| This site aims to keep the download times of pages to a minimum where possible. In order to achieve this we will follow the ideals listed below. | |
| Frames | The site uses frames now,when the site was first created we avoided frames due to a number of issues. However, with the changes we are about to make & future expansion it was felt that in order to speed up site growth the use of frames was the only option. Without them any major changes to the menu structure meant editing all pages & PERL coded pages, this is not required now, as any change in menu looks etc. only affects the menu page. |
| Animations | They do have uses but can lead to long download times. We aim to provide information that can download in a reasonable time. |
| Photographs | We do have these! They are in an area where you know that the images are likely to take a while to download. We will avoid (where possible) placing photo's within the main site content again to reduce download times. |
| Audio | The servers that this site is hosted on do not support audio files. This type of file can take some time to download, so we have avoided using them. |
| Visual | We aim to keep the pages uncluttered & easy to read where possible. Simple buttons to link to various items within the site. |