On Mon, 31 Mar 2025 08:48:19 -0400 Steve Litt via talk <talk@gtalug.org> wrote:
William Park via talk said on Sun, 30 Mar 2025 17:17:17 -0400 Concerning plain HTML via Notepad++: I know nothing about Notepad++, but in my opinion HTML docs are garbage unless they're true, validated HTML that will pretty much render identically across all competent browsers. Otherwise, each browser picks its own way to interpret your broken HTML, usually resulting in things like item A overwriting item B, or microscopic fonts or other stuff that hurts readability and even changes the information conveyed.
I have used plain HTML to set up on-line notes at several sites. I regard HTML code is idiot simple, and easier to learn than most GUI HTML editors. I used plain Notepad on various Windows machines. It is a nice, simple text editor. Notepad++'s indenting and syntax highlighting is most appreciated. I use vi here at home, and sometimes, emacs. If the HTML is on a local server and probably being read as a file, as opposed to a subnet URL, who cares about validation? The code is pretty idiot resistant. Don't use the marquee tag. I have had no success in training other people to write the HTML. -- Howard Gibson hgibson@eol.ca http://home.eol.ca/~hgibson