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Topic: Tom's first to-be money making design :- ) |
Arctic
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Views: 27962
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Make sure you're clearing things correctly.
Look-up CSS property: clear. |
Topic: Photoshop or Fireworks? |
Arctic
Replies: 14
Views: 44342
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[url=http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/03/18/adobe-fireworks-tutorials-and-downloads-best-of/]"Adobe Fireworks Tutorials and Downloads"
Go ahead and take a looksee, they both have thei ... |
Topic: Screen Resolutions |
Arctic
Replies: 11
Views: 29054
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For fixed width, use either 720px, 840px, or 960px. The last width, 960px, is the largest you should go to at this time (1024x768 is more common than 800x600).
Fluid layouts can have issues with li ... |
Topic: Not sure how to explain. |
Arctic
Replies: 11
Views: 17134
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In order to use the template with a CMS you'll have to actually go out of your way to add all the bits and pieces of code into the template to make it work with the CMS.
Coding a user registration ... |
Topic: 2 new sites |
Arctic
Replies: 23
Views: 59656
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Became a proud new owner of Abyss X2 tonight!
Although a bit politically charged, I've moved two of my customer's wordpress blogs over to Abyss...
http://www.TheAngryConservative.com
http://www ... |
Topic: Understanding Mod-Rewrite |
Arctic
Replies: 8
Views: 23975
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Isn't this Apache? Abyss uses URL rewriting from the panel, right...? |
Topic: Project Facelift to my site |
Arctic
Replies: 14
Views: 12931
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Back to the topic...
As with my site so far:
I made sure it was HTML and CSS-valid. That was a headache and a half. That parser can be so picky...
I also added a background so it's not so white a ... |
Topic: Can't access website |
Arctic
Replies: 2
Views: 6872
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Have you tried checking your IP address? Besides that, if multiple computers are hooked up to one router you may need to set up some Virtual Server things... I don't know much beyond that.
Basicall ... |
Topic: Text Display |
Arctic
Replies: 10
Views: 14943
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A message |
Topic: WHERE IS MY DARN PAGE?! |
Arctic
Replies: 10
Views: 15222
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A message |
Topic: AbyssUnderground.co.uk Revamp |
Arctic
Replies: 29
Views: 22039
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AbyssUnderground, I have just a few final suggestions (that are very general):
The semantics have been sacrificed! :( I know that this was a large leap for you, but next time you make a website ano ... |
Topic: AbyssUnderground.co.uk Revamp |
Arctic
Replies: 29
Views: 22039
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AbyssUnderground,
It looks great. On some of the pages your problems are actually caused by unencoded ampersands in URLs, it can be fixed by replacing & with &. URLs must be encoded. |
Topic: AbyssUnderground.co.uk Revamp |
Arctic
Replies: 29
Views: 22039
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If you can get HTML compliant, then you can easily get it XHTML compliant. Its pretty easy.
It's only easy if you understand what the switch to XHTML means. Well-formed HTML is just as good in modern ... |
Topic: Quick Question? |
Arctic
Replies: 5
Views: 6787
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I'm pretty sure you can't host it from your own server, never read the licensing agreement (I can't find it on this site either)...
However, linking to the page is great. Mebbe a direct link to the ... |
Topic: Regarding SPAM and Topic Reply notifications |
Arctic
Replies: 13
Views: 10068
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Admin, Can you ban this bastard's IP?
What for???
He was probably talking aboot a spambot. |
Topic: Abyss Website Study |
Arctic
Replies: 19
Views: 14249
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This was the article that originally got me off of tables (I stopped using tables for layout a while back, but I tied presentation to content still):
http://alistapart.com/articles/journey
For s ... |
Topic: Abyss Website Study |
Arctic
Replies: 19
Views: 14249
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Websites that don't validate because of old, unused browsers make me cry. Internet Exploder 6 has the market share, but most of the problems with MSIE6's CSS rendering can be fixed using conditional c ... |
Topic: request |
Arctic
Replies: 2
Views: 5877
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Can you give us something more specific to work with? There are billions of tutorials out there, so requesting another doesn't help you learn anything. |
Topic: Abyss Website Study |
Arctic
Replies: 19
Views: 14249
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Seeing as Abyss is a web server, I thought it would be neat to take a look at how current standards are applied to the websites that are hosted on Abyss. My answer was kind of unexpected: badly. A far ... |
Topic: Question (Helm -WebHost Control Panel) |
Arctic
Replies: 3
Views: 8604
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Sorry pal, this one is designed for a Windows 2000 or 2003 server. Running some sort of hosting off of Abyss is tricky -- not only will most panels require some sort of Apache module, but those whom a ... |
Topic: how toset my flash page?like trustabyss web site |
Arctic
Replies: 4
Views: 8300
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If you really wished to break accessibility to your site using frames, you could research "iframe" on Google.
Otherwise, try:
<div style="overflow:auto;height:100px;wid ... |
Topic: AbyssWS Log Splitter: v0.1 (Beta 4 Just released!) |
Arctic
Replies: 16
Views: 12419
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Note: FileLimit v3 is not a forgotten project. I still have plans to get it developed. Stay tuned!What's that? Edit: I found the topic about it, its not very descriptive...I'm not sure exactly what it ... |
Topic: TomsMess.com - Tom's Mess |
Arctic
Replies: 9
Views: 26961
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Beautiful.
^_^ |
Topic: Web Design Thoughts |
Arctic
Replies: 3
Views: 4834
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I'll keep in mind to contact you once I'm finished with it, :) |
Topic: .htaccess file needs altering? |
Arctic
Replies: 3
Views: 15064
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You can't use .htaccess files on Abyss.
Sorry. |
Topic: Web Design Thoughts |
Arctic
Replies: 3
Views: 4834
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I have a few guidelines I try to stick to when I develop a website, but what do you guys stick to? I guess I'll just throw mine out.
1) Centered and Liquid Layout
I like to have my layouts centere ... |
Topic: Should I buy a GeForce 8800 GTX video card? |
Arctic
Replies: 9
Views: 8318
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By the way, I believe most graphics cards support Vista. Go for a cheaper card, pal. Many, many cards will perform to a satisfactory level without munching on your wallet. |
Topic: Should I buy a GeForce 8800 GTX video card? |
Arctic
Replies: 9
Views: 8318
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Keep your money for now. It's just a waste of cash that could be better spent, and if you've got an "okay" CPU then it'll just be a bottleneck and ruin the point of your investment (performa ... |
Topic: Banner (2!) |
Arctic
Replies: 3
Views: 4166
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If any of you remember the stats signature template I made a long while ago (and used it), you'll probably enjoy this:
http://img170.imageshack.us/img170/3948/abyssbannergj0.jpg
This is a newer, ... |
Topic: Online4Gamers |
Arctic
Replies: 12
Views: 24774
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Good luck with your website. Gaming websites, in my experience, are both the easiest and hardest to run depending on what aspects you want to bring out in it. |
Topic: Aprelium, please allow avatars :\ |
Arctic
Replies: 5
Views: 5123
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Isn't there an option to disable the viewing of avatars somewhere? |
Topic: Newbie needs guiadiance, pls help out |
Arctic
Replies: 4
Views: 8342
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Thanks, but i've seen the manual earlier. What I want is just the steps that i would need to follow so that a website i'm hosting on my own computer can be visible on the internet.
You need to know y ... |
Topic: Home Sweet Home |
Arctic
Replies: 10
Views: 19977
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whoah, nice clean-lines design, arctic. now i understand why i think pkSML thought you used a CMS. your reflection technique (applied on buttons and long bars) gives me lots of insight and inspirati ... |
Topic: How much is your domain worth? |
Arctic
Replies: 12
Views: 8905
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A message |
Topic: Problem Having Abyss And Apache on the Same Computer |
Arctic
Replies: 11
Views: 17853
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If you truly wish to run Apache alongside Abyss, they must run on different ports at the least.
I wouldn't recommend Apache unless you know exactly why you need it. |
Topic: Home Sweet Home |
Arctic
Replies: 10
Views: 19977
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Very nice site, Arctic, especially for being a youngster!
Are you using a CMS or anything for your blog?
I'm not using a CMS, so I just end up opening files whenever I add a new article. A bit time ... |
Topic: Congratz to Andy! |
Arctic
Replies: 4
Views: 5476
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Whoo! Only a few more months until I take mine :D |
Topic: New Website |
Arctic
Replies: 4
Views: 12949
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thank you for the tips, that helps a bunch :D
<----newbie webdesigner
Don't worry, you'll get the hang of it quickly enough. :D |
Topic: New Website |
Arctic
Replies: 4
Views: 12949
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Just a few problems stand out for me:
Your "Characters" page is missing a link back to the main page.
The screenshot used in the background tiles, try using "background-repeat: no-rep ... |
Topic: Home Sweet Home |
Arctic
Replies: 10
Views: 19977
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Arctic,
Welcome back. We tried accessing your site and it timed out.
Sorry about that, I turned it off instead of restarting it before I went to bed. >_< |
Topic: Home Sweet Home |
Arctic
Replies: 10
Views: 19977
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Hello everyone. It is I, Arctic again. I think a few of you might remember me, though I doubt that many will. Anywho, I started running Abyss recently again, though I am only planning on running it so ... |
Topic: Change of design kind off |
Arctic
Replies: 11
Views: 19845
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Interesting website, nice work. Looks fine for me in Firefox. :D |
Topic: Am I veiwable? |
Arctic
Replies: 18
Views: 30568
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Unfortunatley you always need to use the :9000 part to access your website from now on, I do not believe there is any way to change that. |
Topic: Am I veiwable? |
Arctic
Replies: 18
Views: 30568
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Hmm... well, I dunno why it is not displaying. Maybe your ISP blocked port eighty, though I doubt that's the reason. Sorry. *calls 912* |
Topic: Am I veiwable? |
Arctic
Replies: 18
Views: 30568
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Did you connect through it yourself using Localhost or 127.0.0.1?
Did you obtain your IP address using http://www.whatismyip.org/ ? |
Topic: Am I veiwable? |
Arctic
Replies: 18
Views: 30568
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Negative, I cannot connect. |
Topic: FTP |
Arctic
Replies: 3
Views: 11289
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http://www.cerberusftp.com/
You'll need a FTP server such as the one above to access your website's folders using FTP remotely. However, as this is another server software, I advise that you find h ... |
Topic: My New Site HamzieRok |
Arctic
Replies: 9
Views: 21369
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Nice looking for an e107 site. |
Topic: Powered By: Abyss! |
Arctic
Replies: 27
Views: 49323
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I dislike text only websites. I'm such a whore. |
Topic: -=B.A.D=-HQ |
Arctic
Replies: 6
Views: 18695
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I mean at the top it looks terribly blank on higher resolution screens, hence my "meant for lower resolution screens" comment.
Moxxnixx, I'm on 1290*960.
Get a fixed width size so your ... |
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