Not sure if this is the correct part of the forum, but hey ho...
I am TRYING to learn the basics of bootstrap programming for one of my Arduino projects.
To say that I am struggling is an understatement!
Been using the www.w3schools.com and it's pretty good, but I just cannot seem to get my head around some of the aspects of HTML (Just too old to let it sink in I think)
I am trying to write a webpage that will automatically scale to either a monitor or a phone. Bootstrap seems to be the way forward with that.
Does anyone know of a decent HTML editor that is basically drag and drop that will produce my required HTML code?
Maybe a website building program that will allow me to 'lift' the resulting HTML code and adapt it to what I need.
Once I get the page designed, I then need to work out how to make the page interactive with my ESP8266 Arduino code.... but one step at a time.
The webpage is to control my train layout, and progress is so slow, I will be dead before its working!
Well it is within the Arduino platform.
I have Pro Mini's in my HO scale engines that talk to my Mega2560p currently over DCC++
The ESP8266 that I am trying to run the HTML page from (Loads from Spiffs) is programmed in the Arduino IDE.
My aim is to get a webpage that lets me control those engines.
Arduino_Steve:
Well it is within the Arduino platform.
I have Pro Mini's in my HO scale engines that talk to my Mega2560p currently over DCC++
The ESP8266 that I am trying to run the HTML page from (Loads from Spiffs) is programmed in the Arduino IDE.
My aim is to get a webpage that lets me control those engines.
So, it has a lot of Arduino in it.
Uh, no a webpage has no Arduino in it. The only reason it is even related is because you are using a Pro Mini and a Mega2560 and need a webpage.
You do realize a webpage can function without an Arduino, right?
By the way, creating a webpage that will scale for any type of display device is a major pain the butt.
And it gets worse when you factor in web browsers that run on smartphones and tablets.
The entire project runs on Arduino coding >:( . The ESP8266 runs on Arduino coding. Not sure how its not related.
I want to take the data from my running code and display it on a webpage.
Further along, I would like to add facilities to the webpage to operate functions on the Arduino.
Oh course I know a webpage operates without an Arduino. That's not what I am asking is it.
It is of course OK to either not bother answering, or be less sarcastic.
Bootstrap HTML programming gets over the scaling issues between different devices, and I have found several free programmers this afternoon that appear to let me design an interactive, self scaling webpage that I can link to my Arduino code.
Don't bother. I will work it out for myself #Unfriendly forum
How can you be surprised at the response you have got?
My suggestion is to learn how to develop the web application that you want on your PC as there are hundreds or thousands of web sites that provide advice for PC programming. When you know how to do it on your PC you should then also have something that you can port to your ESP8266.
I don't believe my original post was garbage but hey ho
I have managed to find some excellent free Bootstrap coding software - Cloud based, that has worked well.
Followed the tutorial and making prgress.
I can now send data to and from a webpage to my Arduino 2560p via the ESP8266 (They are serially linked).
The sliders on the webpage now control the PWM output of my 2560p based DCC++ controller.
I would post the code etc, but clearly it's not of any interest to anyone