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DW mx 2004 csc & templates - moving problem

Xpxw

2004-02-27, 8:28 am

Hi
I am using mx2004 and am perplexed with the behaviour of CSS linked to
Templates. It appears to have changed.

I create library items like header and footers, attach to a template and then
add a linked CSS sheet.

When you create a copy it must be save where the template is to see the styles.

On further investigation, I see the issue is relative and root based
referencing.

I want to be able to create pages from my template and move them. Everything
works but the css.

With a document ref: if you firstly save the file where the css is it is
fine. You can move the file to a directory say "pages" fine. But when you
update the template file it over rights the page's correct css ref with the
original and breaks the link.

With root ref: you need to add the root folder name so /Templates/my.css
becomes /mySite/Templates/my.css. This works in the browser but not in DW.
Worse, you can't edit the css in DW.

I can?t believe that the DW team have desihned their app not to easily allow
what I am trying to do.

Any info you may have would be greatly appreciated.

Help
Xpxw

Murray *TMM*

2004-02-27, 8:28 am

Do you have files other than Templates in the Templates folder? Do you have
files other than Library items in the Library items folder? Both of those
are forbidden.

Do you have <html>, <head>, or <body> tags, or any CSS links or embedded
styles in your Library item code? All of those are going to cause problems.

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"Xpxw" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
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> Hi
> I am using mx2004 and am perplexed with the behaviour of CSS linked to
> Templates. It appears to have changed.
>
> I create library items like header and footers, attach to a template and
then
> add a linked CSS sheet.
>
> When you create a copy it must be save where the template is to see the
styles.
>
> On further investigation, I see the issue is relative and root based
> referencing.
>
> I want to be able to create pages from my template and move them.
Everything
> works but the css.
>
> With a document ref: if you firstly save the file where the css is it is
> fine. You can move the file to a directory say "pages" fine. But when you
> update the template file it over rights the page's correct css ref with
the
> original and breaks the link.
>
> With root ref: you need to add the root folder name so /Templates/my.css
> becomes /mySite/Templates/my.css. This works in the browser but not in DW.
> Worse, you can't edit the css in DW.
>
> I can?t believe that the DW team have desihned their app not to easily
allow
> what I am trying to do.
>
> Any info you may have would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Help
> Xpxw
>
>

Xpxw

2004-02-27, 7:29 pm

Murray
Thanks for your help. This does appear to do the trick. Nowhere have I seen any instruction about not putting css in the Templates folder.

Anyway, thanks

Phil

Murray *TMM*

2004-02-27, 8:28 pm

Phil:

There is certainly one in my book! 8)

And it's not just CSS files. It's everything else besides template files.

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"Xpxw" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
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> Murray
> Thanks for your help. This does appear to do the trick. Nowhere have I
seen any instruction about not putting css in the Templates folder.
>
> Anyway, thanks
>
> Phil