Template editable regions

Hello everyone,
I'm new to this forum so I hope my post is in the right
place, if not I apologize..
Ok, my problem is the following:
I have recently upgraded my page to use CSS, templates and
all that nice web design stuff which I was not aware of before (I
had taken a big break from web page design, and the last time I had
created pages when I was younger was the old school
text-editor-and-html way). Now, the problem is that, even though I
created a basic template to use in my page, the menu on the left of
the page was left as an editable region. Now, and after reading
some articles on SSI, I decided that that was wrong of me, so now I
want to change that part of the template to read the menu code from
a file using SSI (for easier updating in case I want to
add/subtract menu items) but to my big disappointment, I realized
that editable regions in templates are not updated. Does this mean
that I have to create a new template where the menu is a
non-editable region and re-apply it to each single page, or is
there a way around it?
Any help would be greatly appreciated, I only completed
updating my page a few days ago and I really don't want to have to
go through the process of tranfering every single page to a new
template again! :)
Thank you in advance
P.S. the page I am referring to is www.thejazzchameleon.com
in case having a look will help you, the menu I want to make SSI is
the one on the left.

> old school text-editor-and-html way
News flash - it's no different now except that CSS has
entered the picture.
> the menu on the left of the page was left as an editable
region.
Oops.
> or is there a way around it?
Replace the entire editable region in the Template with the
server-side
include. Then you'll be golden!
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Adobe Community Expert
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"The Jazz Chameleon" <[email protected]>
wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Hello everyone,
> I'm new to this forum so I hope my post is in the right
place, if not I
> apologize..
>
> Ok, my problem is the following:
> I have recently upgraded my page to use CSS, templates
and all that nice
> web
> design stuff which I was not aware of before (I had
taken a big break from
> web
> page design, and the last time I had created pages when
I was younger was
> the
> old school text-editor-and-html way). Now, the problem
is that, even
> though I
> created a basic template to use in my page, the menu on
the left of the
> page
> was left as an editable region. Now, and after reading
some articles on
> SSI, I
> decided that that was wrong of me, so now I want to
change that part of
> the
> template to read the menu code from a file using SSI
(for easier updating
> in
> case I want to add/subtract menu items) but to my big
disappointment, I
> realized that editable regions in templates are not
updated. Does this
> mean
> that I have to create a new template where the menu is a
non-editable
> region
> and re-apply it to each single page, or is there a way
around it?
> Any help would be greatly appreciated, I only completed
updating my page a
> few
> days ago and I really don't want to have to go through
the process of
> tranfering every single page to a new template again! :)
>
> Thank you in advance
>
> P.S. the page I am referring to is
www.thejazzchameleon.com in case having
> a
> look will help you, the menu I want to make SSI is the
one on the left.
>

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margin-left: 0px;
h5 {
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font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
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Using DWCS3 / WIN XP
New to DWCS3 and templates AND CSS but I'm managing I
think....
QUESTION:
is there a way to allow the end user to edit the content of
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editable region resides?
SITUATION:
I'm building templates for pages (styled with external CSS)
that will be editable by the end user via Contribute. I've put
editable and repeating regions (imgs and navigation menus) in
particular tds and would like the end user to be able to change the
color of the background of the cells in which the editable regions
reside.....
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help/tutorial docs......
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and Make Attribute Editable.....
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color: #333366;
font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
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font-size: 9pt;
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border-left-style: solid;
border-left-color: #D5D5AA;
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text-align: center;
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margin: 25px;
padding: 2px;
display: block;
border-left-style: solid;
border-left-width: 1px;
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border-right-width: 1px;
border-right-style: solid;
border-right-color: #333366;
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vertical-align: middle;
display: block;
margin: 25px;
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border-left-width: 1px;
border-left-style: solid;
border-left-color: #333366;
background-color: #999966;
border-right-width: 1px;
border-right-style: solid;
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And, by the way, such messages are usually triggered by
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> Hello,
>
> Please, I need urgent help regarding the Adobe
Dreamweaver CS3 program for
> Mac
> OS X. It is, unfortunately, driving me crazy, because I
have now a problem
> that
> is not letting me edit any editable region in the child
pages I create and
> apply the template to that page. I have tried to restart
the computer,
> restart
> Dreamweaver and even reinstalled Dreamweaver and made my
Template from
> scratch
> and nothing worked. The problem keeps there and doesn't
let me edit any
> editable region.
>
> Here is what happens: I have created a Editable Region
called "Page
> Content".
> Also, another 2 editable regions called "Section
Navigation" and "Sub
> Navigation". These editable regions are just there to
make my job easier.
> In
> the Page Content part, I put the content I want to add
to that page, like
> text
> and a heading. For the Navigations, I simply change the
class of one list
> item
> to "current", so that my CSS rule can be applied to that
list item and
> change
> the font, so that the users can tell in what page they
are now, you get
> it?
>
> So, what happens? Everytime I try to make changes to the
editable region
> Dreamweaver prompts this message:
>
> "You have made changes in the code in a region that is
not marked as an
> Editable Region... You will lose all of your changes in
the next update of
> your
> template. Do you want to retain all of the changes?"
>
> But IT IS A EDITABLE Region, so that is why I dont get
it. And it gets
> even
> worst, because after I lose all of my changes and hours
of work are
> wasted.
>
> I hope you guys, experts in Dreamweaver can make my life
a lot easier by
> helping me solve this issue,
> Please help.
> Best regards,
>
> Thank you for reading this and for the help in advance,
>
> GB
>

HOW TO LINK PAGE IN TEMPLATE EDITABLE REGION

Hi to all friends out there .I am new to this .I want to know how to link existing page or link in editable region of template.Please guide me.
My template is ready but i do not know how to link existing pages in editable region of template.
Every help is appreciated.if code also you can show me than it will be helpfull.
Thanks in advance.

Editable regions are for content that will change from page to page.
Anything outside the editable regions will appear in all pages spawned from the Template. This gives your site a consistent look.
Ideally, you want to put common menus, headers, footers and sidebars into NON-EDITABLE regions, right?
Open main Template (.dwt) file.
Highlight menu item.
On the properties panel there is a link field with a small folder icon next to it.
Click the folder icon and browse to the site page. Click OK.
Repeat with additional links. Save your main Template.dwt file and populate changes to child pages.
Nancy O.
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<h2> Overview</h2>
<p> <span class="style15"><a href="pa.htm"><img src="images/pa_general/pa_advt_2.gif" alt="Get Organised with Project Administirator Software" width="250" height="150" border="0" align="right"></a></span>As a Project Manager, it is inevitable you will have to carry out project interviews. They might range from interviewing a candidate for a project team role, to interviewing a Sponsor about their expectations on a project. Rarely are people given training on interviews. It is just expected that like breathing, it comes naturally. </p>
<p>Nothing could be further from the truth. Interviewing is a technique, and as such it needs to be taught. Some people are naturals and some struggle. If you doubt there is skill involved, turn on your TV and watch a professional interviewer on a current affairs type program. In this article, we attempt to cover a few of the basics that will make you a better interviewer.</p>
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<h2>My Experiences</h2>
<p>Many years ago I took over a role as Marketing Manager in a financial services organisation. The week I arrived, it became evident that the company had a big hole in their investment portfolio and investors were about to loose lots of money. If I had known before, I might not have taken the job. I was to suddenly have to face the media and break the news. I had never thought much about being interviewed in the past but suddenly it became a significant concern. </p>
<p>The company called in a specialist who would prepare me over a number of days to handle interviews. In our first mock interview he had me blabbering nonsense in about a minute. We then went back to basics and he spent a week teaching me about interviewing techniques. By the end of the week I was confident to face the media and get my message across in a way that did not cause a run on the institution, and gave investors confidence that if they stayed with the organisation, within a year their losses would be recouped. In fact the majority did stay, and they did get their money back.</p>
<p>While I was on the other side of the fence (the interviewee), I also had to learn more about interviewing than I ever expected there was to know. Here is a simple thing I was taught in the first hour or so. You can see it on TV every night. Invade personal space. </p>
<p>A reporter on TV who is standing beside a person being interviewed has to stand close so they both fit on the screen. Typically this involves being within less than half a metre (about a foot) from the person. You can use this to your advantage with someone who has not had the benefit of media training to make them feel uncomfortable. </p>
<p>Try it on a colleague. Ask them an awkward question while standing up close to them. You can see them squirm. Ask the same question across the room, and they may show mild discomfort but nothing like the level when you are up close to them. Also see what happens when the reporter is trying to make the person comfortable. They move further away. In fact they may want to make them relax by putting some space between them before getting up close and personal for the killer questions.</p>
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<h2>Open and Closed Interviews</h2>
<p>Interviews can be either “Open” or “Closed”. Usually interviews are a mixture of both. We will cover how each type of interview is carried out, and the pros and cons of “Open” versus “Closed”. Managing an Interview around “Open” and “Closed” questions is a key skill of the interviewer.</p>
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<h2>Definition - Open and Closed Questions</h2>
<p>An open interview is one where questions are not specific. They are open ended and designed to allow the person to cover a broad range of topics. As an example</p>
<p>“Tell me about sales?” is an open question.</p>
<p>“What were sales for your territory last month?” is a closed question.</p>
<p>The first question may take half an hour to answer. The second will probably take less than a minute.</p>
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<h2>Why use Open Questions</h2>
<p>It all depends on what you already know and what you need to know. If you are absolutely confident you are fully briefed on a topic, and there is only one fact you need to determine, a closed question is preferable. On the other hand, if your knowledge is sketchy, and you are not even sure what questions to ask, an open question is the way to go.</p>
<p>If your washing machine is broken and the repair man tells you the water pump is not working, you are unlikely to ask him is it the shaft is worn, impeller is split or motor burnt out? That would be a closed question and we probably don’t have the knowledge to ask it anyway (Incidentally I did make that up. I have no idea what else could break). We would ask an open question such as asking him to explain further. At that point he might explain it is the impeller broken because some coins got through the filter and jammed in the pump. You can then follow up with a more closed question about what that means to the repair and your wallet.</p>
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<h2>Essence of Open Questions</h2>
<p>The essence of open interview technique is - </p>
<ul>
    <li>Question move from the general to the specific and back to the general</li>
    <li>Much is deduced from listening and probing. A simple comment may indicate an important area to be explored</li>
    <li>There are often unforeseen topics raised. Some are relevant and some may not be relevant. You need to filter and quickly dismiss the ones that are not relevant</li>
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<h2>Tips for Open Questions</h2>
<p>Here are a number of tips for asking open questions</p>
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    <li>Think if the person can answer “yes” or “no”. If the answer is they can, it is not an open question</li>
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    <li>If the person provides a wandering answer, or a ‘brain dump’ offer a summary of the question - let the interviewees confirm its accuracy. <br>
“If I understand what you are saying…” </li>
    <li>Allow ample opportunity for ‘and also’ issues to be raised at the end of the interview or afterwards. People answering open questions tend to remember facts as they go along.</li>
</ul>
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<h2>Closed Interviews</h2>
<p>In using the opposite interview technique, closed interviews, you might ask </p>
<p>“For reporting of sales, I suppose the current breakdown by nation, state and category is OK, isn’t it?” </p>
<p>The question presumes and prompts a yes/no answer. It also offers a quick and easy interview, requiring minimum reflection and analysis.</p>
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<h2>Why Closed Questions</h2>
<p>As mentioned, closed interviews are useful when you are trying to find out one fact. You know precisely the question to ask and know the possible answers. They are also useful in clarifying facts in an open interview. As people cover topics broadly, you might grab one point and want to understand it more clearly. You want to drill down on a particular aspect. </p>
<p>For example, you asked a question on how effective current sales reports are. The person is giving you a full briefing on all the reports, and the implications. They mention the sales summary report. You might ask a closed question about who receives the report and why they are provided with a copy.</p>
<p>Closed questions allow you to drill down on a piece of information. It is more likely that closed questions will be more spontaneous than open questions. As the open question draws out the big picture, you want to closely examine bits of the picture with closed questions.</p>
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<h2>On the Spot</h2>
<p>Closed questions can put people on the spot. They can almost sound like they were fired by the prosecutor in a trial. </p>
<p>“When did you first know the project was behind schedule?”</p>
<p>“How many resources can you give up to the project?”</p>
<p>The result is the same as in a trial. The person becomes defensive. They try to find a way out of any admission or commitment. A better approach is to use an open question that allows people room to manoeuvre or qualify their answer. You can tighten up the response with closed questions based around the answer.</p>
<p>“How did you first come to suspect the project may not be on track?”</p>
<p>“If we need people to assist, how would you be able to help?”</p>
<p>In both cases, an open ended question allows the person to answer without feeling threatened or ambushed. You avoid the instinctive “flight or fight”.</p>
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<h2>Information Gathering</h2>
<p>An interview is an information gathering exercise. That means that you, as the interviewer, are there to direct and listen. You know your own views. The interviewee does not necessarily need to know those views. While you are talking, you are not listening and the purpose of an interview is to find out information from the interviewee. Your role is to keep the ball rolling down the road.</p>
<p>There is an old saying that when carrying out an interview, you should “speak with your ears”. In other words, if you say something it should only be because you want to hear the answer.</p>
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<h2>Making people comfortable</h2>
<p>A technique used by television interviews is to ask a number of easy questions to relax the person before hitting them with the big one. </p>
<p>“So your name is Jim Brown? Lived here long Jim? Married with 2 kids I hear?”</p>
<p>Then</p>
<p>“So tell us about killing your mother in law with a chain saw.”</p>
<p>Use the relaxing questions to start your interview. If the person is at all apprehensive at the start of an interview, a few questions to loosen them up will help later in the discussion. </p>
<p>Imaging you are being interviewed and you are feeling a little nervous or unsure about the area under discussion. You might not even know exactly why you are being interviewed. If the person starts by explaining the purpose of the interview then asks a few easily answered questions, you start to relax and will become more likely to assist the person.</p>
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<h2>Follow the dots</h2>
<p>An agenda is a great tool, in most circumstances. If you are having a regular review meeting and have a range of regular topics to cover, an agenda is a great roadmap. Point 1; point2; point 3.</p>
<p>If on the other hand it is an open discussion, an agenda may be an impediment. The interviewee may want to talk about point 1 and 7 because he sees them as related. The discussion is roaming around the topic, and it might not fit into neat compartments. </p>
<p>In this case use the agenda as a checklist. It does not have to be strictly followed. It can be a list of topics you want to have covered by the end of the interview. As the interview draws to a close, go over the agenda and see if any points still need discussion. It takes some skill to treat an agenda as a set of boundaries rather than a roadmap. If you can develop those skills, the results can be excellent.</p>
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<h2>Summarising</h2>
<p>Sometimes people lose the thread of what they are saying. Their mind is wandering down a path and they forget where they have been or are going. It is useful to sometimes stop and summarise what you think has been said. It is double purposed. Firstly it confirms what has been said, and secondly it re-focuses the person.</p>
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<h2>Active Listening</h2>
<p>It is a fact that most people want to be listened to. It is important to feel that the person is mentally still with us as we speak. The occasional nod of the head or confirmation of a point helps people feel their comments are valued. Be sure to respond to people or they will stop contributing and want to terminate the interview. Writing things down will assist in convincing people their input is of value.</p>
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<h2>Answer the Question</h2>
<p>Watch a politician answer a question, and you will often find they don’t answer the question. Techniques include:</p>
<ul>
    <li>“That is a good point but before I answer that let me say…” and of course they never get back to the question</li>
    <li>“I want to make three points…” none of which are relevant to the question</li>
    <li>“Why would you ask me that?” In other words, let’s argue about whether you should ask the question rather than try and answer it.</li>
</ul>
<p>If you cannot get an answer to a question, try to understand why the person is uncomfortable to provide an answer. It may just be that they forgot the original question and went off on a different track. On the other hand they may well have something they don’t want to tell you. Sometimes understanding the reason for not answering in fact answers the question.</p>
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<h2>Body Language</h2>
<p>Very few people can hide body language. You do not have to be an expert to read it as we all do to some extent. The eyes looking around the room for an answer; folded arms in a defensive position; legs crossed towards you for trust and away for mistrust. There are many articles on body language and a bit of research can help you read what is not being said.</p>
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<h2>Independent Interviewer</h2>
<p>As a consultant I have been amazed some times at what people have told me. Even though it might not be attributed to them in a report, people often say things to an outsider they would never say to their peers.</p>
<p>I remember one project review where the project manager was scathing in his remarks about the steering committee. He had never expressed his thoughts to them but told me. On investigation I had to agree with his comments and put it in the report. One of the steering committee members came up to me afterwards and asked me why the project manager never expressed his concerns to the committee?</p>
<p> Sometimes it is useful to use an outside party for interviews as they are usually seen as coming to the situation without a bias. If not independent, they are usually viewed as not coming to support any entrenched point of view. In fact, from a consultant credibility point of view, it does you no good to go into an organisation to reinforce a particular person’s case if you do not believe it to be valid. I usually tell people in that situation that I do investigation, not lobbying. </p>
<p>Several years ago I did a PIR for a company and managed to upset the executive management team by pointing out their lack of support and the failures that followed. Although I had done considerable work for the organisation I was not invited back to do any more work for a couple of years. When I was invited back, I found most of the people I had been critical of had moved on. I was invited back because the person who now wanted work done was impressed with my fairness and impartiality from years before. He had remembered me and now needed the same sort of review done without someone pushing a particular point of view. What goes around comes around.</p>
<p align="center"><font face="trebuchet ms, arial, helvetica" color="#006666"><img src="images/miscellaneous/dividing_line.gif" width="300" height="10"></font></p>
<h2>Conclusion</h2>
<p><font color="#006666" face="trebuchet ms, arial, helvetica"><a href="pa.htm"><img src="images/pa_general/pa_advert.gif" alt="project management software" width="250" height="100" border="0" align="left"></a></font>It is surprising how many people think an interview is just a fireside chat. The dynamics are far more complex. Think about your own interviewing technique and use some of these ideas to improve it. It is particularly important for your career path as you sometimes have to interview senior managers. The interview is often the only real exposure you have for them to form an opinion of you. If a promotion comes up and you have just bungled your way through a poor interview with a senior manager, your chances of getting a promotion are low. On the other hand if you have managed to direct the interview in a manner that impressed the manager, your chances are enhanced.</p>
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$topic="interv";
$display="average";
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          - Add your rating. Just select a rating and click the button. No other information required. </b></p>
          <p><b>Only one rating per person is allowed.</b></p>
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        </center>
          <center>
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$myimages="no";
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$fontsize="2";
$category="";
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$checkuser="yes";
require "/home/projectp/public_html/b3r/b3_rating/b3_rating.php";
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Template editable regions in head

Murray - as you always seem to answer questions on Templates:
I'm troubleshooting a site for a friend who does not frequent
this
forum - they have a couple of editable regions in the
<head> of the
file - used for some Javascript and also the page title.
Now I know that a properly formatted template has:
separate editable region named name="doctitle" - er for the
title and
a second editable region named name="head" for other things.
Does having

in the <head> matter - affect the functionality of Dw
??? - I know of
course that in wouldn't matter as far as the server is
concerned.
many thanks
~Malcolm~*...
~*

On Sat, 12 Jul 2008 10:11:24 -0400, Alan
<[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
>> Does having
>> 
>>
>> in the <head> matter
>
>It's fine.
>
>As long as:
>none of the editable regions are nested. Each needs to be
closed before the
>next editable region.
>
>And the head and body tags cannot be inside of an
editable comment tag.
>
>More likely- If the person is using 12+ editable regions
in a template file
>and leaving them with the default naming of EditRegion12
they need to step
>back and think about the whole process
Thanks Alan - I did think that would be the case - even if
not what I
would do.
No - not 12 editable regions - no idea how that happened - -
they only
have three - two in the head and 1 in the body.
I long ago moved to Dw - and details are hazy - but when I
did a
refresh of a site a couple of years ago - I created a brand
new single
template using File | New | Blank Template - so all
superfluous
nonsense I had generated in the migration from Frontpage was
eradicated - and unexplained program crashes became a thing
of the
past.
thanks again
~Malcolm~*...
~*

Template - editable region problem

Hi folks,
I'm designing a site using CSS as opposed to tables and I've
hit on a problem. For info the site is broken down into a 'header',
'left hand column' and a 'right hand column'. The 'left hand
column' is a class and on the template I'm trying to make it an
editable region, However when I've down editable regions in tables
in the past they're always worked but this time out when attempting
to make the left hand column editable the following message is
displayed:
You have placed the editable region "EditColumn" inside a block
tag. Users of this template will not be able to create new blocks
in this region. Move the region outside the block tag if you want
users to be able to do this. Now I'm not sure what I'm doing
wrong, however it is within this region I want to be able to edit
data. I want to be able to apply a Bg image to this region and also
add images or text and links - however I cant.
I have tried to edit the above on a separate DW8 file and it
works fine (which it should do) - it's just in the template version
I cant. Can anyone shed any light on this problem. I'm not a
hardcore coder so any breakdown in this problem would be absolutley
welcomed.
Many thanks
Tommisauce

I note that you have used the space bar as a layout tool (not
a great idea).
   <a
href="#">ADVERTISEMENT</a>
I also note that you continue to make the error of improperly
nesting tags -
<p align="left"><img
src="../image/Front_Page/IUKwebLogo.gif"
alt="Intuition
UK: Business Consultants" width="245" height="60"
class="Logo" /><div
class="MenuHeader">
Note that this is a <div> inside a <p> and that's
not a valid structure.
You also have things like this -
<p><p class="Copyright">Intuition UK
2007©</p>
an improperly terminated <p> tag.
Until you get a better grasp of HTML, you should probably
stay out of the
code.
The bottom line is this - DW will only do what you tell it to
do. If you
tell it to do something that will result in invalid markup,
DW will not
always prevent you from completing that task. If there is
invalid markup on
a template page, you will always trigger these alerts that
you are getting.
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"tommysauce" <[email protected]> wrote in
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> Hi Murray - thanks again for this - however (you've
guessed it) it's not
> working. Now I really have no idea why this isn't
working. I thought
> making a
> Template with this editable region would of been the
easiest thing to do,
> however - not so.
>
> I've included the bodycopy for you in this reply to give
you my coding -
> to
> see if you can see anything which is untoward. Many
thanks in advance.
>
> </head>
>
> <body>
> <div class="Left"
> id="Edit"><h1></h1></div>
>
> <p align="left"><img
src="../image/Front_Page/IUKwebLogo.gif"
> alt="Intuition
> UK: Business Consultants" width="245" height="60"
class="Logo" /><div
> class="MenuHeader"><a href="#">HOME</a>
  <a
> href="#">ABOUT
> US</a>     <a
href="#">SERVICES</a>   <a
> href="#">NEWS</a>
   <a
href="#">ADVERTISEMENT</a>
>     <a
href="#">PAYMENTS</a>    <a
> href="#">CONTACT</a></div>
>
> <span class="Right"><img
src="../image/Front_Page/Latest.gif"
> alt="Intuition
> UK: Business Consultants - graphic for latest news"
width="320"
> height="30"
> hspace="5" vspace="5" /><br />
> > <a href="#">But perspiciatis unde
omnis iste natus error sit
>     voluptatem
accusantium But perspiciatis
> unde</a><br />
> > <a href="#">Tomnis iste natus error
sit</a> <br />
> > <a href="#">voluptatem accusantium
doloremque </a><br />
> > <a href="#">laudantiumdoloremque
laudantium</a><br />
> <img
src="../image/Front_Page/RightPI/RightPanelImageA.jpg"
alt="Intuition
> UK:
> Business Consultants - graphic of a computer close up"
width="320"
> height="125"
> hspace="5" vspace="5" /><img
src="../image/Front_Page/contact.gif"
> alt="Intuition UK: Business Consultants - graphic for
Contact us:
> [email protected]" width="320" height="30" hspace="5"
/><br />
> <br />
>   Please contact one of Intuitons
experienced
>   consultants who will only be too
happy to help on <br />
> <br />
>   <span class="style4"><span
class="Telephone">020 xxxx
> xxxx</span><br />
> <br />
>   Or send an e-mail querie to:<br
/>
>   <a
href="[email protected]">[email protected] </a><br
/>
> </span></span> <br />
> </p>
> <p><p class="Copyright">Intuition UK
2007©</p>
> </body>
> </html>
>

Templates - editable region in head

I've got code that I would like to make a template, but it's
in the head tag. I cann't make any portion of this an editable
region. Also, any pages generated from the template don't allow me
to edit anything in the head area. So if I want to have only a few
items differ in the head area for several similar pages, does this
mean I cann't use templates? Is there another way to do this?
Maybe I could just use a bunch of server side includes and
abondon templates butr this would inciate to me a serious design
limit in templates.
Here is my code in the head area that I'm trying to use as a
template with an editable region. The margin-right, margin-left
would have unique values for each page. Also the line "a.slidea
{background:url(images/cats/sidney-small.jpg);}" would be unique
for each page.
Thanks
a.gallery, a.gallery:visited {
display:inline;
color:#000;
text-decoration:none;
border:1px solid #000;
width:75px;
height:75px;
float:left;
position:relative;
cursor:default;
margin-top: 21px;
margin-right: 60px;
margin-bottom: 21px;
margin-left: 60px;
a.slidea {background:url(images/cats/sidney-small.jpg);}
a.slideb {background:url(images/cats/sidney-small.jpg);}
a.slidec {background:url(images/cats/sidney-small.jpg);}
a.slided {background:url(images/cats/sidney-small.jpg);}
a.slidee {background:url(images/cats/sidney-small.jpg);}
a.slidef {background:url(images/cats/sidney-small.jpg);}
a.slideg {background:url(images/cats/sidney-small.jpg);}
a.slideh {background:url(images/cats/sidney-small.jpg);}
a.slidei {background:url(images/cats/sidney-small.jpg);}
a.slidej {background:url(images/cats/sidney-small.jpg);}

This is the sign of an improperly made template.
Do this -
Create a new page (Basic HTML).
Use FILE | Save as Template....
Look at the code in the head region of the page, particularly
the editable
region around the <title> tag, and the other editable
region in the head
called "head".
Make your template file look like that.
Always use FILE | Save as Template when you create your
templates and you
won't have this problem again.
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"brucew6char" <[email protected]> wrote in
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> I've got code that I would like to make a template, but
it's in the head
> tag. I
> cann't make any portion of this an editable region.
Also, any pages
> generated
> from the template don't allow me to edit anything in the
head area. So if
> I
> want to have only a few items differ in the head area
for several similar
> pages, does this mean I cann't use templates? Is there
another way to do
> this?
>
> Maybe I could just use a bunch of server side includes
and abondon
> templates
> butr this would inciate to me a serious design limit in
templates.
>
> Here is my code in the head area that I'm trying to use
as a template with
> an
> editable region. The margin-right, margin-left would
have unique values
> for
> each page. Also the line "a.slidea
> {background:url(images/cats/sidney-small.jpg);}" would
be unique for each
> page.
>
> Thanks
>
>
>
> a.gallery, a.gallery:visited {
> display:inline;
> color:#000;
> text-decoration:none;
> border:1px solid #000;
> width:75px;
> height:75px;
> float:left;
> position:relative;
> cursor:default;
> margin-top: 21px;
> margin-right: 60px;
> margin-bottom: 21px;
> margin-left: 60px;
> }
>
> a.slidea {background:url(images/cats/sidney-small.jpg);}
> a.slideb {background:url(images/cats/sidney-small.jpg);}
> a.slidec {background:url(images/cats/sidney-small.jpg);}
> a.slided {background:url(images/cats/sidney-small.jpg);}
> a.slidee {background:url(images/cats/sidney-small.jpg);}
> a.slidef {background:url(images/cats/sidney-small.jpg);}
> a.slideg {background:url(images/cats/sidney-small.jpg);}
> a.slideh {background:url(images/cats/sidney-small.jpg);}
> a.slidei {background:url(images/cats/sidney-small.jpg);}
> a.slidej {background:url(images/cats/sidney-small.jpg);}
>
>
>
>

I cannot select or edit content within template editable region in DW CS5

The only way I can edit the content is in code view. A real pain. Anyone else have this happening? I have re-checked and re-applied template to page in question and doesn't help. I cannot directly select an image or text in design view. I get the "no can do" icon that appears over template items that are locked. I have strolled through the preferences and don't see anything regarding this. Since upgrading from CS3 to Dreamweaver CS5 mac, I have had nothing but problems. This app is half baked at best.

Wasn't a problem in prior versions of DW.
Would have been in CS4, but not in earlier ones. In those versions, the use of overflow:hidden as a way of setting a new block formatting context to clear internal floats was not supported even though it was a perfectly valid method. You may find that you need to return the overflow:hidden to your styles to properly manage floats within that container. In that case, a double click is all that's needed to temporarily display the entire content of the element.

Create a Template Editable Region Link with static "label"?

Hello.
Does anybody know how to create a simple, basic link on my template (just the word "LINK" will do) . . . . and put an Editable Field *behind* the "LINK" . . . so I can change the link destination link on each child page?
So, in the particular child page, the visitor clicks on "LINK" . . . then goes to a specific destination URL just for that child page?
Thanks.

Chamuel333 wrote: Nadia . . . I have *attached* a screen shot of the error message I receive to this post (I figured that will eliminate the risk of me screwing-up a description of exactly what it says . . . and wasting your time).
And, lastly, here is the exact code causing that error message:
<a href="http://annapolis-resume.com/Links.html" class="style7">Links</a>
Thank you so much for your help with my beginner question!
Jim
That's pretty much the code I suppied originally and then removed thinking you'd prefer blus' method, which isn't all that hard to do by the way.
The error message is saying that the template markup is sitting insite a block element, something like a paragraph, which is a block element, for example.
<a href="http://annapolis-resume.com/Links.html" class="style7">Links</a></p>
If so, move the template markup outside of the <p> attribute like so:
<p><a href="http://annapolis-resume.com/Links.html" class="style7">Links</a></p>
This will make the paragraph editable.
If that's not the problem, and you don't have the link inside a paragraph, then post a bit of code that surrounds that template markup that you have. Better yet, if you can post a link to the page maybe even better (if you can upload it to a server).

Spry Validation within Editable Region of Template

Hello all,
Spry Validation Field is not working on this page where the
code is within an editable region of a template based page:
http://www.nprducati.com/newsite/service.html
The same exact code works on a "normal" HTML page.
Anyone else encounter this or has any ideas why it's failing?
Rich

Spry validation would not be affected by being located within
a template
editable region, since editable regions are only indicated by
the use of
HTML comment tags, i.e., meaningless to a browser.
Most likely the problem is the link here -
<script src="SpryAssets/SpryValidationTextField.js"
type="text/javascript"></script>
It appears that you have not made the link properly in the
Template file,
since the corresponding link for the menu is this -
var MenuBar1 = new Spry.Widget.MenuBar("MenuBar1",
{imgRight:"../SpryAssets/SpryMenuBarRightHover.gif"});
You might also want to take care of these errors -
http://validator.w3.org/check?verbose=1&uri=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nprducati.com%2Fnewsite%2Fser vice.html
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> Hello all,
>
> Spry Validation Field is not working on this page where
the code is within
> an
> editable region of a template based page:
>
>
http://www.nprducati.com/newsite/service.html
>
> The same exact code works on a "normal" HTML page.
>
> Anyone else encounter this or has any ideas why it's
failing?
>
> Rich
>

Nesting Templates: Child-Template Pages not Fully Responding to Editable vs. Un-Editable Regions

M'kay, so first and foremost, all of this is being done within Dreamweaver CS5. How I might explain this is that I have a series of Master-Templates for my website, accompanied then by Child-Templates linked off of / nested from my Master-Templates. So far this is going wonderfully, that is, until I try to make a page from one of my Child-Templates.
The page from my Child-Template accurately comments-out an un-editable region (Region in which was editable within the Master-Template, but left as ONLY editable within the Child-Template) so long as I add an EDITABLE region WITHIN it. Under the circumstance that I DO NOT add an editable region within the Master-Template's editable region, the region within the Page is still appearing editable.
For example:
Master Template:

     Child Template CSS Links Here.

Child Template:

     Child Template CSS Links Here.
     
          Child PAGE CSS Links Here.
     

Child Page:
Child Template CSS Links Here. (Accurately appearing Un-Editable - {Master-Template's editable region tags accurately appearing invisible})

     Child PAGE CSS Links Here. (Accurately appearing Editable)

This is an example of an editable regions that WORKS. In the Child-Page the "Child Template CSS Links Here." IS appearing commented out and therefore un-editable within the Child-Page, like it's supposed to be. This then allows the "Child PAGE CSS Links Here" to be ACCURATELY editable within the Child-Page.
Now for an example of what DOESN'T work:
Master Template:

     Child Template CSS Links Here.

Child Template:

     Child Template CSS Links Here.
     (As you see, I have NOT added an additional editable region within this Master-Template's editable region. This is an area that is ONLY supposed to be editable within the Child-Template and NOT the Child-Page, which SO FAR appears to be accurate.)

Child Page:

     Child Template CSS Links Here.
     (For some reason, ONLY so long as I DO NOT add an additional Child-Template-editable-region within this Master-Template's editable region, this area is STILL appearing visible as well as editable within the Child-Page.)

So, under this circumstance, it seems that the only way I can leave a Master-Template's editable region ONLY editable within the Child-Template and NOT editable within the Child-Page is by leaving an ADDITIONAL editable region produced via the Child-Template somewhere within EVERY SINGLE editable region produced via the Master-Template. Unless I am doing something seriously wrong, this so far appears to be a potential defect/bug within Dreamweaver CS5. I can't imagine how this would be accurate, otherwise Child/Nested-Templates would not be possible to make. What might I be doing wrong? Is there any way that I can specify in the Master-Template that an Editable Region is ONLY Editable within the Child-Template and NOT within further Child-Pages (A Page based off of the Child-Template)? Or perhaps is there a way that I can specify in the Child-Template that an editable region WILL NOT be editable within the Child-Page? Furthermore, no, I DO NOT want to make them "Optional Regions," so please do not suggest that.
I know that this is all probably a bit confusing, but hopefully the examples above will help more than the descriptions aside. As you can probably assume, this is definitely a HUGE complication within my website if there doesn't end up being a solution, especially with all the time I have put into making the Child-Templates that I hope to rely on. It really would be a bit ridiculous if I had to script-in an additional editable region within every single Master-Template-editable-region available within my Child-Template just so that I may update my Child-Template, furthermore allowing my edits to drop down to my Child-Pages, especially since it would maintain content that I never wanted to be editable within the Child-Page in the FIRST place.
Some help would be sincerely appreciated, and as soon as possible, if I might ask politely.
Thank you. Sincerely,
~ Miss Cat

=____= I cannot believe that I am saying this, after writing ALL of that up, but thanks to "Dreamweaver CS5 for Dummies," I just learned that if you place: @@(" ")@@ within the Child/Nested Template's editable region that you DO NOT want passed down to your Child-Pages, it won't appear editable. Goodness knows why such an inconspicuous formula was the answer, but I guess whatever works. ...WHY WAS THIS INFORMATION SO DIFFICULT TO FIND?!?!?!?! @____@ Information on Nested Templates in general seems rather difficult to find, however, so I'm glad I figured this out /not ever a full hour/ after writing all this up and posting it. #__# ...At least my Child-Templates can work thoroughly now, though. So... Scenario FIXED. ^^
I only hope now that such information will appear helpful to anyone else hunting for this information via Google or other Search Engine in the future. And if there is anything at all that I am still officially missing, then do feel free to add it to the feed and let me know, because the last thing I need right now are more surprise difficulties to equally slow down the productivity of this massive project I've been working on... @___@ ..But so far things seem to be going good. ^^ So I can settle myself unbelievably grateful that there ended up being a solution to this ridiculousness after all.
Sincerely,
Miss Cat
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Error adding editable region in nested template Header

I have a base template for the website (establishing basic
menus), and a secondary template using that base template, which
establishes a common table layout for one part of the site. Having
created the PHP to drive the page, I need to lock down that
secondary nested region - otherwise any edit I make to my secondary
"table-defining" template is not passed through
to the final pages using the secondary template. I have
successfully created a secondary editable region in each part of
the <body> area, and sure enough, it locks down text
outside the secondary editable region just as DW help says it
should. So far so good.
Now the problem - I cannot create a region inside the
<head> editable region to lock down that region too.
Normally one would want keywords and so on to be variable from page
to page, but as I am filling variable keywords from a database, it
makes sense to lock down the <head> too. Does anyone
know why that generates an error "cannot create an
optional region here"? Is there anything that can be done
about it?

Posts are hard to read when they are all crammed together
like yours. Try
making some paragraphs!
Nevertheless, I think I understand what you are saying., but
honestly, I
just wouldn't do it that way. Anymore, my templates are just
one editable
region in the body, and a bunch of server-side includes. I
find nested
templates much too complex, and troublesome to work with, and
have really
never found a scenario where I could do things with them that
I could not do
more easily with other methods.
> However, I have an Editable
> region with the HTML Head area, and DW does not permit
me to add a
> 'secondary-template Editable Region' within it to lock
it down.
Is it only you working on the site? Who are you trying to
'lock down'? If
it's only you, I'd forget about this. Invariably the things
like this that
you think are a good idea come back later to bite you.
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> Murray 'ACE' wanted to understand why I am using nested
templates.
>
Primary
> Template or 'base layout' I have a primary template
which establishes
> the
> top, left and bottom borders for the site. These contain
Spry menus - if
> I
> change the menu on the primary template, all pages will
be updated. The
> primary template has a 'work area box' which is where
the page content
> goes for
> each different page.
Secondary or 'nested' template Next I have a
> secondary template, or nested template. It starts with
the primary
> template
> but this time the 'work area box' is set up with a
product table and
> various
> fixed column headings. The table is filled from
different database
> records
> using PHP and MySQL. Therefore the secondary or 'nested'
template
> establishes
> a common format for the product table. For example, a
change to a heading
> in
> the secondary template is updated into all pages using
it. And to
> reiterate, a
> change to the Spry menu bar on the primary template will
update the
> secondary
> template and all pages created from that template.
Similarly, I have
> several
> other secondary templates, all created from the primary
template, all
> setting
> standard sections of the website so that multiple pages
can be updated at
> once
> via a single template change.
Note: the code in the secondary
> template
> needs to be 'locked' so that edits within it are passed
on to its slave
> pages.
> This is done by creating an empty Editable region at the
beginning of the
> 'work
> area box' I talked about.
Other Approaches? If anyone knows a
> better
> way of enabling site edits to be passed consistently
down into different
> standard-section blocks of the website, I would welcome
your input.
>
The
> Problem Now to reiterate the problem with which I
started this thread.
> In
> a secondary template it works fine creating a second
Editable Region
> within the
> Body of the HTML document - the rest of the code in that
'primary template
> editable region' is now locked out as is required.
However, I have an
> Editable
> region with the HTML Head area, and DW does not permit
me to add a
> 'secondary-template Editable Region' within it to lock
it down. I am
> wondering
> if anyone in the Community knows why or can suggest a
solution. Regards
> Richard
>

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