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Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by Lil Pun, Apr 20, 2011.

  1. Lil Pun

    Lil Pun Member

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    When you say CSS do you mean cascading style sheets? I haven't read
    much on those. Is it a replacement of HTML or to be used in conjunction with it?
     
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    In conjunction. Its beyond the scope of this website to explain in detail. I suggest you start small with HTML for Dummies first.
     
  3. SwoLy-D

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    Or the NCSA Beginner's Guide to HTML... the original one and the one I read... although I don't know if now it notes which tags are deprecated with HTML 5.

    Lil Pun, learning HTML from the get go, and coding without a WYSIWYG (pronounced "weesy wig", stands for What You See Is What You Get) editor will give you a foundation that will allow you to easily determine whether errors are in HTML or in PHP, whether you can handle something in CSS or in HTML, whether you can code a
    HTML:
    <P align="left">text</p> or a <P style="myLeftAlignedParagraph">text</p>
    whether the IMG tag needs a closing tag or doesn't
    HTML:
    <img src="" />
    and what you should and shouldn't do when nesting tags within each other. It's just solid foundation. It also teaches you to check yourself before you try to preview HTML.

    Fore example, I didn't know why you were doing:
    HTML:
    <P />
    Cascading Style Sheets is just a way to format existing elements in the page. With one line of CSS you can format the entire web page without using tags. With comas, periods, spaces, and hash marks you can manipulate what style you give to one, two, or ten tags in your HTML. :cool:

    I get so many people asking me why their code doesn't work... when they can't even notice they're missing a closing TR or a closing TABLE tag. It's something easy to miss, but I can spot a missing closing tag or a missing quote like no one's business.
     
  4. Lil Pun

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    Yes, I know what a WYSIWYG (although I pronounce it wizzy wig) editor is but I did not use one with this code. Like I said I am a novice. The last programming I did was years ago so I am not surprised some of the things I am using are out of date. Are there any free books on Google Books that you'd recommend?
     
  5. Lil Pun

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    Question about web design:

    Is there a way you can achieve a marquee that post a message or something similar for an instant then another message and so on without using Flash or the HTML marquee tags? For reference, something very similar to what is on ClutchFans home page where the player stats come and go on the right hand side just without Flash or marquee tags?
     

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