Posted by David Dorward on 08/27/05 11:12

Anthony Clayton wrote:

> I have created a background web page in Photoshop, sliced it
> in Image Ready
> what do I do now???

Throw out Image Ready's generated HTML (its awful), and ensure that suitable
components of your image can tile so your design isn't locked at a specific
pixel width.

http://www.allmyfaqs.com/faq.pl?AnySizeDesign

> do I add content in Photoshop

No.

> or Dreamweaver.

Dreamweaver is a tool that can help produce webpages faster, but it isn't a
substitute for knowing how to write HTML and CSS. Until you have more
experience, I suggest you put Dreamweaver aside and stick to a text editor
(you could just the text editor built into Dreamweaver, but avoid the
graphical edit view).

> The other gripe I have is when I do get to that stage how do I get the
> links along the top to insert the content in the main part below.

You don't. You create two pages with the same links along the top, and
different content in the main part.

> Please have a look and give me your thoughts, I know the site isn't
> groundbreaking but its better than an empty page!!
>
> www.anthonyclayton.dsl.pipex.com

* http://www.allmyfaqs.com/faq.pl?Tableless_layouts

*
http://validator.w3.org/check?verbose=1&uri=http%3A//www.anthonyclayton.dsl.pipex.com/

* Avoid images of text. Real text is much easier for users to deal with.

* If you do use images of text anyway, then make sure your alt attributes
contain suitable alternatives to the images, not empty strings (unless an
empty string is a suitable alternative).


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