FP2002 newbie questions

[Chuck Chopp]

I've done most of my HTML editing using the Composer portion of Mozilla, but
I have a need to create some web pages under FP2002. I've been reading
through the help file researching a few issues and I'm just not finding the
answers. I've also been reading through a book titled "Web Page Publishing
with HTML 4", and I'm not finding the answers there, either.

Here goes with the questions....

If the web page uses frames, I have choices for absolute sizes in pixels or
relative dimensions as a percentage of the browser window for each of the 3
frames on the page. This is a simple banner, contents and main frame
arrangement. My laptop has a significantly higher screen resolution as
compared to the screen resolution of the average computer on which a browser
will run to display the web page(s).

How do I ensure that I'm designing the web page properly to fit in an
end-user's web browser w/o needing scroll bars enabled for the various
frames on the page?

I have a goal to have something of a picture collage where there's a single
large picture that is faded down to only 15% opacity [done in Photoshop]
that serves as a non-tiled background, with other foreground pictures
layered on top of it. I'm having problems getting the background picture
into the web page. If I configure it as the background image, it gets
tiled. If I insert it as a regular image, then getting it to display
properly in the center of the web page and to fill the web page is a
problem. Finally, when I try to insert other images into the web page, I
cannot get them to overlap properly.

Is it possible to do what I want to do with separate images, or do I need to
create one composite image file in Photoshop and then put that image file on
my web page?


TIA,

Chuck

 

[chris leeds]

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I've done most of my HTML editing using the Composer portion of Mozilla, but
I have a need to create some web pages under FP2002. I've been reading
through the help file researching a few issues and I'm just not finding the
answers. I've also been reading through a book titled "Web Page Publishing
with HTML 4", and I'm not finding the answers there, either.

Here goes with the questions....

If the web page uses frames, I have choices for absolute sizes in pixels or
relative dimensions as a percentage of the browser window for each of the 3
frames on the page.

It's a heck of a lot easier to give a suggestion if i could see what you're
trying to do. if you post a url you'll get a much better answer.
I'd go with fixed sizes on the top and side and let the content frame
"spread" to fill the rest of the screen.

This is a simple banner, contents and main frame

arrangement. My laptop has a significantly higher screen resolution as
compared to the screen resolution of the average computer on which a browser
will run to display the web page(s).

How do I ensure that I'm designing the web page properly to fit in an
end-user's web browser w/o needing scroll bars enabled for the various
frames on the page?

I have a goal to have something of a picture collage where there's a single
large picture that is faded down to only 15% opacity [done in Photoshop]
that serves as a non-tiled background, with other foreground pictures
layered on top of it. I'm having problems getting the background picture
into the web page. If I configure it as the background image, it gets
tiled.

you can use .css to prevent the tiling default behavior.

If I insert it as a regular image, then getting it to display

properly in the center of the web page and to fill the web page is a
problem. Finally, when I try to insert other images into the web page, I
cannot get them to overlap properly.

If you don't want to use the .css properties I'd just lay a table the exact
size of the picture (a 1column by 1 row table) and set the cell properties
background to use the picture you want as a background.

Is it possible to do what I want to do with separate images, or do I need to
create one composite image file in Photoshop and then put that image file on
my web page?

It's possible. no need for a collage.

couple other things:
you'll be better off with the .css for positioning the bg picture as with
the table if you put content in it that's bigger than your picture it'll
tile again.

you'd be much better off not using frames and laying your site out in a
table. use the frontpage include page for repeating content such as the
head and left menu. you'll be much better off. it's insert/ web component/
include page.

Let us know if you need help with the .css. If i were you I'd do a quick
google search on the technology so you can decide how you want to impliment
it. I'd recomend a linked style sheet.

HTH