DIY web site design

[KA4HJH]

>  >    My personal preference is to have schematics in PDF format.
>>Anything that keeps a web page slow for us who have dialups is bad.
>>Some web pages are obviously created by people who have a T1 or equiv
>>hookup.
>
>Consider this to be another vote for project documents to be in PDF form.
>
>PDFs can be made with a resolution that can be read, whereas with gif/jpg
>you walk the line between having things small, or having them readable.  PDF
>(Or any vectored format, really) are good for both size and legibility.

This is an entire can of worms in itself, but Acrobat compresses 
graphics pretty well, so that's not really a problem. Just watch out 
for the automatic downsampling (I keep that turned off). Another nice 
thing about pdf files is that they don't need a wrapper to be 
transferred electronically, whereas it's usually a good idea to 
archive other file types just to be safe (paranoid experience 
talking).


>They also allow notes to be kept in the same file, such as a bill of
>materials, any interesting instructions, etc.  Easier than haivng to
>download a gif, plus a text file, then always be careful to keep 
>them together.

Really convenient. Another advantage of Acrobat is that it keeps your 
text pretty, both on-screen and printed. Makes you like a pro.


>Also, having a good description, with maybe some smaller pics at the index
>page for the PDFs can help, too.

Put thumbnails and simple (i.e., small) line drawings on the page, 
download the pdf.


-- 
Terry Bowman, KA4HJH
"The Mac Doctor"