McCloskey Grandeur (AKA the "help me learn HTML" t

[Niko123000]

Also, did I offer to send you the "Complete Idiot's Guide HTML Reference" that I have? It's a little dated, having come from a four-year-old book, but luckily HTML itself hasn't changed a great deal since then. It includes all the HTML tags, what they do, and how to use them, along with all the CSS. PM me if you're interested. I also recommend the book it came from, "The Complete Idiot's Guide to Creating a Web Site," as a starter tool. See if your library has a copy you can borrow. It's very straightforward.

As tempted as I am with that offer, I plan on ordering about 5 diffrent "<inser_name> for Dummies" books that will help with html, xhtml, and css by the time the weekend rolls about. I also plan on getting a good artits maniquin(sp?).

[CodeCat]

If you're learning XHTML, you won't really need a book about HTML as well. XHTML 1.0 is just the successor to HTML 4.01.

[Niko123000]

If you're learning XHTML, you won't really need a book about HTML as well. XHTML 1.0 is just the successor to HTML 4.01.

I'm getting like a bundle pack, and I don't remeber what was exactly in it. but I think there's a link... here

[Niko123000]

Ok, slight problem. I submitted the Links page I amde (I'm actually going to be editing it later) but for some reason, My link to the links page isn't linking to the links page, and gets a 404 error. I submitted it yesterday morning, and usually I notice the changes when I check the site the next morning. but for some reason, this isn't working.

I labled the page as links.html

and I submitted it to /workspace/webpages/

so the link when it's up should be http://mccloskey.comicgenesis.com/links.html , am I correct?

also, I'm kinda wondering how I would submit a page I made that links to another, like if I wanted to make a Main cast page that showed a headshot of the character (perhaps from the comic) and then if you click on the character name, it linked to a page just about that character...

EDIT: ok... perhaps I did something wrong with the HTML code... because I clicked that link and it worked...

However, if anyone knows about the second, I would apreciate info on that.

[CodeCat]

Linking to links.html alone should be enough. When you create a link to your own site you don't have to put in the http:// and domain part.

Also as a side note, because you included the full (absolute) URL in the link rather than a relative one, you accidentally linked to the wrong domain. It should be without the www. in front.

[Niko123000]

Ok, new question. I wish to get the Cast page up, but I'm not too sure about something.

i'd like to have a small headshot of the character, and the next to it is the name of the character. I want them to both be in a table, but I would like them to be in seperate tables, as in a Line is between the pic and the name.

How can I exactly do that? I only kinda know how to make Tables that are sperated up and down.

In case your wondering what I'm talking about, it'd be like how ehis cast page is set up:

http://warofwinds.com/p/char.html

[CodeCat]

Well you can just make a table with one cell per row, and put another table with 2 cells inside each cell of the main table.

[osprey]

Well you can just make a table with one cell per row, and put another table with 2 cells inside each cell of the main table.

Or just center a single table with multiple rows of two cells.

[CodeCat]

But would you be able to get the appearance the same?

[Steve the Pocket]

Just so you're aware, I've read the various For Dummies books about web programming/design, and frankly I don't think they're really up to snuff. Honestly I learned more from that one Idiot's Guide than all the For Dummies books I ever read on the subject. They just confused me and made me wonder if the authors really had any clue what they were talking about.

[Niko123000]

Just so you're aware, I've read the various For Dummies books about web programming/design, and frankly I don't think they're really up to snuff. Honestly I learned more from that one Idiot's Guide than all the For Dummies books I ever read on the subject. They just confused me and made me wonder if the authors really had any clue what they were talking about.

Perhaps your just not a Dummy. there is a fine line between dummies and Idiots.

And on another note, I am STILL confuse on how to do that.

[osprey]

Simple table:

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<center> <table width=800 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=5 border=1> <!- Row 1 --> <tr> <td width=20% align="center" valign="center"> <img src="characterimage.png"> </td> <td width=80% align="left" valign="center"> Character info </td> </tr> <!- Row 2 --> <tr> <td width=20% align="center" valign="center"> <img src="characterimage2.png"> </td> <td width=80% align="left" valign="center"> 2nd character info </td> </tr> </table> </center>

And so on for every row.

[The MAZZTer]

Or you could do something much simpler... tables should only be used for tabular data.

If you want the text to flow below the image:

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<img style="float: left" src="url to image with line in it" />PROFILE TEXT

If not:

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<div style="background-image: url('url to image with line in it'); background-repeat: no-repeat; padding-left: WIDTH OF IMAGEpx">PROFILE TEXT</div>

[Niko123000]

I'm still kinda confused...

But I need to make a temporary detour... My Family has told me to start lsting what I really want for Christmans ((we shop early)) and I see this as the perfectoppertunity to geta few supplies. most of which will be so I no longer need to switch between Laptop and Desktop comp ((Which is ultra slow and has IE.))

basically I would like to know what you guys think would be a good brand of item to get. I'll just post the general thin herew and you can tell me what wold be a good quality, semi indestructable, and compatible with my laptop item. Photoshop is deffenityl going on there.

Others incude...

Scanner

printer

Tablet

Artist manequin

I'll post mor as i think of them.

[osprey]

I have had only good experiences with my Wacom tablet, and Canon scanner and printer.