How do I set up CSS with no HTML knowhow

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I have no knowledge of HTML but use Frontpage 2003 to create websites for
friends and family as a hobby. I have become aware that I should be using CSS
for each of the sites but i am having real problems knowing how to start
coding. I have tried the tutorial but whilst explaining the concepts it
doesn't give any help about the coding side. Is there a simple non technical
solution?
 
You mean a way to learn and use CSS without learning CSS? No. If you want
to use the tool, you need to understand it. There's no shortcut for
that....
 
Murray

I am happy to try to learn it, but it is having a start point .... I am not
a techie so when a blank CSS template comes up in Frontpage, I don't know
where to begin.
 
Download a CSS template and mess around with it...
http://www.csszengarden.com



| Murray
|
| I am happy to try to learn it, but it is having a start point .... I am
not
| a techie so when a blank CSS template comes up in Frontpage, I don't know
| where to begin.
|
| "Murray" wrote:
|
| > You mean a way to learn and use CSS without learning CSS? No. If you
want
| > to use the tool, you need to understand it. There's no shortcut for
| > that....
| >
| > --
| > Murray
| > --------------
| > MVP FrontPage
| >
| >
| > | > >I have no knowledge of HTML but use Frontpage 2003 to create websites
for
| > > friends and family as a hobby. I have become aware that I should be
using
| > > CSS
| > > for each of the sites but i am having real problems knowing how to
start
| > > coding. I have tried the tutorial but whilst explaining the concepts
it
| > > doesn't give any help about the coding side. Is there a simple non
| > > technical
| > > solution?
| >
| >
| >
 
Rob

Thanks for the suggestion ... I had come to the same conclusion and I opened
up one of the Frontpage CSS style sheets (rather than the blank one) and I
have been changing different aspects and viewing the results .... it's a slow
process but hopefully I will get a better understanding of what is needed if
and when I go down the CSS route
 
There is no requirement that you have to use CSS, just that some developers prefer to use it.

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Thomas A. Rowe
Microsoft MVP - FrontPage

http://www.Ecom-Data.com
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Well, it's a bit more than that. If you want to stay current with
developments in XHTML, you need to learn how to replace the deprecated parts
of HTML - the parts you need to use if you aren't using CSS. So, it's more
than just saying that some prefer to use it....
 
I have yet to find a reason where I have to use CSS....

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Thomas A. Rowe
Microsoft MVP - FrontPage

http://www.Ecom-Data.com
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Doesn't a FrontPage Theme do the same thing a CSS does, if you use one
throughout the entire site?
 
I seem to have sparked an interesting debate. Articles that I have read
suggest that CSS is the route forward to ensure that websites can be viewed
on multiple platforms etc .... I am trying to ensure that my sites are
compliant from an accessibility point of view ... again, articles suggest
that CSS helps to meet the W3c standards ... I don't know the rights or
wrongs ... but I am having a go at seeing if I can use CSS to improve the
sites I develop. I will certainly take on board all comments received from
this posting and keep plugging away. Thanks for all your suggestions.
 
All my sites are viewable in the major browsers, without the use of CSS.

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Thomas A. Rowe
Microsoft MVP - FrontPage

http://www.Ecom-Data.com
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If it is one that is applied using CSS, then yes.

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Thomas A. Rowe
Microsoft MVP - FrontPage

http://www.Ecom-Data.com
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Or, try an internet search for - 3 column liquid css - then download a
couple of css files that you like along with the attendant htm pages.

That should get you well started for a few months... :)

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Keith Rishard
Gathering no MOSS
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I think only if you choose the Apply CSS option in the Theme.


| Doesn't a FrontPage Theme do the same thing a CSS does, if you use one
| throughout the entire site?
|
| "Thomas A. Rowe" wrote:
|
| > I have yet to find a reason where I have to use CSS....
| >
| > --
| > ==============================================
| > Thomas A. Rowe
| > Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
| >
| > http://www.Ecom-Data.com
| > ==============================================
| >
| >
| > | > > Well, it's a bit more than that. If you want to stay current with
developments in XHTML, you need
| > > to learn how to replace the deprecated parts of HTML - the parts you
need to use if you aren't
| > > using CSS. So, it's more than just saying that some prefer to use
it....
| > >
| > > --
| > > Murray
| > > --------------
| > > MVP FrontPage
| > >
| > >
| > >> There is no requirement that you have to use CSS, just that some
developers prefer to use it.
| > >>
| > >> --
| > >> ==============================================
| > >> Thomas A. Rowe
| > >> Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
| > >>
| > >> http://www.Ecom-Data.com
| > >> ==============================================
| > >>
| > >>
| > >> | > >>>I have no knowledge of HTML but use Frontpage 2003 to create websites
for
| > >>> friends and family as a hobby. I have become aware that I should be
using CSS
| > >>> for each of the sites but i am having real problems knowing how to
start
| > >>> coding. I have tried the tutorial but whilst explaining the concepts
it
| > >>> doesn't give any help about the coding side. Is there a simple non
technical
| > >>> solution?
| > >>
| > >>
| > >
| > >
| >
| >
| >
 
How about you want to use XSLT/XHTML?

How about you want to reduce the bandwidth requirements for your pages?
 
First, at this point in time I have no need to use XSLT/XHTML.

The bandwidth issue that I would be concerned with would not be solve by the use of CSS.

I am not saying that developers shouldn't use CSS, just that it is not a requirement to build a web
site, as many developers seem to think. CSS is just one of many methods/technologies available to be
used.


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Thomas A. Rowe
Microsoft MVP - FrontPage

http://www.Ecom-Data.com
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