this web design mess...
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- vaxorcist0
raf's right in a way..... the old 1999 slice and dice PSD to ImageReady to Tables to Dreamweaver meant you could go from Photoshop to website in 20 minutes per page if you worked within certain limitations and knew how to make verticals expand via table background cells...
but of course, CSS nazi's didn't just ruin that, they got us to remember that, yes, the web WAS INVENTED BY A PHYSICIST, not a designer..... which wouldn't be bad at all if browsers didn't seem to be more like quantum mechanics than anything predictable....
but seriously, CSS and browser bugs and SEO are classic barriers to entry that allow you to charge $$ once you get them and get beyond the client hiring his nephew to do it all....
- Dr_Sparkleshine0
First off, I have to ask, did you burn the incense? And if so, did you use a nickel alloy altar? The Web God's dislike copper alloys in their sacrificial burnt offerings, reminds them of their telephonic roots.
Secondly, note that anointing your iPhone with oil and smashing it on the floor with your right heel will invoke Float, God of Layouts. You may ask, but not always receive correct advice from him.
- so you're saying i should alter my plan of setting fire to the statue of liberty?locustsloth
- If you do that, the only answers that will be provided will work on Linux systems.Dr_Sparkleshine
- How does God feel about giant copper sculptures of androgynous beings sent as gifts?CyBrain
- markeebee0
Stick it out - I can honestly say that I don't think there's ever been a better time to get into HTML/CSS design/coding. If you learn and write proper, semantic HTML and valid CSS, these days your designs will generally 'just work' in all the major modern browsers.
For some reason, people seem to think that when we used tables for layout everything was somehow easy and perfect; I can remember a time when it was near impossible to get a design to look even remotely similar in IE5 and Netscape 4.7 (shudder) without just giving up and using a massive image map...
I agree that it's tricky at first, because there's a lot to know (like the aforementioned browser bugs/idiosyncrasies), and there are some things that are a bit counter-intuitive to designers (like floats), but it's definitely worth the effort to understand it properly rather than just getting Dreamweaver or similar to do all the work for you.
Also, I have to say:
"...note that anointing your iPhone with oil and smashing it on the floor with your right heel will invoke Float, God of Layouts. You may ask, but not always receive correct advice from him."
Excellent. Should be in the CSS spec.
- ********0
do yourself a favor and give up on this web shit
- ukit0
Cmon guys it's not rocket science is it?
Imagine how much harder this guy's job is
- You do know that the Collider is not a rocket, correct?Dr_Sparkleshine
- I couldn't find a pic of an actual rocket being builtukit
- Oh, it is a rocket, only one that runs in circles.raf
- *sighDr_Sparkleshine
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- katekelly0
haha so true. i'll stop whining!
- raf0
* inserts harmless and friendly joke on career opportunities for baseball historians in case this web thing doesn't pan out
- *reviews future career prospects in stand-up comedyDr_Sparkleshine
