... source drawing program for Linux,
with a Windows port version called “Skencil.’’
Figure 1-17:
Using Mayura Draw for vector-based design.
tip
Web designers and developers using Linux platform and open ... vector drawing program for Windows, at
$39.00 per license. Used mostly by scientists and engineers for technical
illustrations, Mayura Draw can be an invaluable and inexpensive tool in
your design ... issues in compression is cross-platform compatibility. In the
past, most UNIX and related operating systems used certain compression formats,
Macintosh used others, and Windows still others. Sending...
... keeping content fresh, improving site ranking and promotions, and managing
redesigns.
Using This Book
Focusing on theory, standards, and rigid practices is, in a word, dry. 250 HTML and
WebDesign ... with HTML andWeb graphic designand are interested in
ramping up to the next level of expertise. If you’re like me, you want to make your
life easier by streamlining the design process and management, ... long term, and improve the financial bottom line by signif-
icantly reducing bandwidth and increasing revenue.
Most likely you are a person who is working on public or private Web sites and is
somewhat...
... techniques a designer or developer will
usually need to know in order to customize a design. They include replacing
photos, resizing photos, changing colors, and undoing or redoing actions.
Replacing ... Developing GWXGame Developing GWX
chapter 19
Customizing the
Designs Included
in This Book
There are 230 templates included with this book, which contain both pure CSS
and table-based XHTML Web designs, ... 19.20) in the toolbar and click and drag the image
rather than the handles.
Figure 19.18
The photo after it has been activated in the window.
Chapter 19
■
Customizing the Designs Included in This...
... introduce new design concerns.
WebTV
WebTV, a device that turns an ordinary television and phone line into a web
browser, hit the market in 1996 and is experiencing a slow but steady growth in
market ... 8—Creating Links
130
Summary of Tags Related to Linking 130
Simple Hypertext Links 133
Linking Within a Document 134
Affecting the Appearance of Links 135
Preface xvii
Preface
Web Designin a ... window is resized. This approach to webdesign is
based on design principles learned in print, such as maintaining a constant grid,
the relationship of elements on the page, and comfortable line...
... agent
in this setting.
An optimal contract involves a credit line, debt and equity. Debt, outside equity, and possibly the
credit line provide the funds for start-up capital and the agent’s initial ... is determined by the specific features of the project. Also,
termination is needed, and thus the credit line expands and debt shrinks). Though not visible in the
figure, the compensating balance ... always start with a draw on the credit line. Indeed,
the initial leverage of the firm increases with investors’ bargaining power. Comparing Figure 2 and
Figure 3, while higher volatility decreases...
... sites, though, a Web designer needs to have a thor-
ough understanding of the basics of Web design.
Defining WebDesign
Web design is an ambiguous term. Web professionals define it differently ... 103
Understanding the Concept of Mortising Images 104
Understanding XHTML 113
Using a Limited Number of Tags. 114
Understanding Graphics . . . 114
Understanding CSS 114
Understanding CSS Terminology ... 116
CSS Used in This Book 117
Block- and Line-Level Tags. . 118
Understanding the DocType Declaration 118
Linking to CSS Style Sheets 118
Including Print Style Sheets 121
Understanding Include Files...
... client’s concerns into mind, and designing for scalability and flexibility.
While contemplating the designin depth beforehand requires more initial time
and forethought, doing so can save many ... Objectives: It is easy for a designer to lose focus when getting into a project.
Being able to revisit the objectives of a site can be helpful in regaining and
clarifying that focus.
10. Action ... down Internet. One hour the Internet could be pumping the
bits like wildfire, and the next it could be spitting bits one at a time. A
common example of slowing down of data transfer is when, during...
... dtd">
Linking to CSS Style Sheets
While there are different ways to include a style sheet (such as linking, embed-
ding, and including in- line), imported style sheets offer one thing the others ... values that could be broken up into other properties.
Block- and Line-Level Tags
Block- and inline-level tags are at the core of positioning and styling content in a
Web site. The most common block-level ... mortising images, using at least one background image can
sometimes be tempting.
Understanding XHTML
XHTML used to be more involved with Webdesign when table-based designs
were the standard and...