Xara X and Xara Webstyle

[Oystein]

I am one of those that really like Xara Webstyle and the easy and efficient way to manage menus . I am now working on a new site where we need special buttoms, but still want to use webstyle to manage menus/submenues.

I first created a main menu in Xara X - then a menu in Webstyle, using a regular template, where the size of each bottoms was the same as created in XaraX. I then saved the Webstyle menu locally. Then each of the buttoms was replaced with those created in XaraX. I then published the files. When I later need to manage the menu - I only need to publish the scriptfiles or new graphics. Webstyle will only affect the graphics locally, not on the remote site.

Here is a first "beta" of the menu/site, without any active links:

http://home.online.no/~oystange/webs.../styledemo.htm

Øystein


http://www.heimesider.com

[Oystein]

I am one of those that really like Xara Webstyle and the easy and efficient way to manage menus . I am now working on a new site where we need special buttoms, but still want to use webstyle to manage menus/submenues.

I first created a main menu in Xara X - then a menu in Webstyle, using a regular template, where the size of each bottoms was the same as created in XaraX. I then saved the Webstyle menu locally. Then each of the buttoms was replaced with those created in XaraX. I then published the files. When I later need to manage the menu - I only need to publish the scriptfiles or new graphics. Webstyle will only affect the graphics locally, not on the remote site.

Here is a first "beta" of the menu/site, without any active links:

http://home.online.no/~oystange/webs.../styledemo.htm

Øystein


http://www.heimesider.com

[gwpriester]

after about 30 seconds. How long does the page take to load?

Anyway, your idea is a good one.

Gary

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[joel]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by gwpriester:
How long does the page take to load?

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For me, 23.12 seconds on a dial up connection :-)

I noticed the mention of Stavanger, I had a college roomate and friend from that city many years ago.

Joel

[esanabri]

With in xara (or out of it) what is the best way to optimize your graphics for fast download...?

I have been running in to that problem in my wifes betha website I'm developing with XaraX and dreamweaver...

www.geocities.com/minipadilla

[Oystein]

Hmmm- I cleaned my cache and it took about 8 seconds to load - but I am perhaps a bit closer to the server - I have a dial up 64 kbits ISDN.

There is a flashfile on the top - but that one should load fast too. I use MSIE 6.0.2800. Flashplayer is updated.

My experience is that Webstyle menus loads fast nd is very compatible in Norway. One of the sites I have created have bee visited by approx 15000 since january - and I have not heard complains about the menu - in fact only positive.

Each gif in the menu is about 1 - 1.5 kb.

Øystein


http://www.heimesider.com

[Oystein]

Joel - do you remember the name of the roomate?

Øystein


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[Oystein]

Ernesto. Your site took about 35 seconds - dial up - well worth waiting for. When loaded - I got hungry. Nice site - I want a Flan Napolitano!!

Øystein


http://www.heimesider.com

[joel]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Oystein:
Joel - do you remember the name of the roomate?

Øystein<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

His name: Gunner Ericksen. His parents were missionaries in Kenya. This was back in 1966-68.

Joel

[Oystein]

Joel - I was a bit courious - thought I probably could knew him - but I don´t.

There is a "missionare college" in Stavanger. I work in Stavanger in a company that organize about 8000 apartments in the city. The first area we built about 55 years ago is neighbours to this college - and this urban area was called "the Mission Field". There is a joke about the children that grew up here - they run out in Stavanger and collected money for the poor children on the mission field.

Øystein


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