HTML My First go at it!!!

[dazzawhipple]

Can any one tell me how to get my pictures to work on my web pages??

I cant seem to get it to work?

the page links are  (if working)

since edited
http://freespace.virgin.net/darren.mumford/index.htm

Cheers


Darren

[Rich_P]

Permitting that you uploaded the images, you do the following in the HTML coding.

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<a href="Link URL goes here"><img src="Image URL goes here"></a>
That is for a linked image.

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<img src="Image URL goes here">
Is just for the image.

I strongly advise that you resize the image to the size you want.  This lowers bandwith usage and improves load time.  

[dazzawhipple]

So basically I have to store the image on the web someware!!

Darren

[dave_2A_2.25Turbo]

You upload the images with the rest of the site (unless you are using your own PC as the server?)

[Skywalker]

Seems like your getting the hang of it now Darren  :D

Dave

[matthew]

One suggestion, one correction, and one comment.

If you don't want users to get fed up pretty quickly give them some sort of menu or back link.

The website address for GLASS is www.glass-uk.org [-X

Microsoft Word is NOT a HTML editor, even Frontpage is better. There are some free wysiwyg editors out there, but well done for trying. =D>  =D>

[Budgie]

All the photos seem to be working now Darren.  :D
Are you uploading the raw HTML or are you using a program to build the site?

If you're not used to HTML then sometimes it's handy to have a program like MS Frontpage or Dreamweaver. These allow you can see what the page looks like before uploading and the program automaticly inserts the links & uploads all the files & photos for you.

My site was done using some of the templates that come with Dreamweaver and I just put my own colours in there with wording and photos. Just click the banner below for a look.  

Gords & Tim are the best ones to speak too about all things website.

Good luck with it, like the list of routes!  :mrgreen:

[spy]

I just added a link to you from landyworld.  Good luck with it!  

Cheers,

Mike

[gords]

Microsoft Word is NOT a HTML editor

You are SO right!!

even Frontpage is better

Umm, maybe

Notepad is perfectly fine for writing web pages, especially when starting out - HTML is really not that difficult and writing it by hand is a good way to learn.

Dreamweaver is professional standard ... but also excellent for beginners.

My 2p worth - add a menu so that you can get to a page from any other. Make your external links open in a new window (add target=_blank to the hyperlink code < a > tag).

Oh yes, drop Word and use Notepad (to start with). Alternatively, take a look at the computer magazines as they often have free editing software on their cover disks.

[smog]

Microsoft Word is NOT a HTML editor

I was going to post earleir but got caught up in a small crisis when my server went all kinds of weird, 4hrs later though things are back to normal and happy in the land of Smogdom.

Makes a change to see others who use notepad for HTML the whole of my site was written by myself on notepad then saved as html and THEN uploaded to my site using WS_FTP, which is more than easy to use and free of course I also use it for the Digichat chat room I also have on my site. \:D/

My site consists of well over 2000 pages now and I admit I use a template I made a long time ago but still writing HTML as with C++ is not as difficult as it may seem at first. :P

The thing is it’s wonderful to take advice from people but it’s whether you listen is the key to it all, that and filtering out the not so useful advice from people who know little about lots but not a lot about anything. For instance, I know how nuclear fission works it don’t make me able to give more than simple advice though :oops:

I would look at using front page as a ‘learner’ or even if you can beg borrow or even buy a copy of the up-to-date DreamWeaver but it is always better to understand the process rather than let a program do all the work for you.  

For instance, I personally NEVER let anyone else work on my landrovers other than my father and myself Not only does he understand them so do I including all the tiny bits that get left over after a full rebuild.(we know where they go)  :shock: but we understand how the petrol air mix spark makes bang bang pushes piston  blah blah same with HTML.

Sorry to have rattled on and as always I am more than happy to be shot to pieces for my opinion but it is simply 90% B**sh*t and 10% misrepresentation. :lol:

[dazzawhipple]

Yep I need to correct links and resize the images!!!!

I didn't upload the index files with the index page ....

I have new pages to replace with back links I have used notepad in HTML I will try and work out frames  :?

Its a start I do need a different FTP program though

I dont think its that bad for the first attempt


Darren

[ian_s]

theres an ftp client built in to explorer in windows.
just go to the address bar and type ftp://<server-address>
it should pop up a window asking for your username and password, then its just a case of drag and drop the files. very easy to use

[Singlefin]

All y'all using notepad to write html - have you tried textpad? It's great - like notepad but with all the useful features you've ever wanted - (search/replace, macros, syntax highlighting, multiple file opening, blah blah blah...)
Get it from (predictably) http://www.textpad.com  8)

Edit: because I'm dumb and can't type.

[gords]

...I will try and work out frames  :?

Nope, don't bother

[Damonski]

There is only one real editor for websites and thats vi.    :lol:

Good work tho! Everyone will use an editor which suits them, so just find something your happy with and stick with it.

Need to change Crag as well as glass ;)  http://www.crag-uk.org

p.s. Impressive response with all the mud-club proof readers!  We should have a little area to do this kind of thing ;)

[matthew]

There is only one real editor for websites and thats vi.    :lol:

Was waiting for that  :roll:

Good work tho! Everyone will use an editor which suits them, so just find something your happy with and stick with it.

That's the main thing, and no one tool will do it all. I use Dreamweaver, Textpad, CuteFTP, and FileZilla regularly.

http://filezilla.sourceforge.net/ is a good free FTP client though I tend to use the Dreamweaver file uploading.

I'd also endorse Textpad, and the free demo isn't time limited  :)

......I will try and work out frames  :?

They're not difficult, but don't bother. Using tables for layout would be better. css would be even better but you're probably not ready for that   and getting IE6 to display it properly can be a nightmare.

[dazzawhipple]

Will be uploading MarkII tonight

Darren

[ian_s]

for anyone that writes HTML and uses Mozilla Firefox as your browser, theres an extension called HTML Validator, that validates your html (obvisouly)

can be found here: http://users.skynet.be/mgueury/mozilla/

[Budgie]

There's also W3C validation that will do HTML, XHTML & CSS.

HTML & XHTML can be found Here.
CSS validation Here.

These make sure that your coding is okay for all types of browsers.  

[smog]

PC world sell a book called "quick fix: HTML" costs about £6.00 worth it's weight in gold regardless of wether you are a beginner or an expert.

We bought it for our 8yr old to learn and practice HTML it's a little difficult for her but she manages ok with the odd shout od "daddy it's stopped working".

In the book it explains everything from uploading to frames and frame sizing also gives ALL HTML codes and some quick fixes for stuff you may have problems with.

Like i said before though take advice for what it's worth.

[drutt]

I suppose you'd all consider me sad for writing HTML in vim using the w3c specs as a reference manual :?

[dazzawhipple]

New Pages updated

http://freespace.virgin.net/darren.mumford/index.htm
Darren

[dazzawhipple]

Just one other thing How do a post a link under a name ie MY Webpage which links to my website??


Darren

[Budgie]

Nice one Darren, looks good and it's much better with the links to all the pages.  :D

Gallery next then?  

[matthew]

Looks much better now  :)  =D>  =D>

One more correction for you though

www.laragb.org

and there appears to be a stray apostrophe in the title.

[dazzawhipple]

Nice one Darren, looks good and it's much better with the links to all the pages.  :D

Gallery next then?  

Yep Just trying to find some free webspace with a domain name on the cheap.......

Darren

[gords]

New Pages updated

http://freespace.virgin.net/darren.mumford/index.htm
Darren

Well done Darren, much nicer!

[davidlandy]

Daz

that looks really good!  welldone m8ty!