Need help with Dreamweaver MX roadblock.

SpOOnmaN · 10-26-2003, 11:43 PM

ok, I've been building a page with DW MX and its built completely with tables. I have about 27 pages built using the same template with a couple editable regions, one of them I've called "Body" which has all the changing content in. In my drop down menu that I made with Fireworks MX, I have a link called "Gallery" which has a bunch of different links in it, one of which is "trucks".

I'm getting to the issue, this info is important to know tho...

I've used photoshops Automate feature to create a web gallery which produces thumbnails, images, and html + an index.htm for the whole thing all in one folder.

My problem is this. I want to have it so when the "trucks" button is clicked, the index of the photoshop web gallery folder is what loads INSIDE my existing table. I can make pictures if anyone needs a visual.

I thought maybe making a frame would solve this, but it wont go inside my table. And even if it did, would clicking the thumbs inside the frame, inside the table, totaly distort my site?

bah, my brain is smoking.

Please help! I'm so stuck and I wouldn't post here unless I've exhausted all my other resources

SpOOnmaN · 10-26-2003, 11:59 PM

http://www.telusplanet.net/public/hs...orkingcopy.jpg

here is a screenshot.

edbarton · 10-27-2003, 12:22 AM

Using tables you cannot make a seperate page load inside

That is probably not what you wanted but it is the best I can give

Why not just load a whole new page

**LazyJim** · 10-27-2003, 03:35 AM

Can use an <iframe> hopefully, <iframe src="(path and name of your gallery index.html)" height="100%" width="100%">

SpOOnmaN · 10-27-2003, 11:05 PM

LazyJim... I love you man. I LOVE you.

**LazyJim** · 10-28-2003, 02:41 AM

yeah yeah, I think there's a club for my fans somewhere!

DaveyBoy · 10-31-2003, 08:39 AM

mr designer, with all the standards, and he suggests the horrible thing that is the iFrame arghhhhhhhhhhhh

Sharpie · 10-31-2003, 08:42 AM

Whoa now, lets not open up this can of worms again.

There was a problem, and he resolved the problem in the simplest way. Easy said, easy done.

edbarton · 10-31-2003, 08:47 AM

I am the founder of LazyJim's fanclub and he is the founder of mine

His has loads of members whereas I have none

Jazzee · 10-31-2003, 08:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cardesign

I am the founder of LazyJim's fanclub and he is the founder of mine

His has loads of members whereas I have none

LMAO!!

edbarton · 10-31-2003, 09:00 AM

I will go and cry now

jkn

DaveyBoy · 10-31-2003, 09:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sharpie

Whoa now, lets not open up this can of worms again.

There was a problem, and he resolved the problem in the simplest way. Easy said, easy done.

What can of worms, i am basically saying that someone who thinks the whole 'design' thing is important and that it will work on everyone's PC etc, using an iFrame is a strange solution, PHP inserts or something probably would be better.

**LazyJim** · 10-31-2003, 09:45 AM

I know that 100% standards doesn't solve all our problems or live up to all our expectations.

As a designer you have to decide how important standards are to each project.

But I do think that a more widspread adoptation of standards will get it moving faster and it will improve.
At the same time, think how boring the Web would be if no-one broke the rules in the first place - if none of the old-skool <tables> and <font> slow loading inflexible sites were neve created.

**LazyJim** · 10-31-2003, 09:49 AM

PHP includes may have been better, but don't forget i'm lazy!