[Webpro] Design Opinions

[Rick Pasotto]

On Sun, Sep 05, 2004 at 04:44:34PM -0400, Jeanne wrote:
> Hi All,
>  
> I decided to redesign my business web page. Current design (about 3 years
> old) is here: www.tech-ease.net and new design is here
> www.tech-ease.net/v2/. I've only done a basic design concept so far (no
> other pages exist but this one). I've tested it in WinXP IE 6 and NS 7.1.
> Screenshots from other browsers /OS would be great if you are so inclined.
>  
> General comments on design and function are very welcome, but I do have a
> specific quandry I'd like some input on - I am considering a few options for
> the content area:
> 
> 1. Keep as-is and limit my content to fit in the space provided by the
> background image.
> 2. Use frames or some other method to create a text-area with a vertical
> scroll bar inside the space provided. See
> http://gawow.com/rainyday/home.html for an example. Are frames the only
> method I can use to achieve this look?
> 3. Remove the content box from the background image and create a vertically
> expandable div to match the current design.
> 
> Opinions? Pros, cons?

#3 is the best option. Your site breaks horribly now when I resize the
text to something readable.

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