New menu design

Here's the new design for the menu. I will continue with this tomorrow and edit each page so that it appears to be tabbed. Later I will make the site actually tabbed. But for now it'll just appear to be tabbed.

**Edit: Website updated so that it is now actually tabbed - all content in one HTML file.**

Browser Compatibility

Iv been thinking about browser compatibility issues with regards to my new portfolio site. As iv been building it, iv been previewing the site in Google chrome.

I checked it in opera the other day and the menu had shifted so it slightly overlapped the main content window. I was slightly annoyed by this. But not as annoyed as when i previewed it in I.E!

Iv been thinking about this and have decided to get rid of the floating menu and incorporate the navigation in to the main window. This will eradicate the issue and gives me a nice idea for some 'tabbed' pages. 

Portfolio update cont.

I'v also started work on the about me page. I want to add a scroll overflow so that the text box stays within the main - centred - box.

I couldn't find anything from browsing through my own html/css reference books so i looked elsewhere. I'v found a few examples on forums and tutorial websites, but so far am having trouble getting it to work on mine (..even though the code is the same).

This is what the page currently looks like:

I'll pick this up later in the week and post again when I'v made more progress.

Portfolio update

I've made progress with my new portfolio site.

Firstly, I've got the javascript slideshow on the homepage with the correct dimensions. I want the image to be bold when the mouse is over the images and faded when off. The following screen prints better illustrate what i mean.

Mouse not over:

Mouse over:

I know there's a way to do this with javascript but, as my javascript skills are basically trial and error, i'll stick to image rollovers at this point. I'll figure it out after the site is online, but at the moment im just concentration on getting it online asap.

When i say my javascript skills are trial and error, i mean i have found the code from our sources (tutorials, etc) and i play with the settings to figure out what links with what and how it all works. I find this method a more fun way of understanding how the language works. Rather than learning from scratch what arrays or objects or elements do..

I started making my new portfolio finally this evening. Iv gone through many designs but finalised on this soft look.

I will use a javascript slideshow on the home page to display my work. I already have the basic code for it; just need to modify the dimensions and add some pics.

After the slideshow ill add an about me page and then get it online before creating the other pages. I think its important to have a fresh new look to attract new clients and my last portfolio update isn't up to scratch. [www.robhammerton.co.uk]