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  • Q&A: Plain text and HTML

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    Student question: Is plain text the same as txt? I’m still having a problem with it. Answer: Beginning students learning how to code with web standards are sometimes confused about what plain text is and how it applies to HTML. Plain text refers to simple character set, like ASCII, or Unicode. It is the set…

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    Dale Rogers

  • Basics: Domain names and Web Servers

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    Question from a student: Do I need a domain name [to upload my files to a server]? Yes and no. FTP (File Transfer Protocol) is the means by which we transfer files from a client computer to a server. In order to connect to a server you need its address, and login credentials. Every server…

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  • Problem solving 101

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    The issue Here is a excerpt from a student email… Mr. Rogers, I’m taking the basic Web Graphics class this semester and I’m seeing subjects in the class expectations that remind  me of what [will be expected of me in the final Capstone class]. I’m writing this because I had some areas in HTML that kind…

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    Dale Rogers

  • The big picture

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    When first learning HTML, there is a lot of information to take in. Keeping an eye on the BIG PICTURE can go a long way towards preventing overwhelm. The main web technologies are HTML, CSS, DOM, and Javascript. That’s four different technologies that are often offered as one beginning course in many colleges. Obviously, you…

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  • Events in HTML

    When beginners are learning web design, events can often be confusing. Are events part of HTML, Javascripts, or the DOM? What are they and how do we use them? What is an Event? HTML stands for Hypertext Markup Language. It is a language we use to give instructions to a browser how to structure and…

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  • img width and height attributes

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    A student asks… “Just to clarify, the primary purpose of the width and height attributes is to reserve space for the image, not to actually resize the image, correct? “ The width and height attributes on the img tag actually do both; they reserve the screen real-estate and also resize the image. Reserving real-estate When…

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    Dale Rogers