Thanks, Oh Great One....

What a DOPE I've been!! I had a major crash in sales immediately after making all the additions to FIB and had NO clue why until it suddenly hit be like a concrete bunker... My Toolbox link at the top of every page looked like a sign pointing out the other links rather than a link all its own, and someone, in the Great Shuffle, I removed my rotating ads from the top of ever message.

At almost the same time, Sunil emailed and mentioned that there was no ad on the top of the message pages.

I think he was transmitting from across the deep blue sea.

> Because even if the scroll bars are unintentional, and potentially fixable
> (and I suspect some design gurus would even advise you to fix it -- I've
> been waiting just such a post to appear), my advice -- don't fix it!

They were unintentional -- I had them on the rotating ads that were on the main page of the board for a long time (before I decided it was looking too commercial and took 'em down) -- and Mel (and others) hated them. I worked my little technically-challenged hiney off til they went away -- and I thought I had gotten rid of them on this ad too, but obviously I forgot to change my resolution and check how other people were seeing it.

> Why? Because the scrollbars draw attention to the ad.

I thought so too -- but obviously there's a huge difference of opinion on this one.

> And what's also good, it's not some flashing irritating slow-loading
> graphic. It's all text.

Yes, I hate flashing irritating slow-loading graphic links -- but I'm also very disgusted with mine right now, because at least on my computer, it's taking forever to load. The rest of the page comes up, and finally the ad pops in.

> 1. Make a few different IFRAMEs and rotate them (maybe even same content
> in different colors). Lesley if you like this idea, and need help on this,
> I will post code in this thread which does it dead easy way.

I have some in the works, but they aren't to my liking yet.

Thanks for offering! I have a random.txt script which makes it easy enough even for me, and another Great One, Steve MacLellan, gave me the script that allows me to use it on .txt pages (before I could only use it on .shtml pages).

> 2. If a person clicks anywhere in the IFRAME (outside of one of the text
> links)

Just an FYI -- all the text links lead to the same place -- MaaMaw's Magnificent Toolbox. I might change that later, but it works for now since I don't have anchors on the page and really prefer people see the whole picture anyhoo.

I'll be adding some other links later though.

> consider making that clickable too.

The blue bars? Yup... will do.

Thanks again for all your help.

I have the most WONDERFUL secret project coming up (secret because I'm afraid to talk about it before it's a done deal in case I jinx it, plus it's a surprise for my 10 y/o). I'm going to be back soon to ask your advice and everyone else's.

Luv,