Hey Stu,
I haven't been on in a while either, so I don't know you...but...I decided to give just a little piece of advice:
I don't know if SBI! allows for javascript...
But if they do....you might want to pre-load your rollover images.
Pre-loading REALLY changes the professionalism of the site to me. I am focusing on the the nav bar on the left. I don't have SBI, but I have seen enough sites that are created with it to recognize their layouts. If you are able to add javascript to pre-load your images, that would be GREAT!
If you don't know what pre-loading is:
Pre-loading is basically loading the image on the page BEFORE it is actually called. For instance, you may or may not be aware of the fact that your nav bar is full of rollover images. What happens in a rollover image is that the browser initially displays your main image, but when the cursor "rolls over" it, it swaps the images out to a different image, giving the effect of the letters becoming lighter and having a drop shadow or what have you.
What pre-loading basically does is load the rollover image BEFORE it is actually "rolled over" by the cursor. This provides the effect of an IMMEDIATE image swap when the cursor rolls over the nav bar.
I hope that helps. Here is an example of a few javascript lines that will get you started
window.onload() = function()
{
if (document.images)
{
Image1 = new Image;
Image1.src = "images/image.gif"
Image2 = new Image;
Image2.src = "images.image2.gif"
//more images
}
}
Now...I realize that SBI already has a pre-load image script... but it does not appear to be working for me...
Anyway, looks good overall though!
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