Welcome to Jewels Web Graphics

If you are going to make a website, you need to think about how you are going to structure it or, put simply: what are you going to use to write your pages?
Current best practice is to separate style from content. In a nutshell, this means separating how it looks (style) from what it does - showcases your graphics, sells your products, etc - (content.) Basically, you should use CSS to set out the layout, colours, fonts and so on, (the style); and XHTML markup for your site content. Continue reading »

There is a problem with PHP Sessions that prevents XHTML Strict Validation of your WordPress blog if you use certain plugins, (it is thought). Rev. Bob at Ex Cathedra has provided a validation error workaround on his blog. Continue reading »

I have been working on the site today, and have set up a News section in the sidebar, which takes rss feeds from a few sites and displays them here. Clicking on any of the links takes you to the relevant site. The more link at the bottom takes you to my account on del.icio.us (a collection of social bookmarks and feeds). You can download rss newsfeeds into any feed reader such as rss reader or if you have installed a good browser you can read the feeds actually in your browser. Continue reading »

Today has been Mothers Day in the UK, and I must say I have thoroughly enjoyed it.
I had a lie-in this morning, and was brought coffee and cards in bed. I got up late, and had porridge with my youngest daughter. Later, I had a cappuccino (of course!) and a bacon roll for lunch (all food made for me), and was left to play on the website in peace for much of the day.
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As promised in my article Browser Info, this is the place for you to post about your experiences trying out new browsers. Just add a comment to this post, and tell us your story. I do hope at least some of you will feel brave enough to give it a go. After all, it is the 21st century, and if we cant be adventurous with our computing, it doesnt seem worth bothering really, does it? Who says you cant teach an old dog new tricks?? This one is learning them all the time!