A few questions...

[pellothed]

Well, up to this point I've stolen code and managed to make it work, basically through trial and error. So, when I ask questions, keep this in mind as anything but babytalk is over my head. I have absolutely no experience with this stuff even though I have customized my site to an extent. Here are my questions:

I recently added a navigation bar under my header image, and it has worked great until I installed the Firefox Web Dev application (or whatever you call it), now my navbar shows up under my bio box in Firefox. Here is everything associated with the Navbar:

CSS:
#menu1 {
width:408px;
padding:0;
margin:0 auto;
list-style-type:none;
}
#menu1 li {
float:left;
width:100px;
border:1px solid #fff;
}
#menu1 a {
display:block;
width:100px;
color:#fff;
background:#2b393f;
text-align:center;
padding:4px 0;
text-decoration:none;
float:left;
}
#menu1 a:hover {
color:#fff;
background:#d4d4d4;
}

HTML:

<ul id="menu1">
<li><a href="<A href="http://www.tonyedwardsphotography.com/Portfolio">Portfolio</a></li">http://www.tonyedwardsphotography.com/Portfolio">Portfolio</a></li>
<li><a href="<A href="http://tonyedwards.smugmug.com/Galleries">Galleries</a></li">http://tonyedwards.smugmug.com/Galleries">Galleries</a></li>
<li><a href="<A href="http://tonyedwards.smugmug.com/gallery/1193689">Information</a></li">http://tonyedwards.smugmug.com/gallery/1193689">Information</a></li>
<li><a href="<A href="http://www.tonyedwardsphotography.com/">Contact</a></li">http://www.tonyedwardsphotography.com/">Contact</a></li>
</ul>


Second question:

I'd like to create a single image homepage. I found this and customized it to my use but I can't figure out what I'm doing wrong, I get a box with a red X in it instead of the image:

CSS:

#homepage {display:none;}
.loggedIn #homepage {display:block;}
#homeImg,
.loggedIn.homepage #homeImg {display:none;}
.homepage #homeImg {display:block;}

Header HTML:

<div id="homeImg"><img src="http://www.tonyedwardsphotography.com/gallery/942272/4/55082294"/></div>

Actually I'm waiting on the tutorial on how to create a slideshow on the homepage, but in the meantime, I'd like to figure this out to clean up the page and add a level of professionalism that my site is lacking. As I stated above, when you say head tags, closing tags, opening tags, id's, any of this most basic stuff, I don't have any idea what your talking about. The only way my sight works is due to trial and error, and at the moment I've got an error that I can't figure out.

[pellothed]

Someone will inevitably write that I should start with the basic sticky threads to learn all the basics, and while I appreciate the suggestions, I have to say that I have read those. This programming stuff is just not my cup of tea, and at the moment, I've got too much other stuff going on. I try my best to keep this stuff logged away in my head, but it just doesn't make all that much sense to me when I read it. What I'm really looking for is just some straight answers or fixes that I couldn't find in my Google searches. Thanks to all that may contribute.

[Andy]

Tony, standby, I'm examining your site

http://tonyedwards.smugmug.com/

[Andy]

1/2way there, please standby

[Andy]

Alright, Tony, how's this?

http://www.tonyedwardsphotography.com/
http://www.tonyedwards.smugmug.com/

? :ear

[pellothed]

I wasn't expecting an actuall fix, just some hints and links, but I'm very grateful. Thanks also for adding the email link in the bio. The only problem I see is that I want that image to disappear on each consecutive page, I just noticed that when you click on any of the nav links, that it just moves to the bottom of the page. I thought that's what the CSS that I had would do, but what I had wouldn't do anything. Anymore tips to get that image to dissappear on subsequent pages would help. Thanks.

[Andy]

I wasn't expecting an actuall fix, just some hints and links, but I'm very grateful. Thanks also for adding the email link in the bio. The only problem I see is that I want that image to disappear on each consecutive page, I just noticed that when you click on any of the nav links, that it just moves to the bottom of the page. I thought that's what the CSS that I had would do, but what I had wouldn't do anything. Anymore tips to get that image to dissappear on subsequent pages would help. Thanks.

I added this:

#homeImg {display: none;}
.homepage #homeImg {display: block;}

Which should do the trick? OK :ear

[pellothed]

I don't think that you get enough credit for all that you do, I really appreciate it. You wouldn't happen to have any idea how to get that image to rotate, not necessarily a slideshow, but a way to have it change like the gallery images change on the gallery links? I know I'm digging here, as I said before I'm waiting for the slideshow tutorial, but having my clients and customers see a different image each time they visit would be nice. Thanks again.

[Andy]

I don't think that you get enough credit for all that you do, I really appreciate it. You wouldn't happen to have any idea how to get that image to rotate, not necessarily a slideshow, but a way to have it change like the gallery images change on the gallery links? I know I'm digging here, as I said before I'm waiting for the slideshow tutorial, but having my clients and customers see a different image each time they visit would be nice. Thanks again.

:D Thanks Tony - it's my pleasure, really.

No, you can't rotate that image. Not without a slideshow type thing. So, standby for that, because soon, BigWebDevBoboGuy will put out a how-to on that hack. And then, you'll just be able to pull from a gallery, and have the shots run. Like these:

http://baldy.smugmug.com
http://davidrosenthal.smugmug.com
http://bigwebguy.smugmug.com
http://www.moonriverphotography.com
http://dgrin.smugmug.com

[juliank]

I was looking on dgrin for any updates on the slideshow tutorial and in the meantime I came across your site. I have pulled something for my homepage, but want to see what else there will be in the tutorial.
I looked at your information galleries - did you scan these or convert in Photoshop? I like your idea, but I think I would keep them at large size max. I think some people will not like it how it opens up (imho). However, then some text is tough to read at large size (even on my large monitor).
--
Julian

[pellothed]

I was looking on dgrin for any updates on the slideshow tutorial and in the meantime I came across your site. I have pulled something for my homepage, but want to see what else there will be in the tutorial.
I looked at your information galleries - did you scan these or convert in Photoshop? I like your idea, but I think I would keep them at large size max. I think some people will not like it how it opens up (imho). However, then some text is tough to read at large size (even on my large monitor).
--
Julian

I just created a .jpeg in Photoshop and pasted all the plain text into the image, then formatted it to my liking (adding in that verticle text and color on the side). I agree with you that when you view the large size, you can read MOST of the text, but if you click on the original it's WAY too big. I think that I'll have to re-format the text to make it look correct. I need to do this anyway because if someone prints the image with their desktop printer, it tries to fit the image on one page, creating very small print. I've considered using the journal style to hold all of the "information" in the caption, then use the image to hold an actual image of that type of photography. I haven't had time to try this yet and I'm not sure how the journal style will react to having that much text in the caption. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.

[Andy]

I haven't had time to try this yet and I'm not sure how the journal style will react to having that much text in the caption. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.

Take a look at all the content on http://dgrin.smugmug.com

http://dgrin.smugmug.com/gallery/1134620
http://dgrin.smugmug.com/gallery/1188111
http://dgrin.smugmug.com/gallery/1077234
http://dgrin.smugmug.com/gallery/1091766

[juliank]

Andy referenced some great examples. Since you have quite a bit of info, perhaps you can also point to an external pdf for some of it.

.... I've considered using the journal style to hold all of the "information" in the caption, then use the image to hold an actual image of that type of photography. I haven't had time to try this yet and I'm not sure how the journal style will react to having that much text in the caption. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.