Multifarious Mysteries!

[flesh2dust]

Hi, I'm brand-spanking new to FQ and invariably caught in this nebulous web of confusion called the internet. Here are some Questions which seem to be plaguing not only me, but my site. Ugh!
If any help could be provided, I would be most appreciative and quite possibly eternally grateful.

1. I'm using FP98 (I know!), but I am attempting to have a background image placed in the code, but the generator keeps placing the HTML code by retrieving it from my Hard Drive...which of course won't work on anyone else's computer. How can I get these backgrounds, which have already been uploaded to appear on my site?
2. What is the easiest way to setup a Zip download of text?
3. How can I optimize my pages (I've already optimized some of the graphics) so that it loads faster?
4. I also can't get the buttons at the bottom of most of my pages to work--to navigate to the next link? Yes, I've almost given up on FP...
5. Okay, on the UBB bulletin board which I plan on leasing Feb 10, can I replace the e-mail registration with a generic listing for those who don't have an address (e.g. students)?
6. Where could I beseech, even beg, someone to create a graphic with my title (a Step Back) rotating around a stationary realistic picture of earth?

The website is at www.astepback.com
AHHH! How do you hyperlink from one of these e-mails? Sorry.

My mind just seems to be spinning ever since I was indoctrinated into the 'net.

AHHHH!!!!

Thanks.

[Deb]

1. Mimic the server directories on your own harddrive .. save the html file BEFORE creating anything on it.. and then create http://www.aota.net/ubb/smile.gif So that the images and everything are all in the same directory... or... click the tab that allows you to see the html code itself and correct the paths manually.

2. Zip the file and upload it to the directory of your choice.. then just create a regular link to that file.

3. http://www.netmechanic.com and lose frontpage (deb ducks) it adds a lot of un-needed code to a page that simply adds up to more to download.

4. Visit http://vzone.virgin.net/sizzling.jalfrezi/frames/fa.htm

5. I *think* you can just turn that part off

6. Post something like "Need To Hire A Graphic Artist" http://www.aota.net/ubb/smile.gif

6a. http://www.aota.net/ubb/ubbcode.html

Advice -- Take your time and take it one step at a time http://www.aota.net/ubb/smile.gif

Hope this helps
Deb

[meikel]

Hi and welcome here,

I am attempting to have a background image placed in the code,

I took a look at your page and found the background to load perfectly. It seems you've already solved this problem http://www.aota.net/ubb/smile.gif

How can I optimize my pages

There are numerous ways to accomplish this. It depends what you want to do. Many pages make a big mistake in creating a super-large table to do the layout. This forces the browser to load the whole page (including images) before displaying the page properly.
Better end a table and create a new one with exactly the same proportions below it. That enables a browser to display the first stuff the moment that part is loaded. Other parts are loaded later and the user usually never notices that it's loaded later. I usually need some time to read the first part, before I can scroll down http://www.aota.net/ubb/smile.gif
Another thing is to always specify WIDTH and HEIGHT for everything you have on your page. Some browsers need to load all data before they can display stuff without this information. If the info is there, they can display a placeholder and load e.g. a picture a bit later.
These are just two hints.. there are numerous other ways of optimizing a web-page.

How do you hyperlink from one of these e-mails
You must write some "UBB" code to link in these posts. To link to your web-page, you must write:
[url]http://www.astepback.com[/url]
which will show up as
http://www.astepback.com here.

Greetings from Bonn, Germany
[nbsp][nbsp]Meikel Weber
http://www.meikel.com

[Bi4Be]

Deb's right... one step at a time is the absolute best way to accomplish these. Also, I found more good advice by FQ at:
http://www.aota.net/Tutorials/HTML/Planning.shtml and
http://www.aota.net/Tutorials/HTML/Organization.shtml


This definately helped me think straight define some real goals. Also check out the "Promotion" sub section at aota.net It has some cool advice.

Best of luck,
http://www.aota.net/ubb/smile.gif -Bi4Be http://www.aota.net/ubb/smile.gif

[flesh2dust]

I just wanted to jump back in here and thank you three for taking the time to read and help me analyze my page problems.

Deb, it's very difficult taking one step at time when with every step the footing seems to be slipping away--makes you want to move just that much quicker! And I'm not talking about setting up the web page, that's the very least of my worries.

Thanks again, it was very much appreciated.
Brian.