As it currently stands, this question is not a good fit for our Q&A format. We expect answers to be supported by facts, references, or expertise, but this question will likely solicit debate, arguments, polling, or extended discussion. If you feel that this question can be improved and possibly reopened, visit the help center for guidance.
Closed 10 years ago.
In professional development different people make code for web applications and HTML for views. First are programmers and second are HTML markup developer with basic programming skills, but with good skills of Photoshop/etc.
I have asked some of HTML developers: did they try Haml? I showed it to them and they replied that it's an awful tool.
For Whom is this tool? For HTML developers? Or just for programmers who have to make HTML on their own without HTML developers?
What is the advantage of using it for HTML developers?
The Wikipedia entry for Haml does a good job of explaining the problems that Haml tries to solve. In short, it allows for more readable, less verbose markup by enforcing indentation, reducing repetition, etc.
It's probably more useful for a programmer who's using it inside of a framework like Rails, which will automatically take care of converting the Haml markup to HTML in the context of a web application.
A designer working with HTML and Photoshop might not find it worth the extra complexity it would add to their workflow.
Related
As it currently stands, this question is not a good fit for our Q&A format. We expect answers to be supported by facts, references, or expertise, but this question will likely solicit debate, arguments, polling, or extended discussion. If you feel that this question can be improved and possibly reopened, visit the help center for guidance.
Closed 10 years ago.
Hey guys we want to create a informational type site for a very precise domain of knowledge, we want it to be in wiki like form. Whereby I mean the informational for each entity of knowledge is created by the users, and it works like wikipedia in that sense. Are there are web libraries we can use for a out of the box solution. WE don't want to spend much time programming this.
Thanks alot :)
Wikipedia is based on the open source Mediawiki system.
It's easy to use and install, but not very friendly for complex administration (especially regarding rights). And the editor is fine for engineers, not for everybody.
For other solutions, I suggest you google for "wiki" : that's the generic term describing this kind of system. Or "CMS" for something a little wider.
As it currently stands, this question is not a good fit for our Q&A format. We expect answers to be supported by facts, references, or expertise, but this question will likely solicit debate, arguments, polling, or extended discussion. If you feel that this question can be improved and possibly reopened, visit the help center for guidance.
Closed 10 years ago.
I am working in rails, and a looking for some resources to design visually pleasing HTML forms. I can write the CSS, so even examples would be great.
Any recommendations?
There are many resources out there, you can just google for well looking forms or something like this.
There are also javascript libraries which makes customized selects/checkboxes etc -for example a project called uniform - check it out, you might like it. It provides you tools to customize it.
You can try Gravity Forms for WordPress then you never need to hand code the html and it inserts unique id's and matching classes in the HTML. This means the sky is the limit when it comes to styling your form.
If you are not using WordPress, here is a nice tutorial for designing form layouts.
As it currently stands, this question is not a good fit for our Q&A format. We expect answers to be supported by facts, references, or expertise, but this question will likely solicit debate, arguments, polling, or extended discussion. If you feel that this question can be improved and possibly reopened, visit the help center for guidance.
Closed 11 years ago.
I'm working on a new project, it is a wordpress theme with advanced functionality. I can't think of any reason to start using html5 but a personal curiosity.
Is it too early?
There was an extensive browser test in 2009 which found that HTML5 semantic tags work in very nearly all browsers.
Martin Beeby has also written an article on whether adopting HTML5 is right for you.
In essence, most advice points towards using HTML5 (bearing in mind the first draft just documents what browsers already do) but not relying entirely on some of the emerging bits until they are stable. It isn't a black-and-white decision, but that's why people rely on Internet professionals to help them to decide.
It's not too early to start using it, although you possibly should not use all features. To make your site compatible with non-HTML 5 browser, you should look at using something like modernizr. Their site will tell you which features they can introduce into non-HTML 5 browser and which they can't. But this is a good way to get started.
As it currently stands, this question is not a good fit for our Q&A format. We expect answers to be supported by facts, references, or expertise, but this question will likely solicit debate, arguments, polling, or extended discussion. If you feel that this question can be improved and possibly reopened, visit the help center for guidance.
Closed 9 years ago.
I really would like to get into HTML 5 way.
As a title implies, I am looking for web sites that could serve as an example of HTML 5 usage. I am not talking about some kind tutorials. I am also not interested in shiny things like canvas, video, workers, geolocation ect, yes they are important and nice, but I would really like to become from the roots.
What I am looking for are the cases of, not only correct, but beautiful and self descriptive usage of markup (html elements, new and old, sectioning examples, new form features, microformats). So I could Ctrl + U them (view the source) and learn from them. As there a lot of not really well written websites, and from the other side, most of them are XHTML served as text/html, I found this a not so easy task. That is the reasoning behind that question.
Will be really grateful for all good links.
http://html5gallery.com/
check out http://www.html5rocks.com/
My favorite link for some awesome examples of HTML5 usage is at http://www.chromeexperiments.com/
As it currently stands, this question is not a good fit for our Q&A format. We expect answers to be supported by facts, references, or expertise, but this question will likely solicit debate, arguments, polling, or extended discussion. If you feel that this question can be improved and possibly reopened, visit the help center for guidance.
Closed 9 years ago.
I have completed designing the template in photoshop. now i want to convert it into html although i am very well aware of all the html, css javascript elements i use firebug too , i have converted many templates till date. my codes does not comprise of the quality it needs. when i download any templates from some premium sites and look onto their codes i feel my code is very bad in shape, my codes crave for improvement. i want to master the proper use of div , ul and li elements, and the css.
is their any proper resource on the web that could teach me how i do it?
is it good if i use 960gs framework?
My Bible: A List Apart
Well, HTML5 Boilerplate provides a layout for quick coding of pages, although you'll need to go through it and pick out what you don't need.
Line25 has a lot of tips on coding sites, including a tutorial on converting from PSD to HTML, and Soh Tanaka's site also has a lot of tutorials.
Such resources as bestpsdtohtml.com can be useful too
css-tricks is another great resource and has some free video content demonstrating converting a photoshop mock up into html and css.
I think this is the first of three showing the end to end process.