Fireworks question

When trying save work done in Fireworks 8, an internal error
comes up and the file is not saved. A new file can be opened or
created and saved. This occurs intermittently on different
computers with different users. XP Pro is the operating system. Can
anyone help solve this problem?

bulldogtech wrote:
> When trying save work done in Fireworks 8, an internal
error comes up and the
> file is not saved. A new file can be opened or created
and saved. This occurs
> intermittently on different computers with different
users. XP Pro is the
> operating system. Can anyone help solve this problem?
An Internal Error message is an indication that some kind of
memory
handling was not made available to the program. Possible
causes are
moving the file to a new location, using the program in User
rather than
in Administrator mode, Saving to a networked drive rather
than the one
the program is installed on. Some people have reported this
kind of
message after uninstalling fonts that may have been used in
the file.
Sometimes you can fix the problem by deleting the Fireworks
preferences
text file. On my machine, that file is located at
C:\Documents and Settings\Linda Rathgeber\Application
Data\Macromedia\Fireworks 8\English
Linda Rathgeber [PVII] *Adobe Community Expert-Fireworks*
http://www.projectseven.com
Fireworks Newsgroup:
news://forums.projectseven.com/fireworks/
CSS Newsgroup: news://forums.projectseven.com/css/
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gambino90 wrote:
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exporting the HTML and slices to Dreamweaver and using it as my
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png,Save jpg/gif and back to D you 'should' be fine. All that
should take place is the addition of the image and nothing else
within the code.
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mysql database with all sorts of formatting on the page and it
worked fine.
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[email protected]

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~Michael wrote:
> Fireworks 3.0 will not run on Windows Vista, and to my
knowledge there is no
> patch to make it work. You may want to consider
upgrading. But if not, you can
> always download the free
>
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/virtualpc/default.mspx
and
> install Windows XP or 2000 onto that. This will allow
you to run your version
> of Fireworks, and anything else that's not compatiable
with Windows Vista.
> Here are some links worth checking out:
>
http://www.iexbeta.com/wiki/index.php/Windows_Vista_Software_Compatibility_List
>
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/933305
~Michael
>

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I actually own CS4 suite which includes Fireworks, but I'm on the road and can't use the web album feature without it.
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Odd you should have received either an Error 101 or Error 108. Where are you choosing to download the install files too? I would recommend saving the download to either your User folder or Desktop. If you have problems canceling the download then I would recommend completing solution 1 in Troubleshoot Adobe Download Assistant - http://helpx.adobe.com/creative-suite/kb/troubleshoot-download-assistant.html#main_Solutio n_1.
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jsteinmann wrote:
> Come on, 90% of people are doing nothing more
> then make themselves a blog or a site for their local
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> they'll be fine! No one will care how clean the code is,
and rarely does it
> not display properly.
Over the years, I've helped countless people who are just
creating a
site for their local school or community. Most of the time,
the site has
worked well, in spite of convoluted code. It's when they
change
something and the code starts to unravel that the real
problems begin.
> If someone is that concerned about it, go through the
code and make
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That's fine, if you have the skill to go through the code.
Many of the
people seeking help in these forums don't have that skill.
Alan Musselman, the Fireworks project manager, is quite clear
about the
purpose of Fireworks HTML. He says it's for doing quick
mockups. It's
not intended to be used on a live website.
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How do I errase stuff in fireworks? For example, I have a
cirle, and I want to errase about 30 percent of that circle....like
an erraser tool in paint. How do I do that?

See a reply to your later post about circles.
Dividing paths is one way to do what you wish and retain
vector
properties in the result.
In this case a circle over a triangle then Divide paths may
do the trick
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checked it out
as I'm in a bit of a rush. perhaps you could do so and post
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> How do I errase stuff in fireworks? For example, I have
a cirle, and I want to errase about 30 percent of that
circle....like an erraser tool in paint. How do I do that?

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I have a digital workflow whereby I export from PS CS4 a directory's worth of TIF images to PNG images and to a sub-directory.
In Fireworks CS4 I then "try" to run a saved command. It works, after a fashion but with several issues.
Issue #1: I want the width to be 600pixels and the height should vary depending on the original image's height. However, when I run my saved command on other images it sets both dimensions to that of the initial image. Is there a way around this?
Issue #2: I export the image, it gets me smaller files and I don't need all the extras, just the flat image; unchecking Include areas without slices. However, when I run my saved command it sometimes checks the Include areas without slices. Is there any way around this? At present for each image I have to open it and save each file to get the small files averaging less than half that of the regular Fireworks PNG. For a directory containing over 800 images this can be time consuming.
Thanks in advance.

I'll try and I'll also try to insert two images.
Issue #1: A script I designed inPhotoshop take a directory of files and prepares them for delivery to Fireworks as a PNG file (Image 1). The steps are as follows: Open all files in the PNG directory, run Fit Canvas (Ctrl + Alt + F), run Image Size (Ctrl + J) setting the file to 600 pixels wide and the height to whatever it may be and then save the file.
Problem #1: The script runs fine with one caveat. All the images are the same width as designed. They are not the same heigth and can vary by as much as 10 to 15 pixels in the final file. Once I save the command it assumes that I want all the heights to be same; I do not. The height should vary from file to file which at present they are not because of the assumption of the script; make all heigths the same.
Issue #2: After having run the above script there is an additional step; export the file. I do not want the 2+ megabyte file as that is too large. So, the addtional item in the script is Export file (Ctrl - Shift + R). To reduce the file I deselect Include areas without slices as it is not needed. All I want is a flat plain-Jane PNG file.
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Thank you for taking a look at my quandry and I hope you have a viable solution. I have provided a link below so you can see how the resultant images will be utilized.
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Hi guys,
Thanks for any input you can give me on this.
I've been trying to recreate a page from our website in fireworks. The page can be located here:
http://sevenbarfoundation.org/newsletter-mg/general.html
I'm kind of new to this, and I have been able to generally recreate the page in fireworks by copying the images and rebuilding based on dimensions. It is when I try to upload the page that I am running into problems.
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The single .png file is also not going to work for you. The page you link to has several separate images. You need to create slices on your Fireworks document and export them as individual images, which you then reference in the HTML.
Here are a couple of good tutorials for beginners:
http://www.sitepoint.com/article/html-css-beginners-guide/
http://net.tutsplus.com/tutorials/html-css-techniques/design-and-code-your-first-website-i n-easy-to-understand-steps/
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As to your 403 error problem, it's something with the configuration of the server, it has nothing to do with Fireworks or Dreamweaver. Read these articles:
http://www.checkupdown.com/status/E403.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP_403

Photo Gallery in Dreamweaver using Fireworks

How do I add images to a photo gallery that I created in
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any easier way to add images without messing up my settings. Each
time I add a photo, I don't want to have to change 40+ web pages.
Can someone please help? If there is an easier program to use, then
I will change programs.
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Sorry in advance if the following comment is missing the
point of your question.
Ans: You need to export (>File > Export) the image that
you have manipulated in Fireworks to an images folder in your
dreamweaver website. You will be prompted for an optimum file
output (JPEG, GIF etc) during this process. Then close Fireworks
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where you want to insert the image and then select Menu > Insert
> Image. Browse to the image that you have created in Fireworks
and press enter. Job done! Fireworks is a fantastic s/w application
... and there's no need to look elsewhere.

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