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Kitka -> RE: I am new! But can do Basic (4/13/2006 1:00:02)

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(in MS Word, originally)


Arggghhhh!

I foresee massive problems.



Proprietor -> RE: I am new! But can do Basic (4/13/2006 1:04:37)

Please, please tell me you're just kidding about the massive problems...

No, seriously, please...



Kitka -> RE: I am new! But can do Basic (4/13/2006 1:13:42)

Seriously - I am not kidding.

The html code created by MS Word is very badly bloated and often contains stuff which will only work in Internet Explorer, not any other browser.

Word should never, EVER be used to create web pages. (Did I emphasize that strongly enough? [:o])

If it is necessary to copy and paste text from Word, it should ALWAYS be pasted in to Notepad first, then copied and pasted again from Notepad into your HTML editor. That strips out all the proprietary M$ junk formatting that can cause serious problems.



Proprietor -> RE: I am new! But can do Basic (4/13/2006 2:00:58)

I'm going to try to finish typing a response, before the blood gushing from my recently cut wrists makes it impossible to see the letters on the keyboard.

I have used MS operating systems only, starting with MS-DOS 6.22.

I have used MS Office since 1995. The Word documents used on the Project Lynx website alone contain at least 500,000 words, with text, font and colour coding of more than 5000 internal hyperlinks.

Other than Adobe Acrobat and PKZIP, I run nothing other than Microsoft programs on my working PC or laptop.

I purchased FrontPage 2003 specifically because, being a political mathematician, as opposed to a programmer or webmaster, I figured it would be the easiest to maintain, and require the least time to learn.

I check my test site with FireFox and Netscape, but 'optimize' everything for IE (latest and greatest version, of course...)

The website itself is going to be promoted with a television show, which is itself part of a political campaign; despite its' critical role, it's not something I can afford to blow a lot of time on.

Should I fetch some gauze, or just go calmly into the darkness?

Please respond quickly; I'm feeling a smidge faint, already...



walrus -> RE: I am new! But can do Basic (4/13/2006 8:06:54)

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can I format hyperlink colours with a 'find and replace' type function,

no reason why not

time consuming though. depends on the number of pages rather than the number of links as this function (ctrl-F) can replace all instances in one go.

Adding an external style to the links would be advisable if you might decide to change the colours again later as the site gets bigger.

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I colour code the hyperlinks on my site according to the type of document they lead to
was always going to mean more work



Proprietor -> RE: I am new! But can do Basic (4/15/2006 12:50:50)

Thanks for the response, Sir.

I started colour coding links about 5 years ago, before I was even planning on a website --> I did it for my own convenience. Problem is, I did a half-ass job, 'cause it only had to meet my needs, and now that I'm trying to make it appropriate for someone else, I'll need to revamp the colour coding scheme, ONCE, provided I do it right this time.

I was hoping there was a quick, easy way, other than paying somebody else to do it...



Tailslide -> RE: I am new! But can do Basic (4/15/2006 12:57:42)

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ORIGINAL: Proprietor

I was hoping there was a quick, easy way, other than paying somebody else to do it...


Quick. Cheap. Good.

Pick two!

I'd seriously think about putting a price on your own time, if you've got a large site...



Proprietor -> RE: I am new! But can do Basic (4/15/2006 13:21:04)

Sorry, but I'm an industrial engineer by training...

Better, faster, cheaper; if it's not all three, you'll have to find another way that is, or go back to school, maybe for drama, or needlepoint...



Tailslide -> RE: I am new! But can do Basic (4/15/2006 13:23:58)

Doesn't work that way in Web Design and development. You can't have all three otherwise quality suffers (the limiting factor being the human involved obviously).



walrus -> RE: I am new! But can do Basic (4/15/2006 13:27:48)

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I'll need to revamp the colour coding scheme, ONCE, provided I do it right this time


probably what you were thinking five years ago



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