HTML Help

quartzy · Joined: 26 Dec 2007 Posts: 413

I seem to have lost motivation in continuing with web design, need a break from it, anyone else had this, seem to have stopped at html, css, and looking at flash and then stopped. Starting a home web design course in October maybe I will get back to it then.

PayneLess Designs · Joined: 28 Feb 2007 Posts: 1402 Location: Biloxi, MS

We all get to that point many times. Sometimes I get so tired of doing pages or correcting someone else's code because they don't know how to write code to HTML 4.01 or CSS 2.1 Standards, that I feel like chucking it all.

A break is always good for you.

Daler · Joined: 23 May 2008 Posts: 53

I've not quite reached this stage yet, not really been coding it myself for long enough.

I've just started learning to code in PHP. I made a very simple page protection system (simple, and highly insecure - I'm just working on making it encrypt the page it's meant to protect), and an image uploader. Not bad, seeing as I only started about a week ago.

PayneLess Designs · Joined: 28 Feb 2007 Posts: 1402 Location: Biloxi, MS

You are doing way better than I am. I started PHP and JavaScript long ago, but haven't had time to stick with writing my own...just modifying some already written. :)

Sounds like you are doing very well.

Daler · Joined: 23 May 2008 Posts: 53

My dad's ask me to build him a secure page encryption scipt. I'm going to be spending a lot of time on that.

PayneLess Designs · Joined: 28 Feb 2007 Posts: 1402 Location: Biloxi, MS

That is one sure way to learn... by actually having to do it on a project. Good luck.

quartzy · Joined: 26 Dec 2007 Posts: 413

thanks for your comments, I have got to do a website at the moment, but not really into it, he want the site to appeal to kids, I dont know how to do that, it is for a kids sports club. He wants a fun site yet he has shown me a university site that he wants it to look like. Which is not fun at all, and there is no where I can go to get fun ideas from either, he said I should be creative, well I dont feel very creative right now. I though of a flash picture kicking a ball and that is it. Anyone know of anywhere I can get some inspiration? Admire Daler for learning php at first, i have been battling with getting the server up never mid learning the code yet.

PayneLess Designs · Joined: 28 Feb 2007 Posts: 1402 Location: Biloxi, MS

Might look into customizing a forum type so you have more interaction. InvisionFree has free forums and PHPbb is one you can install on your own site.

Flash with some sports activity should be good for a banner.

Daler · Joined: 23 May 2008 Posts: 53

Yep, and bright colours obviously.

If you could, you could have the header & navbar in red, with the logo across a picture of kids doing some sort of activity? Not just plain red, obviously.

But good luck.

PayneLess Designs · Joined: 28 Feb 2007 Posts: 1402 Location: Biloxi, MS

If you have a name for the site, I could make you a nice 3D Text Banner (animated or not) for it in the font/colors of your choice. I may not have the exact font, but maybe you can find a free one online that you like.

Daler · Joined: 23 May 2008 Posts: 53

I designed this banner:

I could design something similar for you?

PayneLess Designs · Joined: 28 Feb 2007 Posts: 1402 Location: Biloxi, MS

Well, I'm not in a contest as to who does what so go with whatever floats your boat.

Daler · Joined: 23 May 2008 Posts: 53

lol I know, I was just seeing if he would like a banner like that.

quartzy · Joined: 26 Dec 2007 Posts: 413

Hello Payne
You obviously know about Flash so can you help me with this code: Code: <body>

<div id="outer">
<div id="innerwrap">
<div id="centrecontent"><object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=7,0,19,0" width="475" height="500" title="Photo Gallery">
<param name="movie" value="photogallery.swf" />
<param name="quality" value="high" />
<embed src="photogallery.swf" quality="high" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="475" height="500"></embed>
</object>

</div>

My editor and I gather the people at XHTML will not accept it as valid because of the <embed> tags. So what else can I do? I dont know javascript.

PayneLess Designs · Joined: 28 Feb 2007 Posts: 1402 Location: Biloxi, MS

quartzy wrote: Hello Payne
You obviously know about Flash so can you help me with this code: Code: <body>

<div id="outer">
<div id="innerwrap">
<div id="centrecontent"><object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=7,0,19,0" width="475" height="500" title="Photo Gallery">
<param name="movie" value="photogallery.swf" />
<param name="quality" value="high" />
<embed src="photogallery.swf" quality="high" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="475" height="500"></embed>
</object>

</div>

My editor and I gather the people at XHTML will not accept it as valid because of the <embed> tags. So what else can I do? I dont know javascript. Try this and it should validate:

Code: <script type="text/javascript">document.write('<embed src="photogallery.swf" quality="high" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" style="width:475px; height:500px;">')</script>

BTW, there is NO closing embed tag. Never was.