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This site was made with a content management system that I designed myself. If I ever decide to make it available to others, I'll put a note about it right here. In the mean time, don't ask me about sqCMS.

Redesigning with XHTML, CSS, and DOM scripts

I recently reworked GenericDB to use XHTML Strict, CSS, and DOM scripting. Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) allow you to separate the content of a site from its design. Changing the CSS can dramatically change the layout of the site without having to deal with the content. Along with XHTML, CSS enables you to design your web sites using standards that save you time, money, energy, and even enables your page to be more easily navigated by people with disabilities. I'm working on a set of config files for the Northwind Demonstration Database that will use as many of the new features as possible.

The WYSIWYG editor I use is from xStandard.com, and it generates true XHTML 1.1 Strict code, no matter what you might type into the XML source view. Their LITE version is FREE. I suggest you go get it and give it a try.

I've tried to move all of my old content over to this new redesign, but may have missed something. If there's anything you can't find, or anything here that's just completely wrong or out of date, let me know and I'll try to get it taken care of quickly. I'll be making some new test tables so you can check out all the new features I've added to my copy of GenericDB, including the WYSIWYG editor. Some of the test tables that are there right now may not work, but I'll get onto that soon.

Links to sites I've worked on