Nancy OShea
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Active Since 2006, 83K+ Posts
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Alt-Web Design & Publishing
Nancy OShea
Community Expert
Active Since 2006, 83K+ Posts
Web | Print | Media | Graphics
Alt-Web Design & Publishing
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‎Apr 20, 2012
11:49 AM
To center a division or web page you need 3 things: 1) a valid document type declaration on the first line of your HTML code. Based on what you posted, your HTML code does not contain a DTD. 2) a stated container width in px, em or %. 3) margin-right and margin-left of 'auto' Nancy O.
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‎Apr 14, 2012
03:15 PM
Validate your code & fix reported errors. I suspect you have unbalanced <p> tags in your document which DW is trying to "fix" for you. http://validator.w3.org/ Nancy O.
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‎Apr 13, 2012
01:24 PM
Crashes, installation, JavaScript errors, and unexplained problems If Dreamweaver is acting erratically, or if you see a message saying "the following JavaScript error(s) occurred", it's usually a sign of a corrupt cache file. The first thing to try should always be to delete the file cache. If that doesn't work, delete your personal Configuration folder. Full instructions are in Deleting a corrupted cache file. DW Crashes -- Restore Preferences http://helpx.adobe.com/dreamweaver/kb/restore-preferences-dreamweaver-cs4-cs5.html Nancy O. Alt-Web Design & Publishing Web | Graphics | Print | Media Specialists http://alt-web.com/
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‎Mar 19, 2012
10:43 AM
CSS: Remove background from body and apply to #header. #header { text-align: center; width: 100%; background-image: url(images/bkgrndImageHdr.gif); position:fixed; top:0; left:0; } HTML: Move your #header div above the #container div <div id="header> header content & menu goes here </div> <div id="container"> <div id="mainContent" align="center"> <p><img src="images/spacer.gif" width="100" height="5" alt="spacer" /></p> <h1>WELCOME</h1> The rest of your page content here... </div> </div> <div id="StickyFooter"> sticky footer content here </div> Nancy O. Alt-Web Design & Publishing Web | Graphics | Print | Media Specialists http://alt-web.com/ http://twitter.com/altweb http://alt-web.blogspot.com/
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‎Mar 15, 2012
05:07 PM
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You would need to restructure you layout in a few ways to make this workable. First, use a liquid header and footer (100% width) sort of like this: http://alt-web.com/TEMPLATES/I-page.shtml Then move your #content division down with margin-top: 200px to add the necessary clearance. Slice your background-image which is currently applied to the body and apply just the top part to your header division background. You might want to include your navigation bar in the "sticky" too. I don't have time right now to re-work this for you. See how you do on your own and post back with your results. Nancy O. Alt-Web Design & Publishing Web | Graphics | Print | Media Specialists http://alt-web.com/ http://twitter.com/altweb http://alt-web.blogspot.com/
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‎Mar 15, 2012
12:21 PM
We have even resorted, in recent products, to generating Design Time style sheets to work around at least some of the more egregious shortcomings of Design View rendering. I agree. Design View has to be one of the weakest features in DW. I'm working on a project right now that has an APDiv overlay on top of a PHP rotating banner. I've been beating my head against the wall for a week trying to make the layout editable in Design View. It just can't be done. Normally I turn off CSS rendering and work with the un-styled HTML page. But this project is for a client who likes to work in Design View only. I finally resorted to Design Time style sheets which work great. Only now I have to teach the client how to use them. More work... Nancy O. Alt-Web Design & Publishing Web | Graphics | Print | Media Specialists http://alt-web.com/ http://twitter.com/altweb http://alt-web.blogspot.com/
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‎Mar 15, 2012
12:00 PM
Actually, position fixed is supported in the current version of iOS and on Android. ...we would likely continue to filter mobile devices but we would do it for usability reasons as the fixed elements take up too much vertical real estate o small devices. @Al, Good points. Nancy O. Alt-Web Design & Publishing Web | Graphics | Print | Media Specialists http://alt-web.com/ http://twitter.com/altweb http://alt-web.blogspot.com/
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‎Mar 15, 2012
11:27 AM
@Sandy, I don't recommend using Sticky headers & footers on your site. Normal page behavior works on everyone's device. The plain truth is that fixed positioning isn't 100% reliable and is not well supported by iPhones, iPads, Droids and older IE browsers. A site like yours must cater to the largest possible target audience. Less is more here. Nancy O. Alt-Web Design & Publishing Web | Graphics | Print | Media Specialists http://alt-web.com/ http://twitter.com/altweb http://alt-web.blogspot.com/
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‎Mar 01, 2012
05:15 PM
1 Upvote
I need to preview websites constantly and it is really tedious to have to keep using the top panel. I preview often as well. Keep browsers open. Save your document in DW. Switch to browser and hit refresh (F5). Works with all open browsers. My shortcut for preview in browser is alt F12, but when I try this I just go into my sound and volume controls. Obviously your operating system has reserved alt or cmnd + F12 for other services. So you need to assign another shortcut key combination that is not already being used by your system (some trial and error may be required). Nancy O. Alt-Web Design & Publishing Web | Graphics | Print | Media Specialists http://alt-web.com/ http://twitter.com/altweb
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‎Feb 21, 2012
09:44 AM
Give us an example of what you want. Nancy O. Alt-Web Design & Publishing Web | Graphics | Print | Media Specialists http://alt-web.com/ http://twitter.com/altweb
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‎Feb 20, 2012
02:52 PM
WebStudio 5 writes terrible code. I wouldn't use it. If you go to this link, and click on images, you'll see how FancyBox works (ignore rotation, you don't need that). And it's very simple to set up. http://alt-web.com/GALLERY/Photo_Gallery.html If you want to hire me to help you with this, you can contact me through my web site. http://alt-web.com/contact.shtml Nancy O. Alt-Web Design & Publishing Web | Graphics | Print | Media Specialists http://alt-web.com/ http://twitter.com/altweb
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‎Feb 19, 2012
01:52 PM
You want a slideshow, not an image rollover. Use jQuery Fancybox. http://fancybox.net/ Or, log-in to the Adobe Exchange with your Widget Browser and grab jQuery Lightbox Gallery Widget http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/widgetbrowser/ Nancy O. Alt-Web Design & Publishing Web | Graphics | Print | Media Specialists http://alt-web.com/ http://twitter.com/altweb
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‎Feb 17, 2012
03:00 PM
Use Server-Side Includes for this. http://www.smartwebby.com/web_site_design/server_side_includes.asp More on Server-Side Includes http://forums.adobe.com/message/2112460#2112460 Nancy O. Alt-Web Design & Publishing Web | Graphics | Print | Media Specialists http://alt-web.com/ http://twitter.com/altweb
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‎Feb 11, 2012
11:20 AM
This is a user-to-user forum. If you want to submit a feature request to Adobe Engineers, use the form below. https://www.adobe.com/cfusion/mmform/index.cfm?name=wishform Nancy O. Alt-Web Design & Publishing Web | Graphics | Print | Media Specialists http://alt-web.com/ http://twitter.com/altweb
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‎Feb 09, 2012
05:48 PM
Shut down DW and any other apps. Re-start your computer. Try again.... From which app(s) and what exactly are you trying to copy & paste into HTML? Nancy O. Alt-Web Design & Publishing Web | Graphics | Print | Media Specialists http://alt-web.com/ http://twitter.com/altweb
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‎Feb 08, 2012
04:57 PM
@Peter To center a web page you need 3 basic things: A valid document type in your HTML markup. Good news, DW does this for you when a create a new HTML page. A CSS container width. CSS margin-right and margin-left of *auto* (browser default). CSS Code: #container { width: 900px; /**adjust width in px, ems or %**/ margin:0 auto; /**centered**/ border: 1px solid green; /**for demo purposes only**/ } HTML: <div id="container"> YOUR PAGE CONTENT GOES INSIDE THIS CONTAINER </div> If this doesn't work, you'll need to post a URL to your page (preferred) or paste your HTML and CSS code into a web forum reply (not in email). Nancy O. Alt-Web Design & Publishing Web | Graphics | Print | Media Specialists http://alt-web.com/ http://twitter.com/altweb
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‎Feb 01, 2012
12:10 PM
Short answer. Flash is not supported by Apple iDevices (iPhone, iPad, iTouch) among others. You would need to provide alternate content for non-flash supporting devices & browsers. See Shadowbox's Support Page for details: http://www.shadowbox-js.com/support.html Nancy O. Alt-Web Design & Publishing Web | Graphics | Print | Media Specialists http://alt-web.com/ http://twitter.com/altweb
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‎Jan 25, 2012
04:09 PM
Easy is a relative term here. WordPress out of the box without any customization is simple to use. Once deployed, you log-in to the Admin Panel to create pages, blog posts, etc... Non-coders, seniors, kids, all manage to use it successfully. WordPress.org is where you download the free software and get documentation on how to use it. WordPress.com is instant gratification (hosting & WordPress in one place). Sign-up for a free account to test it. https://en.wordpress.com/signup/ That's the easy part. Under the hood, WordPress comes with approx. 900 files in some 80 folders. But none of these are actual web pages. It's all just code. The actual content is stored in MySql databases on the server. When all the parts are assembled by the server, ta da, a dynamic web page displays in the browser. A static web site you built in Dreamweaver will have no connection to your WordPress site. You would have to re-build the pages in WordPress to make them editable by the client. Or keep the main site pages static (not editable without you) and let them use WordPress exclusively for blogging, press releases, event calendars, etc... Nancy O. Alt-Web Design & Publishing Web | Graphics | Print | Media Specialists http://alt-web.com/ http://twitter.com/altweb
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‎Jan 25, 2012
02:35 PM
1 Upvote
If you go into the project knowing the client want's a CMS, install WordPress, Drupal or Concrete 5 on the server and use that to build your site. Since the CMS is installed on your server, it can't go away. Nancy O. Alt-Web Design & Publishing Web | Graphics | Print | Media Specialists http://alt-web.com/ http://twitter.com/altweb
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‎Jan 13, 2012
03:54 PM
1 Upvote
Unless you're prepared to build this from scratch, I don't think you will find an off the shelf solution. I would start with jQuery which is well supported by x-browsers including Apple iDevices. http://www.1stwebdesigner.com/freebies/drag-drop-jquery-plugins/ http://www.elated.com/articles/drag-and-drop-with-jquery-your-essential-guide/ Best of luck, Nancy O. Alt-Web Design & Publishing Web | Graphics | Print | Media Specialists http://alt-web.com/
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‎Jan 11, 2012
11:55 AM
1 Upvote
This will require a combination of web technologies. Have a look at Adobe Edge Preview. http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/edge/ Nancy O. Alt-Web Design & Publishing Web | Graphics | Print | Media Specialists http://alt-web.com/
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‎Jan 10, 2012
11:51 AM
If you want simple & free, a jQuery Dynamic slideshow can't be beat. http://www.ampedwebstandards.com/2009/03/16/tutorial-dynamic-image-slideshow-with-php-jquery/ Set up a few lines of PHP code in your page. Upload jQuery Cycle Plugin and optimized images to your server. Done. When you want to swap out images, add/delete images from server's folder. Done. Nancy O. Alt-Web Design & Publishing Web | Graphics | Print | Media Specialists http://alt-web.com/
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‎Dec 09, 2011
01:10 PM
1 Upvote
What's an acceptable setup fee and/or hourly rate? Cushy shouldn't take you more than 1 hour to set up. $65 to set-up. Nancy O. Alt-Web Design & Publishing Web | Graphics | Print | Media Specialists http://alt-web.com/ http://twitter.com/altweb
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‎Dec 09, 2011
12:37 PM
Sorry. But there is no automagic way to convert a static HTML site over to WordPress. Your customer should have told you upfront that he/she wanted a CMS. You could install WordPress as a blog (domain.com/blog/WP/). The blog would be editable by your client in WordPress but the main site would be remain static HTML. Another option is to reverse engineer your static HTML pages to work with another CMS product. Cushy CMS might be all you need (watch their video to see how it works). http://www.cushycms.com Content Seed - Available in ASP, PHP, or ASP.net no database needed. http://contentseed.com/ PowerCMS from Web Assist - Requires PHP 5.2.3+ MySql database http://www.webassist.com/dreamweaver-extensions/powercms-builder/ Best of luck, Nancy O. Alt-Web Design & Publishing Web | Graphics | Print | Media Specialists http://alt-web.com/ http://twitter.com/altweb
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‎Nov 17, 2011
12:11 PM
I use Dreamweaver. Have a look at this tutorial ~ http://www.adobe.com/devnet/dreamweaver/articles/html_emails.html Related link ~ http://alt-web.com/Articles/HTML-Emails.shtml Nancy O. Alt-Web Design & Publishing Web | Graphics | Print | Media Specialists http://alt-web.com/ http://twitter.com/altweb
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‎Oct 08, 2011
01:58 PM
1 Upvote
Assuming you have legal rights to use these tracks on the web, a single player that supports playlists would be the cleanest solution. Pickle Player supports MP3 files in all web devices (including smartphones): http://www.pickleplayer.com/examples/ Flash MP3 Players (NOT supported by all web devices) Wimpy MP3 Player Premium Beat 10 more free ones Nancy O. Alt-Web Design & Publishing Web | Graphics | Print | Media Specialists http://alt-web.com/ http://twitter.com/altweb
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‎Oct 07, 2011
12:15 PM
1 Upvote
It's a good practice to remove spaces from all your site folder and filenames. To answer your question about MP3 audio, how many files do you have? Do you need a player that supports multiple audio files? Or just a play button? Nancy O. Alt-Web Design & Publishing Web | Graphics | Print | Media Specialists http://alt-web.com/ http://twitter.com/altweb
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‎Sep 18, 2011
02:42 PM
I have a 1280 x 768 display. I'm having a lot of trouble reading forum content without aggressively increasing text sizes in my browsers. My sites look exactly the same today as they did yesterday so it's not a display issue at my end. Nancy O.
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‎Sep 15, 2011
10:47 AM
This tutorial shows how to add a Blogger RSS feed to your HTML pages. http://alt-web.blogspot.com/2011/06/adding-blogger-rss-feed-to-html-page.html If you know the absolute URL of the RSS feeds, you can parse as many as you wish. Nancy O. Alt-Web Design & Publishing Web | Graphics | Print | Media Specialists http://alt-web.com/ http://twitter.com/altweb
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‎Sep 12, 2011
12:14 PM
Below is an on-line tool you can use to generate a sitemap in XML, Text, ROR or HTML. http://www.xml-sitemaps.com/ Nancy O. Alt-Web Design & Publishing Web | Graphics | Print | Media Specialists http://alt-web.com/ http://twitter.com/altweb
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