Re: Web Page Software
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On Thursday 11 July 2002 03:00 pm, jeff wrote:
> Thomas H. George,,, wrote:
> > My daughter is about to contribute $200 to Microsoft for "Front Page".
> > Until now I have had no interest in Web Page creation dont know beans
> > about the subject. Is there a debian package? Where should I look for a
> > good introduction to the subject?
> >
> > Tom George
>
> dear tom,
>
> rather than 'point' you in a certain direction,
> i'll go with teahing you and your daughter HTML
> 101. ready?
>
> 1) get acquanted with nano...a really easy to use
> text mode editor - apt-get install nano. learn how
> to use nano in an xterm window.
>
> 2) make sure you have a browser handy - you can
> use netscape, mozilla, whatever - apt get install
> netscape
>
> 3) fire up nano - $nano -pw
>
> 4) type (or paste if you know how (see pasting
> with middle mouse button)) the following code:
>
> <html>
> <head>
> <title>My First Web Page</title>
> </head>
> <body bgcolor="white">
> <h1>My First Web Page</h1>
> This text is <b>bold</b><br>
> This text is <i>italicized</i><br>
> This text is <u>underlined</u><br>
> This text is <font color="red">red</font>
> </body>
> </html>
>
> 5) hit CTRL+X (or CTRL+O to save but keep working
> on it) and save the document as index.html
>
> 6) fire up the web browser and have it open your
> newly created page....voila!!! make sure you
> remember where you saved it (ex. /home/tom)
>
> congrats...you are a newborn HTML author :)
>
> learn about tags and their attributes
>
> <br> is a tag that inserts a line break
> anything that appears between <u> and </u> will be
> underlined...
>
> there's a zillion web sites out there that will
> help you get acquainted with HTML. it's really
> not that hard. don't bother spending the loot for
> a program that 'does it for you'.
>
> now learn something to go with it...something nice
> like PHP. :)
>
> good luck!!!
>
> -jeff
>
> p.s. don't bother with those HTML programs like
> frontpage..they are evil, costly, and they do
> things behind your back...like put a whole bunch
> of extra useless code in your pages!!! don't do
> it!!! always learn how to code before you go and
> buy some yucky proggie!
Greetings Jeff:
That is probably the finest reply to the generic HTML question I have seen so
far on Debian-user! I have archived this post for my own use. HTML 101 :)
I think I will try Mozilla and Quanta_plus for my local stuff.
73 and tatah
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