Visual Site Designer limitations

Feb 15th, 2013 at 09:58 AM
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Oscar
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Hi,
I'm really new to website developement so please bare with me, I'm using visual site designer and I've run into a hurdle. I'm trying to use a Image Thumbnail Viewer that uses js. My problem arises when I want to add a rel="thumbnail" to the link.
I can do this in an html editor but not the visual site designer software it seems. Aslo having troubles with the enlarged images not displaying on top of the page contents!
Sigh... maybe I better take an html course :D
if anyone has suggestions I'm all eyes and ears thank you!
Art
Feb 15th, 2013 at 10:32 AM
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Eric Rohloff
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Are you using Colorbox by any chance?
I can't hear what I'm looking at.
It's easy to overlook something you're not looking for.
This is a site I built for my work.(RSD)
http://esmansgreenhouse.com
This is a site I built for use in my job.(HTML Editor)
https://pestlogbook.com
This is my personal site used for testing and as an easy way to share photos.(RLM imported to RSD)
https://ericrohloff.com
Feb 15th, 2013 at 10:40 AM
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Oscar
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hmmm no I'm not aware of colorbox sorry!
Feb 15th, 2013 at 10:54 AM
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Oscar
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http://www.dynamicdrive.com/dynamicindex4/thumbnail.htm this is basically what I'm trying to accompli, but I sure wish I could do it in visual site designer because that program ROCKS!
Feb 15th, 2013 at 11:01 AM
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Oscar
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I love your site Eric, thats cool!
Feb 15th, 2013 at 11:09 AM
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Viv ...VSD & SCCP user
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Eric what is that trick of yours where you use a separate VSD page but reduced in size and opens ontop of the current page ?

If Oscar only wants to do this for a few images it will look identical, and have SEO advantages
Started using CC VSD in January 2009, I don't do HTML code, Sales from CC site exceeding expectations taken me out of semi-retirement
Hosted FREE on CC S DRIVE www.chauffeurdrivenluxurycars.co.uk
My new VSD & SCCP site Oct 2011 www.deloreanjewellery.co.uk
My friendly window cleaner www.mwcwindowcleaner.co.uk
Feb 15th, 2013 at 12:24 PM
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Eric Rohloff
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Oscar, Try this.
Preview your page in VSD.
Now right click on your page and select view source.
Now look for the link to your thumbnailviewer.js file and click on it.
It should open a page that has code but is readable. If it gives you a can't be found then you haven't added it to your site properly. Do the same for the thumbnailviewer.css.
Go back and make sure their listed in your files using the "Add files" tool.:)

Is this what you were referring to VIV?
http://progrower.coffeecup.com/popup.html
I can't hear what I'm looking at.
It's easy to overlook something you're not looking for.
This is a site I built for my work.(RSD)
http://esmansgreenhouse.com
This is a site I built for use in my job.(HTML Editor)
https://pestlogbook.com
This is my personal site used for testing and as an easy way to share photos.(RLM imported to RSD)
https://ericrohloff.com
Feb 15th, 2013 at 12:36 PM
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Viv ...VSD & SCCP user
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Thats the one, it would save him playing with Js :)
Started using CC VSD in January 2009, I don't do HTML code, Sales from CC site exceeding expectations taken me out of semi-retirement
Hosted FREE on CC S DRIVE www.chauffeurdrivenluxurycars.co.uk
My new VSD & SCCP site Oct 2011 www.deloreanjewellery.co.uk
My friendly window cleaner www.mwcwindowcleaner.co.uk
Feb 15th, 2013 at 12:36 PM
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Oscar
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Thank you so much Eric, great suggestions, heres a link to the page I'm working on http://www.naturesbodycare.ca/Products.html
I'll try out those suggestions as soon as I can! :D

Feb 15th, 2013 at 04:14 PM
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david wilson
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Both the css and js are in ther main folder fo the site, possibly moving
<script src="thumbnailviewer.js" type="text/javascript">

/***********************************************
* Image Thumbnail Viewer Script- ? Dynamic Drive (www.dynamicdrive.com)
* This notice must stay intact for legal use.
* Visit http://www.dynamicdrive.com/ for full source code
***********************************************/

</script>
<!--end of html inserted by user -->


out fo the head of the page and into the body of the page might render positive results.

possibly just befoe the line that has
<table style= "height:1150px; background-color:#ffffff;" width="960px" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">


sorry if this turns into a bum chase, I have limited VSD expertience as I use the HTML editor myself.
Volunteering to help :)
http://www.tbaygeek.ca
My HTML play area
http://www.tbaygeek.ca/test/

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