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Volume 4.7 Issue 2

AH! News
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AH! Trends
Hard or Easy HTML

Link Up!
www.zvon.org

Our Site!
www.grapeapedesign.com

AH! Relief
At the Movies

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Hard or Easy HTML

Maybe, in these days of fast paced Internet where dotcoms are neck to neck in competition for traffic and e-commerce profit, it is understandable why some webmasters turn to WYSIWYG ("what you see is what you get") HTML Editors. Yet, this practice comes with a complicated set of advantages and disadvantages that should be weighed carefully. It might just be easier to spend that time learning hard code HTML, than to rely on these WYSIWYG editors that would eventually need expert decoding.

The major strike against the "easy and fast" editors, such as Dreamweaver and Front Page, is that, while these programs create amazing pages, they also churn out many unnecessary codes. These codes end up incorrectly displaying web pages in browsers that don't support them. A lot of designers have had to 'clean up' codes generated by these editors, which is a waste of a lot time just to make sure that most web browsers display sites as intended. The upside is that there is so much ease in their use, especially with Dreamweaver. Dreamweaver has the much-lauded behaviors-built-in JavaScript code for special effects, and site management perks, such as its built-in FTP client.

It boils down to balancing HTML hard coding and the design privileges of these software packages. It is necessary to know a little bit of HTML for whatever kind of website design-and only HTML can create CSS pages that reduce scripting work by a lot. With HTML software though, the creative pace is fast, and there are seemingly endless possibilities. In any case, efficiency and robustness remain the important elements in web design, and hard coding knowledge as well as practical WYSIWYG editing should combine into an ideal.

Sources:

HTML - A Little History
By Tara Star, Jan. 2001
www.climbtothestars.org

Web Design
By Jacques Surveyer
home.inforamp.net

Weaving an Untangled Web: Macromedia's Dreamweaver 3
By Jim Rible
ONLINE, September 2000
www.onlineinc.com


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www.zvon.org

This a no-nonsense site for those serious about learning the ins and outs of hard code. Zvon.org offers a variety of tutorials in everything code-related, from the basics to XSLT, XPath, etc. There are XML and HTML instructional tools and downloadable tutorials, plus multilingual access. With minimal fanfare and no frills, downright techheads are sure to get what they want.

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The ArisHost site of the week: www.grapeapedesign.com

All you motorheads might want to drop by this web site for custom-made automotive art products. Grapeape has a pretty long list of services offered: from t-shirt prints, vehicle illustrations to logo and helmet designs. There's an extensive archive of designs viewable online, so you can readily check out the wares. If it has wheels and moves, grapeapedesign has it covered. Drop by the site!

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At the Movies

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Question of the Week
Just how much HTML do I need to know for my homepage? I just bought some software for web design and raised the eyebrows of my designer-friends. Help!

-- Karl David Z.
Bristol, CT

Aristia Says
Hi Karl. The amount of HTML you need depends on the kind of website that you have, want or need. If it's just a simple site with text and some pictures-none of those confusing imbedded scripts-then maybe just knowing the important HTML tags is enough. But if you have to use forms, frames and effects, it might be for your own good to really study HTML, and the scripting language you want to use. A lot of superfluous codes are created when you use a WYSIWYG editor. When the need comes for you to troubleshoot, it helps to know which is which.

A Tip from Aristia
In deciding to use a WYSIWYG HTML Editor, first see what the market has to offer. Each software has strong and weak points. Pick the one that perfectly suits your needs.

 

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