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| author | Luke Smith <luke@lukesmith.xyz> | 2021-06-29 08:30:52 -0400 |
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| committer | Luke Smith <luke@lukesmith.xyz> | 2021-06-29 08:30:52 -0400 |
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diff --git a/html.html b/html.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000..7ed32df --- /dev/null +++ b/html.html @@ -0,0 +1,219 @@ +<!DOCTYPE html> +<html lang=en> + <head> + <title>Make a Simple Webpage – LandChad.net</title> + <meta charset="utf-8"/> + <link rel="shortcut icon" href="favicon.ico" type="image/x-icon" /> + <link rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' href='style.css'> + <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"> + <link rel='alternate' type='application/rss+xml' title='Land Chad RSS' href='/rss.xml'> + </head> +<body> + <header><h1>Make a Simple Webpage</h1></header> + <nav></nav> + <main> + <p> + We now have a webpage that's actually on the real-live internet! + You've already made it! + Now the only issue is putting what you want on your website. + </p> + + <p> + In this little series, we'll overview the basics of HTML and CSS, + the two important languages that will allow you to make a stylish multi-page website. + We will start with HTML. + </p> + + <h2>HTML</h2> + + <p> + HTML is the <strong>h</strong>yper<strong>t</strong>ext <strong>m</strong>arkup <strong>l</strong>anguage. + It is the "language" that all webpages are written in so that all browsers can read and display them properly. + </p> + <p> + A <dfn>markup language</dfn> <em>not</em> the same as a programming language: + Programming languages specify orders for a computer, while markup languages are ways of specifying the styling of text. + Markup languages are necessary because computers run on mere text, not colors, sizes, headers and other styling things. + </p> + + <p> + Let's understand what HTML is. + In <a href="nginx.html">a previous article</a>, we put this text in your website's <code>index.html</code>. + </p> + + <h3>Paragraphs</h3> + +<p> +Note how this HTML file appears as a webpage: +</p> + + + +<table> + <tr> + <td> +<pre><code><!DOCTYPE html> +<h1>My website!</h1> +<p>This is my website. Thanks for stopping by!</p> +<p>Now my website is live!</p></code></pre> + </td> + <td> +<img src=pix/nginx-website.png alt="The webpage as it appears."> + </td> + </tr> +</table> + +<p> +The content between the <code><p></code> and <code></p></code> tag(s) is formatted as different paragraphs. +If you don't use these <code><p></code> tags, the text will not be formatted as separate paragraphs even if you write it as +multiple lines. +Observe if we add lines to the end of this file: +</p> + +<table> + <tr> + <td> +<pre><code><!DOCTYPE html> +<h1>My website!</h1> +<p>This is my website. Thanks for stopping by!</p> +<p>Now my website is live!</p> +Here is some more text. +There are no paragraph tags on this stuff. +So it will all appear as one paragraph. +Despite being on multiple lines. + + +Even this!</code></pre> + </td> + <td> +<img src=pix/html-01.png alt="On p tags"> + </td> + </tr> +</table> + +<p> +This will seem strange at first, but this is the use of HTML as a markup +language: it allows you to style your document with tags and write it in whatever way is convenient. +</p> + +<p> +Let's learn more about what HTML can do. +</p> + + +<h3>Headings</h3> + +<p> +In addition to paragraphs (<code><p></code>), we can specify headings with inside <code><h1></h1></code> tags. +Heading tags are for your page's title and section headings in the document: +</p> + +<ul> + <li><code><h<strong>1</strong>></h<strong>1</strong>></code> – Main and largest headings</li> + <li><code><h<strong>2</strong>></h<strong>2</strong>></code> – Subheadings (smaller)</li> + <li><code><h<strong>3</strong>></h<strong>3</strong>></code> – Sub-subheadings (yet smaller)</li> + <li><code><h<strong>4</strong>></h<strong>4</strong>></code> – Etc., etc.</li> +</ul> + + +<table> + <tr> + <td> +<pre><code><h1>This is a top-level heading.</h1> + +<p>Here is some paragraph text.</p> + +<p>And here is some more...</p> + +<h2>This is a subheading (h2)</h2> + +<p>And another paragraph.</p> + +<h2>And here is another subheading (Also an h2)</h2> + +<p>Etc. etc...</p></code></pre> + </td> + <td> +<img src=pix/html-02.png alt="On p and h# tags"> + </td> + </tr> +</table> + +<h4>A preview to CSS</h4> + +<p> +It is very imporant to use headings like this for your pages. + +Notice that on this website, headings come in different colors, text-alignment and sizes for emphasis. +If we use these heading tags, when we clear CSS, we can easily style all <code><h2></code>, for example, +to be the size and color and alignment we want. +</p> + +<<++>> +<<++>> +<<++>> + <h2>A look at a decent template</h2> + + <p> + It's a good habit to include the same core things in every HTML page. + I have a template file that I use for this website that includes all the basics. + When I make a new page, I just copy the template and add the content. + Here is what the template looks like: + </p> +<code><pre><!DOCTYPE html> +<html lang=en> + <head> + <title><strong>Your page title</strong></title> + <meta charset="utf-8"/> + <link rel="shortcut icon" href="favicon.ico" type="image/x-icon" /> + <link rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' href='style.css'> + <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"> + <link rel='alternate' type='application/rss+xml' title='<strong>Site Title</strong> RSS' href='/rss.xml'> + </head> +<body> + <header><h1><strong>Your page title</strong></h1></header> + + <nav></nav> + + <main> + + <strong>Put all your page content here in the <main> tag.</strong> + + </main> + + <footer></footer> +</body> +</html></code></pre> + + <h3>The + </h3> + + <h3>HTML can be broken...</h3> + + <p> + HTML is interpreted by browsers very liberally. + If you make mistakes in HTML, browsers will do their best to be forgiving and try to figure out what you meant. + </p> + + <p> + For example, paragraphs are formatted by the <code><p></code> tag and when the paragraph ends, + <code></p></code> should be included. + However, if you forget or neglect to include a <code></p></code> to close the tag, this isn't a big deal, as if your browser sees another <code><p></code> to start a new paragraph, it will consider the previous paragraphy closed and both paragraphs will be formatted correctly. + In fact, there are some people nowadays that only ever use the opening tag and never close them! + </p> + + <h3>...but not always.</h3> + + <p> + That works fine with <code><p></code>, but for other tags like <code><b></code>, it won't work. + Your browser can't guess where you want the bolding to end, so if you fail to close a <code><b></code> with <code></b></code>, + the whole rest of your document will show up bold! + </p> + + + <span class=next><a href="html2.html">Next: Text formatting in HTML</a></span> + + </main> + <footer><a href="https://landchad.net">LandChad.net</a></br>Because Everyone should be an Internet LandChad.</br><li><a href="index.html"><img src="pix/chad.gif" alt="chad"></a></li><li><a href="rss.xml"><img src="pix/rss.svg" alt="RSS"></a></li><li><a href="pix/btc.png"><img src="pix/btc.svg" alt="BTC"></a></li><li><a href="pix/xmr.png"><img src="pix/xmr.svg" alt="XMR"></a></li><li><a href="https://github.com/lukesmithxyz/landchad"><img src="pix/git.svg" alt="Github"></a></footer> +</body> +</html> |