The Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning

Praxis

Volume 7   Issue 2  April 2003
 
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Praxis is a publication of the Center for Advancement of Teaching and Learning, Grossmont College, El Cajon, CA

Editor: Pat Morrison
Designer: Nozomi Yokoo

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Tips & Tricks for Web Page Creation

Copying the source code of a Web page

Copying the source code of a web page is a good way to learn how certain effects that you like are done.

You can copy the entire page by clicking on the File menu and then on Save As.

If you just want a portion of the page you can use the Windows Copy and Paste features.

To Copy and Paste:

  • Open your text editor (it can be the Windows Notepad, an HTML editor, or any word processor - as long as you save your document in text mode.)
  • Go back to your Web browser window - the ALT-TAB key combination comes in handy here - and open the View menu and choose Document Source.
    • Note: The wording is from Netscape 3 for Windows. The terms may vary a little.
  • Select, with your mouse, the text you want to copy and press the CTRL-C keys.
  • Return to your text editor and paste, using the CTRL-V keys.

Acquiring Graphics

To download a graphic you like - click on it with your right mouse button and follow the menu choices you're given.

Make sure it isn't copyrighted!  And it is best to ask for author permission.


 

Introduction to Active Server Pages (ASPs)

Ever wondered what it means when you see:  .asp????

Active Server Pages are an effective way to create web server applications.  Active Server Pages are web pages saved with the file extension “.asp”.  A compatible web server will recognize the file extension, process it, and send the results to the web client’s browser as an HTML page. 

Active Server Pages can be written in a number of scripting languages such as JScript or PerlScript.  An ASP file can contain text, scripts and HTML tags.  The scripts on an ASP page are interpreted on the server, therefore the browser does not need to support scripting.

When a browser requests an ASP file, the server invokes the ASP program that resides on the server.  This program reads the ASP file and interprets the lines of script in the file.  The processed results of the ASP file are returned to the browser and appear as an HTML page in the client’s browser. 

 


Hints, Tips, Tricks, etc.

Do you find technical jargon annoying and confusing?  Check out 
 http://whatis.techtarget.com.  This handy site describes and defines all of those cryptic terms, like SIMM, Ni-MH, or Amiga.

 

Pat Morrison