How come FrontPage themes, etc have stopped working?

[mark]

FrontPage 2003 used to work fine. I am a design view site builder, so I did
think the interface was great for a while.

The product now cannot apply theme customizations consitently. Small Caps
font and other standard Windows font stles have stopped working.
I can't select blocks in style sheets anymore.
I can still drag and drop to auto link a style sheet, but even a clean bare
site has big troubles applying the style sheet. Most everything is ignored.
Apply something in one dialog of the cryptic tryptic theme tool and it gets
immediately converted to something else in another theme dialog, What appears
on the page - well that's anybody's guess.

FontPage must be taking it's bloated formatting instructions from hidden
directories. Why is it increasingly ignoring what I input and using tons of
corrupt code?
NO, definitely no worms or viruses.
Basically, I have to go through page-by-page doing inline styling.
Sometimes most I do is ignored but usually FrontPage likes to comply as long
as the code contains frequent breaks to insert bulky inline style.
My pages are bloating, I mean really BLOATING with tons of useless code.
The auto-inserted code replaces all my efforts with appearances I really
don't want.. Stupid things are happening, like "normal" font in three
different styles in one paragraph. Try and hand code a page and the code
changes when you look back or the code is ignored.

The only thing still working by the book are standard tables.
Though now inserting a single default table can thorw in half a page of code.
Sometimes just a few tables translate as a half minute of download time.
All my sites are going slower and slower.
People are complaining.

I have bought a 64 bit system.
All hardware recommended by Microsoft.
Like my system secirity software, everything is expensive and standard and
by the book.
Why has FrontPage 2003 turned into a shareware lemon?

I've reinstalled my Windows XP operating system and office many times
without effect. FrontPage is getting more and more unreliable.
When is Microsoft going to clean this mess up?

Have I overlooked something?
What else can I do ?

(e-mail address removed)

 

[Rob Giordano \(Crash\)]

HOW are you applying Theme customizations?

"shareware lemon"??


| FrontPage 2003 used to work fine. I am a design view site builder, so I
did
| think the interface was great for a while.
|
| The product now cannot apply theme customizations consitently. Small Caps
| font and other standard Windows font stles have stopped working.
| I can't select blocks in style sheets anymore.
| I can still drag and drop to auto link a style sheet, but even a clean
bare
| site has big troubles applying the style sheet. Most everything is
ignored.
| Apply something in one dialog of the cryptic tryptic theme tool and it
gets
| immediately converted to something else in another theme dialog, What
appears
| on the page - well that's anybody's guess.
|
| FontPage must be taking it's bloated formatting instructions from hidden
| directories. Why is it increasingly ignoring what I input and using tons
of
| corrupt code?
| NO, definitely no worms or viruses.
| Basically, I have to go through page-by-page doing inline styling.
| Sometimes most I do is ignored but usually FrontPage likes to comply as
long
| as the code contains frequent breaks to insert bulky inline style.
| My pages are bloating, I mean really BLOATING with tons of useless code.
| The auto-inserted code replaces all my efforts with appearances I really
| don't want.. Stupid things are happening, like "normal" font in three
| different styles in one paragraph. Try and hand code a page and the code
| changes when you look back or the code is ignored.
|
| The only thing still working by the book are standard tables.
| Though now inserting a single default table can thorw in half a page of
code.
| Sometimes just a few tables translate as a half minute of download time.
| All my sites are going slower and slower.
| People are complaining.
|
| I have bought a 64 bit system.
| All hardware recommended by Microsoft.
| Like my system secirity software, everything is expensive and standard and
| by the book.
| Why has FrontPage 2003 turned into a shareware lemon?
|
| I've reinstalled my Windows XP operating system and office many times
| without effect. FrontPage is getting more and more unreliable.
| When is Microsoft going to clean this mess up?
|
| Have I overlooked something?
| What else can I do ?
|
| (e-mail address removed)

 

[Windsun]

Why did you reinstall XP and Office for an FP problem?

And it sounds like you are trying to over ride the default Theme formatting.
Or you have a virus or spyware.

 

[mark]

Rob,
A very challenging question.
Can you help me with this?

How do you click your "OKAY" button, Rob?
With a paperclip or a red rubber band?

<icrosoft Puddle Duck school of endless annotations

 

[mark]

Why the reinstall?
Because the product asked me to.

Over-ride default theme settings?
Gee! What's that "CUSTOMIZE" button for?
Or do you mean...
you'r not supposed to ever use the format bar ever
when you edit a themed page.

I get it. You must take a Zen approach to solving problems.
'laughter at emptiness'

 

[Rob Giordano \(Crash\)]

For you; I don't have an OK button, but I do have a PLONK button.



| Rob,
| A very challenging question.
| Can you help me with this?
|
| How do you click your "OKAY" button, Rob?
| With a paperclip or a red rubber band?
|
| <icrosoft Puddle Duck school of endless annotations
|
| "Rob Giordano (Crash)" wrote:
|
| > HOW are you applying Theme customizations?
| >
| > "shareware lemon"??
| >
| >
| > | > | FrontPage 2003 used to work fine. I am a design view site builder, so
I
| > did
| > | think the interface was great for a while.
| > |
| > | The product now cannot apply theme customizations consitently. Small
Caps
| > | font and other standard Windows font stles have stopped working.
| > | I can't select blocks in style sheets anymore.
| > | I can still drag and drop to auto link a style sheet, but even a clean
| > bare
| > | site has big troubles applying the style sheet. Most everything is
| > ignored.
| > | Apply something in one dialog of the cryptic tryptic theme tool and it
| > gets
| > | immediately converted to something else in another theme dialog, What
| > appears
| > | on the page - well that's anybody's guess.
| > |
| > | FontPage must be taking it's bloated formatting instructions from
hidden
| > | directories. Why is it increasingly ignoring what I input and using
tons
| > of
| > | corrupt code?
| > | NO, definitely no worms or viruses.
| > | Basically, I have to go through page-by-page doing inline styling.
| > | Sometimes most I do is ignored but usually FrontPage likes to comply
as
| > long
| > | as the code contains frequent breaks to insert bulky inline style.
| > | My pages are bloating, I mean really BLOATING with tons of useless
code.
| > | The auto-inserted code replaces all my efforts with appearances I
really
| > | don't want.. Stupid things are happening, like "normal" font in three
| > | different styles in one paragraph. Try and hand code a page and the
code
| > | changes when you look back or the code is ignored.
| > |
| > | The only thing still working by the book are standard tables.
| > | Though now inserting a single default table can thorw in half a page
of
| > code.
| > | Sometimes just a few tables translate as a half minute of download
time.
| > | All my sites are going slower and slower.
| > | People are complaining.
| > |
| > | I have bought a 64 bit system.
| > | All hardware recommended by Microsoft.
| > | Like my system secirity software, everything is expensive and standard
and
| > | by the book.
| > | Why has FrontPage 2003 turned into a shareware lemon?
| > |
| > | I've reinstalled my Windows XP operating system and office many times
| > | without effect. FrontPage is getting more and more unreliable.
| > | When is Microsoft going to clean this mess up?
| > |
| > | Have I overlooked something?
| > | What else can I do ?
| > |
| > | (e-mail address removed)
| >
| >
| >

 

[Rob Giordano \(Crash\)]

Did you actually come here for help or just reply to requests for more
information so you can snip back at people (volunteers mind you) who are
trying to help you? There is a specific way to edit themes..thats why the
question was asked of you a few posts back.

Yes, take the zen approach...contemplate the book.




| Why the reinstall?
| Because the product asked me to.
|
| Over-ride default theme settings?
| Gee! What's that "CUSTOMIZE" button for?
| Or do you mean...
| you'r not supposed to ever use the format bar ever
| when you edit a themed page.
|
| I get it. You must take a Zen approach to solving problems.
| 'laughter at emptiness'
|
| "Windsun" wrote:
|
| > Why did you reinstall XP and Office for an FP problem?
| >
| > And it sounds like you are trying to over ride the default Theme
formatting.
| > Or you have a virus or spyware.
| >
|

-------------------------------------------------------------------------

| > | > > FrontPage 2003 used to work fine. I am a design view site builder, so
I
| > > did
| > > think the interface was great for a while.
| > >
| > > The product now cannot apply theme customizations consitently. Small
Caps
| > > font and other standard Windows font stles have stopped working.
| > > I can't select blocks in style sheets anymore.
| > > I can still drag and drop to auto link a style sheet, but even a clean
| > > bare
| > > site has big troubles applying the style sheet. Most everything is
| > > ignored.
| > > Apply something in one dialog of the cryptic tryptic theme tool and it
| > > gets
| > > immediately converted to something else in another theme dialog, What
| > > appears
| > > on the page - well that's anybody's guess.
| >
| >
| >

 

[mark]

Thank you Rob,

Jim Buyens Zen is my temple these days.
I follow his advice on how to edit themes.
But it is really not working out too well.

Contributing factors are publishing on multiple SharePoint servers and
(possibly) Symantec system securiity.

What I am hoping for is a technical experts article on configuring the
themes using Windows explorer and editing various system files.

The FrontPage defaults really cannot cope with (I suspect) SharePoint server
meshing. While the way Microsoft Office links into the SharePoint is
"seamless", non-the-less, for the site administrator publishing with
FrontPage, important functionality seems to slip away as the various Windows
XP, Microsoft Office, Windows Server 2003, etc updates are extending our
products.

The technical experts approach is the only method that ever seems to work in
this situation. Namely where the rush to critical patches for multiple
platforms delivery stretches product development too thin to maintain the
entire package.

Of course, I confess this is second guessing where the development team is
at. However, with my primary tool steadily eroding, I cannot help considering
what must be sressing desktop operations.

Please, do not rsuh so quickly through your replies. I have read AAA+
suggestions coming from your desk, Rob. I chocked when I saw your reply to my
initial cry for help. My apologies for "getting emotional".

 

[mark]

Thank you Rob,

Jim Buyens Zen is my temple these days.
I follow his advice on how to edit themes.
But it is really not working out too well.

Contributing factors are publishing on multiple SharePoint servers and
(possibly) Symantec system securiity.

What I am hoping for is a technical experts article on configuring the
themes using Windows explorer and editing various system files.

The FrontPage defaults really cannot cope with (I suspect) SharePoint server
meshing. While the way Microsoft Office links into the SharePoint is
"seamless", non-the-less, for the site administrator publishing with
FrontPage, important functionality seems to slip away as the various Windows
XP, Microsoft Office, Windows Server 2003, etc updates are extending our
products.

The technical experts approach is the only method that ever seems to work in
this situation. Namely where the rush to critical patches for multiple
platforms delivery stretches product development too thin to maintain the
entire package.

Of course, I confess this is second guessing where the development team is
at. However, with my primary tool steadily eroding, I cannot help considering
what must be sressing desktop operations.

Please, do not rsuh so quickly through your replies. I have read AAA+
suggestions coming from your desk, Rob. I chocked when I saw your reply to my
initial cry for help. My apologies for "getting emotional".

 

[mark]

I will implement a diagnostic presentation of information for you. We can see
that a chatty approach is inappropriate. Excuse me.

 

[Rob Giordano \(Crash\)]

okie doke.
Jim Buyens hangs out here, try pinging him in the subject line.

What were you trying to do again? I seemed to have lost the gist of the
thread now.


| Thank you Rob,
|
| Jim Buyens Zen is my temple these days.
| I follow his advice on how to edit themes.
| But it is really not working out too well.
|
| Contributing factors are publishing on multiple SharePoint servers and
| (possibly) Symantec system securiity.
|
| What I am hoping for is a technical experts article on configuring the
| themes using Windows explorer and editing various system files.
|
| The FrontPage defaults really cannot cope with (I suspect) SharePoint
server
| meshing. While the way Microsoft Office links into the SharePoint is
| "seamless", non-the-less, for the site administrator publishing with
| FrontPage, important functionality seems to slip away as the various
Windows
| XP, Microsoft Office, Windows Server 2003, etc updates are extending our
| products.
|
| The technical experts approach is the only method that ever seems to work
in
| this situation. Namely where the rush to critical patches for multiple
| platforms delivery stretches product development too thin to maintain the
| entire package.
|
| Of course, I confess this is second guessing where the development team is
| at. However, with my primary tool steadily eroding, I cannot help
considering
| what must be sressing desktop operations.
|
| Please, do not rsuh so quickly through your replies. I have read AAA+
| suggestions coming from your desk, Rob. I chocked when I saw your reply to
my
| initial cry for help. My apologies for "getting emotional".
|
| "Rob Giordano (Crash)" wrote:
|
| > Did you actually come here for help or just reply to requests for more
| > information so you can snip back at people (volunteers mind you) who are
| > trying to help you? There is a specific way to edit themes..thats why
the
| > question was asked of you a few posts back.
| >
| > Yes, take the zen approach...contemplate the book.
| >
| >
| >
| >
| > | > | Why the reinstall?
| > | Because the product asked me to.
| > |
| > | Over-ride default theme settings?
| > | Gee! What's that "CUSTOMIZE" button for?
| > | Or do you mean...
| > | you'r not supposed to ever use the format bar ever
| > | when you edit a themed page.
| > |
| > | I get it. You must take a Zen approach to solving problems.
| > | 'laughter at emptiness'
| > |
| > | "Windsun" wrote:
| > |
| > | > Why did you reinstall XP and Office for an FP problem?
| > | >
| > | > And it sounds like you are trying to over ride the default Theme
| > formatting.
| > | > Or you have a virus or spyware.
| > | >
| > |
| >

-------------------------------------------------------------------------

| > | > | > | > > FrontPage 2003 used to work fine. I am a design view site builder,
so
| > I
| > | > > did
| > | > > think the interface was great for a while.
| > | > >
| > | > > The product now cannot apply theme customizations consitently.
Small
| > Caps
| > | > > font and other standard Windows font stles have stopped working.
| > | > > I can't select blocks in style sheets anymore.
| > | > > I can still drag and drop to auto link a style sheet, but even a
clean
| > | > > bare
| > | > > site has big troubles applying the style sheet. Most everything is
| > | > > ignored.
| > | > > Apply something in one dialog of the cryptic tryptic theme tool
and it
| > | > > gets
| > | > > immediately converted to something else in another theme dialog,
What
| > | > > appears
| > | > > on the page - well that's anybody's guess.
| > | >
| > | >
| > | >
| >
| >
| >