Thanks for the good advice
"Ben Measures" <saint_abroadremove@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> Greg wrote:
> > Hi I am trying to teach myself HTML so I've joined this news group.
>
> This gets a little quiet at times. You might want to subscribe to
> alt.html.critique in addition. Being a lot busier, it has many experts
> and professionals who are willing to help.
>
> > First question is how do I download newsgroup messages for offline
viewing?
>
> That depends on what you're using to read these newsgroups.
>
> > I've read a few books on HTML and web design so far.
>
> If you don't already know about them, I recommend you take a look at:
>
> http://www.w3schools.com
for learning the languages involved in web
design;
>
> http://www.alistapart.com
for weekly articles on developer techniques;
and
>
> http://www.csszengarden.com/
for great examples of good style *and* good
> coding.
>
> > Was just wondering what most people use as an HTML editor.
>
> I just use a simple text editor (with syntax highlighting).
>
> > Notepad, dreamweaver, FrontPage etc.
>
> Frontpage? Bleh. Avoid it at all costs if you really want to learn web
> development.
>
> Many use dreamweaver but I find it a little lacking in versatility
> (unless it's just used as a simple text editor ;) ).
>
> > I'm currently using notepad. Don't know if that makes me a dinosaur or
not.
>
> Not at all. However, I do recommend you get an editor with syntax
> highlighting. This will colour the code (depending on it's function) and
> will greatly ease its reading.
>
> > Was told that when learning HTML you should start with notepad to get
a
> > good understanding of it.
>
> Good advice.
>
> > Does anyone know if there are many web designers using Linux as their
OS?
>
> Most professionals use the Mac platform, simply because that's what
> they're used to (from the old printwork days).
>
> Having said that, there's a growing number using Linux (including me).
> It's progressed a lot in recent years and is now quite viable as a
> platform for web design and development, however you still need to be
> more technical than the average Mac user.
>
> Hth,
> --
> Ben M.
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