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HTML. Your Friend or Foe? and a little bit from Lazar. Some Terms. . . . HTML: Hypertext Markup Language SGML: Standard Generalized Markup Language DTD: Document Type Definitions HTML is a SGML DTD used on the WWW. What does HTML Do?.

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  1. HTML Your Friend or Foe? and a little bit from Lazar

  2. Some Terms. . . • HTML: Hypertext Markup Language • SGML: Standard Generalized Markup Language • DTD: Document Type Definitions • HTML is a SGML DTD used on the WWW

  3. What does HTML Do? • HTML script uses a code called a tag to describe how items should look • HTML uses a syntax that is supposedly generally agreed upon to make it portable

  4. Specifications or Standards • The World Wide Web Consortium (W3) • 0.0, 1.0, 2.0, 3.2, 4.0, 4.01 (recent) • xhtml 1.1 • http://www.w3.org • Proprietary code problems

  5. Ways to Write HTML • HTML Converters (Word, StarOffice) • HTML Editors • WYSIWYG • WYSIWAG • UNIX Editors (pico, jpico, vi, emacs) • Notepad ;} • EditPlus

  6. Creating an HTML Document (AKA Web page) • Let’s look at Mary’s Resume. . .

  7. Creating an HTML Document (AKA Web page) - cont. • Document Content -- controlled by HTML Tags <tag name Properties> Document Content </tag name>

  8. HTML Tags • <h1 align=center> Mary Taylor </h1> • Different Browsers interpret tags . . . differently. • <font size = "4"> Mary Taylor </font> • A different approach

  9. More HTML Tags <html> <head> <title> </title> </head> <body> </body> </html>

  10. Subtle Differences. . . • h tags versus font tags • <h1> versus <font size=1> • spacing • bold • the align property (3.2 and higher) • the <p> tag -- to </p> or not to </p>? • your friend the <br>

  11. Lists • Unordered • Ordered • Definition

  12. Unordered Lists <ul> <li>Item</li> <li>Item</li> <li>Item</li> </ul> </li> and a </p> are optional right now, but this is changing

  13. Ordered Lists <ol> <li>Item #1</li> <li>Item #2</li> <li>Item #3</li> </ol>

  14. Definition List <dl>definition list <dt>definition term <dd>definition <dt> <dt> <dd> </dl>

  15. Options on Lists • Unordered List • <ul type=disk> • <ul type=circle> • <ul type=square> • Ordered List • <ol type=[1,i,A,a] start=[1,i,A,a]> • Let's Look

  16. Using Notepad and Browser • Saving the file as “foo.htm” (or foo.html) • Making sure to save it as "All Files (*.*)" • Looking at file in browser • Saving before looking

  17. Character Tags • physical versus logical • physical: exactly how you want the text to appear -- <b>, <i>, <big>, <small> (big and small are html 3.0 and above) • logical: how you want to use the text -- <em>, <strong>, <var>, <cite>, <code>, <kbd> • when to use one over another?

  18. Example <em><strong> satellite technician </strong></em> <i><b> satellite technician </b></i>

  19. Horizontal Lines <hr> <hr align=center> <hr size="12"> <hr width="30%"> <hr width="15"> <hr align=center size="12" width="30%">

  20. More Line Options • More Options • <hr noshade><p> • <hr noshade size="8"><p> • With Explorer • <hr color="#ff0000"><p> • <hr size="10" width=30% color="green"> • Let’s Look

  21. Inserting Images • Inline Image • Appears directly on the Web page • External Image • Browser needs a file viewer

  22. Image Tag <img src = “filename”> GIF versus JPEG Needs to be one of them

  23. Two Ways to Center <p align=center><img src=“taylor.gif”></p> (3.x and above) <center><img src=“taylor.gif”></center> Filenames are case sensitive!

  24. Lifecycle and Evolutionary • SDLC • Hoffer, George, and Valacich • Whitten and Bentley • Evolutionary • Spiral model • Risk factors • End user plays somewhat of a role

  25. Lazar User-Centered Web Development Lifecycle • Define the mission of the Website and the user population • Collect the user requirements for the Website • Create the conceptual design of the Website

  26. Lazar User-Centered Web Development Lifecycle (cont.) • Create the physical design of the Website • Perform usability testing on the Website • Implement and market the Website • Evaluate and improve the Website

  27. Challenges to Web Development • Browser Type • Browser Version • Screen Size • Operating System • Download Time • Infrequency of use • Users don’t use your site all the time • Some exceptions, of course

  28. Clients versus Users • Melding Mission with Need • Determining User base • Negotiating soltions

  29. Clients • Client versus User • Not the same people • Make sure the client has a clear purpose • Make sure the client is committed • Keep client frequently updated • Learn the client's interaction style and use it to your advantage • Meld client mission with user needs

  30. Mission of the Website • Type of Website • Informational • E-Commerce • Entertainment • Target Population • local, international • audience-split? • WMU site

  31. Let’s Set Up Your Site

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