html formatting of web page different than design

[sharonc]

When I designed my web page, everything was in the correct place and looked great. When I pull up the web page, the Text information is moved to the left of what the design shows. How can I make sure my design and my web page remain the same?

 

[xutopia]

what do you mean by design? You question is a bit confusing. Could you explain exactly what happens? Gary

http://www.xutopia.com

Haran

 

[sharonc]

I used Frontpage to create my form. Then I pulled up Visual Interdev to view my form and add additional code. If I look at the form in Frontpage or Visual Interdev it looks great, but when I pull the form up on the web some of the text data is moved to the left of where it showed when I designed the form.

Example:
Design mode:
Employee Number: ________________ LastName_____________

web version:
Employee Number: ________________ LastName_____________

I want the Employee Number to show as it does in Design mode.

 

[xutopia]

there is one simple solution. Don't use Frontpage or MS products to code. Use a text-based product such as homesite or ultraedit.

You will learn more code this way and you will eventually become a great programmer. Gary

http://www.xutopia.com

Haran

 

[kubla]

Example:
Design mode:
Employee Number: ________________ LastName_____________

web version:
Employee Number: ________________ LastName_____________

I'd imagine that the spaces in the "design mode" are "white space". HTML ignores white space.

Try putting the line in the <BLOCKQUOTE> tags.

http://www.robertgraves.org

 

[sharonc]

Thanks for the tip. I'll check out the products you mentioned.

 

[sharonc]

Can you tell me who makes homesite and ultraedit?

 

[xutopia]

http://www.allaire.com

is homesite // now macromedia

http://www.ultraedit.com

is ultraedit.

I use ultraedit as it is much more customizable but Homesite ressembles more like Visual Interdev so you might like it better.

We were 12 programmers here to use different programs. Within 6 months we all were on ultraedit.

One of the great features is column mode (download it and open a file, CTRL-N, press enter 10 times, CTRL+A, ALT+C, then type your name) you will find it very interesting!

the result I would get is :

gary
gary
gary
gary
gary
gary
gary
gary
gary
gary
gary

Now still in column mode if I select only the first character of my name on the ten lines and press CTRL+F5 I would get :

Gary
Gary
Gary
Gary
Gary
Gary
Gary
Gary
Gary
Gary
Gary
Gary

Comes in very handy at times. I don't know any other editor that do that kind of stuff. Gary

http://www.xutopia.com

Haran

 

[kubla]

&quot;Comes in very handy at times. I don't know any other editor that do that kind of stuff.&quot;

vi

http://www.robertgraves.org

 

[xutopia]

granted kubla! vi is great!!! wonderful even.

But does vi have a white background and buttons that you can click with your mouse?
Gary

http://www.xutopia.com

Haran

 

[sharonc]

Thank you for the info. I'll check it out.