On Sun, 10 Dec 2000 20:17:00 -0600 Tony Hammitt writes: > problems doing advanced functions. Also beware of using things > like > FrontPage, which require propreitary server extensions that lock you You =can= use FrontPage without using the server extensions. When I took the FP classes at New Horizons, I made a point of asking the instructors to distinguish between those proprietary elements and standard HTML/CSS. When you try to preview a proprietary page in IE, FP normally warns you. But one really nasty effect is that after you've edited the HTML yourself, when you reload, FP may change some things. This gets ugly in a hurry. So, I don't mind using FP to get the basic layout going, but I always end up using the text editor at the end. If your editor supports the color-coding we were talking about, that's a good plus. Also, the ability to see two or more windows within the same file is helpful. As are macro capabilities. > If you have a windows box handy, you will probably want to use > explorer > and netscape or mozilla to check whether your site looks the way > you > want it to look for all users. Also check your site using Lynx to This just in: Opera now has a Windows version for free, with an integrated ad banner in lieu of the $39 price (half that for folks like me who bought older versions). I just downloaded it the other day, and it's a winner. Opera is much faster than Netscape, uses its plugins, and is totally standards-compliant. I test everything in IE and Opera, then when I think it's ready to go, give it a go with NS. Opera lets you control image-loading, and easily override the site's styles with a single click of the mouse. > alienating people again. The goal is to make a site that people > want > to come back to, not to have some elitist site that requires the > very > latest releases of everything to work. Millions of people still Amen. If you can do the job with server-side scripting (perl/php/etc) it's usually a good idea to do so. One last tip is to use the validators the World Wide Web Consortium (www.w3.org) provides to check your HTML and CSS. If anything is illegal, you get a report as to exactly why. Leave ALT= out of an IMG tag, and it'll nag you about it.... ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.