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Redirecting Drupal to Root Directory
Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010
Some Common Web Coding Errors
Saturday, August 15th, 2009
Although impossible to know all of the errors that can be made in web coding, knowing this hand-full of common mistakes can significantly decrease the amount of trouble budding web developers run into.
Syntax
syn·tax (sin′taks′)
noun
the structure of statements in a computer language
the rules governing this structure
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Example:
A paragraph in HTML is properly written:
<p>Paragraph goes here.</p>
An incorrectly written [...]
Web Layouts in a Nutshell
Wednesday, April 8th, 2009
The layout of a website is very important. The three main factors that go into a web layout are:
Flow Aesthetic Quality Flexibility/Fit
Flow
Visitors aren’t likely to stick around or come back to a website if it isn’t apparent where things are or how to find them.
Overly busy websites can be confusing, while a website that is [...]
Hand-Coded Vs. Application-Written
Wednesday, April 8th, 2009
When a browser interprets a web page, it is essentially reading a plain text document that has special code in it (such as html and css) to represent styles, links, forms and other elements. Web developers either use this code to create websites or they use applications designed to write the code for them, or [...]
Cross-Browser
Wednesday, April 8th, 2009
It is an unfortunate fact that browsers don’t all interpret the same code in exactly the same way. This is probably the biggest challange the web designer/developer faces in his daily practice.
Actually most browsers (the makers of them) try to comply with the international standards for interpreting web code (those set by an organization known [...]
Knowing Your Pixels
Wednesday, March 25th, 2009
When working in a program like Photoshop® or Gimp®, you’ll soon find yourself becoming familiar with the distance 600px (pixels) reaches in width or height (as compared to your own computer monitor anyway).
This becomes helpful in at least two ways.
Guestimating element sizes. When you want to determine a good size for an image, box or [...]
