So one of the assignments for this week was to list information I need to effectively work on my web project. Where to begin? I won't list everything but what is follows is a short list of needs:
~On the web assignments we have presented so far I have done the CSS on the same page as the HTML. I could do this because we only had to do one page but this obviously will not work on a multi-page project so I need to know how to set up Dreamweaver so the CSS applies to every page.
~I've heard Rob say several times that an effective way to do a header that would not be affected by different browsers is to make a "graphic" of a header. How do you do that?
~I could use some instruction on how to do internal links, i.e., link one page of the project to another.
~It would be helpful to know how to do templates so as to easily ensure that each page has the same format.
~In Photoshop I still struggle with layers.
A first version of my project's homepage appears at http://mason.gmu.edu/~rharless/WebProject.htm. I liked the colors on the "Rosie the Riveter" poster and tried to match the colors using the technique we learned last week but had a hard time matching the yellows. I also thought that since the subject of my project involves a navy man serving in the army, a combination of navy blue and olive drab might be appropriate although those two colors probably cannot be matched in any aesthetically pleasing way.
I like your web design so far. I suggest larger font. The font style looks good to me. I suggest maybe a lighter yellow for a more subtle look but that is just my taste.
With regard to the css sheet for every page. I think you could just reference the same css sheet in your htm page and it will work as long as you want the pages the same. If you want the pages different, you probably have to have different div names where you want the difference. If that doesnt work, just copy the first page and make a copy for each suceeding page..but I think it will work.
Posted by: M. Linhart | April 12, 2005 at 10:48 PM