First pick up a good html book. You need to know the basics of
html...Osborne's HTML The Complete Reference is the best imo.
To answer your questions though.
1. There is no correct way. Do what works with the design. I generally
totally rebuild the html mockup from the designer, after the client has
given approval. It's not worth the headache of trying to discuss proper
table layout's with an artist! ;-)
2. A table will always grow to fit the size of an image. The designer needs
to know that there will be an image in a certain place so he can design
around it. He is the design guys after all...
The way I generally approach a site design it to split it into two files,
the top/left and the right/bottom parts. The last tag in the header is a
<td> and the first tag in the footer file is a </td>.
In the default/index page I <cfinclude> both, if there is an image or
content for the middle of the page I include that as a file in the default
page. eg.
<cfinclude template="head.cfm">
<img src="logo.gif"> or <cfinclude template="frontpage.cfm">
<cfinclude template="foot.cfm">
Since the center is always in a <td></td>, you can start another table or
just start your content without worrying about invalid html and you dont
have a million copies of your navigation to edit if you need to change
something.
jon
----- Original Message -----
From: "Heidi Belal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, June 01, 2001 1:37 AM
Subject: HTML question
> Hi all,
> I'm a bit confused on a point in html and would very
> much appreciate it if you could help!
> I've taken graphics from a graphics designer in html
> format. Meaning he had designed the whole page in
> photoshop and then cut it up using fireworks and saved
> it as html. Therefore what i got from him was a table
> with all the graphics layed out correctly. The
> question is: the table i got from him was very complex
> and not very clear in rows and columns. So it was
> hard for me to find out where i should stick in my
> code etc...We worked together after the first version
> was very complex and managed to get a more simple
> table in the end, but i was wondering if i should just
> take the images after they are cut up and create the
> table myself and insert the images. So which way is
> it supposed to be done? or does it matter?
>
> my second question is: Now that i have the graphics in
> a table etc...how do i limit the size of the table so
> that if i put another image in the middle and it's too
> big the images don't all go separating all over the
> place? (i hope you understand what i'm trying to say)
> Your ideas and suggestions would be great!
> thanks!
> Heidi
>
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> ICQ# 32127109
>
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> A train stops at a train station. On my desk
> I have a work station...
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