BassInk(nospam)
Sun Jun 25 20:12:01 CDT 2006
No beer for me; Australian shiraz.
I downloaded Expression Web Designer on Friday. I'm getting into it and
hoping to post some results this week. EWD is to FP what Windows 3.0 did for
PCs.
"Murray" wrote:
> No beer, though.... 8)
>
> --
> Murray
> --------------
> MVP Front Page
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>
> "Cabby" <BassInk(nospam)@aol.com> wrote in message
> news:DCEB8E64-3D58-4E88-9191-7BFD15BD9B56@microsoft.com...
> > Thanks again, Murray. I'll check these out after tonight's movie and
> > pizza.
> >
> > "Murray" wrote:
> >
> >>
http://www.projectseven.com/tutorials/css/qdmacfly/index.htm
> >>
http://www.macromedia.com/devnet/mx/dreamweaver/css.html
> >>
http://www.macromedia.com/devnet/dreamweaver/articles/tableless_layout_dw8.html
> >>
http://www.macromedia.com/devnet/dreamweaver/articles/css_concepts.html
> >>
> >> Again, DW oriented, but the concepts and notions are platform agnostic.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Murray
> >> --------------
> >> MVP Front Page
> >>
> >>
> >> "Cabby" <BassInk(nospam)@aol.com> wrote in message
> >> news:BE40AA94-59E1-46E4-9413-977367971B05@microsoft.com...
> >> > P@tty~Your musical metaphor is excellent. But still, I'm not asking to
> >> > replicate this exact design, nor for my site to have the sophistication
> >> > it
> >> > achieves. It's the LOOK that I want to aim for.
> >> >
> >> > The wannabee musician might buy the CD and the Dummies book and wonder
> >> > why
> >> > they don't sound like James Galway after the first session. But the
> >> > serious
> >> > musician begins as a dummy, but they seek professionals (like you guys
> >> > here)
> >> > to learn from, and then practice, practice, practice. That's what I'm
> >> > willing
> >> > to do. I'm not looking to be a Zen Garden designer overnight. (If ever
> >> > ;-)
> >> > I
> >> > just want a clean, sophisticated design that synthesizes the aspects of
> >> > my
> >> > business.
> >> >
> >> > In my original post, I did ask if anyone could suggest a good, online
> >> > tutorial for learning CSS. Any recommendations? And many thanks.
> >> >
> >> > "P@tty Ayers" wrote:
> >> >
> >> >>
> >> >> "Cabby" <BassInk(nospam)@aol.com> wrote in message
> >> >> news:9A17A963-8EB8-4392-BEFD-67CCB3C50C53@microsoft.com...
> >> >> > Truly, Murray, I'm not a wannabee magician. I know Zen Garden sites
> >> >> > are
> >> >> > not
> >> >> > templates, only guides that give the css for example. It's like I
> >> >> > said
> >> >> > in
> >> >> > my
> >> >> > previous post, this is what I'm aiming for. (So I like gran cuvee
> >> >> > champagne,
> >> >> > OK?) Plus, I'm willing to learn how to get what I envision.
> >> >>
> >> >> Right - I think Murray was saying, and I would agree, that the method
> >> >> you're
> >> >> talking about isn't a good way to learn what you need to know to be
> >> >> able
> >> >> to
> >> >> produce something like that layout - eventually.
> >> >>
> >> >> It's as if I'm a beginning musician, and I want to play like a certain
> >> >> master virtuoso, so I buy his CD and look for a "for dummies" lesson
> >> >> to
> >> >> show
> >> >> me how to sound like that. That's just not the way to get from Point A
> >> >> to
> >> >> Point B. :-)
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> --
> >> >> Patty Ayers | www.WebDevBiz.com
> >> >> Free Articles on the Business of Web Development
> >> >> Web Design Contract, Estimate Request Form, Estimate Worksheet
> >> >> --
> >> >>
> >> >> Isn't that the
> >> >> > foundation for application of ideas?
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Still, I will definitely look into the sites and templates you
> >> >> > suggested.
> >> >> > In
> >> >> > addition, do you know of a good online CSS tutorial?
> >> >> >
> >> >> > A new issue cropped up today with publishing. I'm off to search the
> >> >> > forum
> >> >> > for this bug before I bug you guys again.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Many thanks.
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> > "Murray" wrote:
> >> >> >
> >> >> >> That's the stylesheet you are going to use?
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> I'd say that this is the wrong approach. You can't just grab a
> >> >> >> sophisticated
> >> >> >> stylesheet from a site, and expect your page to magically look like
> >> >> >> that
> >> >> >> page's layout.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> I would take a different approach completely. Consider a pre-built
> >> >> >> template
> >> >> >> for your site - one that comes with a fully documented stylesheet,
> >> >> >> and
> >> >> >> with
> >> >> >> instructions on how to use it. Take a look at these two sites
> >> >> >> (they
> >> >> >> are
> >> >> >> Dreamweaver-centric, but there's no reason why those layouts
> >> >> >> wouldn't
> >> >> >> work
> >> >> >> for you in FP):
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >>
http://www.projectseven.com/ (look for the PagePack layouts -
> >> >> >> probably
> >> >> >> the
> >> >> >> best documentation in the business)
> >> >> >>
http://dreamweaverresources.com/
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> --
> >> >> >> Murray
> >> >> >> --------------
> >> >> >> MVP FrontPage
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> "Cabby" <BassInk(nospam)@aol.com> wrote in message
> >> >> >> news:F5270D77-1DA9-4E35-A737-C3BC5948BACA@microsoft.com...
> >> >> >> > Can do. This is the look I'm headed for, it's one of the Zen
> >> >> >> > Garden
> >> >> >> > samples:
> >> >> >> > Like the Sea.
> >> >> >> >
http://www.csszengarden.com/?cssfile=/163/163.css&page=3
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> > "Murray" wrote:
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >> A good way to get started would be to show me the CSS page. Can
> >> >> >> >> you
> >> >> >> >> do
> >> >> >> >> that?
> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >> --
> >> >> >> >> Murray
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> >> >> >> >> "Cabby" <BassInk(nospam)@aol.com> wrote in message
> >> >> >> >> news:576EBB72-05B3-4655-A044-86EEB9B8E58F@microsoft.com...
> >> >> >> >> > Cabby here again. So I have a blank white page in a pristine
> >> >> >> >> > and
> >> >> >> >> > unpublished
> >> >> >> >> > website. I have a CSS design script I want to use.
> >> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >> > How do I get started.
> >> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >> > Is there a good, easy to understand for dummies, free, web
> >> >> >> >> > tutorial
> >> >> >> >> > or
> >> >> >> >> > informational article that you can point me to?
> >> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >> > Or you could hold my hand, step by step. ;-)
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