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Tuesday, November 07, 2006

Chapter 8

-Dynamic content publishing helps anyone to update sites without having to know extensive HTML. It closes the gap slightly between content and formatting. It a;so can help with customization.
-Web-based applications are a little more than basic applets, but they can be very valuable when designing a site. They allow the viewer to "create, collaborate, collect, and more." A site that uses this is type of application is ebay. Also, sites that can manage your checking account also rely on web-based applications.
-Before you start any dynamic publishing development, make sure that you think through how and where the content will be applied in your site.
-ASP or CFML code in a site's HTML sends a request to the server for the content. It then shows the formatted result to the user. This means that site designers are in charge of creating templates, setting up a database and making sure that it works and the content updates are up to the site's content providers.
-Content providers are the people who are responsible for creating content for the site. These workers don't have to read the HTML code. They just put in the updates into the database.
-Template takes plain content and turn it into functional and capable of updates. They can have footers, formatting rules, navigation, etc. Templates can also help with the problems of viewing on uncommon or older browsers.
-When designing templates, you need to use the designing "rules" on how it will be presented. You need to figure out how much content, the type of content, when is it important and when is it just detailed info, etc.
-Web applications are more interactive then standard sites and interactions are more complex. They are more than likely more intensively then regular sites. The audience will spend more browsing time on them.
-The visual aspects of a web application should effectively communicate with your audience despite the fact it's a more complex interaction. These aspects are the same as a regular site.
-Web designers are creating more applications, however, some aren't considering the design aspect(like the early web days) and only concentrating on the technology. Sites can become confusing because of this.