Creating headers
Creating headers
A dumb question from a novice - what software can I use to create a nice header for a site? Is there free or very cheap software available I can download to do this?
Susan, I use Photoshop but I'm seeing more references these days to free GNU program called GIMP:
http://www.gimp.org/
I haven't tried it yet myself. Let me know how you get on.
http://www.gimp.org/
I haven't tried it yet myself. Let me know how you get on.
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simple stuff but I've only recently started doing it
as soon as you have your header and menus final, add it to your pages with an as 'include' so all the pages load the same file, it'll pay dividends right from the word go
it'll need to be on a server that runs server side includes mind but it's nothing that clever
as soon as you have your header and menus final, add it to your pages with an as 'include' so all the pages load the same file, it'll pay dividends right from the word go
it'll need to be on a server that runs server side includes mind but it's nothing that clever
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If you need to change anything, just as your menus, you change it once in the 'header.html' file, all the other pages have a single line of code that sucks that html into that filereddevil wrote:HPH, please could you explain what the dividends would be using this technique for the header?it'll pay dividends right from the word go
So your html files are all smaller, quicker to upload and take less space on your server
any code that is duplicated over more than one page should be an include really, your header is an important part of your site and something you're liable to tinker with from time to time, an include forit makes it easy and quick and efficient
I coulda cried the first time I made changes after setting it like that
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Aha - I thought you were talking about the header (logo) for your site.If you need to change anything, just as your menus, you change it once in the 'header.html' file, all the other pages have a single line of code that sucks that html into that file
If it is one of the menus then yes page-includes would be a big benefit if you wanted to change it.
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