Make a nice looking asp.net page?

**plenderj** · Jul 15th, 2004, 03:50 AM

Does anyone know how to make an asp.net webpage that actually looks good?
I'm looking at visual studio, and it just seems like there's not much you can do to make something look good... any thoughts?

**Fishcake** · Jul 15th, 2004, 05:02 AM

no offence like, but isn't that like asking "How do you make a HTML page look good?"

**plenderj** · Jul 15th, 2004, 05:07 AM

heh well, ya know, when I'm looking at the thing, I always end up with really boring web pages that just have white backgrounds.
Do you use visual studio yourself for doing asp.net pages?

I mean, I was designing an online webshop there a little while ago. And it was so awkward to use visual studio to display the details and all the rest, so I did it all manually from the code behind...

**mendhak** · Jul 15th, 2004, 05:59 AM

That's how I've been doing it so far. Create the style sheet, and type out all the HTML you need.

I was just about to post a question, as to whether there's actually an HTML Editor Toolbar in VS.NET...

(And I'll post anyways)

**venerable bede** · Jul 15th, 2004, 08:46 AM

I always use Dreamweaver MX for my page layouts. Visual Studio is terrible for front end development.

Just add the page to your project and VS will create the code behind for you.

**hellswraith** · Jul 15th, 2004, 09:02 AM

I agree, VS isn't a front end design tool for asp.net yet. It lacks any styling, so you end up doing things by hand. What I do is find a template somewhere out on the net. Paste it in and start chopping it up in different sections to make usercontrols. Once that is done, I have a template page that I copy and paste to each new page I add. It sucks, and I can't wait till VS 2005 because they have Master Pages.

**mendhak** · Jul 16th, 2004, 03:28 AM

Originally posted by hellswraith
they have Master Pages.

I haven't heard of this. Can you explain the concept of Master Pages to me? (Although I do have an inkling as to what it might be, judging from the name)

**venerable bede** · Jul 16th, 2004, 04:30 AM

Try this :

http://www.asp.net/whidbey/misc/chap5.pdf

**mendhak** · Jul 16th, 2004, 04:35 AM

You're pretty smart, for a bede.

**mendhak** · Jul 16th, 2004, 04:41 AM

I just tried adding [Resolved] to the thread title.

**venerable bede** · Jul 16th, 2004, 06:34 AM

Try this Frog
[Resolved]

**hellswraith** · Jul 17th, 2004, 06:35 PM

Anyone use Dreamweaver with ASP.NET?

**mendhak** · Jul 18th, 2004, 04:01 AM

Is it possible?

**hellswraith** · Jul 18th, 2004, 11:15 AM

There is supposed to be...
http://www.macromedia.com/devnet/mx/...er/dotnet.html

**Serge** · Jul 27th, 2004, 03:47 PM

Originally posted by plenderj
Does anyone know how to make an asp.net webpage that actually looks good?
I'm looking at visual studio, and it just seems like there's not much you can do to make something look good... any thoughts?

Visual Studio is more then enough to create something like this.

Here is the aspx page from my application and it was done in VS.NET

http://tagfleet.theaircraftgroup.com

**hellswraith** · Jul 27th, 2004, 10:52 PM

Serge
I am looking at your site on a tablet pc in portrait mode, you have to scroll to much (side to side). It isn't like the tablet is small or anything, it is a 14 inch. Just thought you would want to know about it.

**Serge** · Jul 28th, 2004, 09:02 AM

Yes I know. This "specific" application is best viewed with resolution 1024x768. I just wanted to point out that VS.NET is sufficient enough to do what plenderj wants.

**venerable bede** · Jul 28th, 2004, 09:16 AM

Originally posted by hellswraith
Anyone use Dreamweaver with ASP.NET?

Being a former asp guy accustomed to using Dreamweaver I made the mistake of using it for my first asp.net project.

It was a nightmare. No intelisense, crappy inline coding and if you ever attempted to use one of their "Behaviours" it stuck wierd xml tags all over the place.

Horrible

**temp_12000** · Jul 28th, 2004, 05:21 PM

Originally posted by venerable bede
Being a former asp guy accustomed to using Dreamweaver I made the mistake of using it for my first asp.net project.

It was a nightmare. No intelisense, crappy inline coding and if you ever attempted to use one of their "Behaviours" it stuck wierd xml tags all over the place.

Horrible

I'm working on a ASP.net project now. It was designed by another guy using DreamWeaver and VS 2003. It is a nightmare for me maintain the codes.

**venerable bede** · Jul 29th, 2004, 03:26 AM

If he used VS 2003 for the coding you should be OK but if he generated the code using the "Behaviours" or wizards then God Bless You My Son.

You're in trouble.

**Sunday Silence** · Jul 30th, 2004, 12:47 PM

Is the consensus here to hand code your HTML?

Has anyone used Front Page or Info Path with VS 2003...and lived?

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