Hey Facepunch. I am new to Webdesign and I know some Html(Most pages I make doesnt look very good)
I am wondering if there is anything
else then HTML to use for Webdesign?
Quite new to this :P
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Im not going to use "Basic" or W/E they call it. Just wondering.
Php.
Dumb raters obviously didn't get the joke.
Php would still use HTML.
Don't really think you have any easier alternatives to HTML.
nothing.
Impossible, unless Flash doesn't use HTML (don't have any knowledge in Flash).
HTML is the foundation basically. on top of that you have CSS, javascript, and a few others, and then for major backend you get into more complex code languages. It all depends on how far you want to go. What exactly are you asking for anyway? There is no replacement for html... If thats what you're wanting.
Am I way too far out when I say XML and CSS? I think I read somewhere that it can be used (Isn't xhtml basically both anyway?)
XHTML is HTML based on XML. HTML looks like an XML language but it is not, I think.
OP, you should stick to HTML at first.
Just asking if there is anything else then HTML(I love HTML and I wont stop using it) Just asking.
No.
If your website designs don't look good, it's not because of HTML. It's because you haven't become very good at web design yet. Keep at it. Look at the source code for good looking websites and try to learn from that, & learn about CSS if you haven't already
In a sense, CSS may be what you're looking for. It's not an alternative to HTML, but it will allow you to make better looking websites when used in combination with HTML (every modern website uses CSS & HTML in combination)
Remember to put xhtml strict or xhtml transitional as doctype.
Then run your page through the w3c html validator to see what you have done wrong.
Knowing how to write HTML and CSS does nothing if you don't have an eye for design. Anyone can make a website. Few people can make it look good.
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Use minimal HTML by using XML stylesheets, but it still needs HTML for it, so no.
HTML is the basis, it'll get you the barebones page: the actual content and structure. On top of that you need CSS to put styling on top of the structure.
Make a big fucking .jpg and just place it there, oh shit that'll still use html, looks like you're fucked and theirs no half assed easy way for jackasses who are too lazy for learning the simplest language.
[QUOTE=nivek;21552220]Make a big fucking .jpg and just place it there, oh shit that'll still use html, looks like you're fucked and theirs no half assed easy way for jackasses who are too lazy for learning the simplest language.[/QUOTE]
What's your problem? He just wanted to know if there's an alternative.
Anyways, all webpages are built off of HTML one way or another, but as far as the content goes you can either build it with XHTML/CSS or build it in Flash (which is generally regarded as a bad practice) and embed it in an HTML page.
[QUOTE=andersonmat;21513324]Knowing how to write HTML and CSS does nothing if you don't have an eye for design. Anyone can make a website. Few people can make it look good.[/QUOTE]
You could also use a editor like dreamweaver.
dreamweaver still uses HTML, it just doesn't generate that clean of HTML code. I highly recommend against dreamweaver.
Your only real option that doesn't use HTML would be ASP.NET, but that's a lot more complicated than HTML, I wouldn't recommend it for a beginner.
I would personally start off with Notepad++ and [url]http://www.w3schools.com/html/default.asp[/url]
[QUOTE=robmaister12;21581429]
Your only real option that doesn't use HTML would be ASP.NET.[/QUOTE]
:downsbravo:
[QUOTE=JWJ;21552598]
Anyways, all webpages are built off of HTML one way or another, but as far as the content goes you can either build it with XHTML/CSS or build it in Flash (which is generally regarded as a bad practice) and embed it in an HTML page.[/QUOTE]
You need to know html before you start xhtml. HTML is pretty simple anyway so learning it is worthwhile.
You could use XML and XSLT, but that still uses html in the XSLT.
[QUOTE=SirDigby;21588720]You could use XML and XSLT, but that still uses html in the XSLT.[/QUOTE]
So the moral of the story is you need to know html to make websites.
[QUOTE=robmaister12;21581429]dreamweaver still uses HTML, it just doesn't generate that clean of HTML code. I highly recommend against dreamweaver.[/QUOTE]
I only use dreamweaver for code completion. Unfortunately the preview doesn't work 80% of the time.
Jut suck it up and learn HTML. There is no alternative. Point blank. :p
And css and php
You could use a jsp, but that requires learning a harder language then html
But, your best bet is html, so just learn it.
[QUOTE=supersnail11;21805125]You could use a jsp, but that requires learning a harder language then html[/QUOTE]
Do you even know what you're on about?
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