Re: Programming a web-page

From: malone@duke.edu (Patrick S. Malone)

Date: Mon, 24 Aug 1998 00:00:00 +0000

In article <35E1668D.FED@signal.dera.gov.uk>, mlwilliams <mwilliams@signal.dera.gov.uk> wrote:
>Sam Palmer wrote:
>>
>> Can any one teach me how to programme a web-page, If not can any one
>> tell me where I might find soem down loadable information.
>> Thanks
>>
>> --
>> Sam Palmer Or SPAM LAMER.
>
>Dear Mr S.Lamer
>        The simple way is to see one you like and steal it (using the 'save
>source' option on netscape). You can then change the words (and images)
>to ones you like. It's amazingly easy to put together a nice page in
>this way. Pages are easy hashed together and you need very little
>understanding of html.

OTOH, this will not alert you to browser-specific design, and you
might just perpetuate the poor design  (i.e., the page that looks
great with your particular setup may be completely unusable to another
reader, say one without script language support).

I would recommend instead gaining an understanding of html, which
really is not difficult.  My favorite reference is the Web Design
Group, at http://www.htmlhelp.com/ .  I'm sure the
comp.infosystems.www.authoring.html FAQ has some good beginner
pointers as well.

*After* this, then I agree about checking the source on pages you like
-- once you have an understanding of what you're seeing and can make
informed decisions about it.

Hmm . . . was that a rant?  Borderline, I think.

--
Patrick S. Malone, Ph.D., Research Associate
Project RAPP / Reaching Adolescents, Parents, and Peers
Durham, North Carolina, USA
e-mail: malone@duke.edu
http://www.duke.edu/~malone/

References

Programming a web-page
Sam Palmer <SAM@homeway.demon.co.uk>
Mon, 24 Aug 1998 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Programming a web-page
mlwilliams <mwilliams@signal.dera.gov.uk>
Mon, 24 Aug 1998 00:00:00 +0000