About to make a new web site, any tips?

[nickmp0wer]

I think im going to have 2 window type things like i have now one for the menu and one for the actaul page so if i add a page i can just edit the one menu page instead of having to go through and do them all. any other ideas? maybe i will post a template up sometime

[DoriftuEvo]

Just remember that frames can screw up search engine results on some search engines.

[nickmp0wer]

yeah i know. Is there anyway around this?

[bwanac]

Tables are a decent way of doing it simply.

[Digitalwave]

Frames are so 1992.

[DoriftuEvo]

Learn cascading style sheets. You can change simple things like links that will appear on every page from a single file. I just started converting to CSS so I don't know everything yet, but I can see it's worth it.

Tables are meant to display tables of information. Don't use them to create layouts. Table layouts will be unpredictable on many browsers.

[BMW BMXER]

Learn cascading style sheets. You can change simple things like links that will appear on every page from a single file. I just started converting to CSS so I don't know everything yet, but I can see it's worth it.

Tables are meant to display tables of information. Don't use them to create layouts. Table layouts will be unpredictable on many browsers.

Not nessecarily. Well written tables generally show up everywhere as they should.

Style sheets will allow you do do what you want too, if you are using the same menu buttons/images/ they should load pretty quick giving you the illusion of frames, you can also have scroll bars and stuff within div tags, CSS is pretty neat you should learn it.

[benDASHDASH]

Frames are so 1992.

QFT QFT DONT DO IT

[RobertK]

+1 for Tables

If you can.. get Dreamweaver MX or if you're very new to web design and need a good WYSIWYG editor try Site Spinner.

[BMW BMXER]

No, if you are new to web design learn the basics of hand coding first.

You can do it in dreamweaver but don't let dreamweaver do too much code for you to begin with.

[nickmp0wer]

ummmm. Im using front page

[RobertK]

Frontpage

Though he's right about learning basic coding. It all just depends on how much time you have to build the site.

[bwanac]

Learn basic handcoding.

It takes time tolearn. But in the end you will get what you want. And ask questions on here if your stuck, I know a few of us are very knowledgable.

[nickmp0wer]

i think this is basicly what its gunna look like. I might have a little banner title thing at the top of each page and im trying to think of somehthing to put above the menu

http://nicktenhulzen.com/

[DoriftuEvo]

That's a good basic layout for a personal site. It can always be spruced up with graphics if you decide to do so. The frames and tables wouldn't be my choice, but it'll work to get you started.