350:465 Writing HTML for the Web
Castro Final Roundup
JavaScript, Ch, 18:
Loading images into cache, 305
Rollover, 306
Extras, Ch 19:
The Inspiration of Others, 310
Creating Buttons with Tables, 316
Creating Drop Caps, 318
Using Veritcal Rules, 319
Labelling Elements (tooltips), 320
Help! My Page Doesn't work, Ch. 20Publishing Your Page, Ch. 21
Testing, 330-31
Transferring files, 334-35
Getting People to Visit, Ch. 22
Keywords, 340
Description, 341
Search results, 346-47
A. HTML ToolsAddenda to CastroStyle sheets:
1. Adapt all table TD tags to style sheets
2. Create a repetory of sevefral basic style sheet profiles for your recurring formats and then refer to them externally
3. Use style sheets for exact positioning and layering of your initial pages
4. Create media-based stylesheets for the screen and for printing
JavaScript:
1. Allow the user to select a variety of background colors
2. Use JavaScript to determine the visitors' browser and monitor/display characteristics and redirect them accordingly
3. Use JavaScript to determine the visitor's capability to use Shockwave, Quicktime, Flash, Real Player, Acrobat, etc. and offer to redirect them to a download site
4. Use JavaScript to determine the visitor's hardware and adjust font sizes and colors accordingly
Testing:
Internet Explorer 4.x, 5.0, 5.5, 6.x
Netscape 4.7x, 6.2
Opera, others
Windows, Macintosh
different monitor sizes/resolutions, 15", 17", 19"
Lab direct connection, 56K dialup, 28K dialup
Simulate PDS. cell phone, text only telnet
HTML Tools:
Freeware/shareware text editors: Notetab, Textpad
Freeware/shareware HTML editors: Arachnophilia, FirstPage, AOL Publisher
Link tester: Xeno
Search engines: Google, AltaVista, Northernlight
Graphics: Photoshop, Paint Shop Pro