Opening Freeway site in Xway moves the objects into different positions which are locked in Relative position. I can select each object and make it Absolute position, but then all objects end up all on top of each other in top left of the page.
is there any other way to untangle the objects?
Or as Jeremy Hughes suggests is this the only alternative “An alternative approach is to preview from Freeway to a browser, and then copy from the browser to Xway.”
Thanks,
Adrian
Hi Adrian,
It sounds like you’re importing a document that uses table-based layout rather than CSS layout.
Xway deliberately converts table-based layouts into relative CSS layouts, because (1) table layout was deprecated a long time ago and (2) is not supported by Xway.
Now, it’s possible that Xway could convert table-based layouts into absolute-positioned layouts that look similar to the original table-based layout, but it deliberately doesn’t do this. That’s because Xway is designed to create flexible layouts that will adapt to different devices (phones, tablets, computers), and the key to doing this is to use relative positioning (“inflow layout”) for most items.
I’m not sure where I made the comment about copying from a browser to Xway, but that isn’t relevant here.
What I’d suggest is that you work through the introductory Xway tutorial, which provides step-by-step instructions for creating a flexible layout. When you have a layout that you’re reasonably happy with, you can copy content across from the imported Freeway pages. It helps if you create a structured layout (as described in the tutorial), with header, footer, and main sections. Another option is to use one of the Xway templates (available from our website) as a starting point - but you will have a better understanding of these templates if you also work through the introductory tutorial and maybe some of the later tutorials: the templates use some additional CSS layout techniques, such as flexbox, that are covered by later tutorials.
See here for more information on written and video tutorials.
Hi Jeremy,
At your suggestion I have looked at the tutorials and have begun an Xway project - after Freeway I never thought I would get along with Relatives - but I love them now. Thank you!