General Web Authoring

• important rules you should follow.
  • From now on you are responsible for updating the pages you write.
  • Always sign your pages so that the readers know whom to contact.
  • It is better to sign with an alias instead of your real name so in case another person replaces you there is no need of change the signature.
  • Date your pages with the last updated date so that the users know if the information is recent.
  • Use relative URLs when possible. This will make it easier to move your information to another server, if necessary.
  • If you cannot maintain your files any more, look for another person to take care of them.
  • Try not to prepare your pages specifically for a browser, but follow the current standard definition of HTML
• Services for Information Providers.
• How to provide information from different platforms: Unix, Mac and PC.
• Use META tags
• Keep the content up to date by use of dates (modified ...)
• Conform to the guidelines
• Colourmaps
• (export) conventions
• Use cheap images (jpeg instead of gif)
• check your page across platforms, browsers,displays.
• ref to J Nielssen's article
• part of author doc (maria)