Is Designer Pro the Correct Program for Me (different issue)?

[beadfountain]

I own and operate a small retail shop, and I pay royalties to have an attractive and functioning website. The "engine" is all behind the scenes; I have an admin interface via which I can update static content.

I have used NVu (html editor) for a few years, and I find it adequate. However, I have just recreated my "default.aspx" page using Design Pro 6 (trial), and I like how it looks in preview, not to mention how easy it was to "put everything where it goes."

I copy/pasted all the code between the body tags into my admin window, and the results online were problematic in these ways:
1. there appeared to be placeholder "frames" around each of the content "blocks";
2. nothing actually showed up in the above-mentioned frames, no images, no text;
3. everything was aligned to the left of the screen instead of within the central html-defined frame.

Help? If you need more info from me, let me know what that might be.

Thanks,
BeadFountain

ps Thanks to all who create posts here, tutorials here and elsewhere, and videos. I'm learning so much!

[Soquili]

Hello beadfountain,

If you only copied the body elements from the html file. That would create what you have described.

There is an entire subfolder that must be uploaded to the site that contains all the images, css, and javascript.

This subfolder will be in the same folder that contains the html file.

[beadfountain]

Hi Soquili, Wow that was fast!

What you said makes some sense to me. To where do I need to copy that folder - my root directory (where styles.css is located?) or to the directory from where the site populates the dynamic content?

I'm afraid I know only enough to be dangerous here, but I'm making backups and taking notes along the way. I appreciate your help.

BeadFountain

[Soquili]

It should be uploaded so it is a subfolder of the folder where your html file is located on the server.

The subfolder name must match what is on your local computer.

[beadfountain]

Hello again. I've figured out where to put the sub-folder and what code changes I need to make in order for the images to appear.

How do I position everything so that it appears in the correct frame on the webpage?

Thanks,
BeadFountain

[Soquili]

Can you attach your .xar file for creating the web site?

Much easier to answer questions when we can see what you are seeing.

[steve.ledger]

I copy/pasted all the code between the body tags into my admin window

Which 'admin' window?
It's important to understand that the placeholder system is designed for code snippets and single scripts rather than an entire page of HTML (with associated tags and scripts) from another source.
Designer is not a HTML editor and does not behave like one.

How do I position everything so that it appears in the correct frame on the webpage?

Designer uses .css to position objects and text on the page. The CSS files are written at export time and are based entirely on the layout you draw on the page inside Designer.
Positioning via an external .css is not going to work.

However, as it's not entirely clear to me what you are actually doing, please attach your *.xar file as requested by Bill.

[beadfountain]

I've attached a XAR file with screen shots and notes. I hope this proves helpful for you as you offer to help me.

Thanks so much,
BeadFountain