everything shows as a graphic

[lamar241]

I recently loaded our site onto the server.[nbsp][nbsp]Everything (including text) acts like a graphic (lamartacoma.com).[nbsp][nbsp]This is the 2nd site I have with FQ.[nbsp][nbsp]On my first site (horse-n-more.com) I had the FP extensions turned off, which is the only difference between the two sites.[nbsp][nbsp]Both were creatd with MS Publisher.[nbsp][nbsp]Any Ideas?

Thanks

[Terence]

I looked at the source code of your site.[nbsp][nbsp]You don't have a single line of text! :)[nbsp][nbsp]Every page is a giant imagemap.[nbsp][nbsp]You should check in MS Publisher if there is a setting that determines if the output is an imagemap or not.

I don't know much about MS Publisher, but I thought it is for Desktop publishing, and not web authoring.
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[JoelM]

You probably know this by now ....

I believe that Publisher exports everything as one or more graphic images, with image map areas for the links.[nbsp][nbsp]I peeked at the source of the site, and that is indeed what it looks like.

The benefit(??) is truely a WYSIWYG site.

The downside is you've got to go back to the original image to modify it (and you have to use Publisher) to make any changes.[nbsp][nbsp]If you're wanting a simple interface to design with, MS has the FrontPage Express on their site to try.[nbsp][nbsp]I've not used it, but I'll bet it will generate more modifiable code than Publisher does.

I like Dreamweaver myself.

[lamar241]

MS Publisher is for desktop publishing but has a simple web authoring that enables me to throw together a site quickly.[nbsp][nbsp]If you go to the other site I have =[nbsp][nbsp]http://horse-n-more.com/saddle_winner.htm = you will see the text is text and the graphics are graphics.[nbsp][nbsp]I don't know[nbsp][nbsp]:([nbsp][nbsp]I am looking for a different... yet simple... web authoring program and will look at FP Express.[nbsp][nbsp]Thanks[nbsp][nbsp]:)
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[Mandi]

I've been VERY happy with Homesite, myself.[nbsp][nbsp]It automates lots of functions (nice little anchor tag wizard, nice img tag wizard) and speeds others along - ie, keyboard shortcuts for common tags (such as, the familiar ctrl+b will produce a bold tag, with the cursor in the middle of the )[nbsp][nbsp]Has built in validation and spell check.[nbsp][nbsp]The viewer is a little weak, I usually just browse the files locally with NS and IE to see how a project is coming along.[nbsp][nbsp]It isn't WYSIWYG . . . doesn't add bloat, only adds just what you tell it to - but is much speedier than using a straight text editor to do it all longhand.[nbsp][nbsp]JMO :)!

www.allaire.com (http://www.allaire.com)
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[Justin]

I tried to get to http://www.lamartacoma.com/ but got a relatively empty directory listing...[nbsp][nbsp]Anyway, we don't have Front Page Extentions installed - you may have told Publisher that you wanted to use them, but they are not installed on FutureQuest (this does not mean you cannot use FP of course, just not it's "web bot" components).

Hope this helps...

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Justin Nelson
FutureQuest Support

[Ron]

MS Publisher will produce text HTML - which presumably is how you made it work with your first site. But it won't produce text HTML if it can't - which is presumably what's happening with your second site.

In other words, MS Pub can do a whole lot more to a page than is even remotely possible with HTML. Word Art, rotated text, unusual fonts and font sizes - just to name a few. When you use the advanced features, MS Pub simply cannot convert them to HTML text files - so it forces them into a graphics format. Moral: if you want to use MS Pub for the web, keep your page design fairly simple (within the boundaries of what HTML can do).

[jokesplus]

Can't offer any help with Publisher, but if you'd like the pages re-doing as html I'll do it, in exchange for my web-site being advertised on some poster-panels for a couple of months :)
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[Terence]

I, too, would recommend Macromedia Dreamweaver as the best web authoring tool.

http://www.dreamweaver.com/

[JoelM]

I have yet to look at FP Express.[nbsp][nbsp]For simple pages it's probably OK.

If you want something simple (& I'll get hollered at for sure here!) Look at Frontpage98.[nbsp][nbsp]It generates bloated HTML (what MS product doesn't bloat the code?), but it is very good for learning the basics, and can turn out a page very quickly for a darn good price.[nbsp][nbsp] You have lots of artistic talent, so you'll easily cope with the Image Composer that comes with FrontPage.

If you want leaner code with mich more control, look at Dreamweaver by MacroMedia, but beware of the sticker shock ... it's much pricier than the MS product.[nbsp][nbsp]Fireworks is their image product ... very cool, but again $$$$.
(BTW, you can get 30 day (I think) trials of the Macromedia products off their website.)

Good luck.