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bens1901 · Apr 23, 2003, 03:01 PM

Hi. It has been several years since I actually wrote HTML. (I've been mostly working on J2EE server side stuff)

I've been told that the html "FONT" is a mistake these days..instead you should use css definitions. Could anyone suggest a good site that lists the html tags that have been deprecated? Are there any good sites that explain what to do, and what not to do? I'm looking for a reference on how to get up to date on the standards of the web.

I've started by reviewing the US Gov't Section 508 standards.

Thanks in advance.

-Ben

dampeoples · Apr 23, 2003, 03:14 PM

W3C, The World Wide Web Consortium, w3c.org is a good place to start

bens1901 · Apr 23, 2003, 03:16 PM

Originally posted by dampeoples:
W3C, The World Wide Web Consortium, w3c.org is a good place to start

Thanks for the suggestion.

My impression of W3C is that it is similar to a collection of RFCs. I've read some RFCs, and they're good resources, but I'd like to find a more visually-oriented resource for current web attitudes on coding.

bens1901 · Apr 23, 2003, 03:34 PM

A friend of mine just shared this with me...

References for standards and best practices:
http://www.webstandards.org/learn/
http://www.w3.org/MarkUp/ (XHTML)
http://www.htmlhelp.com/design/standards.html (Web Design Group)

Secondary references:
http://www.hwg.org/
http://www.anybrowser.org/campaign/index.html
http://www.wired.com/news/explanation.html

If anyone else has some good sites, please share 'em.

Rainy Day · Apr 23, 2003, 08:55 PM

Just stick a:

Code:
&lt;!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN"&gt;

in as the first line of your HTML code, put the page on-line, and then go to the HTML Validator. It'll tell you everything which needs to be corrected and what's been deprecated.

Other useful links on Things Webmastering, including a CSS Validator.

SSharon · May 12, 2003, 02:43 AM

to check for well written html on a page try using the browser called iCab sorry I don't have a link but I know its not .com I think its icab.de all I remember is that there's a smiley face if the page is good and a red frowning page if its bad and it will also tell you why.

ameat · May 12, 2003, 07:19 AM

Try A List Apart for css info, tutorials and tips...and a load of standards propoganda.