On Sunday 10 February 2002 06:28 pm, Hanan Z. Shargi wrote: > Geee.. Thanks everyone :-) > > I really liked "blufish" .... boy this linux box is like a box of wonders > .. u never know how FULL it is !! > > one more thing... why do I have the feeling that everybody is trying to > sned me the message: "hey ... using a WYSIWYG app is not considered a good > thing "
The problem is that most WYSIWYG editors don't know how to code as well as the average human. HTML may be simpler than some languages out there but that doesn't mean it doesn't have its complexities. Having 47 different font tag changes in a document isn't good coding practice, but it's what I end up with after FrontPage gets ahold of my average page. (Well, they weren't there before). The computer may not understand that I really DO want to keep the same font throughout the same page. That's why I like Quanta - I can code the way I want, then see it immediately (though admittedly it doesn't do too well with Server Side Includes, but that's what Konq is for). Style sheets are also a Good Thing, though not all older browsers use them well. Another good link is the Backward Compatability Viewer at http://www.delorie.com/web/wpbcv.html - this lets you see your webpage under virtually any still-used browser out there. Heck, if you want mail me off the list and I'll send you my bookmarks for HTML editing. It took me about 4 days of crash course studying to learn most of the new tricks, and I hadn't touched HTML since about version 2.0. The three books I have on my desk, in addition to the websites, are: QUE's Special Edition Using HTML 4, Fifth Edition (probably not the most recent, but it's what the library had), by Molly E. Holzschlag. This one is good for beginner to midrange resources, sort of like a readable HTML bible. Effective Web Design, Second Edition, by Ann Navarro. This one covers the topic of XHTML/XML fairly well. JavaScript for the World Wide Web, 3rd Edition, by Tom Negrino and Dori Smith. I realize not everyone uses JavaScript but I found the book pretty well written. Hope that helps, David R > ?? :-) > > ------------------------------ > Hanan Z. Shargi > Registered Linux User# 259916 ---------------------------------------- Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"; name="message.footer" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Description: ---------------------------------------- -- "Natives who beat drums to drive off evil spirits are objects of scorn to smart Americans who blow horns to break up traffic jams."
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