Another option is to use something like EZEdit or ActiveEdit that allows your user(s) to create the articles in a "word processor-like" environment which also allows them to select from an image on the webserver (or upload new images). They can then choose the justification and/or spacing to get the article looking exactly like they want.
The nice part about this option is it solves all of your problems concerning bold, italics, etc. and it will allow your more savvy users to do more customization by editing the raw HTML. Of course that comes with it's own set of problems as well, but you can easily solve that by building in an administrative approval process whereby an administrator or content manager must QC the articles before they become LIVE on your site (which is easily accomplished with a flag in the database). This has worked out very well for us on several sites and has dramatically reduced the amount of time our developers and support people spend on content updates. Hope that helps, Mike At 2/26/2002 12:44 PM, you wrote: >Hi guys, > >Thanks for the suggestions. > >Yes I am going to need some sub-headings, lists etc. > >I was just trying to get a grasp on the image problem first. Trying to work > out >exactly where to place them is going to be the issue. This is why I was just >thinking of having the all at the bottom then I could just loop through >them all. >I have to check with the client first though. > >James. > > >At 02:23 PM 2/26/2002 +1300, you wrote: > >I'd strongly recommend the first. Some other ideas... On this site: > >http://www.tramper.co.nz/index.cfm/action/story/StoryID/78/TrackID/105/ , I > >did this, but set the site to automatically insert an image every x > >characters down the page (in between paragraphs). That's a bit tricky. > >Easier might be to have your own little tag like {506} that you embed in > >your article. A regular expression could search for them and insert the > >appropriate images. > > > >But I guess something to consider beforehand is what about all the other > >markup? Are you going to need italics, lists, headings...? > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: James [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: Tuesday, 26 February 2002 2:08 pm > > > To: CF-Talk > > > Subject: Magazines, Article and Diagrams. > > > > > > > > > Hi guys, > > > > > > I am setting up a site for a magazine. > > > > > > Each article needs to go on-line, most articles have > > > got diagrams or images contained in them. > > > > > > I am a bit stuck on trying to figure out the best way to > > > structure this. > > > > > > The 2 options I have come up with are: > > > > > > 1. Have a table called IMAGES which would store the reference to the > > > diagram, image or table and relate that to the article > > > number. From there > > > I can loop through the query and output the related images at > > > the bottom > > > of the article. > > > > > > 2. Have a static page that I manually create for each article > > > and then using > > > cfinclude pull the content into the page by way of a > > > reference ID that I store > > > in the db. > > > > > > would like to hear any opinions if anyone has done anything > > > like this before. > > > > > > cheers > > > James. > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Dedicated Windows 2000 Server PIII 800 / 256 MB RAM / 40 GB HD / 20 GB MO/XFER Instant Activation � $99/Month � Free Setup http://www.pennyhost.com/redirect.cfm?adcode=coldfusiona FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
