KISS
body {
background:#000; //choose the hex of choice
}
div#yourDiv {
background:#FFF; //choose the hex of choice
width:800px; //or however wide
margin: 0 auto; //centers div on screen
}
You've built a beautiful gallery :)
Recommendations are to
1. drop the html splash page ( ! )
2. use swfObject.js to provide an html version of the site if flash is unavailable.
It'd be best to manage the images in a database, calling the desired number of images and ORDER BY RAND()
Really has nothing to do with javascript, unless you're calling the image script asynchronously for some reason.
At the very least you'll need a server side script like php or .net to validate the user, most likely referencing a MySQL database. check out this link for more info ->
It depends on the screen resolution you're optimizing the site for, - I use a lot of liquid layouts so I tend to go big in PS (1600x1200) then slice/name the images I'll be using to fit the site...
Start w/ learning the client side first- html & javascript (not java)
After you've got that down you can make your site more dynamic by pulling info from databases with php.
Check out a list apart & 456 berea street for some tutorials- because you do need to know code to design websites.
Well, yes and no - While DW can be used to design sites using design mode, what you see usually isn't what you get. The best description I've come across is "janky ass code"...
Get into the code view & delete these objects.