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AnotherMe
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May 13, 2017
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Why is the Template coming out distorted?

  • May 13, 2017
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For some reason Adobe Dreamweaver cc 2017's Template is showing up distorted. I'm choosing the Basic Layout Template and the 400x200 green graphic is stretching.  This is before I saved it.

I did a test save and deleted them. This should not have anything to do with the new template from Dreamweaver.

Any suggestions?

In addition, what happens when I choose "Save All" after I open a Dreamweaver Template?

Thanks

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Correct answer Nancy OShea

As I stated, the starter page looks normal when I preview it in a browser but it distorted where the large place holder in within my Mac.

<!doctype html>

<html>

<head>

<meta charset="UTF-8">

<meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge">

<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">

<title>Simple Theme</title>

<link href="file:///Macintosh HD/Users/mypersonalnamedeleted/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Dreamweaver CC 2017/en_US/Configuration/Temp/Assets/eam119187a5.TMP/css/multiColumnTemplate.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css">

<!-- HTML5 shim and Respond.js for IE8 support of HTML5 elements and media queries -->

<!-- WARNING: Respond.js doesn't work if you view the page via file:// -->

<!--[if lt IE 9]>

      <script src="https://oss.maxcdn.com/html5shiv/3.7.2/html5shiv.min.js"></script>

      <script src="https://oss.maxcdn.com/respond/1.4.2/respond.min.js"></script>

    <![endif]-->

</head>

<body>

<div class="container">

  <header>

    <div class="primary_header">

      <h1 class="title"> SIMPLE</h1>

    </div>

    <nav class="secondary_header" id="menu">

      <ul>

        <li>ABOUT</li>

        <li>WORK</li>

        <li>PORTFOLIO</li>

        <li>SERVICES</li>

        <li>CLIENTS</li>

        <li>CONTACT</li>

      </ul>

    </nav>

  </header>

  <section>

    <h2 class="noDisplay">Main Content</h2>

    <article class="left_article">

      <h3>content heading</h3>

      <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur.</p>

      <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur.</p>

    </article>

    <aside class="right_article"><img src="file:///Macintosh HD/Users/mypersonalnamedeleted/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Dreamweaver CC 2017/en_US/Configuration/Temp/Assets/eam119187a5.TMP/images/placeholder.jpg" alt="" width="400" height="200" class="placeholder"/> </aside>

  </section>

  <div class="row">

    <div class="columns">

      <p class="thumbnail_align"> <img src="file:///Macintosh HD/Users/mypersonalnamedeleted/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Dreamweaver CC 2017/en_US/Configuration/Temp/Assets/eam119187a5.TMP/images/bkg_06.jpg" alt="" class="thumbnail"/> </p>

      <h4>TITLE</h4>

      <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud.</p>

    </div>

    <div class="columns">

      <p class="thumbnail_align"> <img src="file:///Macintosh HD/Users/mypersonalnamedeleted/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Dreamweaver CC 2017/en_US/Configuration/Temp/Assets/eam119187a5.TMP/images/bkg_06.jpg" alt="" class="thumbnail"/> </p>

      <h4>TITLE</h4>

      <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud.</p>

    </div>

    <div class="columns">

      <p class="thumbnail_align"> <img src="file:///Macintosh HD/Users/mypersonalnamedeleted/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Dreamweaver CC 2017/en_US/Configuration/Temp/Assets/eam119187a5.TMP/images/bkg_06.jpg" alt="" class="thumbnail"/> </p>

      <h4>TITLE</h4>

      <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud.</p>

    </div>

    <div class="columns">

      <p class="thumbnail_align"> <img src="file:///Macintosh HD/Users/mypersonalnamedeleted/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Dreamweaver CC 2017/en_US/Configuration/Temp/Assets/eam119187a5.TMP/images/bkg_06.jpg" alt="" class="thumbnail"/> </p>

      <h4>TITLE</h4>

      <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud.</p>

    </div>

  </div>

  <div class="row blockDisplay">

    <div class="column_half left_half">

      <h2 class="column_title">LEFT COLUMN</h2>

    </div>

    <div class="column_half right_half">

      <h2 class="column_title">RIGHT COLUMN</h2>

    </div>

  </div>

  <div class="social">

    <p class="social_icon"><img src="file:///Macintosh HD/Users/mypersonalnamedeleted/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Dreamweaver CC 2017/en_US/Configuration/Temp/Assets/eam119187a5.TMP/images/bkg_06.jpg" width="100" alt="" class="thumbnail"/></p>

    <p class="social_icon"><img src="file:///Macintosh HD/Users/mypersonalnamedeleted/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Dreamweaver CC 2017/en_US/Configuration/Temp/Assets/eam119187a5.TMP/images/bkg_06.jpg" width="100" alt="" class="thumbnail"/></p>

    <p class="social_icon"><img src="file:///Macintosh HD/Users/mypersonalnamedeleted/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Dreamweaver CC 2017/en_US/Configuration/Temp/Assets/eam119187a5.TMP/images/bkg_06.jpg" width="100" alt="" class="thumbnail"/></p>

    <p class="social_icon"><img src="file:///Macintosh HD/Users/mypersonalnamedeleted/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Dreamweaver CC 2017/en_US/Configuration/Temp/Assets/eam119187a5.TMP/images/bkg_06.jpg" width="100" alt="" class="thumbnail"/></p>

  </div>

  <footer class="secondary_header footer">

    <div class="copyright">&copy;2015 - <strong>SIMPLE Theme</strong></div>

  </footer>

</div>

</body>

</html>

mypersonalnamedeleted


The file path shows your site is not defined.

<img src="file:///Macintosh HD/Users/mypersonalnamedeleted/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Dreamweaver CC 2017/en_US/Configuration/Temp/Assets/eam119187a5.TMP/images/bkg_06.jpg" width="100" alt="" class="thumbnail"/>

If it were defined, DW would reconcile the file path and point to assets in your local site folder like this:

<img src="images/bkg_06.jpg"

DW's Design View is not a browser.  It's mainly for quick editing of content and should not be regarded is a reliable rendering.  At best, it's an approximation because it has not been updated since Macromedia days and cannot handle advanced CSS.

Nancy

3 replies

A
AnotherMeAuthor
Inspiring
May 16, 2017

The same issue of the template live view and template design view happens on my workstation at work. So it looks like everything is fine...

A
AnotherMeAuthor
Inspiring
May 14, 2017

I think I found the answer. But the answer brings up another question.

When I select Live the starter page displays the place holder the way it should look.

When I select Design the placeholder stretches and is distorted.

Is this a CSS issue? Can anyone explain why this is happening?

Thanks for your help.

pziecina
pziecina
Legend
May 14, 2017

Design view uses a very old interpretation of how a sites layout will look, and is not very accurate, it should never be used for modern layouts.

Always use live view, to see how your page looks, or even better an actual browser as live view uses a version of Chrome adapted for in app usage, and is not up to date.

Nancy OShea
Community Expert
Nancy OSheaCommunity Expert
Community Expert
May 14, 2017

When you say Template, I assume you mean the starter pages?

If you haven't already, define a local site folder. That's a critical 1st step for working with DW.

Go to Site > New Site...

Go to File > New > Starter Templates.  Pick one of the responsive starter pages.  Hit Create.  Them immediately Save your file as index.html.

After saving, DW creates Assets folders for you in your Local Files Panel.  See screenshot.

To preview your work, hit F12 (Real-Time Preview) or right click on the open tab and select Open in Browser.

Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
    A
    AnotherMeAuthor
    Inspiring
    May 14, 2017

    zThanks!

    Yes, I made sure I had the site selected. However, I did not do that at first.

    I saved the template and it's files to my new site. It shows up normally on each browser. However, it shows up distorted on my Mac from within Dreamweaver.  Below are the screenshots.

    As seen in Dreamweaver

    As seen in browsers

    Nancy OShea
    Community Expert
    Nancy OSheaCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    May 14, 2017

    As I stated, the starter page looks normal when I preview it in a browser but it distorted where the large place holder in within my Mac.

    <!doctype html>

    <html>

    <head>

    <meta charset="UTF-8">

    <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge">

    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">

    <title>Simple Theme</title>

    <link href="file:///Macintosh HD/Users/mypersonalnamedeleted/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Dreamweaver CC 2017/en_US/Configuration/Temp/Assets/eam119187a5.TMP/css/multiColumnTemplate.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css">

    <!-- HTML5 shim and Respond.js for IE8 support of HTML5 elements and media queries -->

    <!-- WARNING: Respond.js doesn't work if you view the page via file:// -->

    <!--[if lt IE 9]>

          <script src="https://oss.maxcdn.com/html5shiv/3.7.2/html5shiv.min.js"></script>

          <script src="https://oss.maxcdn.com/respond/1.4.2/respond.min.js"></script>

        <![endif]-->

    </head>

    <body>

    <div class="container">

      <header>

        <div class="primary_header">

          <h1 class="title"> SIMPLE</h1>

        </div>

        <nav class="secondary_header" id="menu">

          <ul>

            <li>ABOUT</li>

            <li>WORK</li>

            <li>PORTFOLIO</li>

            <li>SERVICES</li>

            <li>CLIENTS</li>

            <li>CONTACT</li>

          </ul>

        </nav>

      </header>

      <section>

        <h2 class="noDisplay">Main Content</h2>

        <article class="left_article">

          <h3>content heading</h3>

          <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur.</p>

          <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur.</p>

        </article>

        <aside class="right_article"><img src="file:///Macintosh HD/Users/mypersonalnamedeleted/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Dreamweaver CC 2017/en_US/Configuration/Temp/Assets/eam119187a5.TMP/images/placeholder.jpg" alt="" width="400" height="200" class="placeholder"/> </aside>

      </section>

      <div class="row">

        <div class="columns">

          <p class="thumbnail_align"> <img src="file:///Macintosh HD/Users/mypersonalnamedeleted/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Dreamweaver CC 2017/en_US/Configuration/Temp/Assets/eam119187a5.TMP/images/bkg_06.jpg" alt="" class="thumbnail"/> </p>

          <h4>TITLE</h4>

          <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud.</p>

        </div>

        <div class="columns">

          <p class="thumbnail_align"> <img src="file:///Macintosh HD/Users/mypersonalnamedeleted/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Dreamweaver CC 2017/en_US/Configuration/Temp/Assets/eam119187a5.TMP/images/bkg_06.jpg" alt="" class="thumbnail"/> </p>

          <h4>TITLE</h4>

          <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud.</p>

        </div>

        <div class="columns">

          <p class="thumbnail_align"> <img src="file:///Macintosh HD/Users/mypersonalnamedeleted/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Dreamweaver CC 2017/en_US/Configuration/Temp/Assets/eam119187a5.TMP/images/bkg_06.jpg" alt="" class="thumbnail"/> </p>

          <h4>TITLE</h4>

          <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud.</p>

        </div>

        <div class="columns">

          <p class="thumbnail_align"> <img src="file:///Macintosh HD/Users/mypersonalnamedeleted/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Dreamweaver CC 2017/en_US/Configuration/Temp/Assets/eam119187a5.TMP/images/bkg_06.jpg" alt="" class="thumbnail"/> </p>

          <h4>TITLE</h4>

          <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud.</p>

        </div>

      </div>

      <div class="row blockDisplay">

        <div class="column_half left_half">

          <h2 class="column_title">LEFT COLUMN</h2>

        </div>

        <div class="column_half right_half">

          <h2 class="column_title">RIGHT COLUMN</h2>

        </div>

      </div>

      <div class="social">

        <p class="social_icon"><img src="file:///Macintosh HD/Users/mypersonalnamedeleted/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Dreamweaver CC 2017/en_US/Configuration/Temp/Assets/eam119187a5.TMP/images/bkg_06.jpg" width="100" alt="" class="thumbnail"/></p>

        <p class="social_icon"><img src="file:///Macintosh HD/Users/mypersonalnamedeleted/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Dreamweaver CC 2017/en_US/Configuration/Temp/Assets/eam119187a5.TMP/images/bkg_06.jpg" width="100" alt="" class="thumbnail"/></p>

        <p class="social_icon"><img src="file:///Macintosh HD/Users/mypersonalnamedeleted/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Dreamweaver CC 2017/en_US/Configuration/Temp/Assets/eam119187a5.TMP/images/bkg_06.jpg" width="100" alt="" class="thumbnail"/></p>

        <p class="social_icon"><img src="file:///Macintosh HD/Users/mypersonalnamedeleted/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Dreamweaver CC 2017/en_US/Configuration/Temp/Assets/eam119187a5.TMP/images/bkg_06.jpg" width="100" alt="" class="thumbnail"/></p>

      </div>

      <footer class="secondary_header footer">

        <div class="copyright">&copy;2015 - <strong>SIMPLE Theme</strong></div>

      </footer>

    </div>

    </body>

    </html>

    mypersonalnamedeleted


    The file path shows your site is not defined.

    <img src="file:///Macintosh HD/Users/mypersonalnamedeleted/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Dreamweaver CC 2017/en_US/Configuration/Temp/Assets/eam119187a5.TMP/images/bkg_06.jpg" width="100" alt="" class="thumbnail"/>

    If it were defined, DW would reconcile the file path and point to assets in your local site folder like this:

    <img src="images/bkg_06.jpg"

    DW's Design View is not a browser.  It's mainly for quick editing of content and should not be regarded is a reliable rendering.  At best, it's an approximation because it has not been updated since Macromedia days and cannot handle advanced CSS.

    Nancy

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