[[[TerminaL]]] :: newest design

for those of you who have already been to http://terminal.x5788.net/ , and reviewed it before, pleaz know this: ive redesigned the site over 8 more times to finally get to this..so its completely changed..

anyways, pleaz review my site, not for content(cuz id be crucified), but instead for basically...user flexibility, appearance, load times, convenience, and such.

the sections that are up so far are:
-index
-web.design(not completed)
-my.settings

make sure to play around in the "my.settings" section, cuz thats where i have most of my user capabilities located at, including: website favorites list(a small bug in it, but still usable), a color and style preference, and a name-saver to refer you by on the pages.
also, the next section i plan to add is the news section, and for that, im gonna make the navigation a calendar. this is the one i made that i plan on using in it soon:
http://terminal.x5788.net/calendar.php

well, heres the link to the index page, and have fun!
http://terminal.x5788.net/?

[[[terminal]]]

way to small font.

barely readable,
and the layout breaks a bit when one increase the font-size.

normal user has has font sizes set to 14-16pt you are using 7pt. anything below 10pt usually is hard to read.
you should aslo be aware of the problems verdana can cause.

http://www.xs4all.nl/~sbpoley/webmatters/verdana.html
http://www.virtuelvis.com/archives/146.html

from the mark up, i see that you use br-tags quite alot, it shouldn't be nessary,
if you want a list, use a list,
and when you want a header use a header tag,



then use css to controll the fromating,
you can also cut out the class .title if you take more benefit of the cascading in css.

.box h2 {/* some style */}

But props for using the whole browser window.
and the design is otherways pretty clean. it just need a larger font.

wow...great feedback. especially the verdana info....i hadnt the slightest clue bout it. but yeah, i had a few resolution problems simply regarding the length of words as apposd to size of elements...
but i have a small quiestion for you:
which of the following fonts would you suggest to use in lieu of verdana?
tahoma, arial, serif?

anyways, thanx for all of your help

[[[terminal]]]

you should always suggest a generic-font family,
in your case if the person didn't have verdana he would have gotten the default browser font at 7pt, most people has a serif font as times as default,

neither arial or tahoma have the same problems as verdana may cause.
so chose the one you think look best,
you can always apply more than one font

like for example:
font-family:tahoma, arial, sans-serif;