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Category Archives: Web development
Rarely used HTML tags
I know, I know. This really is train spotting or bird spotting stuff. (Why are there so few entries in Google for “HTML anorak”?) But it’s also a kind of confession. In my last post, I wanted to emphasise that … Continue reading
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Free HTML!
One of the most exciting developments in Web design in recent years has been the increasingly sharp distinction we have been able to draw between content and presentation. As more and more powerful and efficient (not to say beautiful) Web … Continue reading
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Learning HTML
A friend of mine is just getting into Web site creation and HTML. He bought a standard best-selling book, now in its 7th edition (or whatever). I picked it up and glanced through it. I immediately realised why it was … Continue reading
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Yes, I’m still here
A big sorry to subscribers and regular readers of this blog. (I know there are a few of you.) I have been so occupied with Web work—on several sites—that the blog has been neglected. This is a typical downside of being an … Continue reading
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Beyond Compare
My last post was about moving sites from one Web hosting provider to another. There’s something I didn’t mention which is very important. When you copy all the files from the old site, you need to preserve the directory structure, … Continue reading
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To hyphen or not to hyphen?
A Web site needs a domain name, so that human visitors can tell their browser where to go. Notice, by the way, that the name is just for human visitors. The browser itself uses the 4-number Internet Protocol address, which … Continue reading
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Web hosting: buyers beware!
A couple of posts ago, I suggested that people looking for website hosting or Web design might enable JavaScript error checks on their browsers, to check through Web pages in designers’ portfolios. There is something even simpler you can do. … Continue reading
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Cowboy designers
Because I like to make sure there are no JavaScript errors in my pages, I have Internet Explorer primed to check for them. Anyone who uses IE can do this. Open up Internet Options—from IE itself, or from the Control … Continue reading
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Hiding from old browsers
No, this isn’t a post about being stalked in the Library of Congress, or the British Library. It’s about Web developers being encouraged to look backward rather than forward. ‘How-to’ books and online tutorials encourage it. Authoring tools like Dreamweaver … Continue reading
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Dear Client,
(This heartfelt plea is not addressed to any current client of mine. Readers—especially fellow-designers—will get the point.) I am pleased to be working with you on your new Web site. Your business is one that anyone would be pleased to … Continue reading
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