Web Development Questions That Don't Need Their Own Thread v2

[Alcapwne]

You can learn HTML/CSS but you don't really [i]learn[/i] design, you just pick it up once you begin noticing it in other sites/places and once you get more experience and practice trying different things out.

[Jelly_]

[QUOTE=Alcapwne;31602029]You can learn HTML/CSS but you don't really [i]learn[/i] design, you just pick it up once you begin noticing it in other sites/places and once you get more experience and practice trying different things out.[/QUOTE]

There's also the chance you just can't design for shit and no amount of skill will make you any better.

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[Hellspawn]

My website is supposed to look like this:
[IMG]http://img7.imagebanana.com/img/l2edmrsc/yay.png[/IMG]
On my friend's PC it looks like this:
[IMG]http://img6.imagebanana.com/img/smurex8n/nay.png[/IMG]
His screen resolution is too small to display the site properly!
link: [url]http://hellspawn.byethost5.com/[/url]
Please help me.

You were right, Jelly, frames and tables are evil...

[KmartSqrl]

Here's how you fix your problem.

Don't use frames.

[Alcapwne]

I thought frames were abolished at the turn of the millennium?

[bbang]

It took me 8 months to make this [url]http://zzlawlzz.com[/url] v:v:v

[Octave]

-solved-

[TehWhale]

Not in the local scope it's not

[pdp]

[QUOTE=zzlawlzz;31611323]It took me 8 months to make this [url]http://zzlawlzz.com[/url] v:v:v[/QUOTE]

It took you eight months to make a "Coming Soon" splash page?

[Alcapwne]

I remember the old zzlawzz site, he may have meant that that took him 8 months

[bbang]

[QUOTE=pdp;31633508]It took you eight months to make a "Coming Soon" splash page?[/QUOTE]
YUP :v:

[editline]9th August 2011[/editline]

[QUOTE=Alcapwne;31634657]I remember the old zzlawzz site, he may have meant that that took him 8 months[/QUOTE]

that took me 2 weeks.

[Alcapwne]

[QUOTE=zzlawlzz;31634821]YUP :v:

[editline]9th August 2011[/editline]

that took me 2 weeks.[/QUOTE]

dear god

also, I'm pretty sure that the original site was up less than 8 months ago :v:

[Oppenheimer]

Can you guys recommend me a good book for learning HTML/CSS? I know the basics of them, I'd just like something good for a reference and to help me make websites using good code practice etc.

[Alcapwne]

[QUOTE=Oppenheimer;31637785]Can you guys recommend me a good book for learning HTML/CSS? I know the basics of them, I'd just like something good for a reference and to help me make websites using good code practice etc.[/QUOTE]

Don't buy a book about it, it's much easier to learn online

My brother bought a few web design and html books a while ago and they're just full of filler shit and massive screenshots with very little decent content.

W3 schools is really good, but I found the best way to learn was just to make websites and practice because I think I learned better by encountering hurdles in real situations and having to get over them using online help etc. than trying to memorise things from a book

[Oppenheimer]

[QUOTE=Alcapwne;31637955]Don't buy a book about it, it's much easier to learn online

My brother bought a few web design and html books a while ago and they're just full of filler shit and massive screenshots with very little decent content.

W3 schools is really good, but I found the best way to learn was just to make websites and practice because I think I learned better by encountering hurdles in real situations and having to get over them using online help etc. than trying to memorise things from a book[/QUOTE]

I heard W3 Schools was a bad place to learn from, as they have mistakes on their articles, do you know of any other websites to learn from? Thanks :smile:

[Alcapwne]

[QUOTE=Oppenheimer;31638091]I heard W3 Schools was a bad place to learn from, as they have mistakes on their articles, do you know of any other websites to learn from? Thanks :smile:[/QUOTE]

Oh, I've never heard of any mistakes in their stuff
Like I said, I learned by just having to overcome problems, so for example if I wanted to know how to horizontally center a <div> on a page, I would search for that on google and figure it out

[TehWhale]

[url]http://w3fools.com/[/url]

Use [url]http://htmldog.com/[/url]

[SomeFaggot]

[QUOTE=Oppenheimer;31637785]Can you guys recommend me a good book for learning HTML/CSS? I know the basics of them, I'd just like something good for a reference and to help me make websites using good code practice etc.[/QUOTE]

I recently purchased "CSS: The Missing Manual" and I like it.

[editline]9th August 2011[/editline]

[QUOTE=Alcapwne;31637955]Don't buy a book about it, it's much easier to learn online

My brother bought a few web design and html books a while ago and they're just full of filler shit and massive screenshots with very little decent content.

W3 schools is really good, but I found the best way to learn was just to make websites and practice because I think I learned better by encountering hurdles in real situations and having to get over them using online help etc. than trying to memorise things from a book[/QUOTE]

Learning online may be free, but because everything's often done by different people, it's very inconsistent. Make sure to stick to a tutorial if you do.

[killerteacup]

Hey guys, currently doing a web design course for Uni and this is my first foray into HTML and dreamweaver at all (compulsory course) so I've got a lot to learn in a very short space of time! Dreamweaver is compulsory.

I have an assignment due next week which I'm only starting now and should have started earlier, but the assignment is as follows - design a home page for a website about myself, advertising for a position as a children's show presenter. The website must contain the answers to 13 set questions about yourself, and home to 3 photos of you depicting 3 different emotions, and a 1 minute video. Apart from that there's no restrictions.

I've decided to do a nice, kidsy pastel colours design, probably based around some pale greens and blues. I toyed with the idea of a real metallic feel for the more 'tough guy' kind of image but decided to keep it simpler in the interest of time. Currently I'm thinking two columns and a header, column on the left facilitating text and column on the right containing images and video:

- I want to be able to have the videos and image thumbnails that, when clicked, open up the video centred on the screen with a black border around it, similar in a way to the facebook photo system but more elegant.

- I want to be able to have an illustrated background that does not move/get cut off when the user scrolls up and down the home page.

If anyone could give me some help it'd be much appreciated.

[CHRHN]

Hi guys. I just got started with Webs, and I still don't know how to upload custom software to it. What I have in mind is [url]http://www.simplemachines.org[/url], but I don't know how to get it onto my site. I asked their support, and they said that to upload files to your website, you had to go upload it to the File Manager. So yeah, this is my file manager:

[T]http://i51.tinypic.com/11uxafq.png[/T]

And my site still looks the same. Does anyone here have any knowledge with Webs, and knows how to get this working?

[editline]10th August 2011[/editline]

God damnit, I asked their support and they said that you can't add it to your site. BULLSHIT.

There must be a way! :( Does anyone here use Webs and have a custom forum software of any sort??

[tanraga]

[QUOTE=CHRHN;31646117]Hi guys. I just got started with Webs, and I still don't know how to upload custom software to it. What I have in mind is [url]http://www.simplemachines.org[/url], but I don't know how to get it onto my site. I asked their support, and they said that to upload files to your website, you had to go upload it to the File Manager. So yeah, this is my file manager:

[T]http://i51.tinypic.com/11uxafq.png[/T]

And my site still looks the same. Does anyone here have any knowledge with Webs, and knows how to get this working?

[editline]10th August 2011[/editline]

God damnit, I asked their support and they said that you can't add it to your site. BULLSHIT.

There must be a way! :( Does anyone here use Webs and have a custom forum software of any sort??[/QUOTE]

lmao webs

[CHRHN]

[QUOTE=tanraga;31646380]lmao webs[/QUOTE]
Shut up :( i thought that it was possible to do so

FUCKING WASTE OF $60

[editline]10th August 2011[/editline]

I have bought a domain at webs, so can i just use that domain to host a website from my own PC??

[Alcapwne]

[QUOTE=CHRHN;31646432]Shut up :( i thought that it was possible to do so

FUCKING WASTE OF $60[/QUOTE]

you spent $60 on webs?

[CHRHN]

[QUOTE=Alcapwne;31646443]you spent $60 on webs?[/QUOTE]
I just need an answer! Can I use the domain I bought at Webs to host from my own PC using Apache!?

[Alcapwne]

[QUOTE=CHRHN;31646512]I just need an answer! Can I use the domain I bought at Webs to host from my own PC using Apache!?[/QUOTE]

I was just clarifying, wasn't taking the piss or anything :(

Anyway if you bought a domain name from anywhere you should be able to host the site anywhere, unless the domain name registrar is a bitch and says you have to host with them if you buy the name from them

question is, is Webs a registrar or do they just do the transaction via someone else?

[CHRHN]

Okay. Never mind, I found out. Took some time though, since it's not too easy to find out.

[hzy]

[QUOTE=killerteacup;31645906]Hey guys, currently doing a web design course for Uni and this is my first foray into HTML and dreamweaver at all (compulsory course) so I've got a lot to learn in a very short space of time! Dreamweaver is compulsory.

I have an assignment due next week which I'm only starting now and should have started earlier, but the assignment is as follows - design a home page for a website about myself, advertising for a position as a children's show presenter. The website must contain the answers to 13 set questions about yourself, and home to 3 photos of you depicting 3 different emotions, and a 1 minute video. Apart from that there's no restrictions.

I've decided to do a nice, kidsy pastel colours design, probably based around some pale greens and blues. I toyed with the idea of a real metallic feel for the more 'tough guy' kind of image but decided to keep it simpler in the interest of time. Currently I'm thinking two columns and a header, column on the left facilitating text and column on the right containing images and video:

- I want to be able to have the videos and image thumbnails that, when clicked, open up the video centred on the screen with a black border around it, similar in a way to the facebook photo system but more elegant.

- I want to be able to have an illustrated background that does not move/get cut off when the user scrolls up and down the home page.

If anyone could give me some help it'd be much appreciated.[/QUOTE]
• it's called a lightbox, you will need to use javascript (I would recommend using a library like jQuery to make your life a whole heap easier)
• I believe you would do [css]background:#color url('path/to/image.jpg') fixed;[/css]

[Scoob]

[QUOTE=CHRHN;31646780]Okay. Never mind, I found out. Took some time though, since it's not too easy to find out.[/QUOTE]

In the future if you ever buy another domain buy it through a domain registrar and not the host, it avoids most problems such as them going bust and you having to recover your domain. Most people would probably recommend some of these:

[url]http://www.name.com/[/url]
[url]http://www.namecheap.com/[/url]
[url]http://www.gandi.net/[/url]

[Alcapwne]

I have a table in which one field has integer values. I need to fetch the largest one of those values, here's what I've tried:

$con = mysql_connect($hostname,$username,$password);

mysql_select_db('wc', $con);

$max = mysql_query('SELECT MAX( d8 ) FROM polls');
$date = mysql_fetch_array($max);
$d8 = $date['d8'];

echo $d8;

but it doesn't return anything, can anyone help?

thanks

[Giraffen93]

How can i make a FB connect button on my site and then get the ID via php then do stuff?
The official tutorials makes no sense at all, and the other are too complicated.

[B]got it working[/B]