Jennifer's Web Design / HTML Blog November 2003 Archive

I've been working for years as a Web Developer, and while my days may have changed slightly since I wrote this article, they really haven't changed that much in content. ... Read More

What can you do to get people to come to your site? You've spent months getting the DHTML just right, it's got beautiful colors, seamless design, and stunning photos. And ... Read More

I often get asked what it's like to be a Webmaster or Web Developer. And there's often more to the job than many people realize. And depending upon the company, ... Read More

Dynamic HTML is not really a new specification of HTML, but rather a new way of looking at and controlling the standard HTML codes and commands. You actually use HTML, ... Read More

Naming your frames allows you to target them and use them in things like JavaScript and DHTML. And don't forget to click on the 2 at the bottom of the ... Read More

Once you understand the tags needed for frames, you should learn the attributes of the frame tag. These attributes help you dress up your frames and make them look the ... Read More

There are only three elements that you need to know to be able to post frames on your Web site. And if you learn them, you can create more creative ... Read More

Frames is one of the more complicated parts of HTML, but once you get the idea, they are easy to write, they just take some time.

Tables can be tricky for the first time HTML writer. In fact, I know a number of otherwise highly skilled Web designers who only build tables in WYSIWYG editors because ... Read More

New Review Macromedia Studio MX 2004 is the latest version of the most popular Web development software tools available.

There are a lot of attributes available to tables to make them more interesting and change the look of your page.

There is, unfortunately, no real magic bullet when it comes to building Web pages. No one has discovered that if you do one specific thing, your pageviews will grow and ... Read More

Microsoft Word Document ML Schemas Published Today the XML schemas for the Microsoft Word Document ML and documentation were uploaded to the Infostructurebase (ISB). What this means is that anyone ... Read More

New Article DHTML menus are menus created with CSS and possibly JavaScript that drop-down when you hover over them. This article won't go into all the ways you can create ... Read More

I must admit, I hated frames. When our company switched to a framed front page to our site, I was tempted to quit. Our site was redesigned by a design ... Read More

It is easy to think that everyone has the same abilities as you do. People viewing Web pages don't have special needs beyond seeing new information, interesting graphics, and useful ... Read More

Have you ever spent three hours writing "perfect" HTML only to have it display incorrectly on your screen? How long does it take to find the missing in a ... Read More

New Review Macromedia Flash just keeps getting better and better. It started out as primarily an animation tool but has evolved into so much more. And this latest release makes ... Read More

Web design often revolves around screen size and resolution. Take a look at your customers and determine if your site is designed with their resolutions in mind.

New Article What is XSL:FO and how do you use it? Extensible Stylesheet Language: Formatting Objects is the way to make your XML look the way you want it, online ... Read More

HomeSite Help and resources to learn to use the Macromedia HomeSite HTML text editor and Web development tool.

Box elements or block-level elements can be difficult to understand as they have different properties than standard in-line elements. Some commonly used box elements are p, div, and h1.

Learn why using browser detection scripts might not be the best solution, and the basics of object detection as a solution.

Learn how to use the Document Object Model (DOM).

I saw this strip in Foxtrot today. Too bad Jason doesn't know XHTML...

New Review Dreamweaver is one of the most popular Web design tools available, and their latest version doesn't disappoint.

If you don't define the DOCTYPE or document type definition, newer browsers (version 6+) will assume you didn't write your markup to a standard and provide some strange results. Learn ... Read More

Weblogs, or blogs, are an easy way to get content up on a Web site, and there is more to them than just online diaries.

It's fairly easy to learn to write HTML forms, but there are a number of tricks to creating forms that your readers will want to fill out.