posted on September 19, 2000 03:33:14 AM new
I find AW's auction templates limiting and usually program my own pages.
eBay uses a Blockquote just before the point where you insert your HTML code. This offsets tables and I find I need to set my main table at 90% for it to center properly.
Nested tables can be set to 100%.
Here are my questions.
Can a /blockquote be used as the first line in inserted code to close ebay's tag, thereby allowing for a 100% wide table?
With 17" monitors becoming the standard, what is the most widely used resolution, 800x600 or 1024x768?
Does client side image mapping work on auction code inserted into eBay?
Do javscript popups work where a small second browser window is loaded on top of the main auction page? Will this work with AOL?
posted on September 19, 2000 03:50:25 AM new
"With 17" monitors becoming the standard, what is the most widely used resolution, 800x600 or 1024x768? "
The STANDARD? In what universe? - Jo eBayer and his kids are probably using 14 inchers? Forget resolution and write pure re-sizable, device-independent HTML (see www.hemlhelp.org for details on how to do this)
"Does client side image mapping work on auction code inserted into eBay?"
Depends on the browser your potential bidder is using, not eBay's servers.
"Do javscript popups work where a small second browser window is loaded on top of the main auction page?"
Depends on the browser your potential bidder is using, and whether they have JavaScript disabled (note that these popups are annoying to many persons, and can crash browsers).
posted on September 19, 2000 05:33:01 AM new
Yes, you can begin your auction HTML with a </blockquote>. I do this in all of my auctions.
And Abacaxi is absolutely correct about how some people find pop-up JavaScript windows annoying. That is why a lot of people are either disabling JavaScripts or using very nice programs like AdSubtract.
Also bear in mind that a lot of people use WebTV. For these folks you can forget any client-side fancy stuff.
posted on September 19, 2000 10:01:07 AM new
The popups I was planning on doing are for "FAQs" about stuff like my feedback policy, shipping info, warrantees, and other stuff that would clutter up the main page.
>Also bear in mind that a lot of people use WebTV. For these folks you can forget any client-side fancy stuff.
Hmm, another issue. WebTV is limited in width isn't it? Is it 533 pixels? If so that's gonna make for one ugleeee page.
posted on September 19, 2000 10:03:05 AM new
You can start your item description with
</blockquote>
and at the end put
<blockquote>
so the tags match up.
You can manually set your margins by using the <div> tag:
<div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em">
then put a closing <div> tag at the bottom of your code. (Note colons and semi-colons.)
The "em" is appx. the width of one letter. Substitute your own widths.
The only way to get a wide table to center properly is to use the </blockquote> at the beginning. Users that haven't figured this out use skinny tables instead.
posted on September 19, 2000 01:01:01 PM new
Quazz -
"The popups I was planning on doing are for "FAQs" about stuff like my feedback policy, shipping info, warrantees, and other stuff that would clutter up the main page."
and you think popups would be LESS clutter? The only TOS that makes any sense at all is the one that is part of the main page.
posted on September 19, 2000 06:51:20 PM new
I would really recommend that you simply URL link it to your eBay home page for details. Most people could care less about most auction detail nitpicks. I am so glad I cut that baloney from my auction pages. If I saw popups or lots of auction mumbo jumbo, I'd hit the backbutton before you could say eBay. Just state the most important terms, put the rest on your home page, or let them email you.
