Themes from WS4

Will it be possible in furture versions of XWD to import or use templates/themes from WS4? I bought the extra themes for WS4 but find I can not use them with XWD and that's a pitty cause the themes with WS4 are pretty good and save me a lot of time.

I do like XWD but I still prefer working with WS4.

Cheers,

Bill AU

Hi Bill,

Direct use of a Webstyle template isn't possible; however, it is possible to use the graphics.

Is there a particular element you would like to use? I can work up a mini-tutorial explaining how to incorporate it into Web Designer.

Hi Bill,

I would be interested in such a tutorial, and perhaps others would too if it's possible for you.

Hi Ed,

I'll work something up in a few days when I have my next day off from work. I work Thursday evening through Monday evening.

Hi Bill,

That's awesome....

Thank you,

For anyone that is interested, I put together a tutorial on using a Webstyle4 theme (the same menu/navbar theme is in Menu Maker).

The colours used in the tutorial and the horizontal navbar are all from Webstyle4.

Webstyle & Menu Maker in Web Designer

Hi Bill,

Thank you very much for the excellent tutorial. Once again we are in your debt.

Thanks Ed. I'm glad the tutorial is useful to you.

Hi Bill,

Followed the first part of your tutorial and have hit a snag. I'm wondering if you could have a quick look at the file and see what I'm doing wrong. I have spent quite a few hours trying to solve the problem of mouseover and maybe am just not seeing it because of too much familiarity with the file.

The problem is when I click the eye (layer gallery) for mouseover on and off, the bar does what it should. In preview it doesn't work, I only see the mouseoff layer (which I would expect) but mouseover that area does not show the mouseover layer.....I'm probably missing something really simple....maybe a senior moment or two.

Thanks very much if you can help and thanks anyway...I still like the tutorial, just probably not quite following instructions correctly maybe.

Hi Ed,

You need to assign links to the individual cannister objects before the mouse over effect will work.

I have assigned a dummy link to the 'buttons' so the mouse over works in preview.

Hi Bill,

I don't know why but I didn't even think that the button wouldn't work without a link of some sort. Told you I probably had a senior moment.

So if there is no link, whatever it may be called it is never going to work....is that about right?

Thanks very much for your help with this.....

I will now of course have to manouver around all the grey matter in my room....you know, the stuff that came out when I was banging my head on my computer desk.

Yup, by naming links to what the buttons were called, it now works very well....thanks again Bill....it's a simple concept if one just remembers everything.

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Originally Posted by Soquili

You need to assign links to the individual cannister objects before the mouse over effect will work.

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That works, but there's no need for a dummy link to see the mouseover effect.
Simply select the Popup layer: mouseover in the link dialog.

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Hi Sledger,

That's awesome, now I've got 2 methods.

I see how that works and it helps me understand how these work a little better.

btw Bill, I've also finished your tutorial and all works well using your method for linking.

Thanks much to both of you.

I've just added the finished navbar with it's links (at least the dropdowns) actually going to the proper websites.

Once again, thanks so much for teaching me some interesting and useful Xara stuff that will be used down the road.