[GoLUG] Hideous HTML

[Steve Litt]

Ron / BCLUG said on Mon, 13 Jan 2025 18:48:17 -0800

>Steve Litt wrote on 2025-01-12 22:16:
>
>> There's a simple explanation for this abysmal quality: Back in 2009 I
>> was still using those insane WYSIWYG HTML authoring tools.  
>
>What's the excuse for the abysmal quality of this site:
>
>> http://444domains.com  

That site is just fine. And it will be better once I prettify it to
more resemble your version.

[snip]

>i.e. Why aren't the items aligned in tabular form? The concept is as
>old as the printing press, maybe older.

I wanted the lines to be as short as possible, without consuming the
extra width from aligned columns, given that it will be viewed on cell
phones.

>
>
>This get declared in CSS but not used:
>
>> div.row{
>> grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr 2fr;
>> margin: 0;
>> padding-bottom: 1ex;
>> margin-left: 25px;
>> }  
>
>Changing it slightly fixes that:
>
> > div.row{
> > display: grid;
> > grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr 3fr;  
>
>Note the 3fr for better spacing IMHO.

I'll try that. I seem to remember that it just flat out did the wrong
thing at narrower screen widths, but I'll explore it again.

>
>
>Then adjust the text align and it'll look better.
>
>
>
>Then there's the DRY (Don't Repeat Yourself) principle - it's still
>all duplicated info instead of having a sortation feature (yes,
>requires JS, makes it less crap and is worth it).

Here we're talking aesthetics. I doubt there's anybody on earth
hipsteristic enough to worry about aesthetics when their goal is to
purchase a premium domain for a substantial price. Once they obtain the
domain, they can hire you to make a beautiful site for their new domain.

If I were selling twenty dollar trinkets you'd have a point, and also
it would best be served by a shopping cart of some kind. But anybody
likely to purchase won't decide against purchasing because of the
aesthetics of 444domains.com, and a shopping cart would be
counterproductive because they *always* want to discuss things before
purchase. My wife and I have about 7 domain sales under our belts, so
we're familiar with the market.

SteveT

Steve Litt 

http://444domains.com