What is the relationship between DWT and CSS?

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Brand

In reading alot about site formatting I note that "Tables"
are ok although most advanced designers dont pay a lot of
attention to them anymore.

Both Shared Borders and Frames don't seem to be as popular
or recommended anymore.

Everyone seems to be talking about CSSI and II

MS has the new Dynamic Web Templates in FP2003. Are these
the same as CSS? Or a Microsoft equivalent? Or just an
advanced Shared Border idea?

Explanation would be appreciated.

Thanks!
 
S

Steve Easton

DWT's are more of an "include" feature than a shared border.
Shared borders when applied are applied to every page.

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K

Kevin Spencer

Dynamic Web Templates are HTML Templates (containing HTML) which define
shared HTML to be used im multiple HTML documents. They include Editable
Regions, which are regions of the Page that the developer is "allowed" to
edit in FrontPage (the rest of the Page using a DWT becomes Read Only to the
developer). So, as you can see, DWTs are neither an advanced Shared Border
(although they have certain things in common), or CSS, but something new,
which is much better than Shared Borders or Themes.

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Kevin Spencer
..Net Developer
Microsoft MVP
Big things are made up
of lots of little things.
 
B

Brand

Yes, I suspected that, but I do need to have a common
template on my static pages leaving only the main content
to change. A dwt seemed a good idea and I would ignore
the "editable" function.

Probably common but I need the top, banner like space, the
side verticle menu space and the very bottom copyright
area to remain the same. With all the odd statements being
made about Shared Borders and Frames, using a dwt seemed a
good idea. You think so?

To complicate my life still further when discussing things
with the Javascript guru's they seem to take it for
granted that CSS is where it's at...

I have a lot of content and don't want to start then have
to change the whole base formatting...

Appreciate any advise ..
 
K

Kevin Spencer

CSS is definitely where it's heading. However, this doesn't in any way
affect your decision to use or not to use DWTs. As a DWT is just HTML, it
can include CSS styles and classes. Basically, it simply defines shared HTML
layout elements across pages in your web. And you can use multiple DWTs in
the same web.

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HTH,
Kevin Spencer
..Net Developer
Microsoft MVP
Big things are made up
of lots of little things.
 
B

Brand

Thank you Kevin ... :)

-----Original Message-----
CSS is definitely where it's heading. However, this doesn't in any way
affect your decision to use or not to use DWTs. As a DWT is just HTML, it
can include CSS styles and classes. Basically, it simply defines shared HTML
layout elements across pages in your web. And you can use multiple DWTs in
the same web.

--
HTH,
Kevin Spencer
..Net Developer
Microsoft MVP
Big things are made up
of lots of little things.




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