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Whoops. Clicked reply on the wrong email. Here it is again, this time
with the right subject line.<br><br>
I've been working with a many-years-old (at least 10, probably more)
version of Dreamweaver (way before it became part of Adobe) and it seems
to do most of what I need. But I've never stepped up to using CSS and am
probably using a lot of outdated tools and code, etc. Would switching to
open source be a good route for me? Can I convert my existing sites
easily? And keep my own URL's?<br><br>
David<br><br>
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At 02:51 PM 9/26/2011, you wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">I'd agree with Gennaro, use an
Open Source Content Management System (CMS). I like Joomla for sites that
change frequently and have lots of editors. Wordpress is probably
easier/better if you're the only one making changes.<br><br>
Also look at Google sites, very easy to use:
<a href="https://sites.google.com/" eudora="autourl">
https://sites.google.com/</a><br><br>
~sanjay<br><br>
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<font size=2><b>From:</b> Gennaro Brooks-Church - Eco Brooklyn
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<b>To:</b> Green Building
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<b>Sent:</b> Monday, September 26, 2011 11:08 AM<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Greenbuilding] Web Design<br>
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I used to be a web producer and have a lot of experience with web sites.
The options you list are not the best. I suggest going with an open
source content management system. The best one I know of is Wordpress.
Check out my site. It is done with Wordpress. An amateur can install it
but for a small fee you can get a pro to do it.<br><br>
Gennaro Brooks-Church<br><br>
Cell: 1 347 244 3016 USA<br>
<a href="http://www.EcoBrooklyn.com">www.EcoBrooklyn.com</a><br>
22 2nd St; Brooklyn, NY 11231<br><br>
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On Mon, Sep 26, 2011 at 10:50 AM, elitalking
<<a href="mailto:elitalking@rockbridge.net">
elitalking@rockbridge.net</a>> wrote:<br>
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<dd><font size=2>I know this may seem off topic with greenbuilding,
however, I know that many on this list manage websites.
I have decided to do the same. I want to promote many of the
concepts that are relavant to this list on my site.<br>
<dd> <br>
<dd>I am wondering how you manage your website. Did you get a
consultant to develop the format, or did you design it yourself. My
inclination is to do it myself. However, I am finding the HTML code
is not intuitive at all. I am working through the tutorial of a
program called Coffee Cup (HTML code editor). It certainly makes it
easier to enter the code and quickly view your results. However, it
does not bypass the need to learn the code. This program also has a
graphic editor which is more intuitive. However, it does not
support HTML5, which I have learned is the latest language being
supported by the dominant browsers. I like that concept of a
graphic editor, but if they are not supporting graphic editor with the
new HTML versions, it tells me they have trouble with that approach and
are fading it out. The easiest method I have identified yet is
converting a MS Word document to an HTML. It is very
intuitive. I noticed that when I viewed the source code, it
was really long, thousands of lines. I am wondering if this will
slow down the loading of the page. Another program described in my
book “Web Design in Easy Steps”, they describe another program call
Dreamweaver by Adobe. The book claims this is a robust program that
includes graphic layout features. I would expect a
significant learning curve. They do not offer trial period
installation or return policy. The cost of program with training is
around $200. No problem if it meets my need. However, I would
like to hear from some who may be using this program. <br>
<dd> <br>
<dd>For those that do not know, you can see the code used on a loaded
webpage by right clicking on the page and left clicking the view source.
What comes up makes no sense to the untrained eye. It is the coded
instructions to the browser how to display the information on page.
This is an example of taking a thousand words to describe one
picture. <br>
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<dd>Eli <br>
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