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Using Blogger To Add Content Can I get rid of the header?
frameworker replied to frameworker's topic in Search Engines
Success! Thank you, faulty.lee. I had to brush up a little on my JavaScript to figure out how to impliment it, but it worked. Here's what the code (abbreviated) looked like in the end: <head> <script type="text/javascript"> function remove_nbar(){ document.getElementById('navbar-iframe').style.display = "none";} </script></head><body onLoad='remove_nbar();'>Content</body> I would be interested to know if something similar is possible using CSS. Of course, it would be even better if the banner didn't pop up while loading at all. I didn't completely understand the explanation from miCRoSCoPiC, though. -
OK, so I'm building my site and want to add a blog element. Not having PHP and MySQL under my belt yet, I figure I'll use Blogger. Here's what I do: I set up the account on Blogger and create the blog with my site as the location I erase the blog's template code and copy and paste my site in its place I copy and paste the essential Blogger tags and everything in between that makes the blog element work Functionality is great. I can post on blogger, and it updates my site without having to go into the html for every addition. Layout and look is a nightmare. My question is this: Does anyone know how to do away with Blogger's header that appears at the top of the screen? I can't seem to find the code that makes it appear so I can delete it. In the meantime, it's pushing elements of my site around in an unpleasant way. I'm also open to "Blogger is a bad idea" posts, if that's the overwhelming sentiment. If there's a better way to do this without knowing server-side code and databases, I'm open to it.
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Not a terrible way to pick up tips, but I wouldn't recommend beginning the learning process that way. The most obvious downside to learning this way is that you have to have an expensive piece of software to begin with. One great strength of HTML is precisely that you don't need extra software to use it. Even if you do have the software in place, programs like Dreamweaver (and especially programs like FrontPage!) don't always use the best HTML practices. They're already bending over backward trying to interpret what you're doing visually, and good code is sometimes a casualty. A third downside to learning that way is that you don't get a very in-depth understanding of the markup language. You can try the things you think about and see how Dreamweaver interprets it, but a good tutorial might show you things html can do that you hadn't been thinking about. By running through tutorials at W3Schools or Sitepoint, you're less likely to run up against things as you go that you don't know how to deal with (that happens often enough as it is!). My advise to a beginner is to stick with the tutorials as a starting point. Once you have a good understanding of tags and good practice, you can use LegallyHigh's method as a way to solidify what you already know, especially if you come at it with a critical eye to spot things the program may be doing wrong. For that matter, you can do the same with websites you see online. Open up the code and try to figure out what they're trying to do (sucessfully and unsuccessfully). Or in both instances, look at the display and figure out how you would code it, then see how the HTML differs from your idea and decide who has the better idea.
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I'm another product of W3Schools tutorials. I figure we need more sites like that on any number of nonprogramming topics Anyway, a newer resource for learning and reference for html is reference.sitepoint.com/html. It hasn't been around for nearly as long as w3schools has, but it is an excellent reference. Sitepoint also has a great reference for CSS at reference.sitepoint.com/css.
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If you are doing anything with a Website and don't know CSS, I would highly recommend learning it. It really isn't that hard to learn, probably on par with html. I learned it in a few days (although real comfort and proficiency takes practice). Good places to learn would be: Sitepoint W3Schools Although a good book would also help. Take your pick at the local library.
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I can personally endorse both Sitepoint and W3Schools. It's also very easy to pick up a book at the local library. One that I checked out that was wonderful was a Sitepoint book called "Build Your Own Web Site the Right Way Using HTML & CSS" by Ian Lloyd. Sometimes it's nice having a book in front of you instead of having to switch back and forth between windows.
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What If..... Was Invented In 2008 contribute your ideas
frameworker replied to levimage's topic in Websites and Web Designing
I think the next big thing will have to be a solution for the Bluetooths. As much as people want them to become normal, there's just no getting around the fact that you're standing there, talking to thin air. So here we go: a hands-free phone that projects a 3-D image of the person you are talking to. Of course, the size and direction of the projection would be adjustable so that you could stand them on your desk or just have them move along next to you while you're walking (or standing on the passenger seat or dashboard while you're driving!) That way, you get to have a normal conversation and people around you know you aren't losing your mind.