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  1. #1
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    Default Dreamweaver and Xtreme link question

    I am hoping for a bit of assistance with Xtreme and DW Integration

    I have created my Xtreme layout(a simple email) - I added a "Click HERE" button to the design - then I added/created the web address for this button. When I preview in Xtreme the link works perfect(export>previewinbroswer).

    Now, when i export the image- choose the design note and do the export into the same folder as my webpage in DW- the button link is not active -

    I know that it creates a "_notes folder" - and that folder is in the folder on my HD - but DW is not seeing the "_notes folder"- and hence I do not think it is getting the correct instruction for the button (the website addy)to make the link active.

    Can I rename the "_Notes" folder to just "notes" (no underscore)? And if i do, will the export note about the "Click HERE" button weblink undersatnd where to look?

    Has anyone had this problem - or could you help me troubleshoot this?

    I did make the graphic editor to be Xtreme in DW- re-did the export - and same problem.- great graphic - the text "Click HERE" is there - but when I preview through DW onto IE or Firefox- the link does not work.

    Any Help would be appreciated.

    Thanks
    Jimmymax75

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    Default Re: Dreamweaver and Xtreme link question

    Hi,
    I haven't used dreamweaver since MX version, and I am taking a wild guess here, but XaraXtreme when preview in browser has its own code written when to temp file for previewing so everything works, I believe for it to work in Dreamweaver you havve look at source and see what is in there and deicipher the problem.
    Dreamweaver makes up the necessary Javascript code and links as you design within the program so importing doesn't work as expected. Design note are for use when their is a collaboration of programers working with the web page I believe.
    I may be extemely off base here but it will give you some ideas to think about.
    Jim

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    Default Re: Dreamweaver and Xtreme link question

    Thanks for the reply - and I guess I should say that I use DW8- not Cs3 yet.

    I hope others can chime in - i have sent the same request to tech support
    and I am awaiting their advice- i will post their reply if it helps to this post as well for others that may be having the same issue

    jimmymax75

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    Default Re: Dreamweaver and Xtreme link question

    I"m not familiar with DreamWeaver at all, but it sounds like you just need to insert the image into your page and then tell DreamWeaver that you want it to be a hyperlink. Or create a hyperlink and tell it that you want the link text to be your image instead of just some regular text.

    The raw HTML for that might look something like this:

    <a href="http://blah.com"><img src="http://blah.com/image.jpg" width="xx" height="xx" border="0"></a>

    The width/height/border parts are probably not necessary if you're using CSS to style the images.
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    Default Re: Dreamweaver and Xtreme link question

    I certainly know how to do that for the entire image link ref

    however, i am trying to make each of the buttons
    a link inside (embedded) in the image created in
    Xtreme.

    So I have first image which is the design

    I then create the button - and layer that on the image
    In Xtreme, it has a web link option for that image
    then when you preview that image through Xtreme
    it has that button in that graphic be an actual link through
    to the website -

    But i am still having the problem with the DW not seeing that coding that
    Xtreme places in that image through the design note and
    image mapping feature that is in the export function.

    Basically, the design note is being placed
    on my HD (Folder "_notes") , and this in in the DW website folder on my HD
    - but the DW is not picking that folder up and that is where my
    problem is. If you ever get unawanted emails (I am sure you do)
    you can see numerous areas where they overlap the "Click HERE"
    button on top of the ad - and that is where the HTML knows
    where to direct that click through to - not just the whole image being
    a click through which is easy to do and not so good looking

    I hope this explains it better for you, and I keep replying
    hoping that one of the other gurus can follow my path here and maybe help me figure this one out as well.

    Thanks for your input - I do appreciate it.

    Jimmymax75

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    Smile Re: Dreamweaver and Xtreme link question

    Hi

    Hope I'm not treading on any experts toes here but I had a go at doing this for the first time a couple of days ago and found:

    *when adding address make sure you have the 'rectangle surround' option
    *save image as .xar file before exporting
    *if you don't want to export directly to your html file, create a new one (you can always copy the code block afterwards)
    *in export/image map dialogue select "export image map to file", browse to target file and save - two more option become available ...
    *select "insert image into existing file"
    *select "save all clickable areas as rectangles" and then export

    When you open the html file in Dreamweaver the image map is there. I don't think the design notes option affects the clickable areas as I succeded exporting with it unselected.

    Hope this helps

    John

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    Smile Re: Dreamweaver and Xtreme link question

    John:

    Thank you so much - After 12 hours of struggling it was that file location
    to the html file in DW that I was not doing.

    Thanks again - this did work like a charm -

    Now on to making money (with less and less hair everyday!!)


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    Default Re: Dreamweaver and Xtreme link question

    Delighted I could help. Must admit though, I never thought I'd be able to help anyone with anything involving Dreamweaver of all things

    Cheers

    John

 

 

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