Current Section: Web Sites -> Choosing Layout Type

The first thing when making a site, after you have the domain and a host and all that is the layout. There are three kinds of a layout. IFrames, DIV, and Table. But which one are you supposed to pick?

First it's mainly dependent on how much you know about HTML.

- - DIV are easy layouts. They are mainly for beginers and while they are easy to make and code, they don't always make the nicest layouts depending on how you make the picture. Often times you have to repeat the background or something which can look bad. You also cannot have music for your site if this is the site layout you are using.

- - Iframes are simple if you know how to use them. Iframe basicly shows more then one page on a page. This site layout for Anime Oasis Reborn would be a perfect example of a Iframe. You are also given the option to have music on your site because it wont end the song every time you change a page. How ever certain things about Iframes can be bad for people using firefox anything that is under IE6.

In Iframes you are allowed to make the background and scrollbar transparent which is when you run into an issue with the other browsers. Also you can get confused if this is your first time making the layout like this.

- - Tables are hard. If you are a beginer then table layouts are not for you. They can involve a lot of work, and if you aren't careful you mess it up big time. Often times I see people get ticked off and give up. If you are good with tables then these can make awesome layouts. It allows you to center your layout and everything. They take a lot of coding and are time consuming to make but the end result can at times, depending on how well you are at making them, make up for how long it took to make. The site layout we Have is not only a Iframe but its made up of tables as well.

Once you have choosen your site layout type, only thing left is to code and make the pictures for it.