Thank you.
Hey there,
so glad I asked.
Mark you mention the handcoders. I feel I'm being hijacked by GoLive's hand in things. Actually I don't even know some of the brew that's in the source. It's not true html, proprietary markup? I'm pretty sure it'll take some time getting used to. Having access to support by a tech support (pun intended) is one huge plus right there. So is an exchange among users.
AppleCider(?) or am I too tired to think? CSS was really the thing that got my attention and interest in html javascript and web technology. CSS and the W3C. For one, I immediately disliked tables knowing very well that when I'm creative my brain gets hyperactive and I'd have a hard time keeping that thing in one piece. (the table that is)! I suppose tables at one point reflected the type of data the browser was expected to render. I suppose tables are efficient in displaying spreadsheets and similar types of data. The static stuff. Before the time a picture could be turned into this gadget to link somewhere. Not all that long ago!! So, CSS, big reason I didn't get into authoring software sooner. BBedit I think I remember something, it's for Mac?
Joy I didn't think about Fireworks but will try it out before too long. At least get a feeling for it. PS and the integration with Flash is of course a potent mix. I have Flash 5, use it rarely now, great go between for XaraX and Photoshop. Great when I'm in the mood for strangeness, using render on a perfectly sunny day type picture. But I got PS now and much better distortions. I think someone mentions MX and it's interface. Flash5, I always thought it's inconsistant. I didn't like the way I have to use it. Pitty, it turned me off somehow. MX would be great to do... My problem sometimes is that I think I'm a programmer who shouldn't be fiddling with gradients and selections. Truth is, I can't get enough of both "worlds." Who knows, finally getting the authoring and scripting organized, streamlined whatever, might just be the ticket to be both worlds.
Just one comment about the cost. I held back about buying Photoshop until last year(?) sometime. PS Elements2 was all I needed. So I thought. And I did work around the lack of channels and QM and a bunch of functions. PS, huge step for me. Not sure why, but the quality of what I create improved, the amount increased, and I suddenly needed to keep a log for new ideas. Maybe because I take myself more serious? This process, yes, I take that serious in a non-serious way. That much I know.
Thanks again. You've helped me a lot. I don't feel I have to rush things now. I'll do DreamWeaver and Fireworks next. Maybe even Illustrator ... oh the PC malfunction yesterday, something happend and the audio interfered with the keyboard and other stuff. I was using WinAmp receiving a rather fast paced audio stream. Only have it since last week. Windows/RealOne they weren't this bad about that. Need to research. Or not stream, Photoshop and do this'n that at the same time. But, who's got the time to do one thing and then do the other? And icq is a memory hog even the new version.
bye for now. Stefan.
