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Javascript Help Needed and other Web Programming Help Needed

by Madd Gamerzz · in General Discussion · 07/27/2007 (1:02 pm) · 8 replies

Ok, I need to make a site. I am pretty good at HTML coding, depending on who you compare me against. I have never used Javascript before and need some help with it. I have a perfext homepage plan already planned out. First of all...
- Can you use Microsoft Paint to make a Logo for a website? I use Mac, but won't be on it for another 2 weeks... So now you know why I am wondering
- I also use Netscape Composer and it automatically lets me align a image anywhere I want. So, since I do not know the exact coding that does that... Does someone else know?

#1
07/29/2007 (12:05 am)
- Yes, it is possible to use Microsoft Paint to create a logo.
- Do you mean the HTML tag or a javaScript instruction
#2
07/29/2007 (1:15 am)
I would start with a CMS-Content Management System like this one which can help you create a website within one click of a mouse. My website uses this CMS too.


Aun.
#3
07/29/2007 (8:55 am)
I prefer doing the coding by scratch :)
#4
07/30/2007 (11:15 am)
Madd Gamerzz:

Look up the terms JavaScript, CSS, and DOM. You can use JavaScript to set the CSS style properties of an object. You can use that to set the exact, pixel-perfect alignment of any object (including images).

I used to be a web developer. In the past, I found this site really useful:

www.w3schools.com/css/css_positioning.asp
#5
08/02/2007 (6:38 am)
I am glad this forum came up becuase i need help too. how do i upload a image into the web. every time i use a image from my desktop a square shows up with no image... do i have to upload it to a place on the web?
#6
08/02/2007 (12:06 pm)
Yes.

You need to have the image uploaded to the web-server that hosts your site.
#7
08/06/2007 (2:58 pm)
Jeesus Louise guys, say like I have been having the same or similiar problem as well.
I'm using Visual Web developer Express 2005 to design my site, and the pictures will not show up.
So Anthony, how does a person upload an image to a web-server, and how can a programmer tell when its there!
#8
08/06/2007 (7:05 pm)
The most common way to get a image uploaded to a web-server is to use ftp and send the file to the web-server.

Most web hosting places give ftp accounts for this reason.

Now if you want to get really fancy and flex some web programming muscles, you can a few things. Here are two of those things.

1) Add in a form to upload a image to your web-server (the usual way - pretty easy)
2) Add a form to upload a image to a database (binary ROCKS!!) and then make your page get the image from the database and display it. (the road less traveled, but I have been seeing it more and more - harder, but still very manageable)

I am sure that there are more things that you could do, but I just got back to Ohio from a trip to Finland (YAY 20 hr flights ;) ) and am really tired.

If I think of anything else I will be sure to post it.