I am trying to make a very simple hit counter in Frontpage 2003. I created a
GIF of the numbers (evenly spaced) from 0-9 in PhotoShop. When I add it to a
web page it shows up as just a black box, no numbers. I tried saving the GIF
in a few different ways, with a white matt, with a white background, with a
transparent background.

Thank you for your help!
-D

Steve Easton, a Frontpage MVP, recently responded to a similar post of mine.
He's got a cool litle utility that will make a custom hit counter image for
you. you can find it here:

http://www.95isalive.com/fixes/HitMeFP.htm

It's a pretty nice tool.

Viken K.
http://home.comcast.net/~vikenk

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"D" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:9A931848-4F83-4AE3-9BEB-(E-Mail Removed)...
>I am trying to make a very simple hit counter in Frontpage 2003. I created
>a
> GIF of the numbers (evenly spaced) from 0-9 in PhotoShop. When I add it
> to a
> web page it shows up as just a black box, no numbers. I tried saving the
> GIF
> in a few different ways, with a white matt, with a white background, with
> a
> transparent background.
>
> Thank you for your help!
> -D

Thanks for the compliment.
I checked your new "image."

Looks good.

;-)
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Steve Easton
Microsoft MVP FrontPage
95isalive
This site is best viewed............
........................with a computer



"Viken Karaguesian" <vikenkNO_SPAM@NO_SPAMcomcast.net> wrote in message
news:f82dnQAp27tpkSbeRVn-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Steve Easton, a Frontpage MVP, recently responded to a similar post of
> mine. He's got a cool litle utility that will make a custom hit counter
> image for you. you can find it here:
>
> http://www.95isalive.com/fixes/HitMeFP.htm
>
> It's a pretty nice tool.
>
> Viken K.
> http://home.comcast.net/~vikenk
>
> --
>
> "D" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:9A931848-4F83-4AE3-9BEB-(E-Mail Removed)...
>>I am trying to make a very simple hit counter in Frontpage 2003. I
>>created a
>> GIF of the numbers (evenly spaced) from 0-9 in PhotoShop. When I add it
>> to a
>> web page it shows up as just a black box, no numbers. I tried saving the
>> GIF
>> in a few different ways, with a white matt, with a white background, with
>> a
>> transparent background.
>>
>> Thank you for your help!
>> -D
>
>

Thank you (and Steve) the tool works great! I am still wondering (I'm sorry,
that's just the way I am) why the GIF I made didn't work. It seems like it
is just a simple image. Maybe it has to be certain dimensions? Any thoughts?
Thanks again.
-D

"D" wrote:

> I am trying to make a very simple hit counter in Frontpage 2003. I created a
> GIF of the numbers (evenly spaced) from 0-9 in PhotoShop. When I add it to a
> web page it shows up as just a black box, no numbers. I tried saving the GIF
> in a few different ways, with a white matt, with a white background, with a
> transparent background.
>
> Thank you for your help!
> -D

You make one GIF file with the digits 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 right? The digits
must be evenly spaced (as you've done), and the same size.

So you could put a box/border around each digit, which would then enable
them to be the same size e.g. 15px x 15px or whatever.

"D" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:1D6896B2-8EA8-4B82-8EE0-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Thank you (and Steve) the tool works great! I am still wondering (I'm
> sorry,
> that's just the way I am) why the GIF I made didn't work. It seems like
> it
> is just a simple image. Maybe it has to be certain dimensions? Any
> thoughts?
> Thanks again.
> -D
>
> "D" wrote:
>
>> I am trying to make a very simple hit counter in Frontpage 2003. I
>> created a
>> GIF of the numbers (evenly spaced) from 0-9 in PhotoShop. When I add it
>> to a
>> web page it shows up as just a black box, no numbers. I tried saving the
>> GIF
>> in a few different ways, with a white matt, with a white background, with
>> a
>> transparent background.
>>
>> Thank you for your help!
>> -D

"Andrew Murray" wrote:

> You make one GIF file with the digits 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 right? The digits
> must be evenly spaced (as you've done), and the same size.
>
> So you could put a box/border around each digit, which would then enable
> them to be the same size e.g. 15px x 15px or whatever.
>
> "D" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:1D6896B2-8EA8-4B82-8EE0-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Thank you (and Steve) the tool works great! I am still wondering (I'm
> > sorry,
> > that's just the way I am) why the GIF I made didn't work. It seems like
> > it
> > is just a simple image. Maybe it has to be certain dimensions? Any
> > thoughts?
> > Thanks again.
> > -D
> >
> > "D" wrote:
> >
> >> I am trying to make a very simple hit counter in Frontpage 2003. I
> >> created a
> >> GIF of the numbers (evenly spaced) from 0-9 in PhotoShop. When I add it
> >> to a
> >> web page it shows up as just a black box, no numbers. I tried saving the
> >> GIF
> >> in a few different ways, with a white matt, with a white background, with
> >> a
> >> transparent background.
> >>
> >> Thank you for your help!
> >> -D
>
>
>

Thanks for your reply. I made a GIF in Photoshop using Courier font and the
grid option so that I could make sure the numbers were evenly spaced. I
don't know if the numbers not being evenly spaced would make it show up as
just a black square. I think it would just make the counter not work really
well....but I'm not an expert. I don't know.....and that really bothers me

Thank you!
-D

"Andrew Murray" wrote:

> You make one GIF file with the digits 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 right? The digits
> must be evenly spaced (as you've done), and the same size.
>
> So you could put a box/border around each digit, which would then enable
> them to be the same size e.g. 15px x 15px or whatever.
>
> "D" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:1D6896B2-8EA8-4B82-8EE0-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Thank you (and Steve) the tool works great! I am still wondering (I'm
> > sorry,
> > that's just the way I am) why the GIF I made didn't work. It seems like
> > it
> > is just a simple image. Maybe it has to be certain dimensions? Any
> > thoughts?
> > Thanks again.
> > -D
> >
> > "D" wrote:
> >
> >> I am trying to make a very simple hit counter in Frontpage 2003. I
> >> created a
> >> GIF of the numbers (evenly spaced) from 0-9 in PhotoShop. When I add it
> >> to a
> >> web page it shows up as just a black box, no numbers. I tried saving the
> >> GIF
> >> in a few different ways, with a white matt, with a white background, with
> >> a
> >> transparent background.
> >>
> >> Thank you for your help!
> >> -D
>
>
>

The width of the image must be evenly divisible by 10.
Height doesn't matter.

Also, transparent images will not work. fpcount.exe is not designed to
handle transparency.

--
Steve Easton
Microsoft MVP FrontPage
95isalive
This site is best viewed............
........................with a computer



"D" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:1D6896B2-8EA8-4B82-8EE0-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Thank you (and Steve) the tool works great! I am still wondering (I'm
> sorry,
> that's just the way I am) why the GIF I made didn't work. It seems like
> it
> is just a simple image. Maybe it has to be certain dimensions? Any
> thoughts?
> Thanks again.
> -D
>
> "D" wrote:
>
>> I am trying to make a very simple hit counter in Frontpage 2003. I
>> created a
>> GIF of the numbers (evenly spaced) from 0-9 in PhotoShop. When I add it
>> to a
>> web page it shows up as just a black box, no numbers. I tried saving the
>> GIF
>> in a few different ways, with a white matt, with a white background, with
>> a
>> transparent background.
>>
>> Thank you for your help!
>> -D

Actually it's 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9


--
Steve Easton
Microsoft MVP FrontPage
95isalive
This site is best viewed............
........................with a computer



"Andrew Murray" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> You make one GIF file with the digits 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 right? The
> digits must be evenly spaced (as you've done), and the same size.
>
> So you could put a box/border around each digit, which would then enable
> them to be the same size e.g. 15px x 15px or whatever.
>
> "D" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:1D6896B2-8EA8-4B82-8EE0-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Thank you (and Steve) the tool works great! I am still wondering (I'm
>> sorry,
>> that's just the way I am) why the GIF I made didn't work. It seems like
>> it
>> is just a simple image. Maybe it has to be certain dimensions? Any
>> thoughts?
>> Thanks again.
>> -D
>>
>> "D" wrote:
>>
>>> I am trying to make a very simple hit counter in Frontpage 2003. I
>>> created a
>>> GIF of the numbers (evenly spaced) from 0-9 in PhotoShop. When I add it
>>> to a
>>> web page it shows up as just a black box, no numbers. I tried saving
>>> the GIF
>>> in a few different ways, with a white matt, with a white background,
>>> with a
>>> transparent background.
>>>
>>> Thank you for your help!
>>> -D
>
>

Transparency, that was it! Thank you!
"Steve Easton" wrote:

> The width of the image must be evenly divisible by 10.
> Height doesn't matter.
>
> Also, transparent images will not work. fpcount.exe is not designed to
> handle transparency.
>
> --
> Steve Easton
> Microsoft MVP FrontPage
> 95isalive
> This site is best viewed............
> ........................with a computer
>
>
>
> "D" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:1D6896B2-8EA8-4B82-8EE0-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Thank you (and Steve) the tool works great! I am still wondering (I'm
> > sorry,
> > that's just the way I am) why the GIF I made didn't work. It seems like
> > it
> > is just a simple image. Maybe it has to be certain dimensions? Any
> > thoughts?
> > Thanks again.
> > -D
> >
> > "D" wrote:
> >
> >> I am trying to make a very simple hit counter in Frontpage 2003. I
> >> created a
> >> GIF of the numbers (evenly spaced) from 0-9 in PhotoShop. When I add it
> >> to a
> >> web page it shows up as just a black box, no numbers. I tried saving the
> >> GIF
> >> in a few different ways, with a white matt, with a white background, with
> >> a
> >> transparent background.
> >>
> >> Thank you for your help!
> >> -D
>
>
>