Web Development Questions That Don't Need Their Own Thread v2
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[QUOTE=Bambo.;32606533]I know you guys get this stupid question all the time but what do you recommend as a good website hosting provider?[/QUOTE]Shared: Lithium Hosting, VPS: Fanatical VPS
[QUOTE=Kwaq;32606243]are there any good webdev extensions for chrome? i enjoyed using things like firebug and yslow on firefox but from looking through chrome addons lots of them have been pretty useless[/QUOTE]
[url=https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/bfbameneiokkgbdmiekhjnmfkcnldhhm]Web Developer[/url] and not technically Web Development, but really helpful: [url=https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/cpngackimfmofbokmjmljamhdncknpmg]Screen Capture[/url] and [url=https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/ehoopddfhgaehhmphfcooacjdpmbjlao]Imgur[/url] for easily uploading images.
I also recommend puush!
Zscreen w/ imgur is a must
Jing + Dropbox one and only.
Well, puush saves the images in a folder you want, and automatically uploads them and copies the link in your paste. Link -> [url]http://puush.me/[/url] in case anyone wants it. You have 200mb for free, which really is slow to fill, but you can optionally just create a new account and have another 200mb.
[QUOTE=mobrockers2;32608177]Jing + Dropbox one and only.[/QUOTE]This
Hey guys. So, i'm taking my first web design class. I started my college going into Graphic Arts, and at the end (I have 1 math Credit to graduate left) i decided to switch to Web Design. I feel that it's more fun, and i have a better chance getting a job doing that, than i do picking up a job as a solid Graphic Artist. Anyhow, i'm in a basic HTML/CSS class. I wanted to learn the coding and everything so i would have a grasp of the basic things going on, to make life between the developer and the designer a bit easier. Anyhow, here's what i'm stuck on.
We have a book that i don't think is very good. It's a mess really. Everything is just scattered all throughout, so it's a bitch to find what you need for a project. I'm stuck on linking things in a document with HTML.
We are trying to put just some simple text links at the top of the page, that link to there other .html files. So it would be i guess a main page, that links to the other 3 web pages. The one we are working on is for a hypothetical gym. So the main page links to the facilities, staff, and classes available pages.
So the way it's asking us to do it, is on the main page to link from the index.html to classes.html, staff.html, members.html.
I know this is kind of vague, but if anyone could just explain the basics of linking those things, i would greatly appreciate it. It says something about using <a> tags, which i assume are the <a href="blahblah"> but i'm not sure.
Thanks in advance facepunch.
[QUOTE=TehWhale;32606349][img]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1439918/Pics/2011-10-03_1037.png[/img][/QUOTE]
I actually clicked around the picture to make the menu go away.
[QUOTE=commander204;32608303]Well, puush saves the images in a folder you want, and automatically uploads them and copies the link in your paste. Link -> [url]http://puush.me/[/url] in case anyone wants it. You have 200mb for free, which really is slow to fill, but you can optionally just create a new account and have another 200mb.[/QUOTE]
Like this?
[img]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/5483751/Photos/2011-10-03_2336.png[/img]
[QUOTE=jaybuz;32605067]The wrong height is caused by floating both the main and side bar elements. When you float an element it becomes hidden to its parent element and that's why your wrapper div is has the wrong height because it doesn't really see any elements.
You can either add a div underneath both #main and #sidebar with the CSS property of clear: both; (This clears all floated elements above it so the space is viable again) or you can float the parent as well, in this case that would be div#main but at the minute the wrapper has no width and floating it to the left causes it to go to the very left side of the wrapper element which is the size of the window.
Hope this helps, floats can be a bit strange. I prefer absolute positioning myself because it works better a cross all browsers.[/QUOTE]
Wow thanks very much, I think I'll use absolute positioning. I'll look into it tomorrow.
[QUOTE=nos217;32613896]Wow thanks very much, I think I'll use absolute positioning. I'll look into it tomorrow.[/QUOTE]
Just don't abuse it. Some people use absolute positioning too much, and for unnecessary purposes, when you should really be relying on flow of elements with display types along side proper margins and paddings.
Some people just find a method they like and use it all the time, even when there are other, better methods available.
Like floats, they're not the be all and end all of CSS positioning, they're not even the best method.
You can also clear floats using overflow, so you don't have to dump clear divs everywhere.
Calling out StinkyJoe or anyone else who has significant experience. Do you have any pointers or tips in optimizing websites for screen readers?
You shouldn't have to "optimise" it, simply laying out the page contents in a logical order is enough (navigation first, then page title, content, etc.), at worst you'd just have to put a "Skip to content" link before your navigation stuff.
[QUOTE=Jelly;32636520]Calling out StinkyJoe or anyone else who has significant experience. Do you have any pointers or tips in optimizing websites for screen readers?[/QUOTE]
Most of it is much like TheDecryptor above me said - give images meaningful ALT attributes (i.e: for a picture of a horse don't type "a picture of a horse", instead, try something like "a brown horse doing this or that". Users will already be aware it's an image, what they want to know is what's in it. Keep in mind not ALL images need actual ALT attributes - decorative or otherwise images that are not essential to understand the content should be left with a blank attribute).
Don't depend on Javascript - support is shoddy, or non-existent for many readers (i.e: Lynx).
Don't have "Click Here" anchors - this is good advice both for screen readers and SEO - properly describe what's behind a link, or what the user is to expect from clicking it.
Read about the HTML5 ARIA.
For a good approximation of what screen readers and search engines see, try using your site with CSS, images and JavaScript disabled. If it still makes sense then you're doing pretty good.
[QUOTE=TheDecryptor;32638057]For a good approximation of what screen readers and search engines see, try using your site with CSS, images and JavaScript disabled. If it still makes sense then you're doing pretty good.[/QUOTE]
I'd recommend just having Lynx along with other browsers, and testing your work with it every so often.
[QUOTE=Jelly;32636520]Calling out StinkyJoe or anyone else who has significant experience. Do you have any pointers or tips in optimizing websites for screen readers?[/QUOTE]
This lies nearly entirely in your markup. The best way to check to see if your site is screen reader friendly or well laid out in general is to look at it without CSS.
[editline]5th October 2011[/editline]
Whoops, I'm late. But yeah, all the suggestions so far are spot on.
Thanks guys! I knew sorta what contributed to it, but it couldn't hurt to ask.
This might be a stupid question but, anyone knows why LAST() and FIRST() aren't working in my mysql? I googled but came up with nothing even remotely relevant to LAST and FIRST.
[QUOTE=mobrockers2;32639464]This might be a stupid question but, anyone knows why LAST() and FIRST() aren't working in my mysql? I googled but came up with nothing even remotely relevant to LAST and FIRST.[/QUOTE]
What are you trying to do?
[QUOTE=zzlawlzz;32643738]What are you trying to do?[/QUOTE]
I have a page where people can input shit in a form, mysql fetches that data then goes to a different page. On that page I want to echo what that person wrote in the form, by using SELECT LAST(id) FROM db but for some reason it doesn't work.
[QUOTE=mobrockers2;32643766]I have a page where people can input shit in a form, mysql fetches that data then goes to a different page. On that page I want to echo what that person wrote in the form, by using SELECT LAST(*) FROM db but for some reason it doesn't work.[/QUOTE]
you should do DESC
[QUOTE=zzlawlzz;32643847]you should do DESC[/QUOTE]
That's not my question, I'm asking why the function doesn't work while it does exist.
I know I can do SELECT * FROM db ORDER BY 'id' DESC LIMIT 1 to get the same result.
[editline]time[/editline]
Seems like that doesn't work either, it orders from 1-5 no matter if I use ASC or DESC...
Does -snipped- load for you?
I'm not sure if I've port forwarded/setup wordpress right and need someone to check
Can't actually check because of the way my stupid Sky router works, if I use a proxy the CSS doesn't seem to load
Hmm.. I've managed to get ahold of a trial of a VPS in europe and everything works except wordpress, perhaps it's just too much work for my slow internet connection?
Ahh.. it's my wordpress setup:
[img]http://puu.sh/6By7.png[/img]
It's trying to connect to my internal IP
EDIT: Should have fixed it, can people connect now?
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