Webdesigners - Are You Or Are You Not!

are you or are you not a web designer ?

  • I have no idea what HTML nor CSS is.

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • I make webpages using Wysiwyg software not caring about the generated code.

    Votes: 3 12.5%

  • I use text editor and create random HTML that just work, proprietary markup and table layouts.

    Votes: 4 16.7%

  • I use text editors and make validating semantic HTML and use css for layout and style.

    Votes: 17 70.8%
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yahia

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And I say webDesigner, not webDeveloper, e.g. php, asp...
The web is primarily HTML
;D
 
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I'm a mix really so I can't vote.

I create validating layouts, sometimes by hand and I use tables with some css where I feel necessary. What would that fall into?
 
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do you know when you validate an html without an encoding set on the w3 validator?
well, let's just say that would fall into web tentatively designer ;D
 
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When I want to make a site, I just use dreamweaver.
 
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A mix of the 3rd and 4th option. I do CSS and HTML, but I don't care about validation (as long as it works, that's all that matters)

But hey, at least I organize my code unlike many people out there who are extremely unorganized.
 
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I have the same oppinion as Spartan Erik here! As long as my code works then thats all that matters to me.

However one problem is that I use IE so it doesnt always work in other browsers!
 
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yeah, "as long as it works"...
you're the kind of people that complain about non-IE browsers who do not show "correctly" (like on IE) your webpage?
 
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I kinda mix the 2nd and 4th options. I use dreamweaver to create the initial site and then recode the majority using CSS. After that I run the entire site through a W3C checker fixing whatever shows up error or warning. Once I'm done with the HTML layout I add in PHP coding to make the site dynamic and easier to keep updated. Thats pretty much it.

@Zenax: If you keep your site 100% W3C compliant you will never have that problem. ;)
 
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I find that slightly insulting.....


Yes I do test my code in other browsers to make sure it works, and my code is fgairly organized, however if it works in most browsers, then im ok with it.


Regards,
Zenax
 
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What I do is testing in both mozilla's and opera.
when it's OK, I go check IE with no surprises to fix the mess he makes ; )
 
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yahia said:
yeah, "as long as it works"...
you're the kind of people that complain about non-IE browsers who do not show "correctly" (like on IE) your webpage?
Click to expand...

Actually FF is my default browser and I code to it's liking.. I'm the kind of person who complains about it not displaying properly in IE :drool:
 
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I am most definitely number 4. I make sure my sites validate from the beginning. None of this "build it, then check it..." I check it, then build it, then check it again!

I always start with this template:
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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN"
"http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-strict.dtd">

<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
  <head>
    <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />
    <title> </title>
    <style type="text/css" media="screen">
      @import url( style.css );
    </style>
 </head>

  <body>

  </body>
</html>
 
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Spartan Erik : that makes us friends then =D

as for The_Magistrate, that is a good idea, and I do that too from some months already, it's very helpful.
Besides, I have added more stuff between <head>

What I would advise you is to quit xhtml1strict.take a step back and start using HTML 4.01 strict. that's the best thing one can do. Before I decided to, I read over and over this document.
And what encouraged me also, is that the xhtml1 spec is heavily based on the html 4.01 one. it's said there.

see ya
 
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i normanlly work in DW then edit the source and code by cleaning it up in notepad or a text editor. i also use css style sheets and also do basic php really. but prefer html working.... easy :)
 
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you shouldn't be comparing html to php, they do not serve for the same purpose ; )
 
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True.. but i dont understand much of php so i dont now really what its abilites are.. have to see what they are when i get into it this summer
 
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