[DUG] Website presentation

John Bird johnkbird at paradise.net.nz
Mon Apr 6 16:13:14 NZST 2009


True - that table part of the formatting is not done either by Google or KompoZer - it was done by a utility dating from 2003 which converted text based help files into HTML.  At that stage tables was the most common way to do it.   I have often copied the base layout and just altered the text in the boxes for different pages.

Well its the way most programs get written too, with similar bits of code being cloned and altered to fit - no matter how old-fashioned if it works.  Credit to Google pagemaker and Kompozer that they accepted code like this copied in by pasting the HTML and had no problems.  The original has a separate css file with header layouts etc defined, however I think thats an issue with Google pagemaker - it imposes its own css I think, not sure if one can embed one, and at that point I reach the edge of my html knowledge and as long as it worked I was happy enough.

Fully agree about the advantages of css in general, especially as ie8 seems now to have come to the party.

John

  That site is doing it the "old" way with html tables. It works and is reliable but includes a lot of extra tags in the markup which only relate to layout and not content. The modern approach is to use CSS wherever possible so the html source is cleaner. This becomes even more important if you are wanting a CMS to let your users edit the content.

  Some reading on rounded corners:

  http://kalsey.com/2003/07/rounded_corners_in_css/
  http://www.alistapart.com/articles/customcorners/
  http://www.redmelon.net/tstme/4corners/
  http://webdesign.html.it/articoli/leggi/528/more-nifty-corners/

  and a very good article on Tables vs. CSS:

  http://www.sitepoint.com/article/tables-vs-css/

  regards,
  Steve



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    From: PDS - John [mailto:John at padasy.co.nz] 
    Sent: Monday, 6 April 2009 8:37 a.m.
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    Subject: Re: [DUG] Website presentation


    Hi Richard

     

    What I was referring to is the 'nice' rounded boxes, like at http://www.memoriestodvdonlinecom/, where:

    - the header is in

    - the menu is in

    - etc.

     

    What is the name for this type of frame/border graphics?

     

    Cheers

    John

     

    From: delphi-bounces at delphi.org.nz [mailto:delphi-bounces at delphi.org.nz] On Behalf Of Richard Vowles
    Sent: Sunday, 5 April 2009 9:07 p.m.
    To: NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List
    Subject: Re: [DUG] Website presentation

     

    You need to be a bit more specific - can you point to an existing web page and an element on such that shows us what you mean?

    2009/4/2 PDS - John <John at padasy.co.nz>

    Hi all

     

    How can I create graphics frames for my website? is the a tool or perhaps a website where I can create any?

     


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