Resources Used in This Website:
I did this website all "Old School" - using NotePad++ as my text editor. I wanted to try to refresh my memory of html commands. I used a few tools from the internet as follows:
- NotePad++
- Banner Maker Pro
- CSS Vertical Navigation Bar
- W3 HTML / CSS Validator
- IrfanView - Graphics Tool
- GetColor! - Graphics Tool
- TechSmith's SnagIt - Screen Capturing Tool
Alterior Motive #1: Vertical Navigation Bar:
I had several alterior motives in designing this website. I wanted to experiment with a vertical navigation bar. I googled this - and found many examples and settled in on a simple CSS approach.
Alterior Motive #2: Table-LESS Design! :
My next alterior motive - was to design a more complex website, without the use of Tables. It is a good idea to avoid tables wherever possible as the <table> element will be deleted from HTML in the future. More importantly by Not Using tables, you make a website more accessible by web crawling search engines - which can improve your website ranking.
Styling of Links:
Note: This homework assignment was to also build skills in styling links in various styles/colors (home and cad section). This website went from being "decent" to being a candidate for the "Worst Website" by the over-use of changing link properties.
