Create a Custom Image for the FrontPage Hit Counter??

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Steve Easton

The width of the image *must* be evenly divisible by 10. eg, the image
needs to be 120 or130 or 140 pixels wide.


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Jack Slater

The image is 200 pixels wide - or do you mean I have to measure each number?
Not sure how to do that in Paint Shop Pro 6 if so????
JDS
 
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Jack Slater

I think I get it now - but what I made is still ugly - I have to add each
number as a layer to the main counter.gif and I did. It kinda loaded on the
web but not all numerals showed. Even tho I have each number gif 20 pixels
wide, when I layer them I'm not sure that spacing is maintained! How can I
determine that?
 
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Steve Easton

Imagine the counter gif image as 10 equal cells, each with a number centered
in the cell, starting at 0 and ending with 9.

Not sure if I understand what you mean by layering them.
I have made them by simply typing 0123456789 in the font and font size of my
choice on a background that matches the page background. Then taking a
screen shot, saving it and then editing ( cutting out ) the section with the
numbers using Paint, so you can rotate the image and trim the ends as
needed, then converting it to a gif image.

Also in an image editor a 200 pixel gif actually starts at position 0 and
ends at position 199. So 0-19 would contain the number 0, 20-39 would
contain the number 1, etc

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Steve Easton
Microsoft MVP FrontPage
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Crash Gordon

After several attempts at making one myself, and having the digits appear overlapped - even though the overall .gif was divisible by 10, I was finally able to make one that worked correctly.

I did it in photoshop, by placing a layout grid...then made sure each digit was aligned equally...it was a pain...but I did it in layers 0-9 so you can position each digit. Of course you have to work in format that supports layers (a .gif DOESNT)...once I had the digits equalized I flattened the layers and THEN saved it as a .gif.

OR...you could use an existing counter as a template then delete that layer.

OR...there are a couple of really good websites that have free counter gifs to use...some good, some incredibly stupid or ugly :) Google it, you may find one to your liking.

hth


| I think I get it now - but what I made is still ugly - I have to add each
| number as a layer to the main counter.gif and I did. It kinda loaded on the
| web but not all numerals showed. Even tho I have each number gif 20 pixels
| wide, when I layer them I'm not sure that spacing is maintained! How can I
| determine that?
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| | > The image is 200 pixels wide - or do you mean I have to measure each
| number?
| > Not sure how to do that in Paint Shop Pro 6 if so????
| > JDS
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| > | > > The width of the image *must* be evenly divisible by 10. eg, the image
| > > needs to be 120 or130 or 140 pixels wide.
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| > > Steve Easton
| > > Microsoft MVP FrontPage
| > > 95isalive
| > > This site is best viewed............
| > > .......................with a computer
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| > > | > > > In FP2003 - I have followed instructions to do this from MS website
| > below
| > > > but the image does not display correctly. Counter works fine if I use
| > > > included FP images. What am I doing wrong?
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| > >
| >
| http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;825549&Product=fp2003
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