relative vs absolute hyperlinks; auto thumbnails in temp directory

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Gary

FP2k, Win XP Home:

I am trying to make my first one web page with a bunch of pictures of
my newborn son; this would include thumbnails that hyperlink to larger
versions of the picture.

I have created a new web. It has one page, the standard index.htm. I
have used the import function to import a bunch of photos from my hard
drive to the images folder in the web.

In the page view, I drag picture from the images folder onto the blank
index.htm page. As expected, it shows the picture full size and
creates an absolute hyperlink. I publish the web and the page
publishes as written -- the hyperlink remains absolute. **How can I
get it to create a relative hyperlink?**

Also, I single-click on the picture and then hit auto-thumbnail icon
on the toolbar -- a thumbnail is created, but it is stored in the temp
directory under Documents&Settings, not within the web. How do I get
it stored within the web? (When I close the web I don't get a prompt
to save embedded files.)

Any ideas would be appreciated?

-Gary
 
You need to have FrontPage create a photo gallery, and then link to the photo gallery from your
index page.

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Microsoft MVP FrontPage
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kinda sounds like you don't have the Web open.

Instead of dragging the image from the image folder try using the Insert Picture from File button, then make sure when you browse to the Image folder it's the one within FP.

After you've done that and have created the thumb and have Saved the page...do a Recalculate Hyperlinks and then RE_Publish...see if that helps.

Robo


| FP2k, Win XP Home:
|
| I am trying to make my first one web page with a bunch of pictures of
| my newborn son; this would include thumbnails that hyperlink to larger
| versions of the picture.
|
| I have created a new web. It has one page, the standard index.htm. I
| have used the import function to import a bunch of photos from my hard
| drive to the images folder in the web.
|
| In the page view, I drag picture from the images folder onto the blank
| index.htm page. As expected, it shows the picture full size and
| creates an absolute hyperlink. I publish the web and the page
| publishes as written -- the hyperlink remains absolute. **How can I
| get it to create a relative hyperlink?**
|
| Also, I single-click on the picture and then hit auto-thumbnail icon
| on the toolbar -- a thumbnail is created, but it is stored in the temp
| directory under Documents&Settings, not within the web. How do I get
| it stored within the web? (When I close the web I don't get a prompt
| to save embedded files.)
|
| Any ideas would be appreciated?
|
| -Gary
 
Steve Easton said:
You need to have FrontPage create a photo gallery, and then link to the photo gallery from your
index page.

--
Steve Easton
Microsoft MVP FrontPage
95isalive
This site is best viewed............
.......................with a computer
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OK, thanks for the suggestion, but do you have any hints about how
would I do that? I tried the Help file, but no mention of photo
galleries. I tried this tutorial:
http://www.eleanorstravels.com/PhotoGalleryTutorial/galleries.htm
but it doesn't say how to insert a web component. I tried Insert
Menu, Compnent option, but Photo Gallery wasn't listed. Am I missing
an Add-In?

-- Gary
FP 2000, Win XP
 
Make sure the images are in a folder in your web.
Create a new blank page.
Then Insert > Web component > Photo Gallery.

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