Archive for January, 2010
January 31st, 2010 | 
Author: I’d like to know some of the benefits there are for using HTML instead of a WYSIWYG programme, thank you.
WYSIWYG is a philosophy that was very popular in word processing programs. What it really means is ‘what you see is what will be printed.’ In other words, you can predict exactly what the printed output of a word processing document is, because the word processor itself shows the output in the same format as the printer. This is possible because the printer is predictable, and can be tightly controlled.
WYSIWYG doesn’t really work for web documents, because the target environment isn’t a predictable printer, but the highly volatile Internet. You don’t know what browser is going to view a web site. You don’t know the screen size, resolution, which fonts are available, what colors are available, and how fast the connection is. A web site that looks great in your editor (or your browser) might look awful on a PDA, a gaming console, or a cell phone (all of which now regularly feature web browsers.) The truth in web development is WYSIWYHYG (What you see is what you hope you get)
The solution is to design your page in two stages. Begin by defining what your page means and how it is organized. Then at a separate level, give suggestions for the visual design. Make the visual design as flexible as possible so that any type of web browser has a good chance of displaying the page as you intended.
Visual editors don’t tend to be very good at this. Your best bet is to use XHTML (a modern variant of HTML with all the formatting tags removed) to determine the general structure of the page, and CSS (cascading style sheets) to describe the visual aspects.
It’s really best to use code. Most folks who use DreamWeaver (the most popular WYSIWYG tool) eventually switch to code view, because it affords better control. Better, begin with an editor that helps you learn the code well, and that lets you see how it looks at any time. I like Aptana, ( http://www.aptana.com ) because:
o It’s free
o It’s based on a well-known programmer’s editor (eclipse)
o Start typing a code and you get a drop-down of potential legal completions
o It lets you know right away if you’re making an error
o It works on any operating system
o It also supports advanced technologies you’ll need eventually.
Soon enough in your web travels, you’ll outgrow plain XHTML and CSS, and want to add real interactivity to your pages. Generally you’ll want to add client-side interactivity with JavaScript, and more complete interactivity (connecting to databases, sending emails, and so on) with a language like PHP.
All the web programming languages use XHTML or HTML as their input and output. If you’re going to write a program which creates HTML, you need to know how to build the HTML by hand.
Dreamweaver is complex enough that it often takes a couple of weeks or months to learn completely. Eventually, you’ll find that you need to understand XHTML and CSS by hand, which will cost you a couple more weeks. Why not start by learning it by hand, since you’ll have to anyway?
Also, if you let a program build your code for you and then you learn how to do it right, you’ll generally find that you have to go back and fix all your old code. If it doesn’t cost any more time, effort, or money, why not do it right the first time?
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I have been in the same situation.
1. Have a bowling party
2. Get a group of friends and do a small performance
3. Have a yard sale
4. Have a film night
I tried Sketchup but its incompatible with my computer.
I have been searching the same answer…
For what I searched Vista Pro, Real Landscaping, Landscaping For Everyone etc are a few… Google to get the download links…
I’m a computer programmer but need to create a web page for a small trial. Is there any program mainly free which will allow me to create web blogs and some small web pages very easily. or where i can learn online to create those things.
I’d say that the one definitive best and free blog/website templates to use is WordPress:
http://wordpress.org/
It’s very easy to install and it’s very easy to create pages, it’s a great learning tool too because you can look at the code and start to actually read and understand what does what and why, there are endless WordPress tutorials as well to help you out.
Thanks, GladToHelp
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i created the first four pages of my website with notepad and straight html coding, I’m tired now of the tedious encoding and want to use a WYSIWYG editor to finish my site but i don’t know much about them. i need one that can create multiple pages along a set template/style with tables, graphics/ links and html style control. any suggestions?
Dreamweaver is the best if you’ve got the funds for it -but there’s an add on for firefox called codetech, which has some of the same features.
and it is of course free, and loads right in the browser.
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