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  • alas
    Captain

    • May 2006
    • 229

    New pictures, no more flash, please comment

    Hi there, I made some changes in my web

    www.mediterraneotanzania.com

    In the English version I have use the banner rotator in the opening page
    " index ", and for the pictures in each page, also in the " gallery " I have use the banner rotator.

    In the Italian version I have put a fix picture in each page, and for the gallery page " fotografie ", I have used the light box.

    Which one of the two versions do you think is better, in loading time, design, etc.?????
    I am open to any comment.
    Alas
  • TrickyRick
    First Sergeant

    • Feb 2007
    • 77

    #2
    Re: New pictures, no more flash, please comment

    Alas,

    I enjoy the banner rotater more as it brings life and excitement to your site, something I believe you want to do to encourage prospective guests to visit you. Looks great!
    It can be a great day but it's your choice!

    Rick
    P.S. Don't let the world pass you by, ride out ahead of it on a motorcycle!

    http://www.deepsouthrides.com

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    • alas
      Captain

      • May 2006
      • 229

      #3
      Re: New pictures, no more flash, please comment

      Thanks Rick, I appreciate the time you spent going trough the whole web.
      Alas

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      • Patience
        Brigadier General

        • Mar 2007
        • 1011

        #4
        Re: New pictures, no more flash, please comment

        Mama mia! What a beautiful site. I like the English version. The light box in the Italian gallery is great, looks *****, but the look is a little busy for me.

        I prefer the rotator, the viewer can absorb more. You did a fabulous job.
        Vicki

        www.staceygoldendesigns.net

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        • bill2006
          Lieutenant General

          • May 2006
          • 3421

          #5
          Re: New pictures, no more flash, please comment

          A significant change form your older version, well done !
          Both load very quickly although personally, I prefer the Italian site.

          Consider a quick jump from the English to Italian and back, so users do not have to return to your intro page.
          Bill
          www.blueearthtea.com
          www.ftaaconsulting.com
          www.iaval.com
          www.theemeraldbay.com

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          • Collectors-info
            General

            • Feb 2006
            • 8703

            #6
            Re: New pictures, no more flash, please comment

            Hi, catch 22 with most ways of displaying images. The light box on the Italian side is a lot slower to load, but I like the looks & the visitor can choose what to look at.
            Downside! The page is over a 1 Meg in just images & I believe that the light box should only be used for the odd 1 or 2 images on a page because of this reason.
            In the other gallery, it is a nice slide show, but the visitor doesn’t know how many images there are to come, so will they wait? Maybe a small note to say 10 images in this show.
            Personally, I don’t think you can beat the old style of slide show for speed & choice. Just a bit harder to get the looks. This thread may help. http://www.vodahost.com/vodatalk/154385-post7.html

            Good luck.
            Regards Chris.

            Collectables, Collecting, collectors-info.com

            www.chrismorris.co.uk

            House build project

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            • alas
              Captain

              • May 2006
              • 229

              #7
              Re: New pictures, no more flash, please comment

              Hi there, thank you for imputs.
              Bill the jump idea is great, I will work on it .
              Vicki, you are right, the look of the light box is too busy, I just wanted to put a lot of pictures, and is not easy.
              I was thinking, it will be great if the genius behind bluevoda can came up with a different way to display the light box, for example, when the viewer open the gallery page, the first picture should be like a kind of logo saying " click here to see the pictures", and then the light box start to do a kind of slide show!
              It is just an idea.
              Thank you to both of you again.

              Ciao
              Alas

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              • alas
                Captain

                • May 2006
                • 229

                #8
                Re: New pictures, no more flash, please comment

                Hi Chris, thank you for your suggestion and I will check that thread.
                Alas

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                • Patience
                  Brigadier General

                  • Mar 2007
                  • 1011

                  #9
                  Re: New pictures, no more flash, please comment

                  Hi Alas,

                  Had another look at your navigation. It is very elegant. (Then I got lost looking at the beautiful pics!)

                  Your prices are excellent...how long is the flight from New York? Don't I wish I could vacation there!
                  Vicki

                  www.staceygoldendesigns.net

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                  • alas
                    Captain

                    • May 2006
                    • 229

                    #10
                    Re: New pictures, no more flash, please comment

                    Hi Vicki, I think will take about 16 hours
                    Alas

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                    • Jimmac
                      Sergeant

                      • Feb 2007
                      • 25

                      #11
                      Re: New pictures, no more flash, please comment

                      Beautiful images! Nice site

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                      • alas
                        Captain

                        • May 2006
                        • 229

                        #12
                        Re: New pictures, no more flash, please comment

                        Thank you Jimmac, I have used no filters at all.
                        I reasized the pictures with PIX Resizer, and use Adobe 3.0 to crop them, and balance a some of the pictures
                        Alas

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                        • AmaDee
                          Colonel

                          • Jun 2006
                          • 851

                          #13
                          Re: New pictures, no more flash, please comment

                          Great job, Alas.

                          splandid pics. Caught something while I was exiting though...on the Lounge (edited) and Restaurant page in the English section, the text menu at the bottom (where you have the Award, Menu, ...) is busting out of the text box. Any body else seeing this, or is it my box?

                          Other than that, great job, my friend.

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                          • alas
                            Captain

                            • May 2006
                            • 229

                            #14
                            Re: New pictures, no more flash, please comment

                            Amadee, your are always nice.
                            you are right, with my PC everything looks good, but after your advise, I checked it with another PC, and the text was in a different format.
                            Today I tried to upload the English gallery page and the Italian version with a shape ( dark grey color) behind the pictures, and all the shapes ( white color) in both pages changed color ( dark grey), then I upload them with the original white color, and all the shapes even the untouched ones they became white.
                            It is one of this days that technology has decided to go on strike.
                            Amadee, thank you so much for your advise.
                            Alas

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                            • alas
                              Captain

                              • May 2006
                              • 229

                              #15
                              Re: New pictures, no more flash, please comment

                              Hi Bill2006
                              I followed your advise, and made the JUMP, please checked it out and let me know what do you think. I actually changed the whole approach to the pages, starting from the index.
                              Thank you again for the good input.
                              Alas

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