Creating a Basic Template System in PHP

After implmenting this template system in your webistes, you will achieve the following benefits If you have a lot of pages that use the same design. If you want to make a layout change in the header, menu, footer or right section then you don't have to update numerous files. You will have to edit a single php file You will have less vertical scrolling when typing PHP code as the whole section will be replaced by a single line of php (i.e we will use php include function to include...

Android & iPhone browser wars: Intro to the WebKit

Introduction Combined, the iPhone and Android platforms have more than 100,000 application titles available for download across their respective app stores. Native applications are those created with a platform's SDK, then compiled and installed to a device. These native applications provide thorough access to a device's inherent capabilities, including features like wireless networking, Bluetooth, data...

Dreamweaver Form Tips

Customize the background color, input font and color for text boxes The first step is to create a style with the background color and font that you'd like for the text box. Open the Style window by clicking on Window > CSS Styles. Create a new style by clicking on the '+' icon found at the bottom. Give a name to the style like 'textboxstyle' and click on OK. In the 'Type' category select the font type, size, color and weight. In the 'Background' category...

Creating Web Pages/Sites using CSS (Part 1)

If you're new to web design or an old veteran you can't have failed to have heard about CSS (Cascading Style Sheets). These files that you can attach (or tags you can embed in a particular page) allow for intricate page layout, text control, etc. In this tutorial I'll be taking you through creating a simple page layout using only two CSS Styles. I know that sounds a bit simplistic, but once you see how easy some of the techniques are you'll wonder why you ever bothered creating...

Colored Orb in Photoshop 6 or 7

This transparent colored orb (which is included in my free files section) was originally created in Corel Photo-Paint using the Cutting Edge FX add-on. A reader recently asked me how this image could be created in Photoshop. I knew that Photoshop's layer styles was the way to go, and I set out to try to duplicate the image. This tutorial is the result. We'll work primarily with layer styles, and also the gradient editor and selections. (Scroll down to begin...) 1.) Create a...

Locating Contacts

On the right hand side there are tabs for the letters of the alphabet. Clicking on any of these tabs will take you to the names starting with that letter. Step 2: Find Click on Tools, then Find, then Find again. This will bring up a search bar above your contacts. In here you can enter in any part of the name and then click Find Now. This will find any contacts containing that search term anywhere in the contact page. Step 3: Advanced Find Click on Tools, then Find, then Advanced find....

Test your website

The only way you can ensure the accessibility of your site is to constantly test the validity of your HTML & CSS. Testing (or Validation) can also help you iron out any quirky CSS or HTML layout bugs in your website design.

What is HTML & CSS validation?

Validation is used to examine the markup in documents and report any errors found. Validators point out mistakes such as absent or incorrect tags and missing quotation marks; some validators will also warn of common style faults, such as failing to provide ALT text for images. Why validate? Many bowsers are non-standars compliant and are deliberately designed to recover from errors in markup. In one way this is very good for beginner designers, because it often means that even badly marked up...

Explain abbreviations and acronyms

If you use acronyms and abbreviations (this is especially true for technical sites), always use the <acronym> and <abbr> tags. This defines the meaning of the acronym/abbreviation and also makes the screen reader pronounce the letters correctly. Tip: <acronym title="Cascading Style Sheets">CSS</acronym>

What's The Best Font Size To Use In Website Design? Blurb!

Like This? Check out our free beginners guide to getting a website to work better with Google! Well, there is no 'best font size'! Just don't 'fix' your font size absolutely. Because of the wide range of settings and equipment that people might be using to access the World Wide Web, there is no "best font size". Font sizes should be specified using relative units like percentage or EM, (in external CSS files) since these will allow the user to adjust font sizes up or down to suit their own...