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[SOLVED] Can't even get started....
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#1
Jan 9th, 2008, 16:05
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[SOLVED] Can't even get started....
Hi,
I have looked into putting a very basic website for the very first time today. I found lots of very basic introductions to HTML that explain what it is and how to actually create something in HTML, such as a page that just says, MY PAGE. It involves copying and pasting, or typing some HTML, such as this: <html> <head> <title>My big ole bad page!</title> </head> <body> Hello Joe! </body> </html> then saving it as .html, and opening in in a browser. It should then just say: Hello Joe! Every time I do this, my browser just displays the code, and not the webpage, and I don't understand why. I'm using a Mac, OSX leopard, TextEdit, saving as HTML, then opening it with firefox. Where am I going wrong? I can't even get started.        
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#2
Jan 9th, 2008, 17:18
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Re: Can't even get started....
I fixed it. It was a Mac thing. TextEdit was embedding it's own code in there when I saved it as html. I had to change it to save as .txt and then change the extension in Finder. A bit of a pain, but done.
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#3
Jan 9th, 2008, 17:51
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Re: Can't even get started....
Your first step in web design. Congratulations!
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Jan 10th, 2008, 02:27
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Re: [SOLVED] Can't even get started....
Yes, congratulations. But may I point you into the direction of some better text editors for the Mac.
http://www.panic.com/coda/ http://www.skti.org/skedit/ Ask any other questions that you may have! Have fun, and happy coding!
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#5
Jan 10th, 2008, 05:54
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Re: [SOLVED] Can't even get started....
Thank you sannbe and Jacob.
In response to Jacob, I have downloaded TextWrangler, and this seems to be working quite smoothly, but many thanks for the suggestions. J.
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