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Subject:Re: Front Page Fussy From:Kris Olberg <kjolberg -at- IX -dot- NETCOM -dot- COM> Date:Wed, 13 Jan 1999 14:28:56 -0600
I've pulled some interesting snippets from this ridiculous thread, which has
been very big on opinion, very small on fact.
George Beinhorn says:
>OK, puh-lease, help me with these questions:
>
>1. Granted, FP creates bad HTML. What's the best book for
>learning good HTML (as a beginner)?
KO says: If you need a book for learning HTML, how can you possibly have a
valid opinion on whether FP creates "bad" HTML?
From: Tracy Boyington
>I'm not sure anyone has said FrontPage creates invalid HTML. What it
>*does* create is really crappy HTML that gives wildly different results
>on different browsers, while making the novice user think that what you
>see really is what you get. Which is just as bad, if not worse.
HTML is a standard. "Crappy" can only describe something that does not
conform to the standard. Ergo, because FP creates standard HTML, it cannot
be described as "crappy." Find a different argument.
From: Scott Miller
>Front page is a great tool for some things, but not for others. Like most
>WYSIWYG HTML editors it changes your code, for example:
>
>Before FrontPage:
>
><LI>
>Text
><P>
><LI>
>Text
><P>
KO say: Now that's crappy.
Scott Miller continues ...
>
>After FrontPage:
>
><li>
>Text
></li>
><li>
>Text
></li>
At least FP has made an attempt to turn bad code into standard code.
Scott Miller also says ...
>In addition, FrontPage will let you use HTML tags that are not standard
HTML
>(as defined by the W3C), and not FrontPage Extensions, but are tags that
>work only in Internet Explorer. Can't think of any off the top of my head,
>but I ran into some. Page borders come to mind. Anyway, I use FrontPage for
I'd agree that FP will let you use nonstandard HTML if you enter it
yourself. I do challenge, you, however, to get FP to generate the same
nonstandard code using menus, etc.
Regards...Kris
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