Posted by Jonathan N. Little on 11/19/01 11:39

Usenet wrote:
> OK,
>
> I'm converting a website to use CSS (I'm a little new to it) and away
> from FrontPage that it's been developed on so far.
>
> Anyone got some nice hints for tools to get rid of all that rubbish
> it leaves around?
> I've just started on the index page and have to hack out *loads* of
> things that are either now not wanted or just rubbish (eg <!--
> mstheme><font face=x></font> ie with nothing to apply the font to!)
>
> If I have to do the whole website by hand it'll take ages!
>
> I'm using html-Kit.
>

Mark, my advice build a skeletal framework with html-Kit, open up the
old site in a browser, use to copy the text only. Recode your links,
then style with css.

FP puts some much junk, I have found in the long run the above method of
essentially grabbing the content text and using new markup yields better
results and least futzing...any your end produce will look better if you
do not try to duplicate those awful FP canned styles!


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Take care,

Jonathan
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