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Hi everyone! I've been thinking about setting up a homepage. It's about time, computers are taking over the world :-) and my (humble) lego creations are waiting to be seen in public. Even though I get along better than OK with computers, I've never (...) (24 years ago, 11-Jan-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general)
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[ XFUT lugnet.publish ] Shiri: (...) [...] (...) We are supposed to discuss web design and such things over in lugnet.publish, so I have cross posted the message there. I use "vi" as my HTML editor, but I will suggest that you just use your (...) (24 years ago, 11-Jan-00, to lugnet.publish, lugnet.castle, lugnet.general)
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(...) *Iff* you are familiar with HTML.[1] If not, then I suggest a WYSIWYG HTML editor - I think both major browsers include one.[2] I realize that the editors are inelegant and that they don't make the code in the 'best' way possible. On the other (...) (24 years ago, 11-Jan-00, to lugnet.publish)
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Jeff Johnston: (...) You are right about that for starting on documents, but it is often easier to tweak the actual code without a WYSUW_Y_G (not what the rest of the world gets) editor. No matter if you use a text editor or an WYSUW_Y_G editor, you (...) (24 years ago, 11-Jan-00, to lugnet.publish)
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"Shiri" <shirid@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:Fo5EHK.A8G@lugnet.com... (...) are (...) tried (...) to (...) (a (...) ;) (...) Start small and simple, and just put on the information that you want to share with others. Avoid gadgets and fancy (...) (24 years ago, 11-Jan-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general)
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(...) Probably the easiest for a website newbie to learn the ropes is to get a free website at Geocities. Geocities offers two website editing tools: a very basic WYSIWYG and a more robust HTML Code editor. Don't be afraid of an HTML code editor. (...) (24 years ago, 11-Jan-00, to lugnet.publish)
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(...) To get started with HTML, try the tutorials at (URL).[1] Joe's done a nice job of presenting the concepts in reasonable chunks, with the right amount of detail. He also addresses flavors of HTML, including browser differences, style sheets, (...) (24 years ago, 11-Jan-00, to lugnet.publish)
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(...) I gotta jump in here and recommend: (URL) the bottom of the second page there is a 30 minute manual to HTML composition available in various formats. Highly recommended. If you need to tweak images for web optimization (to me this usually just (...) (24 years ago, 15-Jan-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general)
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(...) (24 years ago, 15-Jan-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general)
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(...) are (...) tried (...) I'm using Microsoft publisher to build my page and you don't have to know any HTML rubbish. BTW: I am using Altavista to publish my pages. David (24 years ago, 16-Jan-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general)
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(...) Well, I use Frontpage 2000 and I love it. But, I would like to point out that knowing at least some of that "HTML rubbish" can help you out a great deal. Like when you need to copy the HTML FP or any other editor/program creates for you to (...) (24 years ago, 16-Jan-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general)
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(...) Don't worry, I won't tell anybody ;-) (...) I used NoteTab for a while. I actually liked it, but it stopped working. I liked the fact that you didn't HAVE to know the language, but if you did, you could use it for more complex stuff. Since I (...) (24 years ago, 16-Jan-00, to lugnet.publish)
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Except for the extremely rare use of Composer touching up handwritten pages when I'm in a hurry, I use Notepad or CuteHTML to write all my pages for all of my sites (4? 5? 5, I think). I've never found an HTML editor that saves the source in what I (...) (24 years ago, 16-Jan-00, to lugnet.publish)
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(...) Not from me, you won't... (...) Right on. While taking content as your own, unattributed and unpermitted, is not correct, anything that you can see when you view source is fair game to learn from as far as I am concerned. And viewing source is (...) (24 years ago, 16-Jan-00, to lugnet.publish)
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I had a trial copy of Dream Weaver that saved the source in a readable format. It's a nice program, but it is also expensive. Build On! John Matthews Tom Stangl, VFAQman <talonts@vfaq.com> wrote in message news:388182D0.4E82F9...faq.com... (...) (...) (24 years ago, 17-Jan-00, to lugnet.publish)
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(...) Yes. There is a difference between SEEING content, and thus learning from it (read about "prior art" in the context of patents if you're interested in learning further about this topic), and USING content. If I read a book, that book is (...) (24 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) You can see content when you "view source"... Anyway, how do you make that view jive with your copyright views? Let's get back to those, in a separate thread. I can't even find the appropriate posts anymore. You've said earlier that you think (...) (24 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Property is Theft. Therefore Intellectual Property is Intellectual Theft.* *If quoted, please attribute, as a lawsuit may offend. -- Mark Rendle rendle2000@hotmail.com "Planet Earth is blue and there's nothing we can do" - Major Tom "Jasper Janssen" (...) (24 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) <snip> Care to provide some reasoning behind this position, or is it just a troll? James (URL) (24 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) It could be further argued that learning about HTML by viewing source is like learning to write well by reading good books. It is not the content that is of interest when you view source (usually the content is better present when viewed (...) (24 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Ah, right. I read your post as saying that it was OK to cut and paste HTML code[1], though not content itself. (...) A.C. Doyle? Quite probably something is wrong. It's just that I can't manage to see it either, which is why I asked you. (...) (...) (24 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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I have to think more about the rest of your post but I did just want to point out: (...) That isn't quite what I mean here. Unless Cisco has invented the entire notion of routing based on IP packets, which I highly doubt (seems to me to have been (...) (24 years ago, 20-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) What I am talking abouit is where I use a desktop-class machine, sold by say Compaq (because I have a contract with them to supply all my machinery), instead of the server class machine or router they wopuld otherwise have sold me. (...) (...) (24 years ago, 21-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) (I stopped reading .debate a while ago because I don't have the time to read the same old arguments, much less participate in them but I just had to respond to this since I glanced at it before hitting delete.) How can you be perfect and not (...) (24 years ago, 21-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) It's a limited perfection. I'm perfect, but not omniescent. Either that, or I DO have all the answers but am not willing to reveal them. :-) (24 years ago, 21-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Omniescent -adj. 1) having the ability to smell all things at once 2) the ability to smell like all things - Synonyms: polyolfactory, multifragrant ;-D heh heh heh. -Adam (24 years ago, 21-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Polyolfactory? Ya know, I think we have one of these out at Dow...<grin> James (URL) (24 years ago, 21-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) You should go work for the Internet Oracle. jasper (24 years ago, 22-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Such attributes are often used when referring to the "All-Sniffer", the Dog- Man deity of the agnostic, insomniac dyslexics. -Tom McD. when replying, originally Dickens' had written in 'spamcake' as to the object of young Twist's further (...) (24 years ago, 22-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Actually, I have. It's loads of fun coming up with Terribly Clever non answers (or BS answers) to questions. Never got my answer selected as (it's been so long, I forget what it was exactly) "best of the..." though. Wow, that's a blast from (...) (24 years ago, 22-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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X-FUp-to: .fun (...) Look, if you want a proper answer from my omniscientness, you'll need to do a proper grovel. Something like "Oh, Great Internet Oracle, I throw myself upon your mercy, for you are the only one who can hear my plea" would be (...) (24 years ago, 22-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Or else, it's the odour produced by a Dodge Omni, which is rather distinctive by all accounts. It's right up there with Pinto smell (the car, not the beans, that's a *different* word) and Vega smell. All three are on the opposite side of the (...) (24 years ago, 22-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) beans, (...) Oh man, that was terrible. But to address your question, yes, I was making fun of the way that Larry spelled "omniscient", he did it so as to include the word "scent". [see above] so omni + scent means "many smells". Pretty lame (...) (24 years ago, 26-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Well, I knew that, but it didn't matter. (Actually, "omni-" means "all." I can't imagine what *all* scents would be like...) best, Lindsay (24 years ago, 26-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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