[HTML] Coding Layouts Made in Paint

[Bettor]

I can make layouts in paint. But i dont know how to code them from paint to html? any help here?

 

[danse]

Re: Coding Layouts Made in Paint

cut'em in to pieces and put together using tables or divs.

Anyway Paint is not good tool for this things i suggest :

Adobe Photoshop - if you want to buy license
Gimp - in case you want a freeware program

 

[EliteGM]

Yeah i say tables, and maybe use float: left/right

 

[Daevius]

Yeah i say tables, and maybe use float: left/right

Tables are evil and should not be used for layout. Use CSS instead (DIV's and SPAN's)

 

[georgegeorge]

can i see them ? thx

 

[Sjikke]

I'd try not to use float, it's evil, it always messes up something. Instead use a container DIV (which is relative) then you can use absolute DIVs for the real layout. In my experience that works a lot better

 

[DaRcAntiX]

I'd try not to use float, it's evil, it always messes up something. Instead use a container DIV (which is relative) then you can use absolute DIVs for the real layout. In my experience that works a lot better

Nothing wrong with Float, if the standard is followed. IE just manages to phuck up as usual. :smile:

No, Internet Explorer did not handle it properly - Float Model

But you're right on the other point... Tables bad, CSS good. :thumb:

 

[danse]

I'd try not to use float, it's evil, it always messes up something. Instead use a container DIV (which is relative) then you can use absolute DIVs for the real layout. In my experience that works a lot better

Hell no, trust me when you make more complicated layout there is nothing worse than makeing relative and absolute because if you forget about some margin or padding or whatever it will cause a huge difference in output in IE or FF so i suggest using floats, simply use divs to split page in to collumns or so and simply use float.

 

[CodeinCody]

can i see them ? thx

Kid, My layouts are Strictly For My Personal View Only, Upon the Release, then you can take my source code.

 

[EliteGM]

Tables, they go fine, but not with IE... IE sucks.. the i cant even exit it normal lol i get a C++ Runtime error.

If i want to shut it, i MUST do ctrl+alt+del ^^

 

[Daevius]

Tables, they go fine, but not with IE... IE sucks.. the i cant even exit it normal lol i get a C++ Runtime error.

If i want to shut it, i MUST do ctrl+alt+del ^^

? What are you talking about? HTML won't break IE ^^

Tables: NO! Don't use them for the layout, use them for data lists but not for layouts. They're never meant for that.

 

[EliteGM]

I see them used alot.. ALOT!

Or just use DW.. it can make a pro site for you and u only have to do the text, links ^^

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I suck @ CSS, and then suposed to make layouts w/ it?

 

[danse]

DW supports CSS as well you can create CSS styles just within few clicks.

And i cannot use Dreamweaver as a design tool since i'm working on XSLT templates, cause DW is not so smart yet to read XSLT templates and convert it into design ( editable ) view.

 

[Sjikke]

Hell no, trust me when you make more complicated layout there is nothing worse than makeing relative and absolute because if you forget about some margin or padding or whatever it will cause a huge difference in output in IE or FF so i suggest using floats, simply use divs to split page in to collumns or so and simply use float.

The last time I tried to use float, it gave me huge differences between FF and IE, maybe I did something wrong, that I can never exclude. The way I said to do it hasn't given me problems yet. It was quite hard to get it right, yes, but after that it went perfect in all browsers I tested. (Okay, I didn't take the time to use different resolutions XD) And I am a newb with CSS, never took the time to learn it properly.

Anyway, we all agree on that tables are a big NO.

 

[Suicide]

I always try to tell people to use one particular browser. So i end my website in PHP and tell them using php script to use a different browser because the website cannot be displayed properly on the following browser.

 

[danse]

I always try to tell people to use one particular browser. So i end my website in PHP and tell them using php script to use a different browser because the website cannot be displayed properly on the following browser.

Well it's possible on private projects but it's unacceptable on commercial projects.

 

[Daevius]

I see them used alot.. ALOT!

Or just use DW.. it can make a pro site for you and u only have to do the text, links ^^

Correct, you see them a lot, but does that mean you should use it too? Most webpages are poor design, you should never take the majorities decision just because "everyone uses it".

Oh, and using DW is really the worst thing (or any other software for automatically creating sites) you can do. It gives you way too big pages (A LOT of redundant information) and does not follow HTML strictly. Also does using DW show that you are an unskilled person in webdesign ^^.

Pro site? Noob site

I suck @ CSS, and then suposed to make layouts w/ it?

Yes, you are supposed to do it yes. If you ever want to be a good webdesigner you should learn how to make good websites, only then you can call yourself the 1337 ~13 year old in webdesign

I always try to tell people to use one particular browser. So i end my website in PHP and tell them using php script to use a different browser because the website cannot be displayed properly on the following browser.

Lol, I wish the browsers would keep to strict HTML...but no, IE hit the thing and made it look awfull. They should come up with a new standard for HTML, one that is smaller, faster and better organised from start (which didn't happen with HTML...thats why every browser handles it differently).

 

[EliteGM]

=P
I though dont wanna 'waste' my whole youth in scripting, theres also a time for playing =P

The site of my local library even uses Tables.. theire site is kinda ugly.. but it works ;P