Duplicate Absolutely Positioned Layers...is this possible?

I'm just plodding along through an old Web Design project
book and have come to a part that has us copy and paste a layer 5
times in Design view. I have clicked on every pixel of the layer
outline and tried Pasting, Pasting Special...all it does is create
a huge new layer that spans the entire screen and doesn't show up
in the Layers panel, and doesn't invoke the Layers properties at
the bottom of the screen when selected.
I have played with the Preferences for Copy/Paste, gone
looking through Dreamweaver help files and forums for an answer.
The solutions have been either A) 'Be sure you click the top left
corner of the layer before you copy it' ...doesn't work, or B)
'Don't use layers.' (Surely, there are people here with more useful
advice).
Why is this seemingly basic task so counterintuitive? Does
anybody have a REAL solution?
Arlen

> Come on...
Suit yourself. This is something I always consider when I
make a site, and
I believe that you should too. If you are willing to leave
sites that you
build in a state where they *CAN* be made to completely
break, that is your
decision. I'm not.
> Just so you know I see the point they make in the
artical but don't
> believe in
> it whole heartedly.
I do....
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> I just went to the eye doctor and I got some glasses and
now I can see
> better,
> no lie I was having problems seeing my monitors from a
distance I have six
> I am
> near sited by the way I know this obviously would be a
problem for someone
> who
> was far sited but again if they can't see something
human nature tells
> them to
> go to the eye doctor or someone else does if they don;t
have the nature .
> So
> like someone told me get some glass or contacts I did. I
give classes to
> older
> adults for digital photography and they all bring their
glasses for
> reading and
> sure enough they all can see.
>
> Why this very site we are talking together on does the
same thing, just
> pretend you can't see anything smaller than a 50 px font
size go ahead
> press
> ctr+ . I guess its worth a look at on this site
>
> Design and develop how you can and if it works it works
and if it doesn't
> then
> fix it but from where I stand this is matter of choice
meaning if their
> car key
> whole is to small to see does Ford remake the key hole
bigger so they can
> see
> it no that person goes to the eye doctor to get glasses.
>
> Come on...
>
> The clients love their site and I am happy with my work
and one of them is
> far
> sited he has glasses. :)
>
> By the way I read the artical
>
http://apptools.com/examples/pagelayout101.php
> very good artical but not the end of the world.
>
> Just so you know I see the point they make in the
artical but don't
> believe in
> it whole heartedly.
>
> INVT
>
>
quote:
> What happens when someone with poor eyesight needs
larger text and
> clicks Ctrl + .
>
> It's worth a look on these two sites -
>
> --
>
> ~Malcolm N....
>

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I'm having no luck finding an answer to this in HELP. I place
the layer's anchor in a table, then position the layer. If I
subsequently add (or remove) any lines above the anchor, everything
on the page moves down (or up), but the layer stays where it was,
relative to the page, not the anchor.
If there are several layers on the page this means a wholeot
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Any advice?

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Absolute
Relative
Fixed
Static
Here is a brief explanation of each kind of positioning (with
regard to
placement of elements on the page only)....
Position:absolute (or A/P elements)
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change (this assumes that you have not positioned the A/P
element within
a table or another A/P element, of course).
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page layout tool
is dangerous here -
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"bwilsonduncan" <[email protected]> wrote in
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> I'm having no luck finding an answer to this in HELP. I
place the layer's
> anchor in a table, then position the layer. If I
subsequently add (or
> remove)
> any lines above the anchor, everything on the page moves
down (or up), but
> the
> layer stays where it was, relative to the page, not the
anchor.
>
> If there are several layers on the page this means a
wholeot of
> repositioning
> every time I do an edit up-page.
>
> Any advice?
>

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Hoping someone can help...
I am working on a site (not done but here's the address:
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</head>
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</div>
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and see if that helps.
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"sandyinnh" <[email protected]> wrote in
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> Hoping someone can help...
>
> I am working on a site (not done but here's the address:
> thetayloredspa.com)
>
> My menu bar is in a layer which overlaps the tables of
the page. I want
> it to
> be on the left side of the table, but not all the way
over. It looks
> right in
> DWMX, but is all over the place on different screen
resolutions. Is there
> a
> way to make it stay put relating to the table?
>
> TIA,
>
> Sandy
>

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Maybe I am just not understanding templates but I have a
really simple one that has one editable region called "content". I
want to add a absolute positioned div to the content area but DW
tells me this would require changing code that is locked by the
template. I thought that the editable area automatically put in by
DW would accommodate the added code (css) that DW puts in when
adding a template to the page.
So what is the Editable area called "Head" used for anyways
if not for situations like this?
Thanks

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simple
solution.
When you DRAG a layer onto the page in DW (this means you
click on the layer
icon in the Insert Toolbar and drag the layer on the page),
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<body...>
<table>
AFTER DRAG -
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STUFF</div>
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a bad thing.
If instead of dragging the layer onto the page, you use
INSERT | Layer, that
should work provided your cursor is in an editable region,
but since
editable regions are usually within tables or other layers,
you have just
broken one of the rules listed above. This is also a bad
thing.
THE SOLUTION -
Open your template page in DW, and create a special place
where it is SAFE
to put your layers. In code view, find this -
</body>
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THE BIG FINISH -
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editable
region, and use INSERT | Layer. Bada bing, bada boom.
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"htown" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Maybe I am just not understanding templates but I have a
really simple one
> that
> has one editable region called "content". I want to add
a absolute
> positioned
> div to the content area but DW tells me this would
require changing code
> that
> is locked by the template. I thought that the editable
area automatically
> put
> in by DW would accommodate the added code (css) that DW
puts in when
> adding a
> template to the page.
>
> So what is the Editable area called "Head" used for
anyways if not for
> situations like this?
>
> Thanks
>
>

Is this possible to load HTML Widget to CS4 like CS5

Hi Everyone!
I have used Photoshop CS4 & CS5. I have created one CS5 Extensions Panel using HTML Widget from Adobe Configurator II .
In Photoshop CS5 Extensions Panel HTML widget shows Image & Text in HTML window.
Hence Is this possible to use HTML Widget in Photoshop CS4 or How to Load HTML file in Photoshop CS4 to Extensions Panel.
Thanks in advance.
-yajiv

Not exactly sure how you where planning to display that HTML content in relation to the overall page, but given the limitations of Flash... that may just not be possible...
But, it would be a simple matter to display an HTML iframe over the top of or behind a Flash .swf... So while the iframe would not be a part of the .swf, it certainly could be designed to make it look as though it were.
Controling the stacking order or layering of content on a Web page is accomplished through z-indexing. Correctly positioned and z-indexed, the iframe could apear over the top of the .swf... the .swf in effect being the background... OR the iframe could appear behind the .swf and with a transparent section in the .swf, the iframe would appear through that hole. If there is navigation or links in the iframe, they will be blocked by the .swf though.
http://www.w3schools.com/cssref/pr_pos_z-index.asp
But this may be an option....
Best wishes,
Adninjastrator

Newbie Q - Absolute position of items / regions

Hello,
Is it possible to set an absolute position for items / regions?
I'd like to be able to display an item at coordinates (x,y) on screen, but all I could find was how to position my items relatively to other items / regions.
Please help.
Thanks.
Anat :o)

Hi Anat,
Yes you can absolutely position regions.
In the Region Header enter in something like:
<div style="position:absolute; top:100px; left:100px;">
and put the following in the Region Footer:
</div>
You will need to experiment with this to see what affect this has on the rest of the page. There is a discussion on this forum about using DIV tags instead of TABLE tags as a means of laying out pages - not sure how far this has got yet, but it would involve rewriting the page templates.
Regards
Andy

Absolute position NXT motor

Hello,
Is it possible to send the NXT motor to an absolute position? I want the motor to act as a servo so that i can use it to steer an rc car.

Hello Frank,
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Disclaimer: The example Code is provided As Is. It has not been tested or validated as a product, for use in a deployed application or system, or for use in hazardous environments. You assume all risks for use of the Code and use of the Code is subject to the Sample Code License Terms which can be found at: http://ni.com/samplecodelicense
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I want to place an image in my InDesign document that can work with an address like this (\Resources\Thumb) rather than this (C:\Users\JSmith\Desktop\InDesign thumbnail Test\001\Resources\Thumb) is this possible?

I want to place an image in my InDesign document that can work with an address like this (\Resources\Thumb) rather than this (C:\Users\JSmith\Desktop\InDesign thumbnail Test\001\Resources\Thumb) is this possible? In a nutshell I want to point the link to an image in a directory that uses just part of the address.

I know this is something you can do in Maya with linked files. I guess InDesign just isn't there yet.
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Is this possible to access arbitrary frame and to modify the mask?..

Sorry for a bit messy discussion title. Please, let me explain.
I have some experience in implementing video processing algorithms, but as our own software and never under AE. Now there is an idea to implement something for AE and first of all, I'm curious, if this is possible at all.
1) When processing the n-th frame, I need the full access to the data of (n-k)-th and (n+k)-th. Is this possible to do in general case? Or the only variant is to implement frames buffering during the first pass?
2) Our algorithm uses the mask as one of the inputs. But in contrary to the usual case, mask does not define an area of interest. In any case the full frame is processed, but the processing differs for different regions, depending on mask. In our software, it works like this: user defines a mask (and some parameters). Then effect is slightly modifying (let say – refining) the mask during the render and renders final images. After this user can modify the mask somehow again if he/she is not satisfied with what algorithm has done. Can I produce the same workflow in AE? The only way is using a drawbot (this means CS 5.5 and higher)? And what if I want masks to be raster images?
The second question in the framework of this one is how to do two video inputs for an effect (first – the video to be processed and second – the mask (grayscale sequence in general case))?
The possible workflow is that user provides trivial mask – lets say, the black solid. But even during the first pass effect should produce the mask, according to its sight to the video – so, it should somehow substitute the black solid with the sequence on black'n'white images. Is this all possible in AE?
3) Is this possible (should be, I guess) to implement multipass algorithms? How the preview works then, if I need, for example, to pass all the video length 3-4 times, to produce the final render?
I can expect that all this is solvable in AE, but may be experienced users could be so kind to give me some basic recommendation on how to do this. Looking through the PDF, which accompanies the SDK has not allowed to come to a distinct answer for the question: is this possible or not. So, I rely on your consultation.

hi Theofil Mulony, welcome to the forum!
in short, yes, what you want to do is possible, but some parts may be tricky.
and now the long version:
1) When processing the n-th frame, I need the full access to the data of (n-k)-th and (n+k)-th. Is this possible to do in general case? Or the only variant is to implement frames buffering during the first pass?
you can access the pixel data of any layer at times other than the currently processed time. this concept of getting that data is referred to as "layer checkout" in the AE SDK, and "wide time" is the name of getting pixel data at times other than the current.
the following thread discusses the difference between two methods of getting such data:
http://forums.adobe.com/message/4033930#4033930
you can also look at the "checkout" sample project to see how both concepts are implemented.
2) Our algorithm uses the mask as one of the inputs. But in contrary to the usual case, mask does not define an area of interest. In any case the full frame is processed, but the processing differs for different regions, depending on mask. In our software, it works like this: user defines a mask (and some parameters). Then effect is slightly modifying (let say – refining) the mask during the render and renders final images. After this user can modify the mask somehow again if he/she is not satisfied with what algorithm has done. Can I produce the same workflow in AE?
masks in AE generate a matte by default. the user can turn that mask off, so that the shape remains, but the mask does not... mask. (you can also set the mask mode to "none" via API commands).
you can then read the "off" mask attributes and either render using an API command (see "pathmaster" sample to see how), or write your own algorithm if the API constraints on that operation are a problem for you. (and there are a few constraints on rendering masks in the API)
now. when you say "modifying the mask" do you mean you modify it's generated matte, or do you mean change it's defining vector?
both are possible, but completely different.
if you turned the mask off, and rendered it's alpha yourself, then you can modify that alpha as you wish.
if you want to use AE's generated matte of the mask and change the mask's outline shape, then you need to look into "streams" and the "mask outline suite".
the user can modify a mask's shape as he/she pleases, unless you lock that mask or otherwise sabotage the user's operation.
The only way is using a drawbot (this means CS 5.5 and higher)?
drawbot is the API for drawing over AE's interface in CS5 and up.
it's only a drawing tool. previous versions used OS drawing tools. that's all the difference.
what i think you're asking is weather you need to create the mask drawing/handling capabilities or not.
the answer is: you can, but you don't have to.
unless you need control over the mask drawing that AE's existing masks don't have, i would have used AE's masks and not create a brand new mechanism (that the user need to learn as well).
if you insist at creating a custom UI for drawing masks, the "CCU" sample project would be a good place to start the research.
(just don't come crying to me when you get a splitting head ache)
And what if I want masks to be raster images?
The second question in the framework of this one is how to do two video inputs for an effect (first – the video to be processed and second – the mask (grayscale sequence in general case))?
The possible workflow is that user provides trivial mask – lets say, the black solid. But even during the first pass effect should produce the mask, according to its sight to the video – so, it should somehow substitute the black solid with the sequence on black'n'white images. Is this all possible in AE?
by default, "effect" plugins (as opposed to AEGPs) get only one input - the image of the layer, post masks and previous effects (but before transformations).
you can put as many "layer param"s in your effect and let the user select any number of other layers, which you can the "checkout" and use as second inputs.
you can also checkout other layers without the user selecting them manually.
however, checked out layer results are pre-masks and effects. so if the user draws a mask over a black solid, you will not be able to read the "post mask" image unless the user pre-composes the layer with the mask inside the pre-comp. it's a common practice for users to do so, as many effects rely on a second input, and that's the only way to make the input pos-masks and effects. (so it's no biggie from the user's point of view)
in the same manner, you can read any layer's image and use it as a mask.
you get the image buffer, so it's up to you to decide whether to use the alpha channel of that image or the rgb (or any other method you see fit).
3) Is this possible (should be, I guess) to implement multipass algorithms? How the preview works then, if I need, for example, to pass all the video length 3-4 times, to produce the final render?
AE doesn't do multi pass rendering.
it actually can render arbitrary frames, in no particular order.
but as you already saw, you can access the image data from any time - of any time, so you can emulate passes.
if you need to fly through the whole sequence for every frame, that would of course be very time consuming and wasteful.
in such a case, you can try to do these passes only once, when effect is implemented, and cache the results.
look up "sequence data", to see how to manage memory specific to a single instance fo you effect.
but i must say that if you have to do full length scans of the footage, a couple of times over, and cache EVERYTHING, then you're in a bit of a problem in AE.
it's just not set up for such rendering logic.
not impossible, but highly inefficient in the AE rendering pipeline.
there is a lot more to al of the above, but i hope this gave you a clearer picture of how things are in AE.

Using green screen ( but just on isight) is this possible

Can anybody direct me to a tutorial on exactly how to place a greenscreen background into the isight capture.
I am using imovie 09 to create a video however i captured the isight footage using screenflow. Now i would like to use the isight footage however wanted to place a nice background image in the frame so it looks more pro than just the background of the recording area. Is this possible.
I attempted to export from screen flow and import into imovie however it exports the whole enchilada screencast and isight as an exported .mov.
Regards M

Welcome to Discussions, whoismarktaylor
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whoismarktaylor wrote:
Can anybody direct me to a tutorial on exactly how to place a greenscreen background into the isight capture.
(1) Position "greenscreen" (something like this: http://tinyurl.com/29w2lp4 )
(2) Position subject in front of "greenscreen"
(3) Record with iSight
I am using imovie 09 to create a video however i captured the isight footage using screenflow. ...
Seems simpler to me to follow iMovie Help to record and superimpose directly in iMovie:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=iMovie/9.0/en/mov39f84285.html
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=iMovie/9.0/en/mov3a622974.html
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