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Sorry Helen - I didn't realise it was a new thread, and that it was you asking the question. I've got a bit fed up recently with giving feedback on websites to all the new people who we never hear from again, and also I am very busy at the mo so don't have much time.HelenB wrote:No-one with anything to say?
I think it looks great - I can't remember exactly what your old website was like, and I can't add anything much to what's already been said.
Just one minor observation. When I clicked on Prices, it includes the text "Winter 2010/2011 from 700EUR per week" and I thought "Wow! That's good value!". So I was disappointed when I then clicked on the further "view prices" link and it stated that the actual price for the peak winter season is 1,150EUR. I think it would be better if you said on your initial prices page that the cost is "700-1,150 per week".
Just my opinion, but I would find it annoying and slightly deceptive that you only mention the lower price.
Helen - its a lovely site - I like the revolving snowflake, a little bit of interest without being distracting!
The only thing I noticed were a few extra spaces within the text where they shouldn't be, if you follow me. I first noticed it on your shops and restaurants page, but then saw some elsewhere, so when you are bored with nothing to do (you wish ), have a check over. That is assuming you can manually change it and it's not the software messing it up?
The only thing I noticed were a few extra spaces within the text where they shouldn't be, if you follow me. I first noticed it on your shops and restaurants page, but then saw some elsewhere, so when you are bored with nothing to do (you wish ), have a check over. That is assuming you can manually change it and it's not the software messing it up?
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Helen, I really like your site. It's neat anc compact yet contains a lot of information via the navigation on the left.
Is it flash or a mixture of that and CSS? Its way beyond my primitive HTML knowledge, but I like that you have links to pricing and availability on every page (we used to, but its hard now we have two or three props on the site).
Anyway, regarding the pictures, i'm with you and a few of the others on the colour casting, as a couple of the altered images look like 1970s colour postcard pictures now whitht the saturation bumped up. Snow and sand present great problems but it seems that people are helping you resolve it.
As for the other shots - with the internal ones, is there anyway to increase the degree of natural lighting when you take them?
The externals I love, but the internals I dont think are doing you justice, unless you are trying to emphasise that the inside is cosy and lit for romantic meals? Have you heard of panoramic photo makers like Arc soft? You take a few shots and it stitches them together - which means you could do a three shot pan of the room, including the window and opposite wall and you'd have a more 'realistic' view of what the room links like?
I have one other constructive comment and that is that on the long pages, have you thought about providing a 'return to top' page anchor to take people back to the top menu rather than have to scroll back up manually?
All in all though, very impressed with your site. Well done.
DC
Is it flash or a mixture of that and CSS? Its way beyond my primitive HTML knowledge, but I like that you have links to pricing and availability on every page (we used to, but its hard now we have two or three props on the site).
Anyway, regarding the pictures, i'm with you and a few of the others on the colour casting, as a couple of the altered images look like 1970s colour postcard pictures now whitht the saturation bumped up. Snow and sand present great problems but it seems that people are helping you resolve it.
As for the other shots - with the internal ones, is there anyway to increase the degree of natural lighting when you take them?
The externals I love, but the internals I dont think are doing you justice, unless you are trying to emphasise that the inside is cosy and lit for romantic meals? Have you heard of panoramic photo makers like Arc soft? You take a few shots and it stitches them together - which means you could do a three shot pan of the room, including the window and opposite wall and you'd have a more 'realistic' view of what the room links like?
I have one other constructive comment and that is that on the long pages, have you thought about providing a 'return to top' page anchor to take people back to the top menu rather than have to scroll back up manually?
All in all though, very impressed with your site. Well done.
DC
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A page anchor would be good, but it's a template website so I can't add one . The price and availability buttons are simply gif images pasted into the page, and linked to my booking calendar.
I'm hoping to get some more interior shots with better lighting in a couple of weeks. Winter is a a better time to take them as it if often bright but we don't get too much direct sunlight in the room, but it is too far away to wait. I agree about that lounge shot being dark, and I've found a better one which I am going to try. I think we did it with the curtains closed because of the glare from the sun.
I'm hoping to get some more interior shots with better lighting in a couple of weeks. Winter is a a better time to take them as it if often bright but we don't get too much direct sunlight in the room, but it is too far away to wait. I agree about that lounge shot being dark, and I've found a better one which I am going to try. I think we did it with the curtains closed because of the glare from the sun.
Helen, seems that you did not get an answer to the "how to do a white border".
If you can access the html and css (optimal method):
Add this to the CSS
1. Create a new blank image exactly 2 pixels wider and 2 pixels higher and with a white background.
2. Copy your existing picture and paste it on top of this new image and centre it horizontally and vertically. (In PaintShop for example, the paste will do this centering automatically for you).
3. Save as new picture and use that one.
I'm sure it will be worth it
If you can access the html and css (optimal method):
Add this to the CSS
Then in each picture img tag add this red bit:.whiteborder {border: 1px solid; color:#FFF; }
If all that is too complicated, but you can edit the pictures themselves in something like Photoshop/PaintShop etc, here is a little trick. Bit more tedious, but the net result is the same.<img src="images/picture1.jpg" class="whiteborder">
1. Create a new blank image exactly 2 pixels wider and 2 pixels higher and with a white background.
2. Copy your existing picture and paste it on top of this new image and centre it horizontally and vertically. (In PaintShop for example, the paste will do this centering automatically for you).
3. Save as new picture and use that one.
I'm sure it will be worth it
** Richard
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Another method in photoshop:Helen, seems that you did not get an answer to the "how to do a white border".
Open picture.
Select - All (puts flashing border round your picture).
Edit - Stroke
Choose colour, width and density (opacity) of border.
Choose 'inside' - OK
Select - Deselect (removes flashing border).
Done.
Jim