Author Topic: Website Design Help (Read 2368 times)

heedicalking · June 17, 2009, 04:41:28 PM

I need something that is good for making websites. Not freewebs or wordpress or anything that isn't reliable and gives you Heedicalking.gdjghdglkdjg.com/adress1135353 or something. I mean software you can but or download that allows you to make a site. Then you upload your site to a hoster that will host it. Does anyone know anything good to use?I decided to use notepad and code with HTML on it like everyone said to do. I will post all of my problem I have here.

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Swholli · June 17, 2009, 04:43:08 PM

You sir need to learn HTML, CSS, Java, and PHP the hard way like the rest of us.

heedicalking · June 17, 2009, 04:50:32 PM

Quote from: Swholli on June 17, 2009, 04:43:08 PM

You sir need to learn HTML, CSS, Java, and PHP the hard way like the rest of us.

I am sure I could learn but I would need to know what to use. I am just getting into web design and I wanted a program like Dreamweaver that supports code AND easy drag and drop. I am looking for some tips to start off. Not something that I would have no clue what to do at the start.

Bisjac · June 17, 2009, 04:52:09 PM

i first learned basic html from fiddling with dreamweaver

Swholli · June 17, 2009, 04:55:51 PM

Quote from: heedicalking on June 17, 2009, 04:50:32 PM

I am sure I could learn but I would need to know what to use. I am just getting into web design and I wanted a program like Dreamweaver that supports code AND easy drag and drop. I am looking for some tips to start off. Not something that I would have no clue what to do at the start.

Well yeah like Bisjac said, learn basic HTML first. That's the best thing to do.

I actually did some pretty cool stuff with just HTML before I discovered CSS. Though I'm the guy who's all about graphics. The websites I've worked on never got off the ground. :D

Snaffle J. Bean · June 17, 2009, 04:56:59 PM

Code HTML in notepad and upload it to an FTP server.

heedicalking · June 17, 2009, 04:58:44 PM

Ok. Is there any way to preview what I made (Or tried to make) with notepad? I want to see how it looks.

Ephialtes · June 17, 2009, 05:00:21 PM

Quote from: Snaffle J. Bean on June 17, 2009, 04:56:59 PM

Code HTML in notepad and upload it to an FTP server.

You can view HTML without a webserver FYI. Just create a txt file on your desktop, whack some html in that bad boy. Then go to File > Save As and type this in the name box (with the quotes): "website.html"

Then just open website.html in Firefox or whatever browser you use.

Snaffle J. Bean · June 17, 2009, 05:02:23 PM

Quote from: Ephialtes on June 17, 2009, 05:00:21 PM

You can view HTML without a webserver FYI. Just create a txt file on your desktop, whack some html in that bad boy. Then go to File > Save As and type this in the name box (with the quotes): "website.html"

Then just open website.html in Firefox or whatever browser you use.

The FTP server is for other people to view the website/page.

heedicalking · June 17, 2009, 05:04:00 PM

I will mess around with it. Anything you guys recomend me to do to start out with? A basic code that links to a page? Adding an animated graphic, anything?

n0cturni · June 17, 2009, 05:04:37 PM

There are also some text editors that serve as alternatives to Notepad that come with all those pretty, organized colors.

black knight · June 17, 2009, 05:05:47 PM

Quote from: Ephialtes on June 17, 2009, 05:00:21 PM

You can view HTML without a webserver FYI. Just create a txt file on your desktop, whack some html in that bad boy. Then go to File > Save As and type this in the name box (with the quotes): "website.html"

Then just open website.html in Firefox or whatever browser you use.

I cant put in the quotes.

Snaffle J. Bean · June 17, 2009, 05:05:53 PM

Quote from: heedicalking on June 17, 2009, 05:04:00 PM

I will mess around with it. Anything you guys recomend me to do to start out with? A basic code that links to a page? Adding an animated graphic, anything?

Image: <image src="imageurlhere" />

If you want an animated image, just make a gif and use that code.

Just google if you need any help. "How to do (what you need help with here) HTML"

Rekuddo · June 17, 2009, 05:06:27 PM

Quote from: heedicalking on June 17, 2009, 05:04:00 PM

A basic code that links to a page

<a href="http://www.whateverwebsiteyouwanttolink.com">Insert whatever text you want here</a>

Ephialtes · June 17, 2009, 05:06:50 PM

Animated graphic = <img src="img.gif">

Just google "HTML Tutorial" and do exactly what it says.