Help with the Q-gears website.

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NothingImportant : I see this overlapping issue is fixed, thanks :-D
Unfortunately, the color problem with the banner is indeed there and I really don't understand WTF is going on (tried something offline, didn't work). By the way I think it isn't worth worrying, the final logo has a white background.

VINCENTVAL : No offense, but I highly doubt an table-based HTML 4.0 design satisfies halkun. The design is nice, but the coding part is really out of date and not easily maintainable.
 
Okay, I finished copying the FAQ. http://www.rexyrex.hostmatrix.org/qgears/?pg=faq

I'm not sure what I should have done with the "taking it apart" section, but what's there seems to work. Now, instead of working on the other tabs, I'm going to create some better PHP framework (the current one is gross :P) and start making the FAQ load from MySQL (then cache until an update is made). Alongside that, I'll start making an "administration panel," where various things can be edited inside of the script, no file editing required. Right now the FAQ is static. Since I'm having such a good time working on this (even if I'm not doing it as fast as I should/could :|) I'll probably throw some flashy AJAX into the mix. Of course, javascript won't be required. But it'll make it look nice. :)

As for now, I'm going to wait for some more input on these ideas and the current look of the page. Constructive criticism is appreciated. :)
 
I like the style, though the quick links and the tabs together seem a tad redundant. Also, how easy is upkeep?
 
Thanks, it went threw a couple make-overs. ;)

About the quick links, I agree. Maybe I'll leave the project page link and change the other links to maybe this board and gears, or something similar.
 
I'm eyeballing the thread. (I have a final next week) I'm really like Covarr's. Mostly because it seems very extendable, but it also looks nice with a clean interface.

I think it's the green-geared qgears logo. I really like that.

I'll let you guys hash this out for another week.

All of you who are creating these pages... Thanks a lot!
 
I'm eyeballing the thread. (I have a final next week) I'm really like Covarr's. Mostly because it seems very extendable, but it also looks nice with a clean interface.

I think it's the green-geared qgears logo. I really like that.

I'll let you guys hash this out for another week.

All of you who are creating these pages... Thanks a lot!
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No response on mine? http://romzforum.awardspace.com
 
My design is pretty much finished, so now I'll just add content and see how well that works out.
 
Covarr, I think you will be the one to get put up, and doend sourceforge support php and MySQL?
 
Yeah, he's using PHP also. He slapped in some sort of script to read the RSS for him. I made my own. :|

Ah, a huge blow to the self-esteem...
 
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If it does, I think that once someon's site gets put on the sorceforge, that it would be nice tio set up its own forum, apart from Qhimm's
 
I disagree. The forums here are already setup, have content of their own, and two forums would create confusion and disorganiztion. However, that's a discussion for a later time.
 
I see where you are going at, but when new visitors trip upon it, it would using this forum wil probobly cause a bit of confusion for them, but on the + side, Qhimm will get advertised

( Mabye its time for a site remake for Qhimm [Celebrating 2-3 years!]  :-D )
 
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I'm eyeballing the thread. (I have a final next week) I'm really like Covarr's. Mostly because it seems very extendable, but it also looks nice with a clean interface.

I think it's the green-geared qgears logo. I really like that.

I'll let you guys hash this out for another week.

All of you who are creating these pages... Thanks a lot!
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No response on mine? http://romzforum.awardspace.com
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It seems not to render correctly in firefox. There are things that look like buttons that aren't buttons, and odd astectics. The Bright blue+grey decorations don't look right, it appears like something's missing. (content? Border?)
 
VincentVal's site renders about the same in IE, as far as I can tell. But it is very table heavy, and I know firefox has trouble with tables, so alignment could have problems.
 
Well, I highly doubt anyway that it will be picked, so I think that this address will be trashed, or used as a testing purpose...

EDIT:  66 post.. That reminds me..
 
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Also, Covarr, I don't like being forced to enable javascript to render the site correctly. :(
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I was having trouble getting a proper aggregator to work right. There is a link to the feed for those that don't have Javascript enabled, which is only a minor inconvenience, IMO.
 
I was rereading the thread and forgot to answer something. :P

Also, how easy is upkeep?
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As easy as putting entries in an array and making some simple PHP edits in templates.php. But, because dealing with PHP and HTML together is a hassle, I've decided to make an inline administration bar where things are editable while viewing the page. This sort of editing will make maintinence a sinch. However, it does depends heavily on javascript which means to make it more accessable I have to code a separate, non javascript version. Oh well. ;)
 
Alright, (sorry for double posting), I've finished the "login" portion of the ACP (admin control panel). The username is "halkun" and the password is "testing". All it does now is update your session and keep you logged in. :)

There isn't a non-js version. Yet.

Also, I'm thinking about moving the login form to a different spot, as in you have to manually enter a page to go to it. That way it won't confuse the users as to why its there. I don't even know if halkun even wants an ACP, because whoever has their page put up is supposed to maintain the site. Well, it'll make things easier for whoever maintains my page :), assuming I get that far.

Also, the error checking isn't complete. After it lets you know what you did wrong you don't get a chance to login again without refreshing. I'm not sure why it acts like this because you're calling the same function, but I'll look into it.
 
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