Access Space Web Workshop
Introduction
A web page is just a plain text file. (ASCII)
The world's fastest web page.
Two tools: a web browser (HTTP client) and a text editor.
What is a tag? (They come in pairs). <HTML> </HTML>
Basic structure: <HTML>,<HEAD>,<BODY>
Being systematic: lay it out for clarity. (You don't have to type in order.)
A title, using <TITLE> inside the <HEAD>
It looks different on different browsers! Konqueror & Netscape.
Background colour, with the BGCOLOR= attribute.
Advantages of "#00FF00" over "green". (Counting in hexidecimal)
In Practice
Naming your page: use lowercase letters and numbers only. End with ".html"
Headings <H1>, bold <B> centering <CENTER>.
Structure: don't cross the streams!
Text wrapping and different window widths. <PRE>
Layout tags that don't come in pairs: <BR>,<HR>
Tags like <P> can come in pairs (it makes sense).
Browsers just ignore errors! <BOGUS>
Making Links
<A HREF="where_to_go.html">Click this</A>
Link to the person on your right.
Images: how to grab them with Netscape!
Linking images into your page. <IMG SRC="picturename.gif">
Zoom around the loop with Netscape. How's that done?
Viewing the HTML source, saving images & HTML.
Uploading
What is a server, anyway? The client/server model.
Your webspace: same place, different names.
It depends which door you go in: HTTP & FTP rules. (Locks & Keys.)
An FTP client: a browser with two windows.
AxyFTP (Linux) WS-FTP & CuteFTP (Win), Fetch (Mac).
Uploading with FTP: Server, Login Name, Password.
Binary for pictures, ASCII for text, "auto" for everything!
Avoid update accidents - don't overwrite new with old!
Extras
Use ASCII values to specify strange characters.
Email links.<A HREF="mailto:eg@example.net">mailme</A>
Relative links "eg.html" and absolute links "http://server.name/eg.html".
The magic invisible name: "index.html"
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