Designing with Frontpage

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mark

I've been using Frontpage since version 1.1. I've always liked the
program. But I've always disliked not having more control over the
design function. I've used a lesser known app called Webplus 8 which
is not as powerful as FP but really neat in its ability to design
pages. There is total freedom in this regard. You can build buttons,
shapes curves, drop shadows bevels, etc. You can give your site a
truly unique look. Does the newest version of Frontpage (Frontpage
2003) allow you more freedom in designing pages in this way? Any
examples of websites built with FP 2003 I can see online web??
 
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McCabe's Minuteman

I have used W+. Like most things, there are shorcuts, but there is no
shortcut for good design. I prefer that my graphics be created with a
graphics program, and my pages be created with a layout program. This is
true for print and web. PhotoPlus (same company) is a great program for
creating those graphics, and has a nice slicing feature in it too that
slices the image and even creates the table file. It is probably integrated
into WebPlus. FP is a great program and offers all the freedom I could ever
want. Just turn off alot of the automatic crap and take control. Learn to
use absolute positioning. Use tables to structure your page.
 
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John Smith

Do you have a good link to a tutorial that explains "absolute positioning"??
Googling gets hard when you are new to something like this.

I'll look through my handy Frontpage manual, but wondered if there is
something clear and easy to understand online. I've never used absolute
positioning, and am wondering why I should...????

Thanks from a Frontpage 2000 user!
 
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McCabe's Minuteman

If you want your page to be rigid, that is NOTHING moves, then absolute
positioning is the way to go. I don't use it often but it's quite simple.
Click your object, click the absolute positioning button on the toolbar, and
drag your object into position. There it stays! I can be very helpful for
complex layouts of multiple components. But frankly, a good sliced image can
do as good if not better these days.
 
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