Out of Egypt:

finished, finally

I'm a perfectionist and I'm learning CSS as I go (plus my 'Net connection is slow), so it took me about 8 hours total to get this design working. I'm pretty happy with it though, to say the least. So again, please tell me how it looks on your browser. I'd especially like to know if the absolute positioning is working cross-platform, and if the iframe elements look right. Also, tell me if you think the iframes are a good idea. If not, then I'll relegate them to an alternate index page, or something.

Oh, and if someone can tell me how to get it so my blog entries appear in the main iframe when you click on the links, without having the banner jump up and out of sight, please tell me.

Still to do:

• Fix the links in the "Recent Reads" bar so they appear in a new window.
• Choose a better picture to go under the calendar (like one of the Dover landscapes).
• Get an image editing program (get the GIMP working again - X Window?), and create a gold leaf background for the footer. Possibly put the links over it using the transparency trick. Also, get the transition between main page background and iframe background to be seamless. A matter of adjusting the image to tile at a different height. Possibly use a different, more realistic parchment background (have to make myself).

Eventually: (i.e., not anytime soon)

• Create illuminations for side (Israelites on Exodus, pillar of fire & tabernacle?). Move the rest of the content over to accomodate. Also create illuminations for bottom & sidebar, as well as calligraphic banner and sidebar headings. (Use CSS to superimpose them on what's already there, for accessibility's sake.)
• Make the page quote into a Javascript/PHP, pulling from a quote library I create.
• Remove all spam comments from blog, edit old links so they open in main frame.

I really, really don't like the frames-ish aspect of the page. Two vertical scrollbars next to each other just seems unnecessary on the web.

Posted by: nougatmachine at October 15, 2006 3:36 PM

It looks really funky in Safari.

Posted by: Adam Parsons at October 15, 2006 4:00 PM

Never mind. It works now.

Posted by: Adam Parsons at October 15, 2006 6:07 PM