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A while ago I was asked to contribute to a new web site - database design and some SQL. Did it and never got paid but ended up taking over the site development because it looks like a potential money spinner. Learned enough to get it underway, then hit a barrier with forms. Just can't seem to get them right. Are there any decent on-line or book resources the webheads on here can recommend?
Cheers chaps
Is it the design or the coding you can't get right. I assume it's the coding and therefore what specifically are you having problems with?
I ask so that any advice can be more specific.
Both
i can get a spreadsheetstyle layout but can'ts eem to get any design element to it. As there will be a few forms I don't mind reading up, just as long as material is readable.
It's really a basic "how-to" that I'm after
My first port of call has always - darn, for more than a decade, thinking about it :/ - been [url= http://www.htmlgoodies.com/ ]html goodies[/url].
Seems to have a great deal on forms having just done a search, maybe something there for you...
Form design is painful!
While it won't help you with the CSS this book/blog is good
[url= http://www.lukew.com/resources/web_form_design.asp ]http://www.lukew.com/resources/web_form_design.asp[/url]
For more CSS help have a look at
[url= http://css-tricks.com/search-results/?q=forms ]http://css-tricks.com/search-results/?q=forms[/url]
Try Smashing Magazine:
[url= http://www.smashingmagazine.com/web-form-design-showcases-and-solutions/ ]http://www.smashingmagazine.com/web-form-design-showcases-and-solutions/[/url]
Have a look at this [url= http://www.javascript-coder.com/html-form/html-form-tutorial-p1.phtml ]http://www.javascript-coder.com/html-form/html-form-tutorial-p1.phtml[/url] and the other tutorials on the site for a guide to forms.
To style a from you can use any CSS property as you would for the rest of the site. Try [url= http://speckyboy.com/2009/07/02/20-resources-and-tutorials-for-creative-forms-using-css/ ]this[/url] for some inspiration.
enough there to get me going - thanks folks