Front Page should allow dragging and resizing graphics anywhere o.

[johng]

Most simple inexpensive web page building programs provide easy insertion,
and dragging of graphics for precise placement anywhere on a webpage.
Front Page limits placement of graphics by requiring the user to first
create a layout table or cell to accept the graphic and then limits movement
only within the cell (top, middle, bottom, left and right)

Ease of insertion, and precise placement of graphics should be a very basic
requirement in a sophisticated program such as Front Page.
I hope somebody is listening.

 

[Stefan B Rusynko]

FP lets you use absolute positioning and CSS/DHTML as an alternative to table layouts
- but you need to know the implications and how to properly use it or your pages may not be viewable by all users




| Most simple inexpensive web page building programs provide easy insertion,
| and dragging of graphics for precise placement anywhere on a webpage.
| Front Page limits placement of graphics by requiring the user to first
| create a layout table or cell to accept the graphic and then limits movement
| only within the cell (top, middle, bottom, left and right)
|
| Ease of insertion, and precise placement of graphics should be a very basic
| requirement in a sophisticated program such as Front Page.
| I hope somebody is listening.

 

[johng]

FP lets you use absolute positioning and CSS/DHTML as an alternative to table layouts
- but you need to know the implications and how to properly use it or your pages may not be viewable by all users
Stefan, My point is that it should be a simple drag. I have a $39 page builder program that does it. john



| Most simple inexpensive web page building programs provide easy insertion,
| and dragging of graphics for precise placement anywhere on a webpage.
| Front Page limits placement of graphics by requiring the user to first
| create a layout table or cell to accept the graphic and then limits movement
| only within the cell (top, middle, bottom, left and right)
|
| Ease of insertion, and precise placement of graphics should be a very basic
| requirement in a sophisticated program such as Front Page.
| I hope somebody is listening.

 

[wjg]

But - it really is not as simple as that. When you position the image, are
you using tables or style sheets? If you are in a division - then you will
need to set percentages for the table, or insert cells with sizes set up. Or
in CSS - you set the percentage, pixels, length or font width and z factor.
I haven't done it in FP2003 yet - but I expect that there are two different
ways to do this, and - does your program (which is it anyway?) usee CSS to
position the graphic?

 

[johng]

The product is called Web Easy by VCOM. It provides the ability to drag any
image, form or even audio, to anywhere on the page. I don't know what's
underneath, probably CSS.

 

[wjg]

I was playing around - and I just did some drop and dragging of an image -
and it seemed to work well.

I placed an image in a FP template - and put the positioning toolbar open -
I clicked on the image - and brought it forward or back - then someone - it
got into a div - with some text - and I was dragging it around wherever I
wanted on the page - so test that out - I bet you have to put the image in a
dive first - then use the positioning tool bar. As I dragged it around - the
positions were updated in the toolbar - I haven't fully tested it out yet
though - but that should get you started in the right direction.

 

[johng]

wjg,
Thanks, I'll try to dup what you did.
John G.

 

[johng]

I inserted a layer and dragged it to the position I wanted. Then I inserted a
picture into the layer. That worked, but it still is mickey mouse!!