Will you write HTML with us tomorrow?

Re:Will you write HTML with us tomorrow? by kleer001 on Friday January 14, 2022 @10:01PM (#29943138)

Thinking about it makes my RSI flare up.

I'm probably just too much of a control freak to deal with the uncertainty of browser-craft. (All respect to those who do web stuff) I'm from a painterly background and do cgi. If I want a pixel somewhere I'll put it there.

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Re:Will you write HTML with us tomorrow? by movedx on Friday January 14, 2022 @11:32PM (#29943559)

Ironically if you stick to a certain set of the HTML, CSS and JS specs - and keep things simple - you'll never have to deal with browser-craft at all. Your code will just do the job of getting content rendered in a browser and it'll work on everything.

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Re:Will you write HTML with us tomorrow? by s_fischer on Saturday January 15, 2022 @08:36AM (#29946227)

I think the entire point of this project is show people that they can make a website without having to be afraid of having the type of experience you just described.

If you just use HTML, then the words that you choose to write will be the words that everyone will read.

Any "pixel placement" is optional and shouldn't be a detering factor.

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Re:Will you write HTML with us tomorrow? by kleer001 on Monday January 17, 2022 @10:19AM (#29967378)

I did use plain html. This was back on '02.

I meant 'pixel' as a synecdoche, to stand in for all the elements of computer art and visual craft.

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