web design question...

thanks guys.... OG... same here.... but this one sorta threw me for a loop only because I'm trying to do something the same as someone else did whi is no longer in the company.... and it's got to be exact....

geoff, I know how to work with the source code, that's not the problem.... anymore at least... the problem is changing the text on the gif....
I can't exactly post any of the code here either, the company prohibits it.... anyhoo... I'm in GIFWorks now, playing with it..... and it seems to be helping ;)

Tim, I wish I could ditch it and have them follow my suggestions, unfortunately, the company isn't so willing to let it go since there are several dozens of groups with their own pages and the company is big on consistency and compliance..... a huge compliance issue is that everybody uses the same software.... so in order to change from the FP environment, I'd need to be president.... and no one voted for me this year ;) :D

I'm gonna look into Dreamweaver though, I've heard a lot about it.... enough to peak my interest and we'll see how far I can push it :) thanks again :)
 
Dangerdoll said:
I can't exactly post any of the code here either, the company prohibits it...

I wish I could ditch it and have them follow my suggestions, unfortunately, the company isn't so willing to let it go since there are several dozens of groups with their own pages and the company is big on consistency and compliance..... a huge compliance issue is that everybody uses the same software.... so in order to change from the FP environment, I'd need to be president....
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eeesh! talk about having your hands tied.
I've been a consultant programmer for the past 8 years w/ a bunch of fortune 100 companies and never experienced nor imagined any company would be that narrow minded!
good luck with that!
 
Lots of places are that way. Frontpage is the only software I can use as well--part and parcel of the 'Microsoft is best' issue. Want to hear narrow-minded? I'm not allowed to actually purchase anything for a computer myself. It all has to go through IT--from thumb drives to a mouse, all has to go through them. They just barely permit me to go buy my own blank CDR's--and they considered changing that as well. Contractors aren't held to the same restrictions though--just us employees too dumb to know any better. :)
 
DD, OG, Tim,

Here's a link to the website of the guy that built my site. I'm pretty sure he used Dreamweaver exclusively to build his and mine. I know the artwork is a little "different" but it will give you an idea what's possible with it. Each page apears to shift instead of the normal hyperling jump and there's is some animation on each page. I didn't want to spend the money to make my site do all that, I'm too cheap!!! :p

http://www.novembre.ws/
 
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Knife, my friend... it states right at the beginning of the site that it's composed with Flash.

Flash rocks, but it's not for beginners and has very little to do with HTML, other than using it as a frame or page display.

Having said that, there are some EFFED up images in that Gallery. I like. :)
 
OrionGirl said:
Want to hear narrow-minded? I'm not allowed to actually purchase anything for a computer myself. It all has to go through IT--from thumb drives to a mouse, all has to go through them.
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thats the norm everywhere I've worked, more because of unions and pricing than anything else...I dont think I've ever worked anywhere that I could move my monitor or unplug my own mouse let alone buy a new one:)
different strokes for different folks!

Timmain42 said:
Flash rocks
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seriously? I think flash is the most annoying and useless thing in the world, your the first I've heard that thought it was good
 
Tim,

That shows you how much I know about it! I know that when he was here, working on my site, he used Dreamweaver. I thought he said he used it for everything including his site. I thought Flash was just the type of animation, not the software used to create it?? :confused: Maybe he uses Dreamweaver for everything but the animated stuff?? **** I don't know :o
 
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geoffgarcia said:
seriously? I think flash is the most annoying and useless thing in the world, your the first I've heard that thought it was good
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I have been building web interfaces with Flash for almost 7 years now, and now that I can get database interactivity with it, it's the most agile and high-performance web vehicle in existance.

And, large companies have been using it for ecommerce and other functions for a few years now. ETrade used it exclusively for their real-time tickers since 2001.

Flash is MUCH more than just an animation vehicle. It is everything, literally, that you need to make incredible function and form for websites. Don't believe the haters.
 
Sorry, Knife... I didn't mean to sound imperial. DW has it's uses, but it's limited when using it with Flash.
 
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