Dreamweaver templates dwt - no css in browser

Should dwt's display css correctly when previewed in a browser?
Mine doesn't but the file created from the template displays fine
I've just gone back to using dw templates after many years away and I can't remember.

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Dreamweaver template (.dwt) keeps reverting to old version after reopening CS3

I work locally on all files and upload as needed. After chaging template and applying it, I can upload all associated pages just fine. If I close DW and reopen, the old version of the template is there without any changes -- even though I saved the template.
Also, updating the template will change all other web pages except index.html.
Any ideas?
Thanks

Sure. No nested templates to my knowledge -- especially since I only have one template. Look like I have some regions in my index.html that don't match the .dwt -- even though the .dwt was created from the .html. When I tried to update the .html, it really screws up the content. Let's kill the 1st bird first -- why my ,dwt file keeps reverting to an old version. Here is the code for the template. Again, thank you!
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-strict.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head>
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<meta name="keywords" content="annapolis, annapolis cove, annapolis cover neighborhood, bay ridge, marina" />
<meta name="description" content="Annapolis Cove is a scenic waterfront community in Annapolis, Maryland, featuring 208 single-family homes, several of which are waterfront. It has a beautiful private marina on Lake Ogleton that leads into the mouth of the Severn River." />
<title>Annapolis Cove</title>
<style type="text/css" media="all">

</style>
<style type="text/css" media="print">

</style>



<style type="text/css">

</style>
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<div class="style1" id="header">
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</div>
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      <h2>Board of Directors </h2>
<p><strong>President</strong> - Norm Idelson, <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a></p>
<p><strong>Vice President</strong> - Judy Appleby, <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a></p>
<p><strong>Secretary</strong> - Carol Small, <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a></p>
<p><strong>Treasurer</strong> - Sylvia Stafford<br />
<a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a></p>
<p><strong>Members at Large:</strong></p>
<p>Janice Gary, <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a></p>
<p>Gary Lidard, <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a></p>
<p>Ted Rowett, <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a></p>
<hr />
<h2 class="style3">Committee Chairs:</h2>
<p><strong>Accounting Review</strong>: <br />
Al Cipriani and Fred Lounsberry</p>
<p><strong>Architectural Control:</strong><br />
Ann Haller, <a href="mailto:[email protected]" class="style2">[email protected]</a></p>
<p><strong>Common Areas:</strong><br />
George Gonzalez, <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a></p>
<p><strong>Erosion Control:</strong><br />
Vince Ritts, <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a></p>
<p><strong>Hospitality:</strong><br />
Sylvia Stafford, <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a></p>
<p><strong>Marina:</strong> <br />
Bruce Reiter, <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a><a href="mailto:[email protected]"></a></p>
<p><strong>Safety and Security:</strong><br />
Jim Stafford, <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a></p>
<p><strong>Communications</strong>:<br />
Norm Idelson, <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a></p>
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                <h4>                ACPOA Annual Meeting</h4>
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      <p sb_id="ms__id1076"><span sb_id="ms__id1077">Annapolis Cove is a scenic waterfront community in Annapolis,   Maryland, featuring 208 single-family homes, several of which are waterfront. It has a   beautiful private marina on Lake Ogleton that leads into the mouth of the Severn   River. On clear days, if you look through the channel, you can see the   Chesapeake Bay Bridge approximately five miles north.</span> The Cove has a recreational area with picnic tables and a basket ball court overlooking the marina. It also has a picturesque pond with large snapping turtles that kids love to watch and feed.</p>
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> Hello everyone,
>
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> templates.
>
> I have made the changes successfully within the
content.dwt file, saved
> it,
> and then uploaded both the new content.dwt file and the
related *.htm
> pages
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> After going to the website to double check the new pages
I found a *.php
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asked to update
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Dreamweaver template files updating, but javascript/jquery not being called on random pages.

Hello,
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Commercial Templates are often very different from Dreamweaver Templates (.dwt files) which are in fact a site management tool. This often confuses people.
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Hi,
sorry to bring up an old post but I am having issues with this myself and hope you can help?
I have coded my site as per your example but still no luck.
It is an .asp site. and my menu looks like this:
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    <li><a id="allsectors" href="http://www.paycoservices.co.uk/page/86/All-Sectors.htm"><img src="/images/nav2_gray.jpg" width="120" data-srcover="/images/nav2_full.jpg" class="wrap_right"></li>
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Currently the top section of my 'tech' page looks like this:
<%
Bodystyle = "style='background:url(/images/bg-further-technical.jpg) center 0px no-repeat;'"
%>

<div id="further-banner" style="background:url(/images/technical-icon.png) 811px 9px no-repeat; ">
<h1>Payco Technical <span>It's your industry so why not do it your way?</span></h1>
<p><b>You are here:</b>
<a href="/index.asp">Home</a> /
<a href='Payco-Technical.asp'>Payco Technical</a> /
</p>
</div>
Now do I paste the css code into here? Or would it help if you saw my whole 'tech' page so you can see the rest?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks

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Flash banner in a Dreamweaver Template

Hi all,
I am using one of the provided Dreamweaver Templates (CSS).
All is fine, except that for some reason it does not like Flash
imports. I can alter the template as much as I like and it will
always successfully change across the site, BUT if I try to insert
a Flash movie/banner into the template - then it does not appear of
ANY of the site files. The only way I can see the flash banner, is
if I open the template.php file in a browser - then you can see
that it is in fact there and working - but for some reason the
other pages refuse to acknolwegde it. Images / Tables / Text - all
work fine - just not flash banners. I even tried saving the banner
as a JPG file in Flash, then sticking the JPG file in the template
where the banner should - and it worked perfectly, but as a .swf
extension it fails.
Am I missing something?
Nathan

> BUT if I try to insert a Flash movie/banner into the
template - then it
> does not appear of ANY of the site files.
Because of the active content .js fix, when you insert a .swf
file into a
template, you must use a Site Root relative path for it.
Open the .dwt template file.
Double-click on the .swf in design view- the "browse to file"
dialog box
should come up showing the currently selected file.
look in the bottom of that dialog box for the pulldown to
change from
document relative path to site root relative path. Change it
to site root.
click okay and save the file, and let changes propagate.
does it show in the child files now?
[note- It may still not show during local preview because
site root relative
paths in javascript will not make any sense during local
preview- they
should work fine on the remote host if the site has it's own
domain name
though]
Alan
Adobe Community Expert, dreamweaver
http://www.adobe.com/communities/experts/

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I have a problem with dreamweaver template.
When I edit a template in dreamweaver, and apply changes to all the pages , it propogates on all pages and .dwt file also ,
but all the design or layout or graphics of the pages are gone and everything gets messed up.
Why it happens when I am editing a tamplate ?

The problem is your link to CSS file. Template is incorrectly pointing to files on your local hard drive.
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The link must point to your site folder like this:
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Dreamweaver TEmplate

I created a webpage using the dreamweaver template when I
open it in the browser in a maximize screen its perfect but when I
adjust the size the content on the middle 'div' is going to the
bottom at the page. How can I do it like if I resize the page The
contents will not be affected? Thanks!!

> Of course the image in the middle
> Section which is 3 inches wide will not fit. Right?
That's correct, although inches mean nothing on the screen of
a variety of
users. Pixels would be the more consistent and proper unit of
measure.
> In regards with the css,java, html,
It's javascript, not Java. The two are completely different
things.
> why did you say it?s advanced?
The layout method used on the page is a bit arcane and unlike
other 2/3
column layouts I have seen.
> I know that it?s just to make a template command
> so that you can edit a certain section by using css
> style sheets right?
Hmmm - I don't understand what you are saying. CSS would have
nothing to do
with whether or not you can edit a section.
> But isn?t dreamweaver will make the code for you?
DW will not prevent you from making a mess of those pages,
even though It's
doing what you are telling it to.
> What kinds of difficulties or problems do you think
> that I will have in the future?
Go here -
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Search this forum for "HALO" or "CSS template". You will have
all of those
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ACADEMIC
exercise, but I don't think it's a good choice for any
commercial entity.
There are much better free/commercial choices you can make -
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http://www.projectseven.com/
This is two of the best, in my opinion.
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"teamse" <[email protected]> wrote in
message
news:[email protected]...
> Ok.Thanks I think that answers my questions because
> If I resize the page to be only 2 inches wide
> Of course the image in the middle
> Section which is 3 inches wide will not fit. Right?
>
> In regards with the css,java, html, why did you say
> it?s advanced? I know some things with html
> and css I know that it?s just to make a template command
> so that you can edit a certain section by using css
> style sheets right? About Java, I don?t have any clue.
> But isn?t dreamweaver will make the code for you?
> The only thing that worries me is the navigation
> Bar. But isn?t to edit it I?ll just have to put the
> Link page for all the menu that I placed in the
> Navigator bar?
>
> What kinds of difficulties or problems do you think
> that I will have in the future?
>
> Thank you so much..
>
>

Dreamweaver Template Error: Error reading file (Site Location/info) returned incomplete data

Hello!
I am working on new website we are creating for our company. I have never really had any Dreamweaver template file errors before...so this one has me really stumped! We purchased the site files from Template Monster and I have contacted their tech support, but I have not had much luck with them.
I started out by creating the Dreamweaver template folder that includes the template files that I would like to use. I started creating some pages using the template. I placed all the html pages in the main folder of the website. When I go to update the template to those pages I get the following error: "Error reading file (Site Location\Folder name\Dreamweaver template name) returned incomplete data".
I am not sure what I am doing wrong. Any help and advice would be greatly appreciated!
The site is a CSS based site with a Flash navigation menu. Since it is in the production phase, I do not yet have it placed on a server so you can take a look at it at this time (although if really needed and we cannot find an answer, I may be able to get the test site on line - if someone thinks they can help me answer this problem by viewing the site). Right now the site is housed in the same place we house all of the other sites we have produced and all of our other templates on our other websites work just fine. The main difference with this site is that we did purchase files from Template Monster to help speed us along during the construction of the page structures and also this site has a Flash Navigation Menu and a few other Flash elements (something our other sites do not really have).
I am using Abobe Dreamweaver CS5 and Windows 7
Thanks again for taking the time to help find and answer to this problem!
-J

I am curious as to why no one likes them around here.
They have spammed these forums in the past.
The code on their pages is rarely 'best-practice' code.
There are much better choices available.
My co-worker and I have to share the files, since we are editing the site together. The files are not local on our computers, but on the company's f drive that have Novell on it.
This arrangement is a recipe for disaster. The correct way to collaborate on a site with a colleague is with the following setup:
Each of you must have a LOCAL site (local to your workstation)
You would use a single remote location as a staging area, so each of you would have a site definition that specifies your own workstation for the local site, and the same network shared location as the Remote site
You will both need to enable Check In/ Check Out
You will both have to agree to PLAY BY THE RULES!
One (or both) of you will also need to have a second site defined that has the staging server as the local root folder, and would have the PRODUCTION server as the remote site. I'll explain how to use this site soon.
When you use CI/CO, your 'gold-standard files' are on the staging server. To begin working, you would connect to the staging server, and double click on a file, which will a) fetch the file from the staging server to your local site, and b) CHECK OUT the file to you. As long as you have the file checked out, it cannot be edited by your colleague. When you are done with your edit, you would CHECK IN the file (which uploads it to the staging server). It can now be edited by your colleague.
When you add templates to this scenario, things get even more complicated, although manageable. If you ever need to make a change to a template you must use the following procedure:
ALL FILES MUST BE CHECKED IN - this includes both you and your colleague.
One of you would connect with the SECOND SITE, open and edit the template, and save it propagating the changes to all "LOCAL" files (i.e., on the staging server).
Each of you would then need to return to the FIRST SITE, and again check out any files you want to work on.
When changes are done, and files are ready to publish, connect to the SECOND SITE, and upload the files from STAGING to PRODUCTION.
Does that make sense? It's important that it does.
I need to add in one more tab/link to the Flash nav bar.
Using Flash for navigation is a VERY POOR CHOICE, unless you also have redundant, text-based navigation on the pages. By using Flash to navigate, you guarantee: a) your pages will not be spiderable by search engines, b) your pages will not be navigable by iPlatforms, and c) your pages will be inaccessible to anyone browsing with screen assistive devices. Someone is making bad decisions about this site, in my opinion.

Drop-down menu in Dreamweaver; template on top of template issue

Hello.
I've managed to create a drop-down menu in a dreamweaver
template by saving the .dwt file as an .html file, building the
menu, then resaving the file as the original .dwt. However, I have
another template that is based on this original template, and while
the drop-down menu appears when I preview the second template in my
browser, it refuses to apply to the pages upon which the second
template is based.
Is there a solution to this?

You are completely hosed now.
When you save a template as HTML, you leave the Template
markup in the page.
When you then resave it as a template you duplicate that
markup. You will
never be able to use this properly now. And that is
especially true with
the AWFUL DW pop-up menus in it. You just must not use these
menus with
templates. Especially since there are much better ways that
don't have any
such restrictions -
Check the uberlink and McFly tutorials at PVII
http://www.projectseven.com/)
and the Navbar tutorial at Thierry's place (
http://www.tjkdesign.com)
Or to get it done fast, go here -
http://www.projectseven.com/tutorials/navigation/auto_hide/index.htm
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"xpanda" <[email protected]> wrote in
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> Hello.
>
> I've managed to create a drop-down menu in a dreamweaver
template by
> saving
> the .dwt file as an .html file, building the menu, then
resaving the file
> as
> the original .dwt. However, I have another template that
is based on this
> original template, and while the drop-down menu appears
when I preview the
> second template in my browser, it refuses to apply to
the pages upon which
> the
> second template is based.
>
> Is there a solution to this?
>

Where can I find Professional Dreamweaver Templates?

Greetings.
In efforts to browse Dreamweaver templates for sale, I am bomboarded with many sites that seem to be flogging the same templates -- which raises some suspicions to begin with. I do not mind paying for a Dreamweaver template, but I'd like to buy from a reputable source.
Could anyone suggest such a place where I might brows and buy a Dreamweaver template (or more)? It doesn't need to be exclusive, but something not found on the many that are the same sort of site would be nice.
Thank you for your kind response.
Cheers.

I typically build my own templates, but these sites have some good resources:
http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/12/01/100-free-high-quality-xhtmlcss-templates/
http://EZ-CSS.org
http://matthewjamestaylor.com/blog/ultimate-multi-column-liquid-layouts-em-and-pixel-width s
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No sound in Dreamweaver template

Hi everyone, I'm brand new to Dreamweaver so please excuse
the stupidity of what I'm about to ask. My problem is this: I have
created a few templates that's been working just fine with text and
images but now I want to embed a sound file and can't for the life
of me get the sound to play. I've tried including the sound file in
the template but to no avail and have seen mention on various sites
of unlocking the header but haven't worked out how to do this. Can
anyone throw me a line on this? I'm midway through a majorly
important project and would really appreciate any advice.

http://www.spentharvests.com/templates/school_chapter.dwt
This file is not found by the browser.
Even this file -
http://www.spentharvests.com/Templates/school_chapter.dwt
(the templates folder name should always have an initial cap)
The code on the child page appears nominal. But at the
bottom, you have
this -
<div id="copyright">© 2007
spentharvests.com</div>
<embed name="CS1195492309000" src="../bethelWAV.wav"
loop="false"
autostart="false" hidden="true" width="0" height="0"
enablejavascript="true"></embed>
<embed name="CS1195506747203" src="bethelWAV.wav"
loop="false"
autostart="false" hidden="true" width="0" height="0"
enablejavascript="true"></embed>
The sound file is linked TWICE, and only the second link is
correct. So in
the template, change it to this -
<div id="copyright">© 2007
spentharvests.com</div>
<embed name="CS1195506747203" src="/School/bethelWAV.wav"
loop="false"
autostart="false" hidden="true" width="0" height="0"
enablejavascript="true"></embed>
(i.e., a root relative link directly to the sound file)
and see if that helps.
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"nich4444" <[email protected]> wrote in
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> One of the chapter templates should be viewable at
>
http://www.spentharvests.com/templates/school_chapter.dwt
but when I try
> to
> access it online via a proxy (we have our own server at
home so I can't
> view it
> directly) the page can't be displayed. The pages
generated from the
> templates
> seem to show up okay (for instance
>
http://www.spentharvests.com/School/school_1.html
). Basically I've saved
> all
> the templates in a folder called templates in the root
folder. Inside the
> templates folder they're named school_chapter.dwt,
war_chapter.dwt,
> manse_chapter.dwt and so forth. Is there something like
Dreamweaver
> templates
> aren't viewable online?
>
> Thanks again. By the way I wouldn't want to speak too
soon but I think
> I've
> just about reconstituted something resembling square one
after the GTF. I
> got
> round the changing the book image for something smaller
problem by just
> renaming my new smaller version of the image the same as
the original,
> which
> replaced it throughout the site. Only problem was that
even though its
> pixel
> dimensions were identical to those of the original, the
new version for
> some
> reason sat slightly lower on the page which meant that
the page layout on
> quite
> a few chapters needed adjusting. Never mind, I'm ust
relieved that the
> links
> are back up and working though and also that the new
page should be a lot
> faster to load. I thought that the old file size was
over a MB but it
> turns out
> that it was only(!) 150kb, which challenges my sanity a
bit further. Never
> mind, the new version is less than half that and a lot
better, thanks to
> your
> feedback on the image size.
>

Adobe dreamweaver templates

when you download an adobe template you get the Design files which is where you find the PSD files
You also get the publish folder which is where you find your images, your css, spry assets, and you also get 3 templates
Ones of those templates is design from template. html
another template design html
and then another template which is the dreamweaver dwt template
which one of those three templates is the one that I have to use.
They confuse me .

A file that ends in the extension .dwt is a dreamweaver template.
You can make any .html page into a Dreamweaver template. Simply go to File>Save as Template…
Dreamweaver will create a /Templates folder where you have defined your website locally and place the template there.
Dreamweaver will not allow you to save a template without editable regions. The way you create an editable region in a dreamweaver template is to select an area in design view and select Insert>Template Objects>Editable Region. A window will come up asking you to name the region and you should give the area a good name that you'll understand.
Dreamweaver will insert code necessary to manage the template.
Dreamweaver will allow you to nest templates. Don't do that.
Dreamweaver templates allow you to create areas that are updated automatically on your website (like navigation, for instance) all throughout your website whenever you make a change to your template. The only other way to do this is to use server side includes. Dreamweaver templates make website creation, extension and management a snap.
So, when you design a page for a website, make that page into a template, define the areas you want to be able to change on every page as editable regions and let Dreamweaver do the heavy lifting whenever you need to change something site-wide.

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