You're right, and of course right about <shudder>...dunno what I was
thinking about.
| Rob I agree with you that themes are not the best way to control the
"look"
| of a site..but you lost me on not being able to use more than one. You can
| apply different themes to different pages if you want <shudder> or maybe I
| am not understanding the question?!?
|
| --
| Joe
|
| Microsoft MVP FrontPage
|
| FrontPage and Expressions Users Forums:
|
http://www.timeforweb.com/frontpage
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| | > Themes are restrictive since you can't use more than one. You could try
| > DWTs - I'm still messin' around with them so dunno too much yet.
| >
| >
| > | > | If themes are going away, I guess I'd better find out what I do want
| > |
| > | I have 5 family-history sites, two religious sites, one political
site,
| > and
| > | one running site. I don't want to spend much if any time creating
| > graphics
| > | for my sites. The themes provided by Microsof were bad, but there are
| > some
| > | pretty good 3rd-party themes. FP allows me to have multiple themes per
| > site,
| > | and I have a different theme for each branch of my family tree.
| > |
| > | "Rob Giordano (Crash)" wrote:
| > |
| > | > Themes are going away. I believe it supports them if they are
already
| > there.
| > | > You don't want themes anyway.
| > | >
| > | > primary ng: microsoft.public.expression.webdesigner
| > | >
| > | >
| > | >
| > | > | > | > | Thanks, Rob, I really did have the wrong program! I've tried EWD,
| > and
| > it
| > | > is
| > | > | like FP with up-to-date features. Everything that I wanted is
there
| > except
| > | > | for one thing; I haven't figured out how to format themes and
apply
| > a
| > | > theme
| > | > | to a page. The link properties use themes for graphical links, and
I
| > can
| > | > | change the theme used by a link, so EWD does know about themes. It
| > was
| > so
| > | > | easy in FP 2003 to modify themes with my graphics and to change
the
| > theme
| > | > | used on a page. Guess it's time to find the EWD forum and search
for
| > a
| > | > | discussion of themes.
| > | > |
| > | > | Thanks to everyone who replied to this thread!
| > | > |
| > | > | "Rob Giordano (Crash)" wrote:
| > | > |
| > | > | > You tried the wrong program. Try EWD (Expression Web
| > Designer)...NOTE:
| > | > it is
| > | > | > still BETA.
| > | > | >
| > | > | >
| > | > | >
| > | > | > | > | > | > | Just a further comment to elaborate on my first post.
| > | > | > |
| > | > | > | Other features that I really like in FP are included content
and
| > photo
| > | > | > | galleries. My web sites are non-commercial, information sites,
| > and
| > I
| > | > like
| > | > | > FP
| > | > | > | because it allows me to quickly produce new pages and modify
| > existing
| > | > | > pages.
| > | > | > | That means I can focus on the informational content in the
site
| > and
| > | > not on
| > | > | > | the techniques used to produce the pages.
| > | > | > |
| > | > | > | I realize that not many people create they type of sites I do,
| > and
| > I
| > | > can't
| > | > | > | blame Microsoft for moving in a different direction. I was
just
| > hoping
| > | > | > that
| > | > | > | Visual Web Developer would retain the key features that I like
| > in
| > FP.
| > | > My
| > | > | > | server doesn't have FP extensions, so I don't use a lot of the
| > | > features
| > | > | > that
| > | > | > | FP does have.
| > | > | > |
| > | > | > | The only support I need from Microsoft is eliminating the
"junk"
| > that
| > | > FP
| > | > | > | puts into its code, and unless I find a good replacement I'll
| > probably
| > | > | > | continue using FP long after it's "obsolete".
| > | > | > |
| > | > | > | Thanks, Tom, for the links you gave. They were informative.
| > | > | > |
| > | > | >
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