if its not...
Forum: General Web Trends and News 09-18-2007, 01:23 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 27,408
Posted By bcarl314
I agree that wikipedia can't be trusted 100%, but...

I agree that wikipedia can't be trusted 100%, but with a little due diligence, you can track down the article sources from the annotations and get a solid source most times.
Forum: General Discussion 09-18-2007, 01:22 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 48,462
Posted By bcarl314
Using Flash for banner ads

Ok, So, I'm probably like most people in the fact that I usually don't click on banner ads on web sites. But today, I was browsing a site that actually had an ad of something I was interested in....
Forum: Accessibility, WAI, and US 508 09-17-2007, 04:08 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 93,299
Posted By bcarl314
What is accessibility?

When designing a web site, many designers, developers and program managers always focus on the "usability" of the site. There are many factors to consider when addressing the usability of a site, but...
Forum: Troubleshooting 09-17-2007, 03:02 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 32,534
Posted By bcarl314
You may want to try some custom CSS to override...

You may want to try some custom CSS to override the default menu style. For example...


<li class='ltr'><a href='' class='ltr'>English Link</a></li>


then css...

.ltr {
direction: ltr...
Forum: Troubleshooting 09-16-2007, 05:35 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 29,221
Posted By bcarl314
I agree. I'd double check the site with a link...

I agree. I'd double check the site with a link validator. One issue I see is people use relative paths in their links on the udm menu, which might cause bad links.
Forum: SEO and Marketing 09-16-2007, 12:40 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 680,304
Posted By bcarl314
Yep pretty much, that's my understanding. brianj...

Yep pretty much, that's my understanding. brianj is the resident SEO expert though, so I'll defer to him ;)
Forum: Troubleshooting 09-16-2007, 12:35 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 27,859
Posted By bcarl314
How large is your menu? I've created a php script...

How large is your menu? I've created a php script to generate a menu with 100 main links, each with a sub menu of 20 links and each of those with a sub menu of 5 links, so that's 10,000 items. The...
Forum: Troubleshooting 09-13-2007, 09:46 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 28,608
Posted By bcarl314
I see a couple of options that might work for...

I see a couple of options that might work for you. The first option would be to program a server side script to read the XML or CSV data and generate the proper html for the menu.

The other option...
Forum: Troubleshooting 09-13-2007, 02:12 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 34,788
Posted By bcarl314
I tested this out on a sample menu (with about...

I tested this out on a sample menu (with about 100 items, and 5 sub items for each menu) and I think the problem is more related to the rendering engine in IE than anything else. Is it a slow loading...
Forum: Troubleshooting 09-13-2007, 02:02 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 30,847
Posted By bcarl314
I just copied your code into a menu and didn't...

I just copied your code into a menu and didn't see the same issue, can you post an URL to your site?
Forum: SEO and Marketing 09-13-2007, 01:59 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 680,304
Posted By bcarl314
I've used those $100 services before that "submit...

I've used those $100 services before that "submit to 100s of search engines". And I've also used google adwords. In my opinion, the $100 is well spent if you're looking to get listed quickly. Organic...
Forum: Troubleshooting 09-13-2007, 01:51 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 31,714
Posted By bcarl314
Those stray html tags can get you everytime. I...

Those stray html tags can get you everytime. I usually use a validator like http://validator.w3.org when I'm making a long menu to see if there might be a problem.
Forum: Accessibility, WAI, and US 508 09-13-2007, 01:50 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 158,207
Posted By bcarl314
This is deliberate behavior. When a user...

This is deliberate behavior.

When a user overrides the menu styling with their own, it's no longer
possible to determine what the background color of menus will be - for
example, when you use the...
Forum: Accessibility, WAI, and US 508 09-12-2007, 03:41 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 158,207
Posted By bcarl314
sfefer, Good point. The UDM menu is designed to...

sfefer,

Good point. The UDM menu is designed to be 508 compliant, but there are several factors that are at the users discretion that can effect accessibility. One of those is the color choices you...
Forum: Accessibility, WAI, and US 508 09-11-2007, 03:18 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 93,337
Posted By bcarl314
One thing to keep in mind when you're talking...

One thing to keep in mind when you're talking about accessibility is that it does not mean a specific disability. There are very VERY common disabilities such as color blindness that effect anywhere...
Forum: Accessibility, WAI, and US 508 09-10-2007, 03:20 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 93,337
Posted By bcarl314
Why does accessibility matter?

The first question many site designers and business owners ask when confronted with accessibility requirements is "Why?". That's a reasonable question to ask, and an easy question to answer. The...
Forum: Javascript 09-05-2007, 03:15 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 32,210
Posted By bcarl314
Javascript Dropdown: problem in diff browers

Hi All,I am fairly new at building websites, and I am having a problem with javascript drop downs in different browsers. The coding works fine in Mozilla and Safari, but internet explorer either...
Forum: Javascript 09-05-2007, 05:25 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 40,157
Posted By bcarl314
copy source_image src to another image from onclick

Hi Forum, Im having trouble with my js. I have a series of img tags. each one needs to run a function with the onclick event. In the function I want to copy the src of the image into the src of a...
Forum: Javascript 09-03-2007, 09:54 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 36,731
Posted By bcarl314
Creating link between access database and website

I have created a website and a search page for my access database - I keep getting the following error message - Microsoft VBScript compilation error '800a0401'Expected end of...
Forum: CSS and HTML 09-03-2007, 04:31 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 79,057
Posted By bcarl314
You'll probably need to either 1) create a...

You'll probably need to either 1) create a server-side script to send new image paths, or 2) create a javascript to set the images randomly from an array.
Forum: CSS and HTML 09-03-2007, 04:30 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 24,786
Posted By bcarl314
Say you have this: <div id="footer"> <img...

Say you have this:


<div id="footer">
<img id="left_img" src="/path/to/file.jpg" />
<ul>
<li><a href="">Link</a></li>
</ul>
</div>
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