New design for 2008
The new design drifts away from the teal theme that I've clung to, I need something cleaner and that's the direction I'm trying to move in. This design isn't finished yet, I'll grow it organically over time, it'll change as I think of better uses of space, better ways to monetize, better ways to present information (and so on).
Feedback!
If you've got any thoughts on the site, good or bad, please drop them into a comment. I appreciate it's looking a bit drab at the moment, lacking in excitement - I'm on the case. I've tested it in IE6, IE7, Opera and Firefox, but if any Safari users want to point out some problems that's cool too.
Rock on 2008
With the new design I'm getting ready to take things to a new level in 2008. I guess it's time to get started, isn't it?
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.comment .comm_left .name_badger {/*align things left*/}
.comment .comm_right .name_badger {/*align things right*/}
And your comments don’t seem to be storing cookies anymore, meaning commenting takes longer for regulars.
Firstly on short posts, the comments (and the comment form) clear the RHS. You can fix that by switching from clear:both to clear:left. The form does the same but I fear that may be a width issue because I can’t see another clear. Could be wrong.
Then there’s the arrow alignment. Personally, I would make a div with the name in it (inside your comment div), set position:relative on .comment, set position:absolute on the new div and set bottom:-3em (or whatever works) and right:0. Add margin to push the div out, the height of your down arrow as padding-top, then make a new arrow (without the line going across) and set it as the background "top centre".
That sounds like a lot but it’s simpler and more compact markup (best to keep comment fields contained in .comment), plus you can change the width if you need to without altering the code.
You’ve got a few b and br tags lurking around that make me cry inside but other than that, is’ all good.
Oh did you dump the RHS headers tacking to the right side of the page? It’s not displaying here.