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I am trying to learn good HTML coding and would like some information on where to begin. I am vaguely familiar with both Dream Weaver and Front Page, but I am looking for the alternative(s). Go easy on me, I?m just beginning in this industry.

natazha

Well, you probably won't find many people here that like those editors. They tend to generate "fat code", or way too much code to yield the desired results. Still, they can help in a pinch.

What I did was save a simple page to my local drive, then started tearing out code to see what would happen. When I had that down, I'd grab a page that was a little more complicated. Kind of wierd, I know. But years later, I still use that method on some complex scripting to figure out how things are done.

You should also learn the standards, and know how to apply them. Links like http://www.w3.org/ are always good.

I assume you mean that you want to learn to write HTML and CSS yourself, by hand.

HTML editors: for Windows, try Macromedia HomeSite if you have some money to spend, Mr. Max's HTMLBeauty++ if you don't. For Mac, try HomeSite or BBEdit. For CSS stuff, you might want to try out TopStyle, which lets you organize, preview, and syntax-check all of your CSS.

basic training www.w3schools.com www.wdvl.com www.webreference.com www.webmonkey.com (get it while it lasts)

Starting from any of these, you can find enough linkage to keep your life busy for quite a while. Oh, and although you should start with basic HTML, you should start learning CSS as soon as possible. It's not an "advanced" thing these days -- it's an essential.

Actually, I like http://www.editplus.com as my text editor. I've tried the other ones mentioned and IMHO editplus is the one for me.

I really like the format of http://www.w3schools.com its clear and concise and gives you examples you can play with.

Good luck.

Back when I had to learn HTML in a hurry for a project at work I used http://www.davesite.com/webstation/html/

Simple tutorial, easy to follow, and provides "hands-on" along the way.

And with all due respect to HTMLBeauty ... I prefer Arachnophilia at http://www.arachnoid.com/arachnophilia/index.html as an HTML editor. It was the first one I used and so is by default my favorite

editpad, woo hoo!


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