Do I need a sitemap page?

[Trevor L.]

Thanks again Trevor, you have been great to help me so much, I will
always appreciate it I hope I have not been a bother. I will
eventually get my site right, thanks to you and all the other helpful
people here. I am off to get some sleep, it's way past midnight. My
husband thinks I am married to this computer

No it is not a bother. As I wrote "not that I mind, it's all fun to me"

I like to get things working correctly.

What I do have to remember, though, is that my idea of "correct" may not agree with another's.

So I have to avoid thinking "How can I get this person to do it the way I like", but rather think "How can I help this person to
get it the way they like"

It's 12:30 (lunchtime) here, so you may get this in waking hours.

 

[Susie]

Thanks Thomas
Susie

Search engines, screen readers, etc. all read the way you would read a page in a basic book, top to
bottom.

So if you have two columns, then first line in both columns would be read, then second line and so
on.

Actually, it may not matter for the search engines.
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Hi Thomas,
Ok, the search engine wont, even though I have written it that way, one
after the other? Will this code that seperates the columns prevent it from
going to the next column in? <td width="10"><div
class="gutterPlug"></div></td><td width="1" height="100%"><div
class="verticalRule"></div></td><td width="10"><div
class="gutterPlug"></div></td><td width="50%" class="partition">

Thanks,
Susie

FYI: Search engine will not read down column one and then jump to the top to read column two.


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Susie wrote:
Hi Trevor, I have finished my site map. Although it's not exactly
yours, its what my husband wants, and have to please him if I can,
and he likes the 2 columns. But, because of yours, I learned alot,
for some reason the navigation was confusing for me, and you showed
me so much. I also learned how to use code, by studying what you did.

I will insert the site map code for you to see, I have not published
it yet, I want to finish the other changes I am making, the links at
the top, and bottom, in the correct order, and just being consistant.
You gave me great suggestions. You will notice on my map, I have
changed the order of my pages a bit, nothing major, but after really
studying the order I had placed things, it makes more sense to me.
For instance, the sculpture pages being first, as opposed to About
RL, since I am not trying to sell him, lol. Many thanks Trevor for
your help and suggestions!

I hope you like it

Susie

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Susie,
I think it's looking great.

I did think that 2 columns would detract from understanding the structure, but now that I look
at
it, I can see that it isn't a problem - it is quite clear that column 2 is a continuation of
column 1, and this way makes better use of the space available.

A couple of questions.
1. I note this line of the table.
I assume it is part of the links you are still working on and is to appear on every page.
Otherwise, it appears to contain a link to itself.
<tr>
<td class="sublink" align="right" width="655">
<a href="http://www.rlblair.com/">
Home</a></td>
<td class="gtsep" align="center" width="10"></td>
<td class="sublink" align="left" width="94">
<a href="sculpture-by-rl-blair-sitemap.htm">Site Map</a>
</tr>

BTW, for correctness the last cell tag should be closed, i.e. </td></tr> not </tr>
(I just happened to see this, I haven't gone through the code in any detail. As an old
colleague
of mine used to "If it works, use it.")

2. Do you need the <br> here, which causes a blank line between the heading and its lower
levels?
<span class="label"><b>About Sculpture by R.L. Blair</b> <br></span>