Topic: Planet Diaz

[redbullmarky]

i've been following this since you first posted it, and have watched it change quite alot. i haven't really commented because moberemk has really hit the nail on the head about most things he's stated and you've actioned them very well.

all in all, the layout, presentation and usability of the site is up-front pretty nice, clean, easy to use and pretty darn good.

my ONLY gripe is a really nit-picking thing - the 'links' that sit just under your main banner. well, i thought they were links cos they look a bit like links but they're not. also, 2 of the 6 items shown here are not anywhere to be seen in your 'real' navigation on the left hand side. i'd say do one of the following:
1) lose the part i'm on about totally
2) extend the part  i'm on about to cover more of your subject matter and less of what's not anywhere to be seen
3) make sure your nav has Pascal and .NET in it.
4) actually turn them into proper links

i like what you've got so far though for definite

Cheers
Mark

[MrDiaz]

I made a few changes to Planet Diaz. A new table on the center, several fixes for Internet Explorer and also fixed resolutions problems. As well as many new tutorials added. So what you think? Still the same or looking much better?

[moberemk]

You've added some interesting touches to be sure. I wouldn't say that it looks a lot better, but it does look better then before. Which is odd, because I don't see too many new things.

[MrDiaz]

Well new things are only visible if you take a look around the site not only one page. New things like Syntax Highlighter for all the languages on the site. Rating system, comments, and fixed a few bugs on Internet Explorer.

Well anyways, I'm glad to know the site looks at least a little bit better now than before. I just need to keep working to make it even better.

So my friend, if I ask you what score would you give Planet Diaz based on a scale from 1-10. What would be your answer? I won't be offended if you give me like  a 5  (or less) I just need to know how well the site is doing. Thanks!

[ober]

I'd give it an 8.5.  Looks pretty solid to me and the look of it is great.

[steviewdr]

I like it too.

Just a few gripes ->

296kB - so be careful of them images - but they do make the website
Theres a lot of stuff on the main page - but thats the nature of such a website.
Could you have it - so that on your header image where it says: java | pascal | html | css that these are clickable, and return pages with individual code for java | pascal | html etc.? - Just an idea.

But looks good - Blue is a nice colour to work with.

Id give it 9.25/10 - in the category of a community & tools etc. (which is totally different from a personal page etc)
-steve

[MrDiaz]

Thanks both for your high ratings

Yes Steve, I was considering creating an image map for the header. You are not the only one who gets confused. About the image size, I am going to make them .gif instead of .png, that might reduce considerably the load time.

[moberemk]

Your column titles are fixed-width, right? How about you make the background images have a rounded end to them? Also, put a little space between your side blocks and the header.

[MrDiaz]

I don't think I understand what you meant by that. What background images are you referring too?

[moberemk]

The images behind the titles of the little blocks on the side. Speaking of which, you should make those blocks have borders around them. It would help separate them from the content.