Dynamic Web Template and CSS

[Janet]

Really new to FP, so forgive very naive question. Building new web site and
it seems sensible - from what I have researched, to use a DWT and a CSS.

But, what is the difference! I am guessing that the DWT is for setting the
basic structure of the web site, in table form, with editable and non
editable regions - not that this is so important for me, as no one else would
be editing the site, but I am assuming that it will prevent errors in layout
creeping in. Also used for setting such things as the navigation bar,
consistant page header - with logo, picture etc, and footer.

The CSS file would contain the formatting options? But if applying
formatting to the tables and cells, is this in the DWT or the CSS!! Help!
Many thanks in advance if anyone replies to this.

 

[Windsun]

The CSS can be in either or both. Often you just specify the CSS style sheet
in the DWT, but the styles can be used anywhere in the site.

 

[Janet]

Hi Windsun

thanks for your response, its helped a lot. I am going to experiment right
now. will post back if I have further questions.
Janet

 

[Kevin]

I would highly reccomend looking into CSS Floats and Floated layouts.
You can do the same thing with them as it appears in the DWT. I believe
Microsoft only decided to call it that to try to indicate that the
page is dynamically generated. Once you get proficient with HTML /
XHTML, CSS, JavaScript you may see the web quite differently. You want
to develop a cross browser compatible website. After you are familiar
with those languages you might want to consider PHP and there you will
learn about Dynamically generated web pages. Pages that are actually
generated on a web server from a database of information as one
example.