Re: [libreoffice-documentation] html editors

Another important consideration would be to get into the habit of 
employing the free XHTML and CSS validators online at W3C (or its 
several mirrors)--either for code on a computer file on your machine or 
for actual hosted code. Typical webpages could literally contain several 
hundred instances of invalid code, which different browsers might 
interpret differently .


Gary

On 1/27/2011 11:30 AM, Tom Davies wrote:
> Hi :)
>
> Gedit colour codes the both the html and the css.  If i hover over an open
> coding bracket<smile>  then it highlights the corresponding closing bracket
> </smile>.  I don't know what it does if there isn't a closing bracket.
> Something for me to check! :)  It doesn't tell me what to write or give me
> look-up tables or drop-down lists of possible tags/coding but i use w3schools or
> look-up tables from elsewhere if required.
>
> I think i should check out your suggestions to see if they do give extra
> functionality.  Even if they don't it would be interesting to see if they do
> help me.  Thanks for the suggestions :)
>
> Regards from
> Tom :)
>
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> ________________________________
> From: Gary Schnabl<gSchnabl@SWDetroit.com>
> To: documentation@libreoffice.org
> Sent: Thu, 27 January, 2011 14:17:27
> Subject: Re: [libreoffice-documentation] html editors
>
> On 1/27/2011 4:25 AM, Tom Davies wrote:
> > I use gedit (a text-editor) and switch from plain-text to html so that it all
> > gets colour-coded.  Most text-editors (except Notepad) seem to offer the same
> > functionality.  Does that count as an html editor?
> >
> > Regards from
> > Tom :)
> Probably not... You should employ an HTML editor that validates and simplifies
> coding for a number of common DOCTYPEs. There are plenty of them available. Try
> using the free (X)HTML editors from W3C or CoffeeCup Software. A decent editor
> also incorporates CSS for formatting.
>
> Gary


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