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rabblerouser
11-14-2005, 07:33 AM
Ok I checked all the threads & couldn't find any thing that addressed my question. I basically know nothing about html, but have gotten frustrated with pagebuilder & assorted templates not giving me the flexibility I want. Can somebody recommend some books for me to learn html with? I know there are a lot of tutorials available online, but I learn better with a book & it would be useful to be able to look up code while working on my site. I'm not wanting to do any thing very complicated, but that's likely to change as I learn what's possible.
I recently did a review on the book, "Integrated HTML and CSS". The book is an excellent resource for beginners as it assumes no prior knowledge of HTML or CSS. You can find the review over at WebReference (http://webreference.com/reviews/integrated/)
rabblerouser
11-14-2005, 04:46 PM
Thanks Lee. This looks like exactly the kind of resource I was looking for.
Hi -
Thank goodness I read this when I first learned this stuff...
& still find myself reaching for it as a reference. If you don't
want to shell-out $21 or so for "HTML and CSS for the WWW",
5th edition, then you could browse the site, instead -
http://www.cookwood.com/html5ed/contents/
Have fun,
El
ray326
11-14-2005, 11:42 PM
Check my sig.
yngexec
11-15-2005, 02:47 AM
...you might also want to (and no inferences being made here) try the "...for dummies" series.
They're pretty insightful at times and not too techy for newbies.
Another good reference is Spring Into HTML and CSS (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0131855867/002-8055905-8780848?v=glance)
I'd just start reading everything you can get your hands on. YOU CAN NEVER READ TOO MANY BOOKS!
NogDog
11-15-2005, 03:11 AM
Also, while reading the books and working on new things, spend some time looking at the applicable sections of the HTML Specification (http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/) and the CSS Specification (http://www.w3.org/TR/CSS21/). While they're not real user-friendly nor designed for learning, as you learn more and become comfortable with them, you'll find you can almost always find the ultimate answers there since they are the sources from which everything else is derived.
Bullschmidt
11-15-2005, 03:01 PM
And while not a book, this is a great site to learn things about HTML:
HTML Goodies - The Master Page
http://www.htmlgoodies.com/beyond/master/article.php/3472381