Web design / photography site

Hi,

have been messing with web pages for years, which explains the WebPlus7 software i am using (probably well updated by now?); but i have never been able to make any progress

currently, i have created a title page with thumbnail photos, and managed to 'hotspot' them to full page photos, on succeeding pages, but nothing happens when i click on the thumbnails?

also

i discovered a blank 'Master Page' in my project; however, turning this into the title page (including the thumbnails) just replicated the title page on every other page i'd created - bad move

so, just what is a Master Page for?

and how do i create thumbnails linked to larger images, please?

thanks,

Ric

sorry, i mean SERIF WebPlus 7.0

R

Is this what you mean...

To open in a new window

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<a href="link to larger image here" target="_blank"><img src="url of thumbnail here" width="size in pixels" height="size in pixels" border="0"></a>

To open in the same window

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<a href="link to larger image here"><img src="thumbnail url here" width="size in pixels here" height="size in pixels here" border="0"></a>

Hope this helps.

thanks

uh, this looks like the formal file-writer type thing approach?

Serif does it all with drag/drop icons

i have hotspotted a thumbnail and linked it to its large photo (page) but nothing happens when i click on the thumbnail, which should instantly open the photo page?

there's probably something i'm not doing which is preventing the hotspot activating, or something, but i cannot work out what it is?

would help if Serif publish a tutor-cd rom, but i have not come across such a beast, as yet?

sorry, i'm a real newbie!

R

Your best bet would be to download the trial of Macromedia Dreamweaver 8 (www.adobe.com). It is really simple to use and it is the most highly recommended piece of software here (after notepad etc.). It will make the whole job easier because you will be able to flick between the "What you see is what you get" mode and the "Code" and it will make it easier for people to help you.

bests Ross

will look at this



R

Or as I prefer to call it, the 'what you see is not necessarily what you get' mode. But 'wysinnwyg' doesn't really have the same ring to it, does it?

I would recommend heading over to the beginner resources forum and picking up some tips there. You're better off hand coding, more control that way. And you'll pick it up in no time.

But dreamweaver is the best of a bad bunch.

Pete.

I'm handcoding and I still use Dreamweaver and love many of the features. I can still hand code and then "look" at what I did. Believe it or not, it works!

Plus there are other neat features when it comes to css.... I find it GREAT!
You aren't going to learn it over night, but there are so many tutorials online that with a little time you'll get a good feel for it.

As Lchad says, If you have to use Dreamweaver, the best thing is to switch between split and code view. It is a great way to learn hand coding.

I prefer to just use a good text editor, but I was more refering to the wysiwyg mode than the code mode. It's quite a good code editor and offers good site management tools. But for beginners there's a danger that they will just flip to design mode. And besides I think there are far better text editors for a far lower price.

Each to their own I guess.

Pete.

Oh, I definately agree. NVu comes to mind. Yes there are many out there and better than DW. And I have probably played with most if not all.

gosh - thanks guys!

i just worked out what i was doing wrong in Serif, trying to test out pages in draft mode ~ doesn't work: there's a button lets you see what happens when all the hotspots/hyperlinks are active ... that works!

will see how i get on - maybe start out in newbie web mode then upgrade as things progress - if they progress?



DreamWeaver looks the business, i readily agree!

Ric

Good point Pete... if you are hand coding you certainly do not need to spend the money on Dreamweaver. Since that's how I learned (WITH TABLES) it's my weapon of choice!

Yeah I ended up installing appservnetwork to preview everything. Still a hell of alot better than "made by the devil page" (frontpage)

Best of luck with learning that, great bit of kit when you work out the basics

I just use a souped up text editor and a browser for making sites. To each his own, really. People find their own ways to do things more productively, and there is no "right" way to do it if your code is valid and you're not using tables for the layout.