Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/09/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I agree, learn some HTML although there are some tools that can help by eliminating a lot of the hassles with HTML. Mine are home grown, easy for me and no-doubt would be awful for most. The output of the editing programs should be standard HTML. This can be tested by running the output through a program that checks for standards compliance such as: http://www.w3.org/People/Raggett/tidy/ Front Page and Adobe Pagemill do not produce very good HTML. As a result many browsers will not render the page as you expect, limiting your audience, annoying your viewers, and forcing you to concentrate on presentation (how it looks and feels) rather than content (the words and images). In the presentation space there is no way you can compete with the professional tools and techniques. An individual can not do enough testing. But you sure can annoy. I'd suggest starting by reading what Philip Greenspun has to say about the subject. He has been doing this longer than nearly anyone: http://philip.greenspun.com/research/ In Sep 1994 when I got a Mosaic browser running at home, there were just over 4000 web sites cataloged on the internet. Philip was there with his 'Travels with Samantha': http://www.photo.net/samantha/ His projects such as photo.net are geared towards maximum content and the minimization of presentation to the extreme. But it is a great place to start in your education. Good luck. Dave On Friday 28 September 2001 10:15 am, Mark Pope wrote: > Dear Charles, > > FWIW, I use notepad and write 'raw' HTML. With the aid of a decent book, > it is fairly straight forward. I have two - one that is called 'learn HTML > in 10 minutes' (or at least I think that's the title - the book is out on > loan at the moment) and the most useful one that I have found is the > O'Reilly HTML pocket reference. > > HTML isn't really difficult, unless you want to do complicated things with > it. But then I feel that a simple approach often works best anyway. Too > many bells and whistles just spoil a site in my view. > > Well, that's my 10p worth. > > > Have fun! > > Regards > > Mark Pope > Swindon, Wilts > UK > > http://www.monomagic.co.uk > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Charles W. Hehl" <cwh@fast.net> > To: "LUG" <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > Sent: 28 September 2001 01:06 > Subject: [Leica] Photo Web Site Software > > > Can anyone recommend a fairly easy to use software for setting up a photo > > website. I continue to be impressed with many of the Lug member sites. > > Thanks > > Charles > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- Dave Hillman http://www.hillmanimages.com/bw/ - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html