basic website creation

jameswilson · Post by **jameswilson** » Tue Dec 20, 2005 8:56 pm

id like to create a basic website
one i can create in front page just to be a montage view but without using the zm interface directly. Id like to create a set split screen view with a bit of other text and maybe images around it and use the jpeg method and update say every 10 secs. I was thinking the images could be grabbed direct by the client browser using zms and plain auth. Is this possible and how would i go about basic security so that a global login or a list could be used

cheers

James

Post by **zoneminder** » Tue Dec 20, 2005 10:15 pm

I do it directly in html/php but I have also used DreamWeaver for where layout is important. However that does cost. I think there are plenty of freebie html editors around, even if I can't think of any at the moment.

Sorry,

Phil

Ruler · Post by **Ruler** » Tue Dec 20, 2005 10:35 pm

Mozilla has a hypertext composer in it, it's cross-platform, and produces standard html. (I've run into a couple of sites that don't work right in anything but IE when built with frontpage.)

jameswilson · Post by **jameswilson** » Tue Dec 20, 2005 10:38 pm

thanks. how do i get the images to be pulled in every 10 seconds

Post by **zoneminder** » Tue Dec 20, 2005 10:46 pm

Ah, now you are talking dynamic pages probably. For that you will need php or asp (if you are talking about your Win box) and/or JavaScript. The stills version of the live stream contains JavaScript double buffering code that should work on any platform if you want to nick that.

I'm sure there are freeware asp editors about as well, have you tried on download.com or somewhere like that?

Phil

jameswilson · Post by **jameswilson** » Tue Dec 20, 2005 11:03 pm

no. Ididnt want to use java and hoped i could just get a jpeg to refresh every n seconds, but if i have to use java then ill have to lol. No i havnt tried anywhere cos im quite useless at creating web pages but ill give anything ago once.

Cheers
James

Post by **zoneminder** » Tue Dec 20, 2005 11:36 pm

It's not really java you want but javascript. It's an important distinction as java is a fully fledged language whereas javascript is a much simpler scripting language language you can use in web pages. You may only need a handlful of lines.

Phil

jameswilson · Post by **jameswilson** » Wed Dec 21, 2005 12:05 am

ok i will have a look, if i have questions you will be the second to know!