| TIPS
AND TOOLS
For those so inclined
below are many links for color charts, 3 color
fazer programs,
links to fonts, gif resizers and optimizers for faster
loading, Website
Utilities, even HTML lessons. Enjoy!
Animated gifs, Icons,
buttons, Backgrounds and lots more
http://www.megawebtools.com/
http://www.cybermonkeysworld.com
Copyright, Registered,
and Trademark Symbols
To display any of
these symbols in your HTML document, use the following
codes:
Copyright Symbol
© - © or ©
Registered Symbol
® - ®
Trademark Symbol
TM - ™
HTML Just copy
and paste
Double Columns In
HTML
Enter Your Text Here
Enter Your Text Here
Enter Your Text Here
Enter Your Text Here
Enter Your Text Here
Enter Your Text Here
<TABLE WIDTH="100%" CELLPADING="10" ><TR><TD
WIDTH="50%"><CENTER><B><FONT SIZE=+1>Enter Your Text
Here</FONT></B></CENTER> </TD><TD><UL><P><CENTER><B><FONT
SIZE=+1>Enter your text here</FONT></B></CENTER>
</UL></TD></TR></TABLE>
CLICK ON BARS
<FORM METHOD="get"ACTION="http://protect.simplenet.com/tips.htm">
<CENTER>
<INPUT TYPE=SUBMIT VALUE="Click On Bars"</TD></CENTER>
-
After ACTION="Enter
Your URLAddress" ... The URL address is where you
want to take the
person when they click on the bar. Remember use " "
around the url address.
Next enter the text you want to appear on the
face of the bar
after SUBMIT VALUE="Click On Bars" ... again remember to
use " " around the
text.
GIFCruncher -
is a free resource for web designers that can reduce GIF
download times by
up to 90% and has many other options. Also useful in chatrooms.
http://www.gifcruncher.com/
JPG and GIF Cruncher
http://www.spinwave.com/
Gif Wizard - Compress
your graphics up to 90% with GIF Wizard! GIF
Wizard will make
your website download faster and keep visitors coming
back for more.
Use GIF Wizard to optimize GIFs and JPGs on existing new
or existing websites.
GIF Wizard is an online application and can be
used with any web
browser.
http://uswest.gifwizard.com/
Imaging Machine -
Animate,mogrify, resize and make transparent graphics
online. Found at
the bottom of the page.
http://protect.simplenet.com/1tools.htm
Paint Shop Pro Tips
and Techniques - 3-D Text Without Masks, Antique
Gold Text, Backlighted
Text, Plastic Text, and more. If you don't have
the latest version
of Paintshop Pro you will soon, once you see how easy
it is to create
professional images in just minutes.
http://desktoppublishing.com/tipspsp.html
HTML Color Charts
These are the Hexidecimal
codes for the 216 colours that will not be
dithered in any
standard browser.
http://www.markradcliffe.co.uk/html/colours.htm
http://html.cavalcade-whimsey.com/rgb.html
http://www.theodora.com/html_colors.html
http://www.netexplorer.net/pages/colorchart.html
http://www.netexplorer.net/pages/216colors.htm
http://www.homepagegoodies.com/colorchart.html
RGB converters takes
the decimal numbers from 24-bit colors and
converts them into
hexadecimal numbers needed in HTML Code, and vice
versa.
http://www.megacity.com/manycolors.html
http://www.keller.com/rgb.html
FREE COLORIZERS -
HTML Font Colorizer makes it possible to generate font
fades within a few
seconds. You just write your text, select the start
color and end color,
and then click on Colorize. That's it--you will
have generated HTML
code to put right into your HTML documents. This
version now supports
multiple lines and multiple color fades, and it
includes a
help file.
http://www.chami.com/tc/
http://www.chami.com/colorizer/
ONE IN TWENTY WHITE
MEN ARE COLOR BLIND
Color Blind Design
Hints and Tips
DO provide ALT="..."
text for all your images. If a user cannot
understand your
image they can reload with images off. Consider using
JavaScript MouseOver
events to provide status-line descriptions of
images- especially
maps and navigation bars.
DON'T use [red |
green | brown | grey | purple] [next to | on top of |
changing to] [red
| green | brown | grey | purple].
DO have a strong,
bright contrast between foreground and background
colours- not only
for your page text but also in your images. Even
totally colour blind
readers can differentiate similar colours which
contrast bright
with dark.
DON'T use colours
in images to denote special areas, such as bar charts,
maps and navigation
bars. Consider using textures or line shading
instead (try the
"paper" or "pattern" function in your graph or painting
program). Alternatively,
provide additional written labels.
DO use blue, yellow,
white and black if you really must use colours to
distinguish items.
These combinations are less likely to be confused
than others.
Real-World Products
for Colour Blind Customers
DON'T use [red |
green | brown | grey | purple] [next to | on top of |
changing to] [red
| green | brown | grey | purple].
DO provide labels
next to any coloured indicators. For instance, if you
have a red warning
light and a green OK light, write "WARNING" and "OK"
next to each one,
or use numbers or symbols (avoid crosses and ticks as
their interpretation
varies internationally). Consider some kind of
sonic, flashing
or animated indication.
DON'T use single
light bulbs that change colour from red to green, red
to yellow or green
to yellow under any circumstances. They are the work
of Satan and you
will burn in hell for all eternity. Blue-changing
lights are marginally
more acceptable.
DO use blue, yellow,
white and black if you really must use colours to
distinguish items.
These combinations
are less likely to be confused than others.
DON'T give instructions
which refer to objects by colour, eg. "press the
red button", "wait
for the green light". Instead say "press the button
marked ON", "wait
for the light on the left". If there is only one
button, just say
"press the button", otherwise colour blind users may
worry that there
is another different coloured button that they have
missed.
HTML LESSONS AND
TUTORIALS
http://www.dtp-aus.com/htmcderm.html
http://www.dtp-aus.com/htmgnlrm.html
http://www.cybermonkeysworld.com
For easy step by
step lessons in HTML, JAVA Script and JAVA use this
site: http://www.w3-tech.com/crash/
This course is designed to teach
you enough to get
started in HTML. It covers almost everything, from the
basics to the advanced.
When you finish, you will know enough to design
an impressive web
page if you're willing to invest the time in it.
Style Tags modify
the way your text looks. The following list is not
comprehensive, but
it's close:
<B>bold</B>
<I>italics</I>
<STRONG>strong</STRONG>
<BLINK>blink</BLINK>
<CODE>code</CODE>
<EM>emphasize</EM>
<ADDRESS>address</ADDRESS>
<CITE>citation</CITE>
<SAMP>sample</SAMP>
<KBD>keyboard entry</KBD>
<TT>teletype</TT>
<BIG>big print</BIG>
<SMALL>small print</SMALL>
<SUB>subscript</SUB>
<SUP>superscript</SUP>
<STRIKE>strikeout</STRIKE>
<PRE> preformatted text</PRE>
If you are into text
generators, labels, banners and things to add to
your web pages for
fun try some of these.
Free online 3D text
generator. Enter text, select font,texture, depth
and submit. Within
minutes you see your result! http://www.iqauto.com/
Create text labels
at this site. Different fonts and filters are available.
http://www.acme.com/labelmaker/
You can create animated
banners, navigation bars, and displays for your
site. http://www.animationonline.com/
Free web graphics
generators. Type in a name and it shows you several
different options.
http:/www.cooltext.com
Create your own banner
easily, instantly, and online. Choose from the
backgrounds, add
your text, and thats it.
http://www.crecon.com/banners.html
Let NetMechanic optimize
your images by removing unused and lesser used
colors from the
images. Compare the GIFBot optimized images to the
original and select
the best trade off between image quality and file
size, then save
the image for your use.
http://netmechanic.com/accelerate.htm
Brutesoft 2000 backs
up icq lists for versions 99 and 2000
http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/file_description.asp?fid=7354
A list of all drivers
ever made and tech support
http://www.windrivers.com/
Free guestbooks,
e-cards,
everything you can imagine for your homepage
http://www.freestuffcenter.com/sub/webmastertop.html
http://www.guestbookdepot.com
You can display a
short summary of each day's Daily Motivator message on
your site. http://www.greatday.com/motivate/dmsummary/index.html
Display current domestic
or international weather information on your site
http://oap.weather.com/oap/index.html
Unusual and weired
news for your site with free membership in the
sponsors webring.
http://www.youbethejudge.com/network/strange.htm
A live stock ticker.
http://www.dayinvestor.com/siteticker/index.html
FREE VIRUS CHECK
on your machine here:
http://housecall.antivirus.com/
In closing check
this out: The List - Are you paying too much for
Internet access?
Compare the ISP prices and services in your area.
http://thelist.internet.com/
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