So ALL images should be embeded? Pub made that sound like it was a bad
thing.
You clued me on the "Rely on VML..." and "Allow PNG..." earlier. It was
one
thing I checked when I restored - didn't want that creeping back on.
(Unfortunately my auto-update seitched back on and those $^%$ security
updates were installed again last night. My system is at half speed and
I'm
saving early and often today...
[The final straw on the updates was that spyware MS wanted installed to
ensure we all have "real" MS software. The whole thing is getting way
too
intrusive to suit me; I don't WANT some monster corporation telling me
that
the Snopes newsletter is a dangerous phishing email and not to open
it.
Snopes is in my contact list, but I still gert that MS hogwash every
week! ]
I edited my pix on Paint Shop Pro and reduced the thumbnails to ~ 3x3"
at
96
on the assumption that the optimizer would have a decent original to
work
with. The files displayed in the web view look fine; the images were
changed
to GIFs mostly and reduced to 75 dpi.
My plan was to optimize all the pix when I finished the site, "change"
the
pix in PUB while I did the final proofing (no tweaking allowed) and
made
certain that all the graphics images had alt labels. Extra work maybe,
but
I've changed out several photos and added others just recently to get
what
I
wanted.
I am really close to the proofreading now. Finally!
The Kat
:
1. Yes.
2. You have the option of "compressing" the images that are embedded
in
your
Publisher pages, using the compress images tool, and you can do them
all
at
once. That is assuming that you are using Pub 2003. Reference:
Compress
graphics file sizes to create smaller Publisher Web pages:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/publisher/HA011266301033.aspx
You can also optimize and resize the images before you insert them
into
your
document, using a third party image editing program. This can be the
best
way, but the first is acceptable.
3. Once again, I would quibble with your word choice. If you do a web
page
preview from Publisher, it generates a look at your site in your
browser.
When you Publish to the Web, Publisher produces html files including
an
index.htm file (your home page) and an index_files folder that
contains
your
other pages and the supporting graphics. You will upload both the
index.htm
file and the index_files folder.
Publisher makes copies of the inserted images in various formats. You
may
insert a JPG and get a copy in GIF or PNG format. The goal of the
process
is
to serve up the "best" image depending on which browser views your
site,
with mixed results. Be sure to go to Tools > Options > Web tab and
uncheck
the options to "Rely on VML..." and "Allow PNG...", before your
produce
the
html to upload. Not to confuse you at this stage, but if you optimize
the
images before they are inserted into the document, and are at full
scale,
then Publisher will sometimes not make a copy of that image in a
different
format, and sometimes you will get a better looking image. At this
point,
just use your "compress images" tool, and if you are satisfied with
the
quality and loading time of the images, then that should be enough.
You
can
always go back later and work on getting better quality images.
MSFT is actually bringing out a number of programs to replace
FrontPage.
One
of which is Web Expression. I haven't played with it much, but perhaps
if
Rob reads this message he could comment. I seem to remember that he is
using
it now. I can safely say that it is better at web design than
Publisher,
but
then Publisher is a DTP.
I am glad my suggestion worked. Using System Restore is not a
foolproof
cure. The longer you go without doing a restore, the longer the odds
that
it
won't help and that you will loose other data that you generated. Its
a
nice
tool to have, but not one that will bail you out every time.
DavidF
I'm on a network, so one backup was on another computer - but it was
also
a
couple of days old. I've been doing lots of "little" final edits and
making
links that I HOPE will work when it's loaded (linke the page to page
links).
As usual, I've got more questions, for you though.
1. The graphics manager now tells me that all my pix are embeded. Is
this
the way it's supposed to be?!
2. I have not yet optimized the pictures, either - was waiting until
the
end
- which is now. Can they be optimized if they are embedded or do I
need
to
get a pole of bits and pry them out of the document 0's & 1's?
3. Every time I do a web page view of the file, PUB(?) makes html
files
of
each page and every image. The pix obviously transmogrigy into GIF
files
with
descriptive names like "image00nnn.gif". Are those the files I
lupload
or
do
I optimize my JPEG thumbnails (and their associated expanded files)
and
upload those?
At least the jewelry order I had to complete went out on time
(barely).
It
was a custom order, so I was really hopping for a while.
Back to work on the site. I really want it up NOW! Then I can work
on
the
fine tuning, rewriting in whatever web system is new, and updating
what
I
have. MS has a FrontPage replacement out - have you heard anythhing
on
it?
Thanks again - I'm really thankful you were around last night!
The Kat
:
So glad it worked for you. Do you happen to know the patch number?
While I would never recommend to someone that they not
automatically
install
all of MSFT's patches, I don't, just for this reason. It seems that
too
many
times patches designed to fix one thing, just breaks something
else.
Right
now it is my understanding that IE7 is one of those "patches", and
even
it
has created a lot of problems for a lot of people. I think I would
suggest
that people consider changing the update function on their
computers
to
at
least ask before the patches are installed. That way you can at
least
make
note of the patch, perhaps take the time to read about it, and then
decide
whether to install it. In most cases you will probably have no
problems
by
installing the patch, but it sure helps to have made note of the
patches
installed in case something does go wrong. Some patches can be
uninstalled....some can't, and then your "easy" options are to try
system
restore, or wait for more information or another patch to fix the
first,
from MSFT.
I also congratulate you on having backup files. Every user will
eventually
come to a day where their hard drive fails, or something else
happens,
and
they will loose their primary file. If you work from that
assumption,
then
you should have copies of your important files, and they should be
off
your
computer. It may be a pain, and inconvenient to have a backup
strategy,
but
it will probably be far less painful than loosing some files, that
perhaps
you can't recreate. David Bartosik discusses this whole issue, and
a
way
to
recreate Pub 2002 and 2003 (and 2007) web files in the following
article.
FWIW I use a flash stick for short term back up of files that I am
working
on, a separate data partition on my hard drive, maintain copies of
important
files on two computers, maintain backups on an external hard drive,
and
eventually burn two sets of backup disks, and keep one set at my
office.
David Bartosik has some other suggestions here: Common Sense
Computing
101
aka "Why in the world would you lose your publisher file?":
http://msmvps.com/blogs/dbartosik/archive/2006/01/19/81461.aspx
Perhaps this will be a good time to review your backup procedures,
and
improve upon them. Sometime we need a good scare to motivate us to
make
changes...
DavidF
David - your trick worked after all!! I located the files from
one
of
my
saves very early yesterday AM (told you I had multiple copies).
They
were
closed early enough that they were only a few edits behind on the
restore.
(Why the files were not on the list before the restore is
anybody's
guess...)
Look for the site this week!
By the way: Publisher hasn't crashed since the restore either.
All
that
is
missing is the latest security update.
Happy Kat
:
Something 'interesting' happened to the pub files for the sit
I'm
working
on.
The htm files are there for the pages - from several different
saved
versions
of the file, but when I open the pub files, I am missing 5 pages
from
the
site and two pages have merged - right text, wrong images.
Yes, I had two copies of the files in two places. Had saved both
when
I
quit
for the night. After an overnight round MS updates, the files
have
mutated.
Any ideas?
The Frazzled Kat
Old site is up - so you can compare - at