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On Monday 28 August 2006 10:23 am, Scott Rhoades wrote:
> So it sounds like my beginning is pretty much in line with what
> others are saying. The general flow will go like this:
>
> 1) If you're not familiar with HTML, you can save a document and
> Writer will format for you, but you get "unclean" code.
>
> 2) If you are familiar with HTML, you can edit the HTML code
> yourself in Writer.
>
> 3) For serious Web work, use something like Nvu (which is what I
> use myself, when I'm not just using a text editor for small jobs).
>
> Of course, those break down into sections and subsections with
> instructions and gunk. My initial guess is 10-15 pages, but I tend
> to guess slightly short of what I end up with.
>
> I'm not planning to go into how you upload the finished document to
> the Web, other than to say check with your Web host for
> instructions. I also don't want to give a tutorial on HTML. If they
> still existed, I'd probably plug the three HTML books I edited for
> Waite Group Press, but, alas. That's OK, there are so many that I
> can confidently suggest that they find an HTML book, without
> plugging specific titles.
>
> >>> Jean Hollis Weber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 08/26/06 1:31 AM >>>
>
> Scott Rhoades wrote:
> > It looks like my time is opening up a little, so I want to start
>
> working
>
> > on the Writer/Web chapter. If Jean or anybody has given thought
>
> before
>
> > to what should be in the chapter, I'd like to hear your
> > suggestions.
>
> I'd
>
> > also like to hear from people who have used Writer quite a bit to
>
> create
>
> > or edit Web pages. Where have you hit snags? Have you learned any
>
> useful
>
> > tips?
>
> I have not had time to consider what should be in the chapter,
> other than that it should go beyond the obvious (whatever the
> obvious might be in this case).
>
> I have not used Writer/Web to create or edit Web pages, so I have
> no tips arising from experience. I assume you will do some
> searching through the user lists and forums and faqs to see what
> questions arise and make sure the chapter covers the answers.
>
> I must say that the tip I have most often heard on the users
> lists and forums is: if you seriously want to do web sites, use
> something else (like Nvu).
>
> I hope someone else reading this list can offer a more helpful
> answer than this one.
>
> -- Jean
May I suggest you also mention Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)?
Perhaps a reference to a couple of good books on this subject would
help in the clean up process.
Dan
