CSS

CSS stands for cascading style sheet which changes all of the formats of the documents in the same folder. I was originally not sure of how it worked until I saw it in action. The documents that you want to edit and change formats and designs should be in the same folder. If they are not in the same folder, they will be unaffected. If you move a document from a folder that already has a CSS to one that does not, the document will probably return back to normal. Like the html files which are directly linked to the internet, the type of the file is determined by the word you put behind the file name. For html it is '.htm' or '.html'. For CSS, it is '_css.html' or '_css.htm'. Like the html files, I still wonder how the computer can sense the words you put behind the name of the file (.html). But the CSS format is very complicated and I don't think a beginner could easily do it, unlike the html, which can be simply done after some lessons. The whole format is very confusing and probably only professionals can create whole new CSSs'. But still, they are necessary for sprucing up your whole webpage.

HTML Challenge-Reflections

When Mr Cheong gave us the HTML Challenge, I was worried that I would not be able to finish it. But in actual fact, it was actually quite simple. I also learned quite a few things as well, not only from watching the Jak-E video but from also the experience of creating the HTML webpage on the notepad as well.

My experience in doing the HTML Challenge (by doing the webpage):

I started off by creating the basic scripts like html,title,head and body. After that, I pasted the text document with the newspaper article onto it. After that, I became frustrated with the creation of the heading. It did not occur to me that when I put the header in between the title tags, it would cause the header to appear at the top of the window, not on the webpage itself as the title. I only realized that when I decided that I needed help and went to webnewmedia.com to watch the Jak-E video. While constantly pausing the video, editing my script and refreshing the webpage, I managed to complete the main part of the HTML Challenge. I also learned not to rush through as after listening to a bit of the video, I quickly edited my script but was puzzled when it still was not correct on the webpage. When I played the video, I realized that he was not finished and I still had to do something!

Unfortunately, the video did not tell me everything I had to do and I was left to figure out some for myself. For example, how to underline something, put words in italics and how to set the picture border. I decided to experiment and try out some guesses. Surprisingly, they were correct! I was suprised by the straight-forwardness of it all( underline- and , italics- and , border-border="size of border".

All in all, I am proud of myself for having completed that.(Along with Jordan, my partner of course! :) )

*Putting<> was not allowed in my entry, I don't know why.

HTML

Wow, I thought HTML was more complicated than that. Usually, scripts are just a mass of technical jargon. I now realize that if you look closely, you can see a pattern. Actually, all you have to do when writing scripts is to know the symbols for paragraphs ect, and the opening and closing tags. Still, it is very time consuming to write a script as you have to constantly insert the symbols. It probably takes a few days to create a running webpage. I always thought you needed a special software to write scripts.

Some things that I asked myself when I learned about HTML...

1.You can write the script and everything onto notepad and save it, but how do you make the websites be visible on the web? Do you require a software, do you have to use a website or can you do it by yourself?

2.Do you have to put a html sign behind the title to make the script a webpage or is it not necessary? Isn't the type of file determined by what you put under the type of file? How does the computer sense the '.html'?

3.Can writing scripts only be done in notepad? How about microsoft word? And if it can only be done on notepad, why? What makes notepad so special?

4.Why do we have to put in symbols and closing tags? Can't the computer be programmed to read from a document and then put in on the website? And why when putting closing tags, we have to put an extra / ?

5.How do we put in accessories like timers and visitor counters? Can they be inserted in a script?