Fireworks Rollovers in CS5

I'm trying to build a new template in Dreamweaver. I designed a Nav bar in PS, and created the rollover functionality in FW (tho that was a whole 'nother can of beans, check out my thread in the PS for Mac thread...) and the HTML files created by FW work great when I open them in a browser, or even in DW itself. But then when I use the Insert>Image Objects>Fireworks HTML file to place the nav bar into my template, I lose the rollover functionality. The graphic loads nicely, but the rollover behaviors, and even the links themselves, no longer work. Any ideas? Am I doing something wrong?

Okay I finally got the server set up in a way that I could host the files.
The one that is broker, upon whic my home page is based is located here: http://bit.ly/cjx4eL
The one that works, which is just the html written by FW, untouched by DW is located here: http://bit.ly/c86OlM
Take a look, and let me know what you think.
Thanks

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alex
spence27 wrote:
> I have created rollovers in fireworks mx 2004 that were
then exported to html,
> and then imported to a dreamweaver document. In short,
the roll overs work in
> every browser I've tested (safari, firefox, opera)
except IE (both mac and PC),
> which is a BIG problem. Any links to possible solutions?
>
> Spencer
>

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Rudy,
You've already made progress in isolating the problem: It occurs in CS6 but not in CS5. A good strategy would be to create a simple file in CS5, and then export it twice: first in CS5 and then again in CS6. When it comes to HTML output, the answer should be somewhere in the code. Compare the two versions. Use Dreamweaver's code view, or use the View Source option that's available in most web browsers.
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I wouldn't trust Fireworks as a resource for contemporary web development practices. It's pretty much behind the times. But that doesn't mean it's not good for some things—like design, or certain aspects of the development process. And it's evolving, too.
Much in line with Linda's suggestion (and my own on your previous post), you could instead opt to address this problem by adding a small CSS declaration to the existing style tag within the head of your HTML document, something like this:
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http://www.adobe.com/devnet/logged_in/bbowman_fwcs5.html
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Product name: Fireworks
Product Version: 11.1.0.205 (CS5.1)/12.0.0.236 (CS6)
Product Language: English
Your operating system: OS 10.6.8
******BUG******
Concise problem statement: Channel-based blend modes (Red, Green, and Blue) are broken in Fireworks CS6 and CS5.
Steps to reproduce bug:
1. Set canvas to black.
2. Draw 3 white rectangles of any size.
3. Set blend mode of 1st rectangle to Red, 2nd rectangle to Green, 3rd rectangle to Blue.
Results: 1st rectangle appears Green (instead of Red). 2nd rectangle appears Red (instead of Green). 3rd rectangle becomes invisible (instead of Blue).
Expected results: Each rectangle should appear to be the same color as its applied blend mode, as the composite adopts the selected channel of the object and combines it with the remaining channels of the canvas (or objects) below.
In the preceding example, the black canvas contains no channel information (R:0,G:0,B:0) while the white rectangles contain information in all 3 channels (R:255,G:255,B:255). When a Red blend mode is applied to a white rectangle, the object's Red channel (R:255) should be combined with the remaining channels of the canvas below (G:0,B:0) to create a composite with the appearance of red (R:255,G:0,B:0).
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Well, I want to work with Fireworks in the future because I think that this programm keep in some situation more efficience as Photoshop... So I was trying to learn how this programm is working.
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https://www.adobe.com/cfusion/mmform/index.cfm?name=wishform
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