Slicing and Coding

[SolaceCai]

Would anyone be willing to slice and code my layout for me? I'm willing to put a link on the site (when I get my webspace). Thanks.

SC

[starmena3]

if i was really good at it i would. i suggest u giv out a little more information doe.

[SolaceCai]

More info, like what? That's all I could think of at the moment. I'm gonna PM or email the layout to whoever is willing to do it for me, so I don't really know any other info I needed to include. But if you can think of anything I'll put it in the post

[Loser]

He probably meant what the layout would be like. I.E. Colors, size and so on.

[SolaceCai]

Nevermind, I think I've got it. I hope I do atleast, but thanks anyways.

[uire]

Well, if you don't get it I'll slice it. However, I do not know when I will have time to do it, and your layout will be positioned using CSS ;)

[SolaceCai]

maybe you can help me out a little bit. I've sliced it, but what do I do with the slices? Like I really have no earthly idea...

[Jette]

usually, after the images are sliced they are put together using a table format. I don't do that manually, and you don't need to either if you have Adobe photoshop and Imageready.

[cypherx45]

If you don't want to code a table, just set the layout as a background, and create layers on top of it. It's a lot easier to do than slicing it and arranging them in a table.

[akshay]

as jette said... slice the image in photoshop and then save it in form of HTML... it'll generate the table code.. or the CSS.. whtever u need.. and then edit the information using dreamweavfer or photoshop..! :)

[snooze]

If you have Imageready I'd slice it in there, I personally have had better resutls doing it that way then slicing it in Photoshop itself. I dont know why but the coding seems to be different. There are quite a few tutorials out there on how to slice your layout if you are still having problems.

[SolaceCai]

ok... i sliced it, but if it generates the code for you where can i find the code at? It's saved as a Html file thing, I just don't know where/ how to get the code.

[mck9235]

Ive had the same problem, I am having someone doing it for me and then I will look at the code and hopefully use it as a learning tool.

[snooze]

Originally posted by SolaceCai@Dec 4 2004, 02:32 PM
ok... i sliced it, but if it generates the code for you where can i find the code at? It's saved as a Html file thing, I just don't know where/ how to get the code.
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You can edit the html code with dreamweaver, notepad, etc. For it to work correctly the images folder that it created with the html file, has to be in the same folder as the html file for it to work properly.

example:

C:\
-My Site
layout.htm (html file)
+ images (folder)

So basically, open up the html file in notepad and that's where your code is hiding :) .

[SolaceCai]

I'm still lost. Completely lost actually. I think I'm about to just stop trying to do this whole slicing mess. I have no idea what you're talking about... when it comes to stuff like this I'm a complete moron, really I am.

[Ipsquiggle]

First off, are you using imageready?? :P Like they said at the beginning, a bit more info would be nice. ;)

In imageready and fireworks, whatever folder you save the sliced page into (say, \Myfolder\) It places the HTML file there, and then puts all the images in an "images" subfolder. i.e.

\Myfolder\slices.html
\Myfolder\images\slice1.gif
\Myfolder\images\slice2.gif

Check the folder you originally saved the sliced part to. If you really cant find it, open the original file and export the slices again and remember where you saved the slices to. :)

[snooze]

Dont give up on it yet, it's really not as complex as you are thinking. Let me see if I can make it sound a little simpler :) .

- First you slice up your layout, content box, whatever it is
- then go to "Save As Optimized", and do whatever compression settings you want
- click "Save" when done, and choose a place to save it.
- It should produce 2 things - 1. an html file 2. a folder named "Images" that contains all the sliced images
- now when you open up the html file, it should open up your web browser and show your layout fully assembled

All the html file is is instructions on how to arrange all the sliced images in the "Image" folder.

Now, if you right click on your html file, and choose "Open with > Notepad" , you should see all kinds of code with lots of <td> <tr> tags.

I hope that explains what that is all about. Just out of curiosity, what developing program are you using, Dreamweaver, Front Page? If you are still confused then I suggest getting a beginners book on HTML (sorry if I'm underestimating your skills, I'm not sure what web stuff you know already).

[SolaceCai]

oh, ok i get it now. Or at least i think i do. yes I do get it. thanks. Now all i have to figure out how to do is all the CSS stuff, what fun! (lots of sarcasm there).

[SolaceCai]

ok... so maybe I don't know what I'm doing. Ok, I know how to get to the html file now and it shows up on my browser if I click on it, but I'm using Front page to edit it and all that, and if I click on at the Preveiw tab the images don't show. Is that just an issue with Frontpage, or is that going to happen when someone tries to go to my webpage too? Are they just going to see a bunch of little boxes with x's in it or will they see the layout?

[starmena3]

Originally posted by SolaceCai@Dec 5 2004, 09:01 PM
ok... so maybe I don't know what I'm doing. Ok, I know how to get to the html file now and it shows up on my browser if I click on it, but I'm using Front page to edit it and all that, and if I click on at the Preveiw tab the images don't show. Is that just an issue with Frontpage, or is that going to happen when someone tries to go to my webpage too? Are they just going to see a bunch of little boxes with x's in it or will they see the layout?
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o na thats just an issue with frontpage i think. If you put in the right location of were the image is located you shouldnt have any problems when you upload your page.

[snooze]

So you're saying that if you just open up the html file with your web browser that everything shows up correctly, but if you preview it using FrontPage you get the red x's? If that's the case then, yeah, it's an issue with FrontPage. I'm not sure what may be causing it cuz I've never used FP and dont know the differences. Possibly (I'm just guessing here) they have to be uploaded to the server for them to work, because the program is no longer searching for the images off of your hard drive.

[SolaceCai]

ok, thanks for telling me. Now I don't have to freak out about that anymore.

[starmena3]

Originally posted by snooze@Dec 5 2004, 11:54 PM
So you're saying that if you just open up the html file with your web browser that everything shows up correctly, but if you preview it using FrontPage you get the red x's? If that's the case then, yeah, it's an issue with FrontPage. I'm not sure what may be causing it cuz I've never used FP and dont know the differences. Possibly (I'm just guessing here) they have to be uploaded to the server for them to work, because the program is no longer searching for the images off of your hard drive.
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yeah thats exacly it. ive only used FP for one day and didnt really like it but yeah thats the issue that frontpage has it doesnt load the images it only loads the background and text. you shouldnt have any problem if you got all the html codes right and did everything correct

[SolaceCai]

Umm, FrontPage definatly messed it up, or maybe it was me.. all I did in FP so far was just change the title tag. I saved it and when i preveiwed it in IE it just showed the boxes... Did I do something wrong?

[Soldier00]

is someone good with coding and slicing i need one guy that knows it good and could do it for me please send me email akflammo@gmail.com it will include reward its for my friend money i think he means by reward

[LogicalDemise]

Geek, who visits these forums regularly, could help you. He wrote the tutorial that can be found on Host Matrix.

[geek]

I'd be glad to help soldier00, just send me a PM before the holidays hit. Monday i'm leaving for moose-country.. er canada.. so i wont be home much next week. Once again, just PM me.