If your question is not answered
here, feel free to email
webtodo@cmich.edu with your question.
Why are the banners table based while the template
itself is css based?
My banner looks broken. Why?
What is that small yellow box near the page title?
The template is boring! Do I have to use it?
In the footer, what does "Contact Us (Unit
Administration)" mean?
Why are the banners table based while the
template itself is css based?
We realize that not everyone uses cascading style sheets. Because
the banner is a required element, we provide table based banners to
meet the needs of the greatest range of users. If you are using css,
of course you can convert the table structure to css.
My banner looks broken. Why?
It could be that the banner table HTML code has line returns.
FrontPage is notorious for "helping" users by adding line returns
where you don't want them. Make sure your banner table HTML has no
line returns or extra spaces between the <tr> and <td>
tags. If you are using css, it could be that a table class or id
with padding/margins/borders you set up is being applied to the
banner table. Create separate table <div> ids to avoid this
problem.
If all else fails, try putting the all the inc_cmichmenu.htm
table images into separate table cells, but make sure the code is
all on one line. Here is the xml compliant code:
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" width="157"
style="border-collapse: collapse" summary="cmich main menu links"><tr><td
width="10" rowspan="7"><img border="0" src="images/main_left.gif"
alt=" " width="10" height="75" /></td><td width="133"><img name="main_top"
src="images/main_top.gif" border="0" alt=" " width="133"
height="12" /></td><td width="14" rowspan="7"><img border="0" src="images/main_rt.gif"
alt=" " width="9" height="75" /><img border="0" src="images/main_gold.gif"
width="5" height="75" alt="" /></td></tr><tr><td width="133"><a
href="http://www.cmich.edu/default.asp"><img name="Image1"
border="0" src="images/main_home.gif" alt="CMU home page"
width="133" height="11" /></a></td></tr><tr><td width="133"><a href="http://www.cmich.edu/tab-future.htm"><img
name="Image2" border="0" src="images/main_future.gif" alt="Future
Students page" width="133" height="11" /></a></td></tr><tr><td
width="133"><a href="http://www.cmich.edu/tab-alum.htm"><img
name="Image3" border="0" src="images/main_alum.gif" alt="Alumni and
Donors page" width="133" height="11" /></a></td></tr><tr><td
width="133"><a href="http://www.cmich.edu/tab-partners.htm"><img
name="Image4" border="0" src="images/main_partners.gif"
alt="Partners and Friends page" width="133" height="11"
/></a></td></tr><tr><td width="133"><a href="http://search.cmich.edu/"><img
name="Image5" border="0" src="images/main_search.gif" alt="CMU
Search page" width="133" height="11" /></a></td></tr><tr><td
width="133"><img name="main_bot" src="images/main_bot.gif"
border="0" alt=" " width="133" height="8" /></td></tr></table>
The template is boring! Do I have to use it?
The template is generic. It is not meant to meet everyone's
interface needs. You can modify the template as you wish as long as
you comply with the CMU Web Style
Guide. You need not use the template at
all--however, you must use a compliant banner and footer and meet
the guidelines in the CMU Web Style
Guide.
What is that warning box in the HTML code all
about?
The template is designed to work in css compliant browsers. Older
browsers such as Netscape 4.7 will display all the information but
does not use the css. The warning box contains text that
advises users of older browsers that they should consider updating their
browsers. The warning box is made invisible to css-compliant
browsers by setting the background color and border of the warning box
to #ffffff in the HTML code, and/or by using a "display:none" style
attribute in the div tag for the warning.
In the footer, what does "Contact Us (Unit
Administration)" mean?
This is the link you want viewers to use to contact your unit (not
your webmaster). For example, Public Relations and Marketing (PRM)
would like viewers to contact their office via the email address:
cmuline@cmich.edu. Their
specific "Contact Us (Unit Administration)" link text could be one
of the following:
Contact Us
Contact Public Relations &
Marketing
Contact PRM
Note that all links use the email address cmuline@cmich.edu.
