A Guide for Penn State Web Developers

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Enhancing Functionality

Accessibility

Designing for accessibility should really mean making your web site as usable as possible, for everyone. Here are some references on web accessibility:

Usability.gov

(A good place for novices to begin) provided by the National Cancer Institute, this web site is packed with resources for designing usable, accessible Web sites.

Web Accessibility Guidelines

by the World Wide Web Consortium.

The Teaching and Learning with Technology/Education Technology Services Accessibility Site

an excellent resource, developed here at Penn State.

JavaScript

It's important to understand that Java and JavaScript have nothing to do with one another. Java is used for writing small stand alone programs. JavaScript is used to combine with the HTML of web pages, to send complex instructions to the web browser.

Here are some resources on JavaScript:

JavaScript Resources

from Yahoo.

Doc Javascript

many helpful tips for JavaScript developers.

CGI, Java, and XML

Procedure for Installing a Script: (A good place for novices to begin) learn how to add a guestbook to your web site; general advice for installing all sorts of scripts.
The Common Gateway Interface: NCSA's tutorial on writing CGI scripts.
Java.Sun.Com: The Source for Java Technology.
Matt's Script Archive: a well-known collection of server-side scripts, free for the taking.
The W3 Consortium's XML site

Image Maps

NCSA Image Tutorial: (although an old site, this is still useful)
Stever Rogers' Image Map Help: provides good instructions on both client-side and server-side image maps.

Password Protection

If you want to limit a portion of your website to a select group, you can restrict access with a password. Here is a link to instructions for password protection on Penn State's Personal Server