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HTML - scripting |
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27/06/01 (68 review reads) |
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Advantages: Documents can be read on a number of platforms, Easy to learn, Easily Extended through scripts.
Disadvantages: Diferent specs for Diferent Browsers, Not all Browsers support javascripts etc..
HyperTextMark-upLanguage.There is a great bad feeling from the common internet user. Lets face it it just that phrase is enough to make you forget it.
What is it used for?It is used to create documents whcih can contain text,pictures,animations sounds...and much more other dynamic content.he webpage you are looking at now is writen in it!!!
So why is HTML so great?Simple. i can be easily interprted and so any compatible browser can read it.
This means HTML can be used to make croo-platform documents for many OS's, not just for webviewing.
Also HTML is easy extented through various methods...SSI,javscript,ASP.
So you are planning to make a website and figured you needed to use HTML?Personally i wouls just get a easy editor like Dreamweaver 4.0 etc.
For the curious though, HTML works on the basis of tags.Lets say i wanted big wrinting for my title:
<H1>My title</H1>
The H1 means header 1(largest) and the </H1> closes that header.We could also center it:
<center><h1>My title </h1></center>
Notice how caps do not matter and closing tags must close in order "open first - close last"
There are also some special tage such as <body>stuf here</body>
All the main BODY of your page goes here.You can also add certain options in that tag such as:
<body bgcolor='#FFFFFF'>stuff here</body>
the #FFFFFF just represnts a Hexedecimal color code for the body color of your page.
You could also extend the content in your page using the script tag to use javascript or vbscript (in IE):
<script language='javascript'>
alert('Hello');
</script>
This will send a hello alert to the user.
Here is an example to round up:(NOTE:<html>tags must be used to open and close the document:)
<html>
<head>
<script language='javascript&#
39;>
alert('hello');
</script>
</head>
<body bgcolor='#FFFFFF'>
<center><h1>Title here</h1><center>
<br>
<br>
<font size=2>Text here</font>
<font size=3>Text here</font>
</body>
</html>
The <br> tags creat a "Break".
The <head> tag contains any invisibl content to be processed before the document loads.
The <font> obviousy cahnges the font! ;)
For som good tutorials i suggest:
www.webmonkey.com
www.builder.ocm
Also ,ost webhosters give quite a bit of info too in their help pages.
My personal opinion is once you understand the bascis learn by reading other people's code by viewing the source.In IE this can be dom by right-clicking and clicking "Viewsource".Netscape Navigator is similar.
Good luck!
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- 27/06/01 hiya good op, Ive seen all this HTML stuff but never tried t. Thanks for explaining it to me
Helen(megsmum) |
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- 27/06/01 Hmm.Thanks your right!!I all my opinion i never explained its purpose!!!
I have edited that now. thanks :) |
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- 27/06/01 Good op, I don't have a clue what HTML is, but you've enlightened me. |
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