"Greg" <gregrmackay@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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news:10rkb2lhh9vo442@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Hi I am trying to teach myself HTML so I've joined this news group.
First
Hi Greg,
you could also try alt.html. A bit busy at times, but a valuable resource
> question is how do I download newsgroup messages for offline viewing?
I've
> read a few books on HTML and web design so far. Was just wondering what
> most
> people use as an HTML editor. Notepad, dreamweaver, FrontPage etc. I'm
> currently using notepad. Don't know if that makes me a dinosaur or not.
> Was
> told that when learning HTML you should start with notepad to get a good
> understanding of it. Does anyone know if there are many web designers
> using
> Linux as their OS?
OK, so, as has been said, there are many resources for HTML on the web.
The
bottom line is that you should keep looking around, but realise that there
are probably about as many good sites as bad ones (prolly more bad ones
than
good ones).
I am in the process of develping a site with good information on it (at
least I think it is good information - it will follow the guidelines set
by
the W3C, and the spirit of HTML and CSS). Once I have finished it, I will
post for other people's comments.
As for the editor. I use CorelDRAW for Graphics, and a freeware editor
called "Context". I have also used a program called NotePad+ and EditPlus.
All of these have served me well. Bottom line (as Ben mentioned) is that
you
will definitely benefit from a syntax-highlighting editor - especially if
you decide to go into script writing (PHP, or similar). The principle is
the
same, however, if you can build webpages with a text editor, you can do
most
of what you need to do.
As for Windows/Mac/Linux, I have used Windows and Linux. Due to other
needs
I have on my system, I use Windows almost exclusively, however I loved the
Linux development model. QuantaPLUS (part of hte KDE package) is a great
HTML editor, and I must say that I miss it quite a bit.
Ultimately, you need to chose a platform that you are comfortable with
(since I use CorelDRAW, I cannot use Linux for graphics), and enjoy the
development. bear in mind that while you will develop in your OS of
choice,
your pages will be viewed in the viewer's OS of choice...
Hope this helps.
David
>
> My current home page is http://www.ccountry.net/~waxman/
>
> Thanks for any help...
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