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Re: Want to start HTML?

Posted: 08 Jun 2011, 20:45
by themindstormman
so i must start from scratch or analize my code?

Re: Want to start HTML?

Posted: 08 Jun 2011, 21:01
by muntoo
You should host your video on YouTube. It's much faster, more easy to use, and puts less strain on your website. If you insist on using your website to host the video, there are a number of ways to embed it.

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<img src="superbowl_xlv.wmv" width="500" height="350" alt=" To start video right click on your mouse then press open in new window.">
I'm not sure why you're using img. Possibly object or embed would work. But again, you really should use YouTube. I would.

YouTube provides HTML code to embed your movie into your webpage.

Re: Want to start HTML?

Posted: 08 Jun 2011, 21:10
by muntoo
themindstormman wrote:so i must start from scratch
In a way, yes. I've taken a quick look, and you don't seem to be using any CSS. And you need more divs to structure your page in an organized fashion.

Re: Want to start HTML?

Posted: 09 Jun 2011, 08:11
by timpattinson
Also, this line in you homepage doesn't really work properly

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<IMG STYLE="position:absolute; TOP:0px; left:0px; WIDTH:1263px; HEIGHT:100px" src="themindstormman3141_home.jpg"

Re: Want to start HTML?

Posted: 09 Jun 2011, 17:14
by themindstormman
i'll change things when i get a chance cause i'm i've been busy.
as for the youtube embed thing at the time i didn't have an account but now i'll try embedding it.

Re: Want to start HTML?

Posted: 12 Jun 2011, 23:23
by bungeshea
Hi themindstormsman,
I suggest that you try http://validator.w3.org/. It is type of like a compiler, but for HTML and CSS. I have ran my site through it a number of times, and it shows you what HTML code you need to fix. Plus, every page that passes gets free stickers! :D

Re: Want to start HTML?

Posted: 12 Jun 2011, 23:34
by bungeshea

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<img src="superbowl_xlv.wmv" width="500" height="350" alt=" To start video right click on your mouse then press open in new window." />
Hmm... I'm not happy with that code. Have you seen the HTML 5 way of putting videos on your site?

http://www.w3schools.com/html5/html5_video.asp

At least you could put a link to the video.

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<a href="superbowl_xlv.wmv">Click here to see my SuperBowl video!</a>

Re: Want to start HTML?

Posted: 12 Jun 2011, 23:54
by timpattinson
studbrickmaster wrote:
Hmm... I'm not happy with that code. Have you seen the HTML 5 way of putting videos on your site?

http://www.w3schools.com/html5/html5_video.asp
Yes but then the majority of IE users won't be able to see it.
I know the people of this forum usually have more sense, I'm using FF7a1
but some people will not see it properly.
PS, w3schools is a bad site.

Re: Want to start HTML?

Posted: 13 Jun 2011, 00:18
by nxtreme
timpattinson wrote:Yes but then the majority of IE users won't be able to see it.
I know the people of this forum usually have more sense, I'm using FF7a1
but some people will not see it properly.
I think that sometimes web page developers (or people that are just playing around :)) have to decide to better-support the community of people that will probably be viewing their site. I know that there are some of us that use IE and I have nothing against it at all, but most browsers in this day and age really should support HTML5. If if your browser doesn't, you probably have bigger things (like security) to worry about. You can always include a note that says something to the tune of "HTML5 compatible browser required to view this video" or something like that.

Re: Want to start HTML?

Posted: 13 Jun 2011, 00:23
by bungeshea
timpattinson wrote: PS, w3schools is a bad site.
And why would that be? :twisted: