html and css

[Wally S]

This is a comment, not a question. Many times, on this newsgroup, when
someone offers a solution, the person with the problem says, "I don't know
HTML or CSS." I did not know them either when I started. I learned HTML by
looking at my pages in code view, and I got started learning CSS by looking
at the >format>styles options, and then getting TopStyle. When there was
something I did not understand, I did a Google search for it.

It was easy. I may not be the world's greatest expert in HTML or CSS, but I
can solve my problems or implement a suggestion from the newsgroup. I
strongly suggest that everyone working with web design or maintenance do
something similar and at least get a working knowledge or HTML and CSS. It's
not that difficult, and it makes life a whole lot easier.

Wally S

 

[Mark Fitzpatrick]

I agree with you Wally. Anyone who has long-term web design or maintenance
plans, even if it's only for the family web site, should get a grasp of the
basics. WYSIWYG editors, like FrontPage, all have quirks with the HTML that
they generate and sometimes the only way to correct them is by examining the
HTML and CSS. Most of the time, it's a very simple fix that is needed, but a
fix that's only do-able if you have a grasp of the basics. It also helps in
understanding why pages look different in different browsers and how to fall
into design traps that can ruin a site. Anyone who is striving to do more
than dabble in development should definitely get a deeper knowledge of HTML
and CSS. Tools like FP are great, but to know what you are doing really
requires an understanding of what your tool is doing.

Mark Fitzpatrick
Microsoft MVP - FrontPage

 

[P@tty Ayers]

Hear, hear!