???? No one is "bashing" anything, that was uncalled for. This is a list to give opinions and options to help others with their problems, is it not? I hear all the time at HTML lists I belong to; to stay away from WYSIWYG editors (esp. FPX) since they induce errors in HTML code. If you run some page created with FPX though a validator, you'll see all the errors. Hence the information to HELP Larry. If FP2000 is better, then good. Since this is not an HTML design list, I did not want to get into details.
Larry and I have discussed off list on several occasions regarding his website and I've tried to help him with problems and give him some helpful pointers and tips since he's new to websites......one being: to do your own HTML code instead of using an editor. When you do you own HTML code and not rely on an editor, you learn much quicker just what HTML code is, learn to 'speak the language', and learn to easily and quickly fix any errors. If one (NOT necessarily YOU, but a newbie to websites) continues to use a WYSIWYG editor, they won't learn the proper way to create webpages, and it will continue to be sort of a 'crutch'. They are faster in the beginning just to get a FIRST page started, yes; however, not worth it in the long run. My advice (to anyone creating their first website, or new to it) is to pick any webpage you sort of like (NO FRAMES, too confusing for a newbie). Save the page "as HTML only" (you won't see the images) or "HTML complete" (with images) (IE) to somewhere on your HD. Then click the page, then "edit", "view source" or right click and 'view source' to see the code, then mess around with it. Make changes in the now open Notepad file, "X" out of it while saying 'yes' to saving the changes, then 'refresh' the page to see your changes. Changes can be made instantly, and results seen instantly. When you're finished with the page, FTP it, or just paste the code into the page via your online website control panel's 'file manager'. When you have a layout to your liking, use it as a template from then on for the rest of a site's pages. Simply "copy and paste" the code from it as the template for the rest of one's pages and modify as necessary to fit the specific criteria of the additional pages (change the title tag, description & keywords tag while leaving all or most of the other tags in place and just modifying the content within header or font tags). This way one never has to rely on a WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) editor. But, that's just one opinion....... -Clint God Bless Us All Clint Hamilton, Owner Want to exchange links with us? http://OrpheusComputing.com � ----- Original Message ----- From: "Linda F. Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Not really, Clint...it's a definite glitch in FrontPage (somewhat improved in FrontPage 2002 extensions)...but, with FrontPage 2000, if you ftp a few pages, it doesn't seem to hurt anything...but if you ftp a bunch of pages, the FrontPage extensions get corrupt and need to be reinstalled by your host. And FP doesn't REALLY create "gobs of html errors"....the errors come from the users who don't take the time to clean up the code (like me, LOL)....I know some pretty smart people who use FrontPage and have very clean code (not me, LOL) Most FP code bloat is caused in the font tags...if you change the fonts, FP leaves a lot of garbage behind....other than that, FP 2002 really doesn't create nearly as much bloat as it used to. Please...no FP wars in here, OK? Since Larry chooses to use FP, let the FP users help him instead of bashing his choice of software....fair enough? Linda -----Original Message----- ..and if you can get away from FPX or FP2000, the better off you'll be. They create gobs of HTML errors. ============= PCWorks Mailing List ================= Don't see your post? Check our posting guidelines & make sure you've followed proper posting procedures, http://pcworkers.com/rules.htm Contact list owner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Unsubscribing and other changes: http://pcworkers.com =====================================================
