MUD and RPG Webmasters

Seth · 04-30-2002, 06:18 PM

Webbrowsers and servers these days come with allot of options and capabilities, ranging from Cascading Style Sheets and basic Javascripting, to advanced scripting such as PHP and complicated markup like XML. However, which of these nifty gadgets do you actually use on your website? Which ones do you think that are quite capable of doing their job? Or maybe even why some are better then others?

Xanferious · 04-30-2002, 07:09 PM

i use php, but im stilla novie in it, im good at dhtml, active-x and vb-script. with vb-script and active-x combiend you can make a dynamic and interactive website, but not as flashy as a php or flash website. but realy a sharp website needs grahics which i have no clue when it comes in that area.
but i belive you can have a nice presantion with the simple dhtml and html for a main site. i also do all my web design in NOTEPAD. i belive its still the best way to design a website

nass · 05-01-2002, 08:44 AM

Personal choices

HTML (ultradev, textpad)
Graphics (photoshop, illustrator)
CSS (textpad)
PHP (textpad)
MySQL (textpad)
dHTML (textpad)
flash (fun for extra splash if you want to draw attention to somehing)

html: neccessary
graphics: neccessary
css: neccessary for markup & dHTML
php: neccessary for dynamic and scaleable websites (ie forums, polls, showing #s online on homepage etc)
MySQL : neccessary for dynamic and scaleable data (ie forums, playerfiles, online help file editor, online room file editor)
dHTML: not really neccessary but can look cool.
flash: flash =)

Igor · 05-04-2002, 09:48 PM

Mostly HTML and CSS. Graphics via Photoshop. Looking at possibly adding flash in the future

Don't know that I'd ever want to go to more than that. I've seen php used on some sites fine, also seen it used unnecessarily.

Igor
Dragon's Gate Webmaster

Neranz Laverani · 05-06-2002, 11:23 AM

Out of curiousity, what do you define as unnecessary use of php?

Neranz Laverani, Seeker of Knowledge

Mish · 05-07-2002, 12:28 AM

I just use HTML. No CSS's for me; I haven't really found a use for them. I would use PHP for menubars, but my website's server doesn't seem to support it.

I stay away from JavaScript, as I've seen it fail for apparently no reason at all. It also annoys me for some reason.

Flash is another thing that I can see could be useful, but a lot of sites use it as meaningless eye-candy that takes too far to load, where HTML would serve perfectly well.

Basically, I'm interested in things that will load well for practically anyone, regardless of browser or platform. Plain old HTML serves that quite well, I think.

Seth · 05-07-2002, 12:26 PM

Actually, you can check if your HTML is good by using from the ... It's a nice way to check your HTML.

Xanferious · 05-08-2002, 09:23 PM

why would u need to check it if you know how to make it?

Neranz Laverani · 05-09-2002, 02:19 AM

Cascading Style Sheets can be useful if you have dynamic menus that you want to pretty up some.

Neranz Laverani, Seeker of Knowledge

Seth · 05-09-2002, 08:36 AM

Because W3C sets the standards for HTML and derivatives, but not ALL browsers are perfect. Internet Explorer, for example, is VERY fault tollerant, while Opera isn't. Henceforth, you can check your page if it complies with set W3C standards for a specific HTML versions. This will make sure your page should work on ALL browsers. (notice: work i's not the same as look like, tho)

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04-30-2002, 06:18 PM	#1
Seth Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Ede, The Netherlands Posts: 271	Webbrowsers and servers these days come with allot of options and capabilities, ranging from Cascading Style Sheets and basic Javascripting, to advanced scripting such as PHP and complicated markup like XML. However, which of these nifty gadgets do you actually use on your website? Which ones do you think that are quite capable of doing their job? Or maybe even why some are better then others?

04-30-2002, 07:09 PM	#2
Xanferious Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: The Void Posts: 490	i use php, but im stilla novie in it, im good at dhtml, active-x and vb-script. with vb-script and active-x combiend you can make a dynamic and interactive website, but not as flashy as a php or flash website. but realy a sharp website needs grahics which i have no clue when it comes in that area. but i belive you can have a nice presantion with the simple dhtml and html for a main site. i also do all my web design in NOTEPAD. i belive its still the best way to design a website

05-01-2002, 08:44 AM	#3
nass Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 128	Personal choices HTML (ultradev, textpad) Graphics (photoshop, illustrator) CSS (textpad) PHP (textpad) MySQL (textpad) dHTML (textpad) flash (fun for extra splash if you want to draw attention to somehing) html: neccessary graphics: neccessary css: neccessary for markup & dHTML php: neccessary for dynamic and scaleable websites (ie forums, polls, showing #s online on homepage etc) MySQL : neccessary for dynamic and scaleable data (ie forums, playerfiles, online help file editor, online room file editor) dHTML: not really neccessary but can look cool. flash: flash =)

05-04-2002, 09:48 PM	#4
Igor New Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 2	Mostly HTML and CSS. Graphics via Photoshop. Looking at possibly adding flash in the future Don't know that I'd ever want to go to more than that. I've seen php used on some sites fine, also seen it used unnecessarily. Igor Dragon's Gate Webmaster

05-06-2002, 11:23 AM	#5
Neranz Laverani Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: The States Posts: 116	Out of curiousity, what do you define as unnecessary use of php? Neranz Laverani, Seeker of Knowledge

05-07-2002, 12:28 AM	#6
Mish New Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Outer Banks, North Carolina Posts: 9	I just use HTML. No CSS's for me; I haven't really found a use for them. I would use PHP for menubars, but my website's server doesn't seem to support it. I stay away from JavaScript, as I've seen it fail for apparently no reason at all. It also annoys me for some reason. Flash is another thing that I can see could be useful, but a lot of sites use it as meaningless eye-candy that takes too far to load, where HTML would serve perfectly well. Basically, I'm interested in things that will load well for practically anyone, regardless of browser or platform. Plain old HTML serves that quite well, I think.

05-07-2002, 12:26 PM	#7
Seth Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Ede, The Netherlands Posts: 271	Actually, you can check if your HTML is good by using from the ... It's a nice way to check your HTML.

05-08-2002, 09:23 PM	#8
Xanferious Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: The Void Posts: 490	why would u need to check it if you know how to make it?

05-09-2002, 02:19 AM	#9
Neranz Laverani Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: The States Posts: 116	Cascading Style Sheets can be useful if you have dynamic menus that you want to pretty up some. Neranz Laverani, Seeker of Knowledge

05-09-2002, 08:36 AM	#10
Seth Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Ede, The Netherlands Posts: 271	Because W3C sets the standards for HTML and derivatives, but not ALL browsers are perfect. Internet Explorer, for example, is VERY fault tollerant, while Opera isn't. Henceforth, you can check your page if it complies with set W3C standards for a specific HTML versions. This will make sure your page should work on ALL browsers. (notice: work i's not the same as look like, tho)

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