Category Archives: RootsWeb and FreePages

Limiting Window Size

Posted on November 11, 2009 by Patricia Geary

A recent question on the RootsWeb Freepages Mailing list was: For some files on a Freepages site I’m in the process of developing, I would like to restrict the size of the page window to a fraction of the normal … Continue reading →

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Creating and Validating a Rootsweb Guestbook

Posted on January 7, 2009 by Patricia Geary

If you are using the RootsWeb guestbook, you already know that it does not validate. And it does not matter if you are using an HTML or XHTML doctype. Would you like to know to remedy that? Follow this step-by-step … Continue reading →

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How Would You Recommend a Novice Get Started Using CSS?

Posted on October 17, 2008 by Patricia Geary

I just finished reading the article How Would You Recommend a Novice Get Started Using CSS? by Chris Coyier on CSS-Tricks. He says: I get this one a lot and it’s surprisingly difficult to answer. The problem is that the … Continue reading →

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Using Rootsweb Online Editor

Posted on June 17, 2008 by Patricia Geary

Creating Your Own Freepage on RootsWeb By Jana Lloyd Previously published in RootsWeb Review: 11 June 2008, Vol. 11, No. 16 I have added notes/comments to this article originally written by Jana Lloyd. Hyperlinks have also been added for your … Continue reading →

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RootsWeb FreePages Banners and XHTML Doctype

Posted on May 30, 2008 by Patricia Geary

RootsWeb recently revised the masthead banners that are displayed on all free hosted websites. If you are using the HTML Transitional doctype and your pages already validate, you should experience no problems with the new banner validating. If on the … Continue reading →

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