Template design problems

Archergirl2000 · Post by **Archergirl2000** » Sun Dec 16, 2001 5:49 am

I just got my account not that long ago, and i finally decided to try and work on it last night, so I got to the point where i have an image on my page and then I tried using HTML to customize the indextemplate file but it doesn't work. I'm using IE for ftp would that be the problem? Here's the addy so you can see what i mean : <A HREF="http://saywhat.keenspace.com" TARGET=_blank>http://saywhat.keenspace.com</A> I'd really appreciate some help, otherwise my monitor is gonna have a nice big hole in it ^_^;;;

Seven3 · Post by **Seven3** » Sun Dec 16, 2001 9:09 am

That could well be it, but I'll still ask the question: What are you creating your pages with?
Some of your <s have been replaced by <s (that means the browsers draw a < rather than interpret the code as an HTML tag), and you have two <head> and <body> - I'm guessing IE's messing your page up something awful, you're hand coding your pages with something like MS Word, or both.For FTP, I recommend the likes of <a href=http://www.smartftp.com>Smart FTP</a>, and for hand coded html pages (if that how you make them), a plain text editor like Notepad.------------------
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Seven3 · Post by **Seven3** » Mon Dec 17, 2001 1:17 am

Just open the file with Notepad, edit it, and save it.A good way to do this is to put a shortcut to Notepad (C:windowsnotepad.exe) in the Sendto folder (C:windowssendto) - This will give you the option of opening any file with notepad.
You can then edit your html files by right-clicking, and selecting 'sendto' > 'notepad'.------------------
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Archergirl2000 · Post by **Archergirl2000** » Mon Dec 17, 2001 5:15 am

Thanks for responding, I'm using netscape composer to code my pages. I thought my tags were wrong, but if I code it in notepad it should work?I downloaded an ftp program the other day called "Bulletproof FTP" but I couldn't figure out how to use it that's why I'm using IE.

Atrus · Post by **Atrus** » Mon Dec 17, 2001 7:44 am

I use Notepad exclusively for writing my web pages, style sheets, Perl scripts, and anything else that's a plain text file.SmartFTP has a drag-and-drop interface you can use, like IE.------------------
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Archergirl2000 · Post by **Archergirl2000** » Mon Dec 17, 2001 12:45 pm

So do I do the coding in notepad and then copy and paste it into my indextemplate file or do i just open the indextemplate file in notepad, add the code and then save it? @_@I'm going to download SmartFTP today before I seriously injure my computer. <IMG SRC="http://www.keenspace.com/forums/biggrin.gif">