I have been working with HTML for about 5 years now.. I'm no expert by all means.. but everyone has been mentioning to do CSS on my sites.. So I've decided to take the plunge 
Does anyone know of any great newbie sites that starts from the bare bones?? I really want to learn it and update my sites
Or any books you can suggest? And programs/editors?? Advice?? Tips??
TIA!
http://www.w3schools.com or <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.htmldog.com">http://www.htmldog.com</a><!-- m --> Were both a huge help to me.As Dopple has said <!-- w --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.w3schools.com">www.w3schools.com</a><!-- w --> is a good site to learn css. But if you want to see how some css based rudementary layouts work <!-- w --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.bluerobot.com">www.bluerobot.com</a><!-- w --> is a good place.Sharkey, I think it's becoming a bit more clear now. You name the divs then format them in the CSS. Am I right?Yes well you name them in the style sheet and then refer to them on the x(h)tml page by what you called it in the style sheet as a quick e.g.
#header {
background:url(images/banner.gif);
float:left;
}
then in your x(h)tml page to get the header just
<div id="header"></div>
So yeah you were basically rightMy hair has been saved. Thanks. Thanks for the tips... Can I do CSS on my Front Page? Or should I use something else??No problem Originally posted by britt
Thanks for the tips... Can I do CSS on my Front Page? Or should I use something else??No, you can't do anything in FP. FP sucks too much to be of use for anything.
Personally I use notepad to code, others use Dreamweaver (but only use that for it's source code highlighting, not the WYSIWYG features), there are a whole host of programs out there and a couple of hefty threads on these forums about them.
If you want a good book then I'm sorry I don't know any, here's an excellent book though
Elizabeth Castro's HTML for the World Wide Web with XHTML and CSS
That's what I read and I never regretted it.Originally posted by lavalamp
No, you can't do anything in FP. FP sucks too much to be of use for anything. Yah, so I'm told.. I guess I like to see what I'm doing...
Originally posted by lavalamp
Personally I use notepad to code, others use Dreamweaver (but only use that for it's source code highlighting, not the WYSIWYG features), there are a whole host of programs out there and a couple of hefty threads on these forums about them.
If you want a good book then I'm sorry I don't know any, here's an excellent book though
Elizabeth Castro's HTML for the World Wide Web with XHTML and CSS
That's what I read and I never regretted it. Thanks for the book... I'll get it!Originally posted by britt
Yah, so I'm told.. I guess I like to see what I'm doing...Well in that case can you at least use Macromedia Dreamweaver, it's so much better than FP I can't really begin to describe.
Originally posted by britt
Thanks for the book... I'll get it!You won't regret it. Originally posted by lavalamp
Well in that case can you at least use Macromedia Dreamweaver, it's so much better than FP I can't really begin to describe. I wish I could afford it.. I have a "bad" copy around here but I'm not one to use that program without paying for it..I love your sites btw! Thanks, but that ScriptLance one ain't mine. Originally posted by britt
I wish I could afford it.. I have a "bad" copy around here but I'm not one to use that program without paying for it.. In that case check out HTML-kit and Top Style Lite. Both are free, powerful and easy to use. The former isn't wysiwyg but it has an internal IE preview and you can plug in a Gecko viewer, too. Another alternative would be the full up Top Style Pro, which is way cheaper than its commercial competition.
Does anyone know of any great newbie sites that starts from the bare bones?? I really want to learn it and update my sites
Or any books you can suggest? And programs/editors?? Advice?? Tips??
TIA!
http://www.w3schools.com or <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.htmldog.com">http://www.htmldog.com</a><!-- m --> Were both a huge help to me.As Dopple has said <!-- w --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.w3schools.com">www.w3schools.com</a><!-- w --> is a good site to learn css. But if you want to see how some css based rudementary layouts work <!-- w --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.bluerobot.com">www.bluerobot.com</a><!-- w --> is a good place.Sharkey, I think it's becoming a bit more clear now. You name the divs then format them in the CSS. Am I right?Yes well you name them in the style sheet and then refer to them on the x(h)tml page by what you called it in the style sheet as a quick e.g.#header {
background:url(images/banner.gif);
float:left;
}
then in your x(h)tml page to get the header just
<div id="header"></div>
So yeah you were basically right
My hair has been saved. Thanks. Thanks for the tips... Can I do CSS on my Front Page? Or should I use something else??No problem Originally posted by britt Thanks for the tips...
Can I do CSS on my Front Page? Or should I use something else??No, you can't do anything in FP. FP sucks too much to be of use for anything.Personally I use notepad to code, others use Dreamweaver (but only use that for it's source code highlighting, not the WYSIWYG features), there are a whole host of programs out there and a couple of hefty threads on these forums about them.
If you want a good book then I'm sorry I don't know any, here's an excellent book though
Elizabeth Castro's HTML for the World Wide Web with XHTML and CSS
That's what I read and I never regretted it.Originally posted by lavalamp
No, you can't do anything in FP. FP sucks too much to be of use for anything. Yah, so I'm told.. I guess I like to see what I'm doing...
Originally posted by lavalamp
Personally I use notepad to code, others use Dreamweaver (but only use that for it's source code highlighting, not the WYSIWYG features), there are a whole host of programs out there and a couple of hefty threads on these forums about them.
If you want a good book then I'm sorry I don't know any, here's an excellent book though
Elizabeth Castro's HTML for the World Wide Web with XHTML and CSS
That's what I read and I never regretted it. Thanks for the book... I'll get it!
Originally posted by britt Yah, so I'm told.. I guess I like to see what I'm doing...
Well in that case can you at least use Macromedia Dreamweaver, it's so much better than FP I can't really begin to describe.Originally posted by britt
Thanks for the book... I'll get it!
You won't regret it. Originally posted by lavalamp Well in that case can you at least use Macromedia Dreamweaver, it's so much better than FP I can't really begin to describe. I wish I could afford it.. I have a "bad" copy around here but I'm not one to use that program without paying for it..
I love your sites btw! Thanks, but that ScriptLance one ain't mine. Originally posted by britt I wish I could afford it.. I have a "bad" copy around here but I'm not one to use that program without paying for it..
In that case check out HTML-kit and Top Style Lite. Both are free, powerful and easy to use. The former isn't wysiwyg but it has an internal IE preview and you can plug in a Gecko viewer, too. Another alternative would be the full up Top Style Pro, which is way cheaper than its commercial competition.