Dreamweaver Upload Distorts Website Design

[Andrea F. Fahy]

I have designed a layout with Fireworks and exported to Dreamweaver.

Everything, so far as I can tell, looks good in my design. However, when I
upload it, the images become altered from how they appear within Dreamweaver.

Links below may need to be copied and pasted in...they were acting kinda
screwy on this forum.

This is what I see as it is saved on my computer:
[url]http://www.bonsaibirds.com/Images/bbdesignpic.png[/url]

Where as this is the same file uploaded to my site:
[url]http://www.bonsaibirds.com[/url]


Any ideas on this? Why, upon uploading, does the image become distorted?


Thanks in advance for ANY help and assistance. I am trying really hard to get
this site designed so that I can begin adding content. I need it done before
the new year!

[Murray *ACE*]

> I have designed a layout with Fireworks and exported to Dreamweaver.

Sadly this is the source of your problem. FW writes HTML that is monolithic
and brittle. It breaks at the slightest provocation. Here's why -

[url]http://apptools.com/rants/spans.php[/url]

Also, I see this problem here -

<!--
function mmLoadMenus() {
if (window.mm_menu_0026125321_0) return

PLEASE don't use the FW pop-up menus. They are simply awful in
implementation and in maintenance. Read what the person who WROTE these
menus (actually adapted them from a Netscape implementation) says about
them -

[url]http://www.losingfight.com/blog/2006/08/11/the-sordid-tale-of-mm_menufw_menujs/[/url]


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"Andrea F. Fahy" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
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>I have designed a layout with Fireworks and exported to Dreamweaver.
>
> Everything, so far as I can tell, looks good in my design. However, when
> I
> upload it, the images become altered from how they appear within
> Dreamweaver.
>
> Links below may need to be copied and pasted in...they were acting kinda
> screwy on this forum.
>
> This is what I see as it is saved on my computer:
> [url]http://www.bonsaibirds.com/Images/bbdesignpic.png[/url]
>
> Where as this is the same file uploaded to my site:
> [url]http://www.bonsaibirds.com[/url]
>
>
> Any ideas on this? Why, upon uploading, does the image become distorted?
>
>
> Thanks in advance for ANY help and assistance. I am trying really hard to
> get
> this site designed so that I can begin adding content. I need it done
> before
> the new year!
>

[Andrea F. Fahy]

SO! I am yet again enlightened as to why NOT to rely on Fireworks or
Dreamweaver. Based on what you have seen (the layout look I am going for) do
you have any suggestions as to what I should try instead? programs to use,
methods, etc.?

My husband is still a tried and true fan of "notepad" html only. I don't have
that strong a background in html to design that way. And like most people, I
don't want to take the time to learn pure html. Besides that...I can't rely on
him b/c he has no patience anymore for computer work!!

I am so lost now.

[Murray *ACE*]

> And like most people, I don't want to take the time to learn pure html.

If you want to continue using a graphics program to write your HTML, then
you will need to spend alot of time here. Learning HTML is neither hard nor
something that will require anything more than elbow grease.

The layout you have would be simple to do by hand. I would have 4 stacked
tables:

1. Masthead
2. Menu
3. Content
4. Bottom matter

Try doing it that way....

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"Andrea F. Fahy" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
news:emukts$87s$1@forums.macromedia.com...

> SO! I am yet again enlightened as to why NOT to rely on Fireworks or
> Dreamweaver. Based on what you have seen (the layout look I am going for)
> do
> you have any suggestions as to what I should try instead? programs to
> use,
> methods, etc.?
>
> My husband is still a tried and true fan of "notepad" html only. I don't
> have
> that strong a background in html to design that way. And like most
> people, I
> don't want to take the time to learn pure html. Besides that...I can't
> rely on
> him b/c he has no patience anymore for computer work!!
>
> I am so lost now.
>

[Andrea F. Fahy]

This is what I have been working on, I have a new message out with a tables
question.


[url]http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/webforums/forum/messageview.cfm?forumid=12&catid=18[/url]
9&threadid=1227568&enterthread=y

If you don't mind, let me know ,what you think about the direction I am headed
in now. I don't need to use a graphics program (fireworks) to write the html,
so that is not a big deal.

HOWEVER, I am using Dreamweavers tables, so am I asking for trouble by having
DW add a bunch of extra crap to the htm code?

[Andrea F. Fahy]

This is what I have been working on, I have a new message out with a tables
question.


[url]http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/webforums/forum/messageview.cfm?forumid=12&catid=18[/url]
9&threadid=1227568&enterthread=y

If you don't mind, let me know ,what you think about the direction I am headed
in now. I don't need to use a graphics program (fireworks) to write the html,
so that is not a big deal.

HOWEVER, I am using Dreamweavers tables, so am I asking for trouble by having
DW add a bunch of extra crap to the htm code?

[Andrea F. Fahy]

This is what I have been working on, I have a new message out with a tables
question.


[url]http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/webforums/forum/messageview.cfm?forumid=12&catid=18[/url]
9&threadid=1227568&enterthread=y

If you don't mind, let me know ,what you think about the direction I am headed
in now. I don't need to use a graphics program (fireworks) to write the html,
so that is not a big deal.

HOWEVER, I am using Dreamweavers tables, so am I asking for trouble by having
DW add a bunch of extra crap to the htm code?

[Andrea F. Fahy]

This is what I have been working on, I have a new message out with a tables
question.


[url]http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/webforums/forum/messageview.cfm?forumid=12&catid=18[/url]
9&threadid=1227568&enterthread=y

If you don't mind, let me know ,what you think about the direction I am headed
in now. I don't need to use a graphics program (fireworks) to write the html,
so that is not a big deal.

HOWEVER, I am using Dreamweavers tables, so am I asking for trouble by having
DW add a bunch of extra crap to the htm code?

[Murray *ACE*]

I'll reply on the DW forum.

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"Andrea F. Fahy" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
news:emup9k$d71$1@forums.macromedia.com...

> This is what I have been working on, I have a new message out with a
> tables
> question.
>
>
> [url]http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/webforums/forum/messageview.cfm?forumid=12&catid=18[/url]
> 9&threadid=1227568&enterthread=y
>
> If you don't mind, let me know ,what you think about the direction I am
> headed
> in now. I don't need to use a graphics program (fireworks) to write the
> html,
> so that is not a big deal.
>
> HOWEVER, I am using Dreamweavers tables, so am I asking for trouble by
> having
> DW add a bunch of extra crap to the htm code?
>