Question on templates

Question

Hi Guys,
I have a template on my site. when i do changes on my local
copy, it asks me to update all files. How can i update all the
files on my remote server by just changing the template? is it
possible? Even if i'm in remote view and i do the changes directly
on my server, it will ask me to update the files, but only does it
on my local server!

Answer 1

You don't get it.
Templates do make your life much easier. I use the following
scheme....
First, I mentally separate the page layout into three
sections:
1. Stuff that will not change for the life of the site (i.e.,
the basic
structural elements)
2. Stuff that *could* change from time to time (e.g.,
navigation elements,
burst advertisements, section-specific navigation, etc.)
3. Stuff that *will* change from one page to the next
Then I create a template containing all class1 elements. Next
I create
server-side include files containing all class 2 elements and
place them on
the template as needed. Note - some of the class 2 elements
may be
"section-specific elements", and their placement on the
template will be
subject to the next item. Finally, I insert editable regions
to cover the
class 3 items, INCLUDING the section-specific navigation.
This allows me to just cookie-cut the rest of the site. I
estimate that
even for fairly large sites, about 80% of my work goes into
planning and
creating this template file.
Murray --- ICQ 71997575
Adobe Community Expert
(If you *MUST* email me, don't LAUGH when you do so!)
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"bornfree45" <[email protected]> wrote in
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> Thanks a lot Walt. but than i really don't see any good
of having a
> template
> when you have to upload all the pages again! the only
good thing is that
> it
> changes all the local files! I think adobe should do
something about it.
>