Help! Dreamweaver!

massahwahl

massahwahl

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This question refers to work I am doing on www.martinmusic.com

You can see the page design I made but I dont know how to create a frame where the background image is that my other pages will load in that space. If someone can explain this to me using Dreamweaver I would be much obliged. I know how to do it in Frontpage, so I assume there has to be a simple way to do it in Dreamweaver. I played with Framesets but it mucked everything up instead of just making one frame. Thanks!
 
Use tables, not frames. Learn HTML from tutorials online. Make a new page for each different pages, no need to use Iframes here.
 
patrickv said:
geez, urrmmm, you made that ?
no offence but thats lame..lol, not that am a master of webdesign but you can do better..lol
for the menu i suggest you follow this link
http://www.piticstyle.com/2007/10/24/create-rollover-image-in-adobe-dreamweaver-cs3/
i think it will work the same as in dreamweaver 8 (if thats what you're using)
or this one
http://www.macronimous.com/resources/rollover_images_with_dreamweaver.asp

hope it helps
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So its lame because of my rollover images?:rolleyes: Thanks for the constructive criticism I guess. Keep in mind im doing this for next to nothing...

Anyway,

Webbenji,
The client asked to have a frame site so thats what I want to do. Would it work better to do seperate pages but use the general outline for each? I dont know html nor do I care to learn it. Im happy with what Dreamweaver offers, but do need to know how to do the frames. Do either of you know how to do it in Dreamweaver? Thanks!
 
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I don't know how do it in Dreamweaver but I know how to do it in HTML...

Dreamweaver is lame anyway... Adds so much useless scripts...
 
webbenji said:
I don't know how do it in Dreamweaver but I know how to do it in HTML...

Dreamweaver is lame anyway... Adds so much useless scripts...
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Eventually I will sit down and learn HTML, but like I said Im doing this as more or less a favor so I just want to get it up and running. If you know the script if there I way I could copy and paste it into my webpage or am I thinking its easier than actually is? In any case, thanks for the suggestion. If you could help me find the appropriate script I would much obliged.
 
Yes I used frames on my very first website, and changed to tables on my second...

Using tables is pretty easy, wc3schools gives you a good tutorial on how to use them .
 
Its all new to me so I have no preference yet. Sounds like Frames offer a lot of disadvantages though. Is there a way to make my site scroll with the nav buttons always on the side though without a frame?
 
Your site will scroll if it is bigger than the screen...

Now if you want it to scroll just on the "content" part, I think it's an option in the tables set up. Check out tutorials for that. If you can't find anything, get back to me and I'll give you a script.
 
No problem :D

You know you can find all the help you need just by searching on google, that's how I learned Javascript and HTML. I only bough books for advanced Javascript, PHP and Flash.
 
webbenji said:
No problem :D

You know you can find all the help you need just by searching on google, that's how I learned Javascript and HTML. I only bough books for advanced Javascript, PHP and Flash.
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Ok this might be dumb but im quickly seeing that to use DW the way I want, I am going to have to learn some crash course html. Can you recomend a site thats good for learning? Also, what exactly is javascript, how is it different than html?
 
HTML is a static script. By static I mean it won't change. Javascript is a Dynamic script which allows you to set variables and functions that will affect these variables. Usually, we use javascript in an HTML page.

To learn basics of HTML I recommend W3Schools. If you have any questions, please ask, I'll be glad to help you :D
 
Someone else said that site was good too so I checked it out. I had a very basic understanding of html scripts ahead of time and that filled in a few holes in what I knew and gave me some more info. Such as tables, which is what Im trying to figure out right now. I understand how to make a table and put info in it, but how do I tell the script where to position it? on the site (www.martinmusic.com) I want to put a table over the background and put info up on there. I fanagled one on it temporarily, but its a little gay looking.

Also, If im using a custom font, how do I tell the site to use that font when someone goes to the site? Is there a way to automatically add it to there computer or something?
 
They have to download the font...

You can add backgrounds to tables (I think from what I remember). Or you can add a <body> background tag...
 
webbenji said:
They have to download the font...

You can add backgrounds to tables (I think from what I remember). Or you can add a <body> background tag...
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I know I can add a background to a table, but what I want to know is how do I make a table that will be flush with the surrounding graphics?
 
Maybe Im totally lost here...

Ok, when I make a new table my text ends up starting at center left of the page, instead, I want to start at top left. Even when I make a table though the table gets started at the same center left position. How do I put a table at the top of the background area?
 
You need to set up the pixels with the width and height (I think)...

If it's web design your problem, you'll have to learn a different language (:P) CSS
 
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