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    Default Limitations of xara

    I like xara because it lets me create all kinds of pretty colors and put everything exactly where I want on the screen. I think I read on this forum that xara isn't suitable for larger websites. Can anyone try and explain what the disadvantages of xara are, compared to say Dreamweaver, direct HTML coding or Wordpress.

    e.g. with dynamic content, is it possible to get the "xara generated" static content to move down the page at page load time according to the size of the dynamic content. e.g. for a footer.

    Thanks

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    Default Re: Limitations of xara

    See this recent thread for static content http://www.talkgraphics.com/showthre...age-file-links (the last entry on the page).

    The reason why Xara is not good with very large websites is system resources (memory). Designer and Web Designer are 32-bit applications (one hopes this will change soon). 32-bit applications can only use 2-3GB of RAM, even if you have much more than that installed. So, if your website has a lot of photos, and you do not optimize your photos (change the resolution to 96dpi, Windows screen resolution), your site can slow to a crawl as the memory gets used up.

    To get around this it is often good to break up a large site into smaller chunks and link each to the other. This XaraXone Workbook article explains how to manage a large website http://www.xaraxone.com/webxealot/wo...kbook%201.html

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    Default Re: Limitations of xara

    disadvantages of xara are, compared to say Dreamweaver, direct HTML coding or Wordpress.
    Dreamweaver and Xara Designer are as different to each other as Word and Dreamweaver are to each other.
    The disadvantages are quite similar.

    IOW: Like Word, Xara Designer files (.web or .xar) contain all pages, all text, all images in one file. HTML editors (like Dreamweaver) do not.
    If you attempted to create even a 20 page photography site using hires images, you will run into serious memory problems as Gary mentions.

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    Default Re: Limitations of xara

    Quote Originally Posted by gwpriester View Post
    See this recent thread for static content http://www.talkgraphics.com/showthre...age-file-links (the last entry on the page).
    Thanks. If I used the FixedTab layer for a footer would the footer always be visible on the screen? If so, that's not quite what I want.

    e.g. suppose I have a page with an article that I want people to be able to add comments to - or even just a table where the number of entries isn't known until page load time. I guess the table would have to be generated using e.g. PHP. Can I use xara to create the page and have a widget placeholder thing for the dynamic table or user comments - or only if there's nothing on the page below the placeholder?

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    Default Re: Limitations of xara

    The WD7 Tweak set includes and Dynamic Page Tweak which allows the page to accommodate additional content on load.
    You can get the tweakset here:
    http://www.talkgraphics.com/showthre...gner-7-Premium

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    Default Re: Limitations of xara

    Quote Originally Posted by sledger View Post
    The WD7 Tweak set includes and Dynamic Page Tweak which allows the page to accommodate additional content on load.
    You can get the tweakset here:
    http://www.talkgraphics.com/showthre...gner-7-Premium
    Cool, thanks! I'm very interested to see how the tweakset achieves this. It should be in the official product.

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    Default Re: Limitations of xara

    The tweakset is produced by a Xara developer, Covoxer, who is the developer of the web features, HTML exporting etc in Xara Designer..
    Think of the Tweaks as you would think of the extra widgets you can buy.
    Once you install the tweakset, they will be accessible from the Designs gallery just like the widgets..
    The Tweakset however, is free

 

 

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