Date: Tue, 1 Dec 1998 15:58:36 -0500 From: Alastair Robinson <Alastair_R@compuserve.com> To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com Message-Id: <aabcdefg3771$foo@default> Subject: Re: Web page design
Bruce,
Not software - a book - but if you have a chance, have a look at the '10
Minute Guide to HTML' (ISBN: 0-7897-0965-1)... =
Because pirated software is so rampant in Malaysia, I've had the chance t=
o
use many of the available interfaces, but frankly, have found that there'=
s
nothing better than doing it raw, in Notepad (or Simpletext/Edit II on th=
e
Mac), with a browser open simultaneously to check up on the results.
HTML is the easiest programming language to learn as you probably know -
technically, it isn't even that of course. In the short-term, the =
programmes are useful, but getting somewhere 'with the dirt' is brilliant=
as there's more scope for creation. At the moment, my only use for them =
is
tables and image-maps, which are dead tedious. But yes, they can also b=
e
time-saving, which is important.
Have a look at www.tucows.com for free- and shareware utilities that make=
programming in raw very much more simple.
If you're interested, I can send you some basic java code that can be
implemented quite easily to create the effect such as that seen on Andrea=
s
Wistuba's re-vamped site (the buttons that highlight etc.) although I wi=
ll
be too busy to do so for the next week or so. I hope that I'm not going
overboard here.
Anyway, this book is brief and to-the-point, handling all aspects of HTML=
in a very digestible fashion, which is why I'd recommend it.
Regards,
Alastair.
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