David Mann wrote:
Chris Wilkinson wrote:
Sounds like an MS Certified puppet. He might know how to run DW and Frontpage and all the other 'pro' apps, but could he peruse HTML syntax in a text editor and know if its gonna work?
Actually he could. An introduction to HTML was the first half-day of the course. Not exactly in-depth but it was a DW course not an HTML course.
Thats the issue I have with courses in DW etc...that they do not teach the fundamentals of how the HTML works, only how to make eye candy...
I created a CV for myself using strict HTML 4.x/DHTML/CSS/Javascript on a Windows PC once. I had to make some 'alterations' to the small Javascripts to get them to work properly with MSIE
This is sort-of what I was getting at above. Frustrating, eh?
Very. I first learnt HTML coding in 1994, but as the years have progressed so many different sub-branches of standards have crept into websites that I simply cannot keep up with them. I learnt HTML on an Atari Falcon030, which hasn't even got a Javascript or HTML 4.x strict friendly browser. I had to follow the docs for the standards, and usually got my parents to preview my webpages with their PowerMac before putting them online.
Did anyone actually accept a non-.doc CV?
Not yet. My goal is to have it online, so that prospective employers can just browse it (and print it) if they are interested. I'm getting it tidied up, and learning a bit more Javascript to make the nav a bit more intuitive...
Have you actually used Dreamweaver?
I used DW on the PowerMac for a while. For sure it simplifies creation of eye-catching websites, but unless you specifically look at the HTML it remains hidden from you.
*good* web designer will have greater awareness :) A *really good* web designer will do what they can to maximise cross-browser compatibility
I would create a 'crossbrow.js' or something I can just call to enable cross-browser compatibility...
screwed up HTML much worse by editing it with a simple text editor. Oops, wrong cell... Oops, I left out a <tr>, etc.
Most -good- text editors (even in linux, try Kate) will have an HTML friendly colour scheme, to help with missing </tr>'s etc...
Kind regards,
Chris Wilkinson, Christchurch.
