TRAIL CYCLISTS ASSOCIATION

Here it is at last, my starter for 10! Have a look and let me have your comments ...

Style :

• No frames - for faster loading
• Extensive use of CSSs - for ease of changing style
• Limited graphics - for faster loading
• Avoided proprietary Elements and Attributes - should display as intended on most browsers
• Fixed width to fit any resolution from 640 upwards - should display as intended

What I have done :

• Home Page and Event Page, plus associated pages

What I haven't done yet :

• Added all the pages as this depends upon your feedback
• Optimised pictures for size or resolution (I've nicked them from other sites)
• Reworded any of the words (I've lifted them straight from the current site)
• Created Image Map for map of event locations (I don't have a nice easy tool to do this)
• Added Title, Meta or Name Elements/Attributes
• Necessarily added correct URLs
• Formatted the tables I've copied off current site (except the Event one)
• Included the Chat Room - suggestion is we use the free software available on the Polaris site

Do these still work using different browsers (I have IE5) :

1. Buttons change colour upon mouse-over, and line-up correctly
2. Titles with shadows display correctly (e.g. Aims, Insurance)
3. 'Mailto' HREF (e.g. any with Mick Tucker's e-mail address)
4. Font style and size (should all be Verdana

Your comments on :

1. Site structure in terms of sections and the pages they appear on. I'm not too concerned about the links between sections, as these will naturally fall-out when the words are written (they are just indicitive at this stage - I assume you've found the link at the start of this point?)
2. Any of the above style decisions
3. Do we need some bespoke graphics?
4. Loading some frames into their own window (e.g Membership Application Form, Environmental Policy). I decided to do this when a page was likely to be called from several places.
5. Buttons (my first attempt at rollon/off). I didn't want graphics as this would involve someone creating them everytime we want to change the text or add new pages.
6. Text colour, inc hyperlinks, remembering that some visitors may be colour blind
7. The bubble left and right border (I thought it gave a more interesting page layout - personal choice of course!)
8. Use of map background
9. Yellow box for 'breaking news/announcements'

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