Re: CHAT: Finally! My conlang is now up on the Web...

Barry Garcia wrote:

>I do it all in composer. I can do simple pages by hand, but for what I
>want to do, it's simply MUCH easier to work with Composer because I can
>see how the layout looks (and i've seen my pages both on my school's
>computers (PCs and Macs), and here at home, so i know it all still looks
>good).
I do all my stuff in Homesite.  It has all the simplicity of notepad -- ie,
no unwanted formating -- but allows me to insert my HTML tags at the click
of a button.   It also has some wonderful search-and-replace features that
are much faster and allow me to be more specific than anything provided for
by any of the WYSIWYG programs. (A couple months ago I reformatted more
than 3000 individual lines in under 6 minutes!)

>  I'm a visual person, and find it hard to visualise something  just
>by inputting code. It's also a hassle to keep saving, uploading, and
>viewing the page just to see if everything is in the right place.
That's another thing Homesite does: it has tabs on the screen to toggle
between text, browser, and WYSIWYG modes, so you don't need to have another
program loaded.

>  I also
>do tables in Word, because I can create tables for pages like:
>http://student.monterey.edu/dh/garciabarryjames/world/tes2.html, which are
>practically impossible to do in Composer.
Once you are familiar with the HTML code, doing tables by hand is faster
than in Word and easier to edit (ie, new cells, rows, columns, different
formats in individual cells, etc).

>I go for aesthetically pleasing pages (In my mind at least). Plain white
>pages that arent formatted in tables are boring (personally) to me (not to
>mention tiring to read because you have to scan the entire width of the
>screen). So, i use tables for layout, and add in a simple background,
>andcolor scheme. I believe that you can have aesthetics and still keep
>content as the main focus of the site. Flashy isnt always good (actually,
>too flashy can be a big drawback). I like simplicity, combined with good
>content.
I generally don't use any background for the main part of the content, and
only simple coloring for the less important parts - like the top of the page.

> >I do it on computer, too.  But, I have the basic grammar and lexicon
> >printed out, and when working on something, I'll often note it on the
> >print out, and then later put it into the computer.  It's easier to have
> >a lexicon printed out then to have to go over to the computer to look up
> >a word, in many cases.
Hmm. My computer is right on my desk, and I only shut it down when I go to
sleep, so calling up the entry in the database is just as quick as looking
it up by hand.

>I have everything on Saalangal in my computer and in my web pages. I've
>pretty much settled on the main grammar, so I might print it out as a
>reference. The dictionary won't be printed because i'm always adding to
>it. I dont have the money to keep buying note books and paper  to write
>everything down . However, if I get an idea for something i'll often write
>it down on paper, and then transfer it to my computer.
I do that too. Scraps of paper don't last long in my "filing system" so
they have to be input into the computer very quickly. I've lost a couple
nice words by not being fast enough. :(



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