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CSS help Please
18-12-2008 3:02 PM
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I have seen plenty of free CSS type programs, but I do not want to download them all to find out none are suitable. !!
Ideally, what I would like is a program that I can drag and drop my "home page" onto, and this then produces the necessary CSS to add as a "front" to the remainder pages/albums. Am I thinking in the right direction? or is it more difficult than this?
Re: CSS help Please
18-12-2008 8:28 PM
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http://community.plus.net/forum/index.php/topic,71883.0.html
Re: CSS help Please
18-12-2008 10:02 PM
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I think what you are asking for is something different. You can use CSS to design the menus, and add effects like moving tabs, but the content is still in the HTML. Server Side Includes (SSI) might be what you need. This is a method for writing chunks of html that are common to a number of pages as a single TXT file. A single line of SSI code then calls the TXT file in each HTML page and the server seamlessly fits it into the code.
There is lots of info on the web, but try <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Server_Side_Includes">here</a> for starters.
<edit: fixed typo>
Re: CSS help Please
19-12-2008 12:34 AM
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Dreamweaver lets you us a database which can just be a simple xml file so you could use something like that as you would then only have to change the xml file for the menu but again its a bit complicated.
Another way around it but its old fashioned and there is problems with it is to use frames so the menu is in its own frame and is seen on every page to change it you only change the one page see
http://www.webdevelopersnotes.com/tutorials/adhtml/web_page_frames_frames_part_6.php3
The problem is people can pick up a webpage from google and miss the frame so cant find any of your other pages.
In your case the best solution may be to create your first page very simply so it loads fast and have only basic text and menu then load each page from your menu in a new window that way you only have the one menu page to change and users click on the menu get the Wales pictures and close that page and go back to your menu page for the next one, each page could simple have a home link on it in case its picked up by google and they dont find the main menu. This would be fairly simple to do and solve your problem
Re: CSS help Please
19-12-2008 8:37 AM
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At the minute you have self-coded pages, with Jalbums inserted into each page - is that correct?
Why not just have Jalbum create the entire site for you as a 'project'?
So, instead of creating each album from a folder full of photos locally, just go up one level, and have Jalbum create your site from a folder which contains subfolders with all the photos in.
What you then have is a whole group of albums, and if you want, you could still have your intro as index.html, and simply link from that to say album.html, and just let Jalbum take care of the rest.
Not explained terribly well I don't think, but perhaps with your experience of Jalbum it might make some sense?
Re: CSS help Please
19-12-2008 8:45 AM
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This coupled with a simplified home page, as suggested by samuria, might be a possible solution to your problems.
Cliff
edit - looks like James_G beat me to it
Re: CSS help Please
19-12-2008 8:50 AM
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Re: CSS help Please
19-12-2008 8:54 AM
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Thanks for all the answers... I din`t think it would be that complicated !!!... someone told me making a website was easy !... Perhaps they meant just one page site !... Anyway, I think James and whiffler have shown me the way to go... James pointed me to putting "sub albums" and I vaguely remember someone else doing that on Jalbum but for some reason did not tie it up with mine.... perhaps I wasn`t ready to add more albums after my mamoth task, so just "logged it" in the back of my memory... Whiffler, you have a nice set up on your site, and some real good pictures.... Is there a way of adding titles and descriptions to the banana skin? If so, I may consider a change of skin too... must go back to jalbum and see what new stuff they have on offer...
Just saw your Post script there James, and yes, I think that was one of the reasons I chose chameleon... Thanks for all help and ideas.
Much appreciated.
Re: CSS help Please
19-12-2008 9:04 AM
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Cliff
Re: CSS help Please
19-12-2008 9:20 AM
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Re: CSS help Please
19-12-2008 11:50 PM
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It means you can get your pictures on line quicker I just did one http://crewetown.blogspot.com/ as its simpler than doing a page when you want it to be quick
Re: CSS help Please
20-12-2008 10:33 AM
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Just one comment - there are large gaps between the pictures and their associated text, but very small gaps between the pictures and the next, normally unassociated, picture. This confused me, but then that's not difficult!
Sorry for going off-topic.
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