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cakos
Registered to :Oct 16, 2001
Messages :17
From :Missoula
 |  Posted 23-10-2001 at 22:38
Basic Layout
What is HTML?
HTML is an acronym for “Hyper Text Markup Language”.
This is the language in which all web pages are used in their creation.
In HTML there is little control over fonts and styles of formatted text.
HTML’s purpose is not to imitate or mimic a word processor
HTML was originally based on the standardized generalized
markup language or SGML
Unlike SGML, HTML provides a mechanism for connecting or linking multiple documents together.
This linking technique is done by the “Hypertext” feature.
The Hypertext link appears as an underlined blue text.
When clicked they appear purple to indicate to the user that this link has been explored.
Standard and Non Standard HTML
Because the Web has become so popular that more elegant and visually attractive sites are on demanded a push for formatting tags has generated “non standard” HTML codes. This means that not all browsers will be capable of viewing all the latest bells and whistles. Netscape was a very popular browser that is usually on the vanguard of the bleeding edge, now Internet Explorer is more used.
We will be starting with the most basic tags that will be viewable by most viewers.
Later on we will explore the bleeding edge.
It is important to remember to try to accommodate as many viewers as possible so as not to alienate any audiences. We will also later discuss how to utilize the latest innovations and still be accessible to other viewers that don’t have the same abilities.
HTML is built in ASCII or simply text without any formatting. When creating your code use notepad, in Windows or simple text in Macintosh.
Applications such as Word or Word Perfect contain formatting and are not good candidates to create HTML for the novice.
Basic HTML
Structure Tags
The basic structure of an HTML document looks like this:
< HTML>
< HEAD>
< TITLE>My first HTML document< /TITLE>
< /HEAD>
< BODY>
HELLO, WORLD (Body of text)
< /BODY>
< /HTML>
All tags are case insensitive, upper case and lower case letters can be used at the same time and the result will be the same.
Also carriage returns are not recognized and are ignored by all of the WWW browsers.
If My first HTML document were to written like this;
”<HTML> < HEAD> < TITLE>My first HTML document < /TITLE> < /HEAD>
< BODY>HELLO, WORLD < /BODY> < /HTML>
The result would also be the same as the first example.
Why then insert carriage returns? Answer, it is simply easier to read and edit a page that is organized. This applies doubly if another person is to add or edit your initial page.
About the Tags
The < HTML> and < /HTML> tags defines the document as an HTML document.
The < HEAD> and < /HEAD> tags denote the leading matter of a document.
The < TITLE> and < /TITLE> tags specify the document’s title. Notice that the title is located on the very top of the web page above the buttons.
The < BODY>and < /BODY> tags locate the location of your content.
Notice how the second tag is identical to the first with the exception of the “/” forward slash. This second tag with the backward slash indicates a closing of the tag like a period at the end of a statement.
Without this closing tag your whole tag will not function and your statement will not show correctly.
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Moonhero
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 |  Posted 26-10-2001 at 19:20
Thanx, Florian. Now
what do I have to do first to start building my web site? 
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