Help needed with existing website

Discussion in 'HTML & Website Design' started by edisonctr, Apr 1, 2016.

  1. #1
    Hi, I'm new to this forum, can somebody help me take a look at this site and tell me why it zooms in so much? I can't seem to figure out why it does so when the next page in the site works fine.

    Problematic page:
    http://ectr.comlu.com/ME4262_LIFT/Chapter3/3.3.1/Chapter3.3.1.html

    Next page which works fine:
    http://ectr.comlu.com/ME4262_LIFT/Chapter3/3.3.2/Chapter3.3.2.html
     
    edisonctr, Apr 1, 2016 IP
  2. PoPSiCLe

    PoPSiCLe Illustrious Member

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    #2
    Hard to say, but you have two javascript errors popping up in the console on the failing page, which aren't on the working one - I would start there.
    There are a lot wrong with that page in general, though - image as the heading, colors, lots of javascript (it seems) for no reason at all, and so forth and so on.
     
    PoPSiCLe, Apr 1, 2016 IP
  3. Bitpalace

    Bitpalace Greenhorn

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    #3
    Why is
    initial-scale=.5
    set to .5 and not 1? Change this to 1 and the issue should be fixed.
     
    Bitpalace, Apr 1, 2016 IP
  4. deathshadow

    deathshadow Acclaimed Member

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    If that were the cause of the problem the second page would be broken too... Though generally speaking that viewport meta is indeed absolute halfwit gibberish... whoever told them to use those values needs a good swift kick in the groin.

    I SUSPECT part of the probem is the adobe edge asshattery -- bloated BS that has no business on a page. Likewise the multiple <link> all pointing at the same CSS file (with no evidence of shared CSS on a site that obviously all uses the same style) just REEKS of BEGGING for the layout to fail miserably.

    Generally speaking despite the simplicity of the pages that entire site is a bloated poorly written monstrousity that like many other sites I would suggest pitching in the bin. The lack of logical document structure, presence of "div for nothing", relatively broken attempt at being responsive, massive number of redundant uniquely named CSS files defeating one of the entire reasons (caching) of having external stylesheets in the first place, redundant media queries in the markup, classes for nothing, non-breaking spaces doing padding's job, incomplete markup, gibberish nesting of anchors around LI (even in 5's idiotic structural "rules", the only valid direct-child of a UL or OL is LI, not A), presence of that X-UA crap that has no business on any NEW website (that meta exists JUST for old sites to tell IE to use compatibility mode, NOT to force modern mode in modern!)...

    Really the code for those lists ALONE on EVERY page is such a disaster, you'd HAVE to throw it out and start over they're such an outright mess of developer ignorance and/or ineptitude!!!

    It's a laundry list of how not to build a website which is why I'd suggest the Ellen Ripley solution: "Nuke the site from orbit, it's the only way to be sure!"
     
    deathshadow, Apr 2, 2016 IP
  5. mmerlinn

    mmerlinn Prominent Member

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    #5
    The very FIRST thing I would do is trash the Hostinger Free Web Site pop-up ad. No one is going to stay on your site for very long if he has to close a pop-up on EVERY page. I closed the ad three times, then left your site WITHOUT even looking for your problem. If you want help, DO NOT MAKE IT HARD FOR US TO GIVE YOU HELP.
     
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  6. PoPSiCLe

    PoPSiCLe Illustrious Member

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    This is why we have adblock ;) I never saw an ad, but if that is part of the site, it might also be part of the problem, of course.
     
    PoPSiCLe, Apr 3, 2016 IP