Help with a couple beginner questions please.

Zoid · 08-16-2008, 07:13 AM

Ok, I have a couple quick questions and I would appreciate any help you guys can offer.

1) Should I bother learning HTML 4.0 or should I go right onto XHTML? I am already pretty comfortable with HTML, but need to work on tables and frames more.

2) CSS, CSS2.....is it a waste of time to learn CSS? Should I find a good book on CSS2 instead?

3) What would you say is everything you need to know to get a job as a web developer or designer?

Thanks in advance.

walkingbird · 08-16-2008, 09:27 AM

Froget about tables and frames they are pointless to learn. Learn XHTML 1.0 Transitional and css then if you want to move on to XHTML 1.0 strict.

I would learn html, css, javascirpt, actionscript, php and perl. But you can get some entry level jobs with css and html.

Zoid · 08-16-2008, 12:49 PM

Thanks for the reply.

So there are more useful things than tables to position images and other things on a page?

And frames DO seem like a bit more hassle than they are worth....

suz · 08-17-2008, 05:17 AM

Hi Zoid try searching for CSS templates, download one and take a look at how it works. I think it's the best way to get an idea how it's done. Good luck

newtech2008 · 08-17-2008, 07:59 AM

Froget about tables and frames they are pointless to learn. Learn XHTML 1.0 Transitional and css then if you want to move on to XHTML 1.0 strict.

I would learn html, css, javascirpt, actionscript, php and perl. But you can get some entry level jobs with css and html.

walkingbird · 08-17-2008, 12:41 PM

Zoid the css is the best way to position things on a page. Tables where never designed for layout they where designed for tabular data - using tables to layout pages is actually a hack.

08-16-2008, 07:13 AM	#1 (permalink)
Zoid New Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 10	Help with a couple beginner questions please. Ok, I have a couple quick questions and I would appreciate any help you guys can offer. 1) Should I bother learning HTML 4.0 or should I go right onto XHTML? I am already pretty comfortable with HTML, but need to work on tables and frames more. 2) CSS, CSS2.....is it a waste of time to learn CSS? Should I find a good book on CSS2 instead? 3) What would you say is everything you need to know to get a job as a web developer or designer? Thanks in advance.

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walkingbird Silver Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 102	Froget about tables and frames they are pointless to learn. Learn XHTML 1.0 Transitional and css then if you want to move on to XHTML 1.0 strict. I would learn html, css, javascirpt, actionscript, php and perl. But you can get some entry level jobs with css and html. __________________ Marshal Finch Regina Web Design Make Money Online to- with seo(search engine optimization) Logo Picture Gallery - rate, submit and review Forum Link Expermient

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newtech2008 New Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 2	about newtables Froget about tables and frames they are pointless to learn. Learn XHTML 1.0 Transitional and css then if you want to move on to XHTML 1.0 strict. I would learn html, css, javascirpt, actionscript, php and perl. But you can get some entry level jobs with css and html. __________________ payment gateway latest bands

08-17-2008, 12:41 PM	#6 (permalink)
walkingbird Silver Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 102	Zoid the css is the best way to position things on a page. Tables where never designed for layout they where designed for tabular data - using tables to layout pages is actually a hack. __________________ Marshal Finch Regina Web Design Make Money Online to- with seo(search engine optimization) Logo Picture Gallery - rate, submit and review Forum Link Expermient

08-16-2008, 12:49 PM	#3 (permalink)
Zoid New Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 10	Thanks for the reply. So there are more useful things than tables to position images and other things on a page? And frames DO seem like a bit more hassle than they are worth....

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