>>
>> Just learn HTML,
Absolutely. Even if MetalWeb worked perfectly, I would still recomend
learning
at least the basics.
>>
>> Believe me, learning HTML takes you less time than learning how to
>> circumvent all of Metalwebs bugs, errors and otherwise incorrect
>> behaviour. Besides, the time you spend on correcting the bad HTML that
>> Metalweb generates is also teaching you HTML. Just get the HTML v3.2
>> standard from the WWW Consortium site (http://www.w3.org) and have a look
>> at it. I now use only a text editor.
>
> Is that SHTML, DHTML or HTML? BTW isn't HTML up to 4.0 now (I had read
> somewhere it was)
>
Last time I looked, HTML was at version 4.01 (in transition to XHTML 1.0)
however as far as I am aware no Amiga browsers fully support 4.01 so 3.2 is
the one to go with for now. SHTML, DHTML etc are incorporated as part of
the 4.01 spec.
>>
>> Just edit your text file ending in .html, open a few different browsers
>> and load that file as local file. If you save the text file, simply press
>> the reload/refresh buttons on the browser. That's only one step away from
>> WYSIWIG, but it's perfectly stable and works very fast.
>
> Does that allow you to transfer files to your website without altering
> the pathways for the pics (hotlinks, etc.)?
>
To change your paths you would have to deliberately retype them. I find
MetalWeb has the nasty habit of changing my paths whether I want them
changed or not.
>> BTW, there are also a few editors that speed up HTML tag insertion by
>> allowing you to click on predefined sets. This also reduces the chances
>> of typos for tags. I will probably soon have a look at GoldEd 5, which
>> you can download for free now.
>
I have also had a play with WebDesign1.3 and it was ok. A good way to learn
how the tags work.
Incedentally MetalWeb does that as well (for some reason, it just wants to
add a few extra closings on ocassion).
>
Yep and its a serious pain in the !@#$. A lot of the time its easier to just
hand code rather than find and fix all the code errors MetalWeb makes.
regards
Mike
