True - that table part of the formatting is not done either by Google or
KompoZer - it was done by a utility dating from 2003 which converted text based
help files into HTML. At that stage tables was the most common way to do it.
I have often copied the base layout and just altered the text in the boxes for
different pages.
Well its the way most programs get written too, with similar bits of code being
cloned and altered to fit - no matter how old-fashioned if it works. Credit to
Google pagemaker and Kompozer that they accepted code like this copied in by
pasting the HTML and had no problems. The original has a separate css file
with header layouts etc defined, however I think thats an issue with Google
pagemaker - it imposes its own css I think, not sure if one can embed one, and
at that point I reach the edge of my html knowledge and as long as it worked I
was happy enough.
Fully agree about the advantages of css in general, especially as ie8 seems now
to have come to the party.
John
That site is doing it the "old" way with html tables. It works and is
reliable but includes a lot of extra tags in the markup which only relate to
layout and not content. The modern approach is to use CSS wherever possible so
the html source is cleaner. This becomes even more important if you are wanting
a CMS to let your users edit the content.
Some reading on rounded corners:
http://kalsey.com/2003/07/rounded_corners_in_css/
http://www.alistapart.com/articles/customcorners/
http://www.redmelon.net/tstme/4corners/
http://webdesign.html.it/articoli/leggi/528/more-nifty-corners/
and a very good article on Tables vs. CSS:
http://www.sitepoint.com/article/tables-vs-css/
regards,
Steve
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From: PDS - John [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Monday, 6 April 2009 8:37 a.m.
To: 'NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List'
Subject: Re: [DUG] Website presentation
Hi Richard
What I was referring to is the 'nice' rounded boxes, like at
http://www.memoriestodvdonlinecom/, where:
- the header is in
- the menu is in
- etc.
What is the name for this type of frame/border graphics?
Cheers
John
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On
Behalf Of Richard Vowles
Sent: Sunday, 5 April 2009 9:07 p.m.
To: NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List
Subject: Re: [DUG] Website presentation
You need to be a bit more specific - can you point to an existing web page
and an element on such that shows us what you mean?
2009/4/2 PDS - John <[email protected]>
Hi all
How can I create graphics frames for my website? is the a tool or perhaps a
website where I can create any?
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