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zehra -> Designing web site (6/10/2003 10:51:29)

hi everyone,
i m new to this site.do have knowledge of html etc.i m creating website for my company.I am kinna confused what should i use,Right now im using Frontpage then i will add javascript in it?
Any suggestions?
Thanks
Zehra



KCIWebMaster -> RE: Designing web site (6/10/2003 11:17:30)

Welcome, zehra!

I think you need to be a little more specific with your questions. What are you trying to do and what kind of scripts will you be using?

There are plenty of people here who can offer a lot of advice, but I think they will need a little more background information.



zehra -> RE: Designing web site (6/10/2003 11:25:40)

hi,
Thanks for replying me.Let me tell u my background.I m java developer/vb.
I work for this compnay and they want me to change thier website/update.
im so confused what editor to use.I wanted to have hover buttons in it and some flashy look which don' t take long time to download.I have never used illustrator /fireworks.
What be the best thing to use.Can i use illustrator in frontpage or no?
The website i m creating is about selling huge machines.They already have website but want me to make changes in it.
Any thoughts?
Zehra



turboguy -> RE: Designing web site (6/10/2003 11:32:36)

Hi Zahra,

First off, the two programs people here seem to like best are FrontPage and Dreamweaver. Both work great and if you have frontpage, go with it. Dreamweaver does not mess the the code so much.

PLEASE forget that FrontPage has hover buttons. You don' t want to use them. Ask about the mouseover machine for your buttons, or you could check out http://www.flashbuttons.com for some neat ones.

You could post the URL here for some suggestions on changes or improvements. My websites also deal in selling large machines and there are some really helpful people here that will try to give you suggestions.

There are some uses for illustrator within frontpage.



zehra -> RE: Designing web site (6/10/2003 11:43:06)

Hi turboguy,
Thanks for replying me back.You made one thing easy for me atleast.
I have the contents for the pages but still figuring out the design.
i will go to that website.
Thanks.
As soon as i come up with something i wil let you know.
Zehra



bobby -> RE: Designing web site (6/10/2003 15:01:39)

First Page is a great tool... I love it. I use it almost as often as FrontPage these days (sometimes more [;)])

It' s free too!

There' s a link to a .zip file from my website: http://www.bdwebservices.com/t_resources.asp

Not as WYSIWYG as Front Page or DreamWeaver, but a great HTML/script editor.

[8|]



abbeyvet -> RE: Designing web site (6/10/2003 15:24:26)

Given that I wrote them I am not pretending to hold them up as some sort of a bible but these articles about designing website may help to focus your mind on what you need to do:

http://www.outfront.net/tutorials_02/design/



zehra -> RE: Designing web site (6/10/2003 15:36:51)

thanks for the reply



zehra -> RE: Designing web site (6/10/2003 15:38:37)

hi,
Thanks for the reply.I need to ask one more thing i want to have flashy links.buttons.What be the best to use?
Thanks
Zehra



bobby -> RE: Designing web site (6/10/2003 15:55:00)

quote:

Given that I wrote them I am not pretending to hold them up as some sort of a bible

I don' t know about " Bible" but they are some of the best ever written [;)]

zehra -
Do you mean rollover buttons that change when you hover your mouse? Or are you looking for really fancy animation?

For hover buttons first create the images (both " up" and " down" buttons for each link) and then use a rollover machine like this one:
http://www.outfront.net/tutorials_02/adv_tech/rollovers1.htm

Hmmm... yet another great tutorial... I wonder who wrote that one..?
[8|]



zehra -> RE: Designing web site (6/10/2003 16:07:10)

yes that' s what i meant.I don' t want too fancy so i will go for hoover



zehra -> RE: Designing web site (6/10/2003 16:12:25)

hi,
What editor should i use to create images.



bobby -> RE: Designing web site (6/10/2003 16:20:57)

Photoshop (If you can part with some $$$ [;)])
Paint Shop Pro
Image Composer (came free with FP 2000)
The Gimp

... any image editor will do... as long as it can export or save to GIF format.



zehra -> RE: Designing web site (6/10/2003 16:52:31)

Thank you



zehra -> RE: Designing web site (6/10/2003 16:55:01)

I have Frontpage 2002 but don' t have image Composer



bobby -> RE: Designing web site (6/10/2003 17:03:23)

MS stopped supporting it after 2000...

Paintshop Pro has a 30 day trial for free...

Or you can try a Google search for image editors, or graphics editors... see what comes up!

http://www.cnet.com may have some with free trials...



zehra -> RE: Designing web site (6/10/2003 17:04:55)

Thanks



zehra -> Adobe Page maker (6/10/2003 18:12:23)

hi,
What' s the difference between adobe photoshop and adobe page maker.
Thanks
Zehra



Swirl -> RE: Designing web site (6/10/2003 19:47:26)

PageMaker is word processing software used to layout pages of books, etc.

PhotoShop is a graphics software that lets you create, and modify images.

Swirl



gorilla -> RE: Designing web site (6/11/2003 8:01:10)

quote:

ORIGINAL: zehra

I wanted to have hover buttons in it and some flashy look which don' t take long time to download. Any thoughts?
Zehra



Why use images at all in that case (whatever you do don' t use the Frontpage hover component horribly buggy and every first time uses them so they' ve been done to death .....

Why not use css instead - your links will look great and there is no overhead.

Abbeyvet has done very good tutorials on CSS on this site. Also see the css forum

Karsten



zehra -> RE: Designing web site (6/11/2003 9:39:34)

Oh ya its great idea i will use the css.
Thanks
Zehra



zehra -> Drop down tabs (6/11/2003 9:42:23)

Hi,
Thanks for all of your replies its making my decisions easier.
How can i create dropdown links?
Thanks
Zehra



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