To view files & folders with underscore as first character in it's name, go
to Tools | Site Settings | Advanced and put a check in the box next to "Show
hidden files and folders" - still probably not a good idea to name image
files with an underscore in first position.
| ALSO....do not use spaces in folder or file names (the will appear as %20)
| and do not use an underscore _ in first position of a file name like
| _image11.jpg
|
|
| || Thank you Ida, Thank you thank you thank you. And also to all the
|| others who answered. Your single checked box solved the problem. I
|| felt it had to be something like that.
||
|| Thanks especially to Ron who just explained why my images sometimes
|| seem to be lower quality than expected. I will look into this more
|| carefully.
||
|| Always more to learn. DaveC
||
|| For those who want to check the website (which works) is at:
||
www.ptolemeeplus.ca/feepenchine
||
||
||
|| > "When I use the insert command I merely insert into the document and
|| > save. Is that the same as dragging to the images folder and then
|| > inserting?"
|| >
|| > No.
|| >
|| > When FrontPage saves a .jpg image it adds further compression to the
|| > image, which may give a visible loss of quality if the image is already
|| > heavily compressed.
|| > Inserting an image that has been Imported, or dropped into the open web
|| > from Windows Explorer, does not require saving the image. Thus its
|| > quality is maintained. Importing copies the image - it does not *save*
|| > the image.
|| >
|| > Further, for some (though not all) users, inserting an image from an
|| > external location causes the link to the image to be an absolute file
|| > location such as file:///c:\website\images\pic.jpg instead of the
|| > relative link you would expect, and only manual editing will change it.
|| >
|| > Your method will work for some, it may work every time for you, but for
|| > others it will cause problems. Importing (or drag'n'drop into the open
|| > web) first, then inserting on a page will work every time without
|| > problems.
|| >
|| > Saving an image directly into a folder used by the web from an editing
|| > program (Photoshop for example) can also produce problems when
|| > publishing. When the image is saved the associated meta data will not
|| > be updated. For publishing purposes, FrontPage has no record of the
|| > image, (or if an edited existing image that the image has been
changed),
|| > and it may not be published with the rest of the site. In this
|| > situation, always run "Tools->Recalculate Hyperlinks, or if a brand new
|| > image at least refresh the web (F5 in folder view). This should update
|| > the meta data. Importing (or drag'n'drop) always updates the meta
data.
|| > --
|| > Ron Symonds - Microsoft MVP (FrontPage)
|| > Reply only to group - emails will be deleted unread.
|| >
|| >
http://www.rxs-enterprises.org/fp
|| >
|| > FrontPage Support:
http://www.frontpagemvps.com/
|| >
|| >
|| > || >
|| > > OK, you guys are the experts and I am a rank beginner. I am quite
|| > > willing to admit my methods are wrong. BUT Why do they seem to work?
|| > > Except for not seeing the image files in the /images folder despite
|| > > the fact they are visible in Explorer and FP can find and display
them
|| > > on the web site - they ARE there. Somehow.
|| >
|| > > What benefit will I get by loading the same files into the /images
|| > > folder? When they already "seem" to be there.
|| >
|| > > On the simpler websites I built earlier I merely saved the images in
|| > > the same folder as the htm files. They are visible. I used the same
|| > > method as I have on this site: drag onto the normal page window,
|| > > create a thumbnail and save, but to the images folder. Both the large
|| > > JPG and thumbnail were saved.
|| >
|| > > I just tried to drag an image (that already exists on the web page)
|| > > into the /images folder and was told it already exists, and is
|| > > obviously being used by FP. When I use the insert command I merely
|| > > insert into the document and save. Is that the same as dragging to
the
|| > > images folder and then inserting?
|| >
|| > > By the way I am using FP 2002, which I should have mentioned.
|| >
|| > > Colour me somewehat confused. But thanks for your
|| > > patience. DaveC
|| >
|| > > > You can drag them into the folder, then insert on the page...that's
| the same
|| > > > as importing. Dragging to the page is not.
|| > > > --
|| > > > ===
|| > > > Tom Willett
|| > > > Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
|| > > > ---
|| > > > FrontPage Support:
|| > > >
http://www.frontpagemvps.com/
|| >
|| > > >|| > > > |I have never done that. I have just dragged images from Explorer
| onto
|| > > > | the web page and they were saved in the images folder (both large
| and
|| > > > | thumbnail version). I designated the folder. AND they show up in
| that
|| > > > | folder when I look through Explorer. And they work on the web.
| Also
|| > > > | obviously visible on the server in the images folder. Somewhat
|| > > > | confused.
|| > > > |
|| > > > | Thanks for your suggestion I'll try one your way to
|| > > > | see. Dave C
|| > > > |
|| > > > |
|| > > > |
|| > > > |
|| > > > | On Jun 29, 11:17 am, "Rob Giordano \(Crash\)"|
|| >
|| > > > | > Are you sure you Imported them into your FP Images folder
| first?...then
|| > > > | > from there you place them in your design.
|| >
|| > > > | >
|| > > > | >|| > > > | > |I have a strange problem. I have placed many images on a web
| site, all
|| > > > | > | stored in the images folder of my web page.
|| > > > | > |
|| > > > | > | While these files are shown/visible when I look with Windows
| Explorer
|| > > > | > | they will not turn up within the Folder List of the FP
| program. Thus I
|| > > > | > | cannot create links to these images which I want to do. What
| have I
|| > > > | > | done wrong? How can I correct this? Without redoing the whole
| site.
|| > > > | > |
|| > > > | > | Two other details which "might" be relevant: the source
| pictures are
|| > > > | > | on an external hard drive which may occasionally not have
been
| turned
|| > > > | > | on when using FP. And, when I open FP, Windows always tries
to
|| > > > | > | reinstall Word programs already installed. This is recent
| behaviour.
|| > > > | > |
|| > > > | > | The site works (see:
www.ptolemeeplus.ca/feepenchine) but I
| can't
|| > > > | > | make the modifications that I want.
|| > > > | > |
|| > > > | > | Thanks, DaveC
|| > > > | > |
|| > > > |
|| > > > |
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