No banners in DWT

[Guest]

I have created a Dynamic Web Template. I'd now like to use it to create
several pages, each displaying the typical banner at the top and link bar on
the left. I figured I had to add the DWT to the navigation view so that the
menu bars and banner would show up.

I did that. The modeled pages work fine (after also adding them to the
navigation view) except the Banner does not show up! It does not show up in
the DWT file nor any of the model pages. But the menu bars on the left and
the bottom show up just fine.

I'm using FP 2003, all updated, and have a theme applied.

Thank you Jesse

 

[Guest]

I thought I solved the problem. I went to the template, into code view to
line that starts " <!--webbot bot="Navigation" s-t . . .>," which included a
parameter "U" that indicated the name of the file. Problem was, it was the
wrong file name. I corrected it to the correct file name
"U-Page="01_tpl_basement_page.dwt" which is the name of the templated.

Now when I'm just browsing the files in FP (not actually "preview" view) all
the banners show up correct. But when published, then are not correct. If
you're interested in a first-hand look, see
http://www.jessecamacho.com/Basement/D001_01_09_04.htm. Both pages are
displaying the same banner, the banner associated with the template file.

TIA,

Jesse

 

[Wes]

Is there a little red X in place of the banner?

I thought I solved the problem. I went to the template, into code view to
line that starts " <!--webbot bot="Navigation" s-t . . .>," which included
a
parameter "U" that indicated the name of the file. Problem was, it was
the
wrong file name. I corrected it to the correct file name
"U-Page="01_tpl_basement_page.dwt" which is the name of the templated.

Now when I'm just browsing the files in FP (not actually "preview" view)
all
the banners show up correct. But when published, then are not correct.
If
you're interested in a first-hand look, see
http://www.jessecamacho.com/Basement/D001_01_09_04.htm. Both pages are
displaying the same banner, the banner associated with the template file.

TIA,

Jesse

 

[Stefan B Rusynko]

Appears you have it working

PS
You do not add the DWT to the nav view
- you add your pages using the DWT to the nav view

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| I thought I solved the problem. I went to the template, into code view to
| line that starts " <!--webbot bot="Navigation" s-t . . .>," which included a
| parameter "U" that indicated the name of the file. Problem was, it was the
| wrong file name. I corrected it to the correct file name
| "U-Page="01_tpl_basement_page.dwt" which is the name of the templated.
|
| Now when I'm just browsing the files in FP (not actually "preview" view) all
| the banners show up correct. But when published, then are not correct. If
| you're interested in a first-hand look, see
| http://www.jessecamacho.com/Basement/D001_01_09_04.htm. Both pages are
| displaying the same banner, the banner associated with the template file.
|
| TIA,
|
| Jesse
|
| "FP_Learner_777" wrote:
|
| > I have created a Dynamic Web Template. I'd now like to use it to create
| > several pages, each displaying the typical banner at the top and link bar on
| > the left. I figured I had to add the DWT to the navigation view so that the
| > menu bars and banner would show up.
| >
| > I did that. The modeled pages work fine (after also adding them to the
| > navigation view) except the Banner does not show up! It does not show up in
| > the DWT file nor any of the model pages. But the menu bars on the left and
| > the bottom show up just fine.
| >
| > I'm using FP 2003, all updated, and have a theme applied.
| >
| > Thank you Jesse

 

[Guest]

Stephan,

I got it very late last night. In the DWT, I delted the default banner and
then did an INSERT --> Banner. I noticed in the code, it now says:

<!--webbot bot="Navigation" S-Type="banner" S-Orientation="horizontal"
S-Rendering="graphics" startspan -->

Note: there is no file referenced at all. Somehow it works.

Regarding not adding the DWT to the Navigation structure, I found that if I
did not do that, then the menu and link bars did not show up in the templated
pages. It is control over the menu bars that I want to be able to have.

Jesse

 

[Ronx]

Do not add the DWT to the navigation.

If you do, and if the nav. bars appear in the pages, there will be links to
the DWT, which you do not want.

When you edit the DWT, where the Banner goes there will be words similar to:
"Add this page to the Navigation structure to see a page banner here"
This is normal and OK.
Also add navigation link bars to the DWT - these will also show as a similar
statement as above, again this normal and expected.

Create your pages and attach the DWT to them. Save the pages and drag them
into Navigation View, to create the navigation structure.
In these pages, the page banners and navigation links will show, after the
navigation structure has been built.

 

[Guest]

Thank you Ron. One of the main reason that I wanted to use a DWT is b/c I'm
not sure of what type of navigation menu I want on the left side (child
level, parent, etc). You referred to the words "add this page to the
Navigation structure . . ."

That was the problem. With only the words, I could not customize the
buttons on the template, which would then be trickeled. The only way I could
get the buttons up, was to add the DWT to the navigation structure (and then
indicate that it shoud not be displayed).

Do you know of a different way that the menu bar would be avaiable for
customization on the DWT without adding the DWT to the nav structure.

This is really great. Thank you folks for anwering these questions.

Jesse

 

[Ronx]

When you add a Navigation bar to the DWT the words
[Add this page to the Navigation view to display hyperlinks here]
will be shown.
You can right click this and the properties sheets allow you to choose the
hyperlinks set up you need (Children, Same Level etc.). Again, the DWT does
not need to be in the navigation structure - but the pages do.

If you place the navigation bar in an editable region, the navbar will be
placed on *new* pages when the DWT is attached, and then the properties can
be changed on each page without affecting the other pages.
Editing the DWT and updating existing pages (that already havethe DWT
applied) will not changethe NavBar properties on those pages.