That is the
problem!
But that is their very purpose.
| I understand the functionality & intent - My point is that
| it is WAY to easy to make a global change when all you
| want is to make a page specific change. That is the
| problem!
|
|
| >-----Original Message-----
| >Shared Borders are site wide design-time component,
| meaning that any content that appears in them
| >will appear on all pages using the specific shared
| border. You can only have a single set (top,
| >bottom, left, right) of shared borders within a web or
| subweb. Your only option is the ability to
| >enable or disable them on a page by page basis.
| >
| >Themes are also a site wide design-time component/
| >
| >If you need to have unique content, then use the FP
| Include Page component which offer more
| >flexibility, at they can be place anywhere on a page.
| >
| >or
| >
| >You can split your site into subwebs, where you can have
| apply a separate set of Shared Borders
| >and/or theme.
| >
| >--
| > ==============================================
| >Thomas A. Rowe (Microsoft MVP - FrontPage)
| >WEBMASTER Resources(tm)
| >
| >FrontPage Resources, WebCircle, MS KB Quick Links, etc.
| >==============================================
| >To assist you in getting the best answers for FrontPage
| support see:
| >
http://www.net-sites.com/sitebuilder/newsgroups.asp
| >
| >| >> The defaults I am talking about are when you want to add
| >> or remove a Shared Border, the default is to apply
| changes
| >> to ALL pages in the web UNLESS you check the box that
| says
| >> ot apply the changes to the current page.
| >>
| >> The same is true when applying a theam, the check box
| >> default is to apply changes to the entire web.
| >>
| >>
| >> >-----Original Message-----
| >> >What defaults?
| >> >
| >> >--
| >> > ==============================================
| >> >Thomas A. Rowe (Microsoft MVP - FrontPage)
| >> >WEBMASTER Resources(tm)
| >> >
| >> >FrontPage Resources, WebCircle, MS KB Quick Links, etc.
| >> >==============================================
| >> >To assist you in getting the best answers for FrontPage
| >> support see:
| >> >
http://www.net-sites.com/sitebuilder/newsgroups.asp
| >> >
| >> message
| >> >| >> >> I actually discovered that it was something weird in
| the
| >> >> top.htm. The top.htm was just a simple table with a
| logo
| >> >> and some text and a hyperlink. Who Knows???
| >> >>
| >> >> What was really weird is I could see all the content
| in
| >> >> the browser, viewed from outside of FrontPage. But,
| >> when
| >> >> I tried to view the same pages from inside FP in
| either
| >> >> preview mode or launching the browser from within FP,
| >> the
| >> >> data was gone.
| >> >>
| >> >> I eventually migrated all the pages to a new web and
| >> >> everything was just fine until I re-imported top.htm
| >> then
| >> >> everything disappeared on all the pages again. They
| al
| >> >> looked like new pages with just the header and
| footer.
| >> >> SO..I re-created the top.htm page and all is well
| again.
| >> >>
| >> >> I have however had other problems with the top.htm
| and
| >> >> bottom.htm files being overwritten when re-enabling
| >> shared
| >> >> borders so I now ALWAYS create a top_BAK.htm and
| >> >> bottom_BAK.htm files in a Save As function to the to
| >> >> _borders folder so I always have a backup that I can
| >> >> restore.
| >> >>
| >> >> I absolutely HATE that FP has these global defaults
| in
| >> >> Shared Boarders and in applying Themes. This is a
| HUGE
| >> >> potential to make BIG mistakes that take a lot of
| time
| >> to
| >> >> fix. - Heads up Microsoft!!! These defaults are
| AWFUL!!
| >> >>
| >> >>
| >> >>
| >> >> >-----Original Message-----
| >> >> >Thanks for asking this question. I don't have an
| >> answer
| >> >> but the exact thing
| >> >> >happened to me yesterday. I was trying to add/del
| >> shared
| >> >> boarders on some
| >> >> >"test pages" and messed everything up. I was able
| to
| >> >> grab my boarders from
| >> >> >a file that I had zipped up but it still cost me an
| >> hour
| >> >> and several knots
| >> >> >in my stomach.
| >> >> >
| >> >> >I will watch for an answer on this one.
| >> >> >
| in
| >> >> message
| >> >> >| >> >> >> I accidentally removed my shared borders (damn
| >> default
| >> >> >> check boxes! <
on all pages and then I re-
| enabled
| >> >> >> them. Much to my horror, the shared borders
| returned
| >> >> but
| >> >> >> ALL MY CONTENT ON EVERY PAGE IN MY HUGE SITE IS
| NOW
| >> >> GONE!
| >> >> >>
| >> >> >> Any ideas on how to restore my data and prevent
| this
| >> @$
| >> >> %?
| >> >> >> in the future? I have made so many changes in the
| >> last
| >> >> >> few days! Now I am downloading the live site so I
| >> can
| >> >> >> REDO EVERYTHING!
| >> >> >>
| >> >> >> Thanks!
| >> >> >> Jody
| >> >> >>
| >> >> >>
| >> >> >
| >> >> >
| >> >> >.
| >> >> >
| >> >
| >> >
| >> >.
| >> >
| >
| >
| >.
| >
