[WEB4LIB] RE: Learning curve: HTML or WYSIWYG

[Isabel Danforth]

Actually I gave my daughter and husband this template to follow.  Once they 
used it, they were able to understand a bunch of html tags.

http://www-rci.rutgers.edu/template.html

Thanks to someone at Rutgers.

Isabel


At 11:50 AM 10/29/2001 -0800, Mcclendon, Sunny wrote:
>I agree with you.
>We have a WYSIWYG for the editors to do their content changes, but we're 
>not committed to any one application.  (Currently, we're using HomeSite.) 
>I suggest our editors take an HTML class before taking on pages.  The 
>support materials I have tell them how to do simple functions in HTML AND 
>HomeSite. They can chose which to use.  When we have workshops I do both, 
>depending on what the user wants.
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>For us, it works best to use both. WYSIWYG is easier for them to do, say, 
>annotations. Whereas it's easier to do an anchor in HTML. A good editor 
>will let you do both in the same application.
>
>In my limited experience, there are always pages that can't be opened in 
>an editor. It's nice to have that HTML to fall back on.
>
>Hope that helps,
>Sunny
>
>
>Sunny McClendon
>CNN Library WebKeeper/Reference Librarian
>(404) 827 2835
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: Michelle Rempel [mailto:mrempel at peacelibrarysystem.ab.ca]
>Sent: Monday, October 29, 2001 11:31 AM
>To: Multiple recipients of list
>Subject: [WEB4LIB] Learning curve: HTML or WYSIWYG
>
>
>Morning!
>
>I'm likely going to be doing a day session with some of the librarians in
>our region on basic web design and HTML.  I'm a purist and prefer to teach
>HTML as I think that the difficulty level is less than trying to teach a
>WYSIWYG.  Also, the librarians would be better equipped to sort out any
>HTML problems later.  Finding a software product that they would all want
>to purchase and possibly arranging licensing is a concern as well.
>
>I've explained my point to my boss, but a more technologically savvy
>librarian is asking about WYSIWYGs.  What opinions do you have?  From a
>learning and training standpoint, what have you found to be best?  Would a
>WYSIWYG encourage librarians to create and update a website more than
>HTML?  I should mention that I've done the HTML route before and found that
>most pick up on it quickly.
>
>Thanks!
>
>Michelle Rempel
>Peace Library System
>
>
>
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