Resources
This page is an index of resources to support training courses and workshops which WebFolk run.
WebFolk discussion list and online community at Yahoo! Groups:
Sign up through the group home page (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/webfolk/) to participate in email discussion on any aspect of web design.
(X)HTML Reference Booklet
This is the HTML part of a full HTML/CSS reference booklet we're developing, designed as an easy memory-jogger for beginners. Download the XHTML reference as PDF (167Kb).
CSS Reference Booklet
This is the CSS part of the booklet, with details of the CSS syntax and a fairly comprehensive list of example styles that should get you experimenting on your own website. Download the reference as PDF (281Kb).
CSS Colour Chart
We've develped this chart to give three-digit hexadecimal RGB colours for use in Cascading Style Sheets (i.e. background-color: #fff;). The CSS Colour Chart is a normal webpage which you can save from your browser (Ctrl+S).
Free software:
The following is a list of free and/or open-source software which is useful for writing and managing websites.
- Crimson Editor
- A fully featured programmer's text-editor which includes support for HTML (web pages) and CSS (style sheets).
- HTML-Kit
- A very well rounded application for writing all types of files for the web. Full support (including auto-complete) is given for HTML, and syntax colouring is provided for all other file types including CSS. Also has a basic system for uploading files to your webspace.
- It can look a little bit complicated to start with, but you can start using it as a plain editor and then gradually learn the other features as you go along.
- TopStyle Lite 3.10 (Free)
- Make sure you get the free "lite" version to start with. Top Style is an incredible application for writing style sheets (CSS). As well as auto-complete it has a full reference window available as you type and will warn you of any syntax errors as you go along.
- FileZilla
- A free FTP (File Transfer Protocol) application. Use this for uploading your website from your computer to your webspace. Fairly straightforward and powerful.
