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This was not written by any of us, it is a forum called PunBB. You just download it and upload it to the server. This is not web design, this is hard core web programming. You have to understand a language like PHP. Database design and management. Database and programming security to protect members... None of us even bother trying to that. These are dedicated programmers who do nothing but keep these CMS and Forums up to date with the latest bug fixes and security patches. Alternative Editors for Web Development Dreamweaver is for professionals to speed work flow and time management. It is a waste of money for most others. They buy into the legend.

How will you connect to a DB that is offline, hence not connected?

Never read any books about it. We (KS) have videos available and I like Linda.com videos, for other programs I have. We used to have a thread with links to learn thyings, not sure if it made the move to the new forum or not.

First - Do not use hacks. Hacks take advantage of mistakes in the browser, the mistake gets fixed and hack breaks the site. Use IE Conditional Comments. Second - XHTML is fr sites using XML based languages like SVG & MathML. If you are not, then XHTML is the wrong language to be using. It is about using the right tool for the job. Use HTML 4.01 Strict. Third - If you tell me you web site works in IE, then it is not XHTML. IE does not support XHTML. So if it works, you are writing XHTML but serving the browser HTML... badly written HTML at that. To really serve XHTML you need Content Negotiation using PHP or something, so all brpwsers but IE get XHTML and IE gets HTML. Fourth - If you use XHTML correctly served as XML (which it is), if you make a simple mistake, the web site will not load, you will always have a white page with a red line of XML error message. It has a 0 tolerance for mistakes and is high maintenance. If you allow comments, the visitors comments can break it. Semantics is really just using the right tool for the job again. Use the tags as they were meant for. The meaning of Semantics by Molly Holtzschlag HTML or XHTML? I like the Retro look you gave the site. I always wanted to have a bit of that look for mine, just never managed a decent design... I am a coder.

We have this forum for sites, none for just images... but close enough. Personally I would drop the blurr on the text, I find it hard to read. Otherwise I like it well enough.

That is what we (don't) get paid for. People helped us learn and we pass it along helping others.

Change the doctype. XHTML 1.1 MUST be served as XML. There is no choice in the matter and soon as you do that IE will puke as it does not support XHTML. Best switch to HTML... but if you must, then use XHTML 1.0 which as mentioned may be served as HTML but should not. It is about using the right tools for the job. You can hammer a nail with the handle of a screwdriver, but you should not, so use a hammer right? XHTML was created to be used with XML languages like MathML and SVG. If you do not use those languages then XHTML is the wrong tool.

You can leave it as XHTML code... just so you understand that what the browser shows you is not a XHTML page it is a HTML page. As for the rest... IE is wrong, Firefox is right. So get it looking right in Firefox, then it will look good in all mozilla based browsers, Safari and Conqueror and should look OK in Opera. So most of the browsers. IE8 is in the final testing stage, so may be released this year yet. It will be standards compliant, meaning it should show sites the way firefox does, so you should be good to go. So all you need to do then is Use IE Conditional comments to say "If you are IE6 or IE 7... do it this way." You do that because those two browsers are not standards compliant... hence they are broken. So do it right for Safari, Firefox, Opera and IE8... and then worry about fixing it for the two broken browsers... IE 6 and IE 7. There are people here better versed in Conditional comments than I, they can help you out fixing it once it looks right in Firefox.

Well the quick answer is that Firefox is showing you what you wrote. Firefox expects you to know what you are doing and shows you what you wrote, mistakes and all. IE assumes you do not know what you are doing and so ignores your mistakes and shows you what "it thinks" you want. IE 8 is going the way of Firefox, so best get it right in Firefox (standards compliant) and then fix it in IE 7- using IE Conditional Comments.

I asked for them, they know their business, customers and products better than I do. That falls under their responsibility.

You really do not want to use Access. It is not good for web work. I am in the process of reworking 4 access apps into Oracle/Flex apps. Access is a nightmare. Use MySQL, Oracle or SQL servers.

Correction, you have a problem in IE. Firefox is showing you what you coded. If you make a mistake it shows you. IE does what it "thinks" you want. If you make a mistake it ignores it. IE assumes you don't know what your doing. Firefox assumes you do. So get it right in Firefox and then fix it in IE using IE Conditional Comments. As far as XHTML, are you using Content Navigation using a scripting language like PHP? If not, then you may think your writing XHTML but you are serving HTML. I will guess you are because IE does not support XHTML. So you are not doing XHTML anyways, so just switch to HTML. HTML or XHTML?

Not that I am aware of. But I do not do that kind of thing so likely would not know of such sites. Be patient and maybe someone here will have an idea.

Aside from that it is double the work as you need to still have a HTML version so that those with disabilities can choose the HTML version to control colors and text size as well as Blind users. Then those with no Flash support or choosing simply not to use the Flash version. I will never choose a Flash site over an HTML site. The only place I usually simply do not leave is Movie web sites. Is it worth maintaining to sites? Can't you just use Flash elements in a HTML based site so the user can better use it and Search engines find it? I would make it up as a series of separate movies, that is how I learned to do it back in 2000.

The content is then saved in the database, When a page is requested, the content is pasted into the template and for that short time it exists. So that it is in fact a Dynamic web page. CMSs allow you to mange content and membership. You need no editors other than if you want to change the template. The content is created in the CMS with an internal editor so you can access it from any computer anywhere with an internet connection, even smart phones. You are admin, but you can give different levels of authority to others as assistant managers. You can allow members for private viewing or visitors. members can post if you like with or without approval. Most also have RSS feeds so people can keep up with new info.

Listen to the chant of the evil soldiers in Wizzard of Oz when they come out of the castle... get you into the mood.

No, that is Ian's area. I am not sure any of us have had "Official Training" with CSS. I learned it by writing it and checking other peoples CSS. It is not hard, just a new way of thinking that "clicks" fairly quickly really. But we do not want to beat a dead horse. It looks worse than it really is. The concept of the layout is the same, you lay out dives like you do tables... just with more freedom and not klimitiing elements like TRs and TDs. I was taught tables too in school as CSS was fairly new and not well supported at the time.

We don't beat people up, for that we send Guido, Ian or Anatolly depending on which side of what country you live in. But it should really be a priority, so instead of fixing it... why not just build it new with CSS? Why spend time fixing something you wish to replace anyways?

From a surfer view - makes them questionable in their professionalism. As a person with disabilities - they really suck, I cannot concentrate on them to read. They are distracting and irritating. That all said, at least both of them stop the scrolling when you mouse over them. That is a plus, but I did not check to see if keyboard focus does the same. Also the user must know/think to try mousing over them. Controlling it for longer text than shown could be tricky too trying to stop, read what you can see, start again to the new text and stop it again. Side to side scrolling is always a bad choice, at least only with short text. Longer text should always scroll vertically (naturally). But the best is always to allow the user to scroll as they need. Auto scrolling wioll always be to fast or slow for any number of people as we all read at different speeds, then their is comprehending the text for people like me with Cognitive disabilities and of course non natural speakers of the language in use.

Here are some CMS to look at to control members. This way you can at least ban those who need to be. http://www.killersites.com/forums/topic/96/cms-content-management-system-accessibility-1003008/

No I am saying there is alot more to it than you think. For me it is not worth it. Your choice for you. But how will you ensure that it is original? How will you ensure it is not adult? YouTube has rules to that are regularly broken. Also as I say, videos take up allot of space and allot of bandwidth, so it will be expensive, then add streaming video to that. You also have to be prepared for the extra fees or closing of your site when the bandwidth limit is met before the end of the month. It is not as simple as it looks. You must study up on it and shop for a good affordable host and talk to them of what you want to do, maybe they will create a special packet for you...

Yea, you will be much happier once you switch to CSS, do it as soon as possible.

Best bet is to start with a Content Management System. Many of these are free and will control your member ship so only members can download or upload videos. Then you will want to talk to a lawyer about the possibility of getting sued for music videos or porn or other such things that are illegal or copyrighted that could be slipped on the site and leave you open to litigation. Then talk to your host. Will they allow such a site? How much is their biggest plan, because videos upload and download or viewing all goes on your bandwidth and they use allot so you need a aweful lot of bandwidth and server space as they can be large files, especially those uploaded by people who do not know better and have no idea about making them smaller. Then decide if you want to pay for streaming video and if your host supports streaming video, that will cost extra as well. Then follow the directions on the script to set it up and link it within the CMS. Doable... but it is not worth the cost of it to me nor the chance of getting sued.

It is against the law to discuss fees, just as you don't want Oil Companies discussing and agreeing to prices, so to we are not allowed to discuss it.