Heidi,
If you understand a little about what FireWorks (and other
graphics/HTML) programs are doing to create the tables and graphics, it
might make more sense of what you have, what you need to do, and how you
might approach it in another way.
Normally, we like to use a controlled environment to program our
graphics, text, tables, layout. We create a table with known rows and
columns, place and size the graphics as needed, manipulate the table as
needed.
FireWorks and other graphics/HTML programs take another approach.
Remember, they are tools for GRAPHICS designers. FireWorks used a
hardcopy, brochure type of approach, one the graphics persons are
familiar with. Graphics designers see some white space and want to fill
it up. The heck with HTML. They just design and graphic and let
FireWorks do the dirty work and making it work on an HTML page.
So, FireWorks says a) do your graphic and b) we'll automatically chop it
up and create tables and placemarker images with small footprints.
We'll make it transparent to you and others that we chopped it all up.
The chopping is done using a formula to try and keep the load times as
small as possible. Hot spots are mapped where needed to create links.
So, you will always get a new set of tables and graphics (including
placemarker images) whenever the new graphic is processed by FireWorks
and handed off to you (because FireWorks does that automatically undre
no control of the graphics designer, unless post processed).
The solution is a) set up your own tables and restrict the graphic
designers to stay within mutually agreed upon parameters; control where
the graphics are placed and how they are placed with HTML and or CF
parameters or b) use FireWorks, BUT restrict the extent of the entire
set of tables and graphics that come to you by placing them in a cell of
a table you control. The graphics will move within that cell, but you
will always know where the entire graphic will be placed. You can work
with links using passed parameters or naming conventions in the links.
Hope this helps.
--
Eric Root
Environmental Management Systems Inc.
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