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XHTML – Class Two
We continued the lesson today with the following topics: Advanced hyperlinks, such as in-page links Image optimization and <img> tags Web Resources Web Developer Toolbar - a toolbar that adds all kinds of useful web-development tools Firebug - a plugin that adds additional debugging functionality, especially useful for JavaScript Files from Class 2 Class 2 Files (zip)
XHTML – Class One
Today we covered much ground, from introductory background on the web to some of the basic markup tags in XHTML. The tags we have gone over so far were: <!DOCTYPE>, <html>, <head>, <body>, <title> <h1-6>, <p>,<strong>,<em> <a> tags for external links as well as mailto links unordered, ordered and definition lists Web Resources Lipsum.com – [...]
WDDM Class 8
In today’s class we will be exploring a few topics: Browser testing, and troubleshooting techniques IE Conditional Comments and other ways to target specific browsers JavaScript basics and using jQuery Online Resources: Quirksmode IE Conditional Comments - For writing IE-specific Stylesheets Adobe Browser Lab - For testing in many browsers simultaneously (requires Flash Player) Browsershots - For testing [...]
Class 12 – Last Class
Today we are concluding the course with a work period. Since there have been several questions asked repeatedly, take a look at the list below and make sure your question isn’t answered here: FAQ Q: How do I create a horizontal navigation, including spacing and positioning A: See the files from class 11 below. Q: [...]
WDDM Class 3
Example Site A demo version of the website we will be building can be found below: CSS Basics
WDDM Class 2
Today we began with some basic CSS code. Some of the topics: Different ways to apply CSS code Attaching style sheets Fonts and Colours Using a CSS Reset Resources Eric Meyer CSS Reset – Wipes out all of the default browser styling. Colour Lovers – A colour and colour palette sharing community. Adobe Kuler – [...]
Class 11 – Finishing Up
Today we will be completing the example website. The task list of what we MUST go over today is as follows: CSS Image Replacement – Applying a graphic to replace a heading with CSS code Positioning Examples – Using a completely different method of placing elements with CSS, in order to achieve different effects. More [...]
WDDM Class 1
In today’s lesson, we covered some of the basic HTML tags, as well as document structure. There was a brief lecture about the history of the Web, as well as differences between the web in the 90′s and now. Here are some of the links shown in class: lipsum.com – Lorem ipsum filler text generator. [...]