Help needed in making a site.

Raheel · September 8th, 2005, 01:58 PM

Hi guys, I have registered a site with cubaseeder's company images/smilies/biggrin.gif

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Since this is my first proper site ever, I am kind of confused on how to work with stuff. Here is the list of what I want to know :

- What is the best program/s to use.
- How do I publish it.
- Is MS Front Page good?

I have managed to put up a page on My Site using the ftp linky.

This is what I have put on My Site just to start.

Your help shall be greatly appreciated. images/smilies/thumbsup.gif

SL65 · September 8th, 2005, 02:10 PM

Firstly, do you know how to use Frontpage properly?

Frontpage is good enough for most people.

Buba · September 8th, 2005, 02:13 PM

Depends on what you want...

Blog style? -> wordpress.org
Picture Gallery? -> www.4homepages.de or coppermine

Something else: Dunno...

Buba

NMO · September 8th, 2005, 02:19 PM

Please don't use FrontPage, the amount of useless code it throws in is insane. It's easy enough, if you just want a blog to just go with Wordpress, as mentioned above.

Raheel · September 8th, 2005, 05:11 PM

My problem is not actually making the pages, my problem is posting them up on to my site. When I try "Publish to Web" in MS Front Page, I get an error.

Buba · September 8th, 2005, 05:45 PM

Because that is stupid... The whole Frontpage thing is stupid, IMO... Not only this one function.

Simply use a FTP client, shouldn't have any problems with that then...

s3r4x · September 8th, 2005, 06:47 PM

My opinion is that frontpage is the worst thing on earth after internet explorer.

When i make homepage i use notepad and photoshop.
U can publish your homesite example on www.geocities.com.

bone · September 8th, 2005, 06:56 PM

html-kit is the way to go if you want to type it yourself

BlaRo · September 8th, 2005, 08:21 PM

Use Notepad. You can't go wrong. It's free, it's efficient, it's basic, it doesn't take up much, and it won't clutter up your site with extraneous crap.

If you have basic knowledge of HTML, you can enjoy having more control over your document, especially if you're a beginner and want to learn HTML by hand and not be faced with miles and miles of META tags like Frontpage throws in needlessly. Efficient coding pays off; do it yourself. Dreamweaver and others are better than Frontpage, but I'd rather code with my toes than open up that monstrosity.

If you need more help on HTML and Cascading Style Sheets, which is a staple of today's Internet and will make your page look stunning without bloated code, try W3Schools with its free tutorials on HTML and programming.

Viper007Bond · September 8th, 2005, 10:44 PM

I code all my sites by hand, using a notepad clone (it does syntax highlighting).

Raheel · September 9th, 2005, 01:40 AM

Tried Dreamweaver but its too tricky. so i m gonna spend a day or two learning HTML coding images/smilies/sad.gif

jayjaya29 · September 9th, 2005, 01:48 AM

I have used Dreamweaver in the past, its not that hard!

BlaRo · September 9th, 2005, 01:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by raheel_qamar

Tried Dreamweaver but its too tricky. so i m gonna spend a day or two learning HTML coding images/smilies/sad.gif

That's the spirit! images/smilies/thumbsup.gif

For Notepad clones, I use Ultraedit, which is decent and supports tabbed windows and different colors depending on text to make your HTML coding experience less confusing. Textpad, what I use at school, is just as good.

Overheat · September 9th, 2005, 01:52 AM

I use Corel Draw - images/smilies/biggrin.gif

Raheel · September 9th, 2005, 02:38 AM

If you visit my site (I have put the sketches up), you will see that there are serious alignment issues going on. Can someone help me out with that.

And can also pl tell me how I can make the sketch pics open in a new window by clicking the thumbnails. I am using Dreamweaver MX 2004.

And also pl tell me some good Tut sites for dreamweaver images/smilies/biggrin.gif

fbc · September 9th, 2005, 03:19 AM

I'm watching this thread with interest - I've always wanted to setup my own site with a photo gallery, but I've never know what software I need and how exactly you go about it.

I know I need to put some HTML up, and I've seen the photo gallery software, but I've just got no idea how I link it all together

s3r4x · September 9th, 2005, 06:35 AM

http://www.digitaldutch.com/arles/download.htm

there is a great gallery software.. It resizes all your pictures to thumbnails and normal sized pictures(remember to make backups of your pictures) . And it will also make html pages

but notepad is´nt a bad way to make gallery.. here is my own which i made with notepad
http://koti.mbnet.fi/seba87/saitti/gallery.html

Buba · September 9th, 2005, 10:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fbc

I'm watching this thread with interest - I've always wanted to setup my own site with a photo gallery, but I've never know what software I need and how exactly you go about it.

I know I need to put some HTML up, and I've seen the photo gallery software, but I've just got no idea how I link it all together

Try one of the php/mysql kits. If your Webspace has those features.
You don't need to do anything, you just enter the Database Info from your Hoster on the first time you open it, and then it just works...

Buba

ioynerien · September 9th, 2005, 11:33 AM

Frontpage

Dreamweaver images/smilies/thumbsup.gif

Coppermine (photogallery) images/smilies/thumbsup.gif

Yet currently I prefer Flash: it's just so easy (the only code you need to know is stop; ), and you have the freedom to create whatever you want.

bone · September 9th, 2005, 11:38 AM

i hate sites completely in flash, you can't do anything with them, can't even save a picture

September 8th, 2005, 01:58 PM	#1
Raheel Photoshop Mod Joined: Mar 21st, 2005 Last Online: Yesterday Location: London UK, (Pakistani National) Age: 23 Posts: 1,505 Car: Local Busses and Trains Rep Power: 17	Help needed in making a site. Hi guys, I have registered a site with cubaseeder's company . Since this is my first proper site ever, I am kind of confused on how to work with stuff. Here is the list of what I want to know : - What is the best program/s to use. - How do I publish it. - Is MS Front Page good? I have managed to put up a page on My Site using the ftp linky. This is what I have put on My Site just to start. Your help shall be greatly appreciated. __________________ 3aba7ech5hah: City University Racing

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Buba Wants Rick Astley's Babies Joined: Nov 12th, 2004 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Regensburg, Bavaria Age: 27 Posts: 6,028 Car: Golf LFS Status: Rep Power: 40	Depends on what you want... Blog style? -> wordpress.org Picture Gallery? -> www.4homepages.de or coppermine Something else: Dunno... Buba __________________ [18:11] MXM: it means buba is better than you now [18:12] sam-l: In what way? [18:12] Slycer: longer penis

September 8th, 2005, 05:11 PM	#5
Raheel Photoshop Mod Joined: Mar 21st, 2005 Last Online: Yesterday Location: London UK, (Pakistani National) Age: 23 Posts: 1,505 Car: Local Busses and Trains Rep Power: 17	My problem is not actually making the pages, my problem is posting them up on to my site. When I try "Publish to Web" in MS Front Page, I get an error. __________________ 3aba7ech5hah: City University Racing

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Buba Wants Rick Astley's Babies Joined: Nov 12th, 2004 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Regensburg, Bavaria Age: 27 Posts: 6,028 Car: Golf LFS Status: Rep Power: 40	Because that is stupid... The whole Frontpage thing is stupid, IMO... Not only this one function. Simply use a FTP client, shouldn't have any problems with that then... __________________ [18:11] MXM: it means buba is better than you now [18:12] sam-l: In what way? [18:12] Slycer: longer penis

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s3r4x Joined: Sep 7th, 2005 Last Online: December 14th, 2008 Location: Rauma, Finland Age: 21 Posts: 204 Car: Mazda 626 GE -96 and Evo3 Rep Power: 14	My opinion is that frontpage is the worst thing on earth after internet explorer. When i make homepage i use notepad and photoshop. U can publish your homesite example on www.geocities.com. __________________ some automotive pictures here: http://s3r4x.mynkton.org/

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SL65 Ambitious but rubbish! Joined: Jul 12th, 2004 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Sydney, Australia Age: 18 Posts: 9,189 Car: 1998 Subaru Legacy 2.5L Rep Power: 41	Firstly, do you know how to use Frontpage properly? Frontpage is good enough for most people.

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NMO Joined: Mar 26th, 2005 Last Online: March 16th, 2007 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 65 Rep Power: 0	Please don't use FrontPage, the amount of useless code it throws in is insane. It's easy enough, if you just want a blog to just go with Wordpress, as mentioned above.

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BlaRo Joined: Aug 18th, 2005 Last Online: 12:11 AM Location: MA Age: 21 Posts: 8,922 Car: 1997 Yamaha Seca II, 1976 Honda CB550F Rep Power: 132	Use Notepad. You can't go wrong. It's free, it's efficient, it's basic, it doesn't take up much, and it won't clutter up your site with extraneous crap. If you have basic knowledge of HTML, you can enjoy having more control over your document, especially if you're a beginner and want to learn HTML by hand and not be faced with miles and miles of META tags like Frontpage throws in needlessly. Efficient coding pays off; do it yourself. Dreamweaver and others are better than Frontpage, but I'd rather code with my toes than open up that monstrosity. If you need more help on HTML and Cascading Style Sheets, which is a staple of today's Internet and will make your page look stunning without bloated code, try W3Schools with its free tutorials on HTML and programming. __________________ When squids attack!

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Raheel Photoshop Mod Joined: Mar 21st, 2005 Last Online: Yesterday Location: London UK, (Pakistani National) Age: 23 Posts: 1,505 Car: Local Busses and Trains Rep Power: 17	Tried Dreamweaver but its too tricky. so i m gonna spend a day or two learning HTML coding __________________ 3aba7ech5hah: City University Racing

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Raheel Photoshop Mod Joined: Mar 21st, 2005 Last Online: Yesterday Location: London UK, (Pakistani National) Age: 23 Posts: 1,505 Car: Local Busses and Trains Rep Power: 17	If you visit my site (I have put the sketches up), you will see that there are serious alignment issues going on. Can someone help me out with that. And can also pl tell me how I can make the sketch pics open in a new window by clicking the thumbnails. I am using Dreamweaver MX 2004. And also pl tell me some good Tut sites for dreamweaver __________________ 3aba7ech5hah: City University Racing

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fbc Mantastic! Joined: Jan 8th, 2005 Last Online: 01:44 AM Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 33 Posts: 10,631 Car: 2006 MY07 Astra SRi Turbo Rep Power: 82	I'm watching this thread with interest - I've always wanted to setup my own site with a photo gallery, but I've never know what software I need and how exactly you go about it. I know I need to put some HTML up, and I've seen the photo gallery software, but I've just got no idea how I link it all together __________________ www.sniffpetrol.com

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s3r4x Joined: Sep 7th, 2005 Last Online: December 14th, 2008 Location: Rauma, Finland Age: 21 Posts: 204 Car: Mazda 626 GE -96 and Evo3 Rep Power: 14	http://www.digitaldutch.com/arles/download.htm there is a great gallery software.. It resizes all your pictures to thumbnails and normal sized pictures(remember to make backups of your pictures) . And it will also make html pages but notepad is´nt a bad way to make gallery.. here is my own which i made with notepad http://koti.mbnet.fi/seba87/saitti/gallery.html __________________ some automotive pictures here: http://s3r4x.mynkton.org/

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ioynerien Joined: Mar 27th, 2005 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Belgium Age: 25 Posts: 146 Car: '06 Opel Astra Rep Power: 17	Frontpage Dreamweaver Coppermine (photogallery) Yet currently I prefer Flash: it's just so easy (the only code you need to know is stop; ), and you have the freedom to create whatever you want.

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