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  • farmboyzim
    Second Lieutenant

    • Jul 2005
    • 134

    #16
    Hi Chris, Nice site! I'm a trumpet and Harmonica player. Oh yeah, and I dabble with the didgeridoo too! Very animated! One thing I noticed, and that was the size of your page. Is it possible to lessen the width of the page so the viewer does not have to scroll sideways? Small thing, I know, and I myself don't mind scrolling sideways, but the average user may not want to take the time since they are more used to scrolling up and down. Just a thought. Good luck to you and "keep practicing" as an old music teacher of mine used to say!
    Sincerely, Farmboyzim
    www.farmboyzimsflightsims.com
    Sincerely,
    Farmboyzim
    www.farmboyzimsflightsims.com

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    • cmwatts67
      Sergeant Major

      • Aug 2005
      • 96

      #17
      Originally posted by farmboyzim
      Hi Chris, Nice site! I'm a trumpet and Harmonica player. Oh yeah, and I dabble with the didgeridoo too! Very animated! One thing I noticed, and that was the size of your page. Is it possible to lessen the width of the page so the viewer does not have to scroll sideways? Small thing, I know, and I myself don't mind scrolling sideways, but the average user may not want to take the time since they are more used to scrolling up and down. Just a thought. Good luck to you and "keep practicing" as an old music teacher of mine used to say!
      Sincerely, Farmboyzim
      www.farmboyzimsflightsims.com
      TAKEN ON BOARD YOUR LOGICAL OBSERVATION, COULD YOU TAKE ANOTHER LOOK, MY RESOLUTION IS 1280 BY 1024 SO I A HAVE ADJUSTED FOR THOSE WITH 1024 BY 768.

      best regards



      chris watts.

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      • Jet
        Staff Sergeant

        • Jun 2005
        • 40

        #18
        Wow!

        Very cool looking web site Chris.

        Is this the first one you have done?

        I will be going back and checking it out some more later.

        Jet
        Every one has talent, they just need to look for it.

        http://www.selectsilkscreenings.com

        Promtoinal products for your business.

        http://www.strongpromotions.com

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        • cmwatts67
          Sergeant Major

          • Aug 2005
          • 96

          #19
          Originally posted by Jet
          Very cool looking web site Chris.

          Is this the first one you have done?

          I will be going back and checking it out some more later.

          Jet
          Yes it is , with the encouraging vodahost software and support it brings the best out in me.

          thanks for your vote of confidence.


          regards




          chris watts.

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          • etower464i
            Staff Sergeant

            • Jul 2005
            • 49

            #20
            Very Nice!

            I visited your website. Very professional for your first time. I almost wouldn't believe it. The black and white really goes with your profession! I would love to hear some samples of your work.

            Great Job for your first time!
            Bluevoda Website
            www.bluevodaxtra.com

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            • cmwatts67
              Sergeant Major

              • Aug 2005
              • 96

              #21
              Originally posted by etower464i
              I visited your website. Very professional for your first time. I almost wouldn't believe it. The black and white really goes with your profession! I would love to hear some samples of your work.

              Great Job for your first time!
              At the moment my new cd is in its finishing touchesm however I can give you a couple of links where you can listen to samples http://www.malcolmcampbell.me.uk/chr...s/samples.html



              Thank you for your complimentary comments I was a bit apprehensive first, but thank to Blue Voda They have made a dream come true for me

              Thank you blue voda


              Regards



              Chris Watts.

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              • farmboyzim
                Second Lieutenant

                • Jul 2005
                • 134

                #22
                Looks great Chris! For those folks that don't want to take the "effort" of scrolling sideways, this makes it easier to navigate! Here's a couple more tips that I just figured out. I was publishing my pages without looking at the "View Page" properties, to see how large the actual size of the page was. My background was taking up a lot of space with nothing on it. Even if the page is sized down to fit the screen, take a "big" look at how much space might be in use with no content on it, just the background. Like the saying goes, "watch your pennies and the dollars will take care of themselves" might be changed to read "watch your 'bytes' and your 'mega's' will take care of themselves!" Hey, I think I just made up a saying!

                Don't forget to put a link to your site on every message you post, it'll make it easier to find your site! Nice job! Keep the music flowing!
                Sincerely, Farmboyzim
                www.farmboyzimsflightsims.com
                Sincerely,
                Farmboyzim
                www.farmboyzimsflightsims.com

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                • cmwatts67
                  Sergeant Major

                  • Aug 2005
                  • 96

                  #23
                  Thanks for the tips,

                  however you shouldn't be scrolling sideways now my resolution on my computer is 1280 by 1024, i adjusted my resolution temporarily to 1024 by 768, and now you should be scrolling upwards and downwards.

                  could you just verify that is the case.

                  here is the link again www.chris-watts.com

                  Best Regards to you.

                  Chris Watts.




                  Originally posted by farmboyzim
                  Looks great Chris! For those folks that don't want to take the "effort" of scrolling sideways, this makes it easier to navigate! Here's a couple more tips that I just figured out. I was publishing my pages without looking at the "View Page" properties, to see how large the actual size of the page was. My background was taking up a lot of space with nothing on it. Even if the page is sized down to fit the screen, take a "big" look at how much space might be in use with no content on it, just the background. Like the saying goes, "watch your pennies and the dollars will take care of themselves" might be changed to read "watch your 'bytes' and your 'mega's' will take care of themselves!" Hey, I think I just made up a saying!

                  Don't forget to put a link to your site on every message you post, it'll make it easier to find your site! Nice job! Keep the music flowing!
                  Sincerely, Farmboyzim
                  www.farmboyzimsflightsims.com

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                  • Steven.H
                    Lieutenant Colonel

                    • Jul 2005
                    • 500

                    #24
                    I see you decided to use shinystats for your website counter, very nice choice!
                    ::Steven.H::

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                    • farmboyzim
                      Second Lieutenant

                      • Jul 2005
                      • 134

                      #25
                      Hi Chris, Yep works Great! Not trying to sound like a "know it all", but there were a couple things you can use to align all your text and pics. Click one item, say a text block, then while holding down the shift key, click on all the items you want lined up, like your Title, Pic, Bio, etc. With all of them highlighted, there are some tool buttons for alignment up in the tool bar on the left. One for horizontal, and one for vertical. Found these while experimenting. Read instructions? Who me? After clicking on how you want things aligned, zip, it's done! This way everything is dress right dress, or aligned. (Some of my army days leaking through there!) By the way, over your left eybrow you have some text you may want to move. Nice picture by the way, looks like your're a happy guy! Take care, and again, these are just things that I've just learned, so I thought I'd pass them on. Good job on your site!
                      Sincerely,Farmboyzim
                      www.farmboyzimsflightsims.com
                      Sincerely,
                      Farmboyzim
                      www.farmboyzimsflightsims.com

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                      • stellarfoto
                        Private

                        • Aug 2005
                        • 1

                        #26
                        I am a newbie to the site building thing. I am doing okay, not published yet. But a few questions....how do you add a counter....how do you add more than one page.??? sounds lame i know, but this is my first time....any feedback is highly appreciated. lost in texas, jguidry

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                        • Steven.H
                          Lieutenant Colonel

                          • Jul 2005
                          • 500

                          #27
                          A good counter is use is found at:



                          Simply place the html code into the insert html code box that is found in BlueVoda, then you are set.
                          ::Steven.H::

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                          • rdarko
                            First Lieutenant

                            • Jul 2005
                            • 172

                            #28
                            Nice site!

                            Hey! Music's my life too...nice to see a site with a personal touch like this! I like the colours.
                            Ruth

                            http://www.okose.com
                            Professional Web design/development and Graphic Design

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