What is the essential difference between the Measurements and. Dimensions panes of the inspector.
Specifcally:
as it relates to having a minimum page height of 100%
as it relates to Master pages—it doesn’t seem possible to control all page height to 100% from a master page.
freewaytalk mailing list
email@hidden
Update your subscriptions at:
http://freewaytalk.net/person/options
I assume that you are after a specific page-construction, so an answer is pretty tricky.
Let me say it that way:
Dimension:
Absolute values for width and height (200px 400px).
Measurements
Usually relative, so neither a width nor height defined or if, the values are percentage (25% no height).
Measurements only make sense if you place items relative (inflow or box-in-box), while dimensions are usually used by placing items absolute (drop and drag). Relative positioned items can’t be dragged.
The “page-height” is Freeway specific - cause a page basically doesn’t have a real canvas (as we are used to). If it has - you have to define it. The magic is a random item (called #PageDiv).
Just as a start of the discussion - be more specific of your desired result.
Cheers
Thomas
freewaytalk mailing list
email@hidden
Update your subscriptions at:
http://freewaytalk.net/person/options
Okay—first question would be:
I have an Inline layout with Page Dimensions set to 100% page height and 100% minimum page height.
In this case, does it matter what my page SIZE is in the Measurements panel?
freewaytalk mailing list
email@hidden
Update your subscriptions at:
http://freewaytalk.net/person/options
No it doesn’t cause the height is steered by its content - that’s the real value of inline-design (at least to me).
Cheers
Thomas
freewaytalk mailing list
email@hidden
Update your subscriptions at:
http://freewaytalk.net/person/options
Understood about page SIZE but does that only apply to height? If so why does page WIDTH is a have an effect?
freewaytalk mailing list
email@hidden
Update your subscriptions at:
http://freewaytalk.net/person/options
In my world, neither width and height (Freeway’s workspace canvas spoken) really matters. I set the page-width in Freeway to 1823px (never do this in drop and drag mode) in the “measurements” and the height to something.
So I simulate the “browserwindow-width” of a medium sized monitor (21"). All placed items are in percentage values width and flexible heights).
Doing this, “dimensions” are greyed out in the inspector which will mean, that the initial “#PageDiv” doesn’t have the width and height properties declared and can therefor grow with its content.
All the rest is part of my concept “Box-in-Box-Model FreewayPro”, developed, screencasted and shared in “The Lounge” for some bucks.
Cheers
Thomas
freewaytalk mailing list
email@hidden
Update your subscriptions at:
http://freewaytalk.net/person/options
… and after reviewing the above (and head scratching how to best explain - gosh) I came up to the following:
MEASUREMENTS:
Are describing the situation within your Freeway-doc and are responsible for the WYSIWYG experience. This is the first choice in absolute positioned layouts.
DIMENSIONS
Is the truth in the browser - or the properties finally executed and manifested in the source code.
In absolute positioned layouts measurements and dimensions are (mostly) the same values while in a relative layout measurements are turned into other values (mostly) or are even not declared.
Cheers
Thomas
freewaytalk mailing list
email@hidden
Update your subscriptions at:
http://freewaytalk.net/person/options
Thanks Thomas. One other difference is that one includes any padding and the other doesn’t.
freewaytalk mailing list
email@hidden
Update your subscriptions at:
http://freewaytalk.net/person/options
Both have padding and margin fields/pull down menus, but the Dimensions pane offers an option to customize the left, right, top and bottom sides. I find this very handy.
freewaytalk mailing list
email@hidden
Update your subscriptions at:
http://freewaytalk.net/person/options
Right, I meant the value in the Dimension pane is less any padding, whereas the value in the Measurement pane is greater by the amount of the padding.
freewaytalk mailing list
email@hidden
Update your subscriptions at:
http://freewaytalk.net/person/options
Ahhh, yes…understood. Thanks for the clarification.
freewaytalk mailing list
email@hidden
Update your subscriptions at:
http://freewaytalk.net/person/options
On 27 May 2014, 5:07 pm, John Cooper wrote:
Right, I meant the value in the Dimension pane is less any padding, whereas the value in the Measurement pane is greater by the amount of the padding.
This is called box-sizing and means:
In the Freeway surrounding, box-width + padding + border requires more space and is therefor added.
In the dimension (traditional box-model don’t mix with Freeway’s box-in-box model) the width of this box is reduced by padding and border) so width - padding - (border).
So Freeway has to do a lot of compromises (display and publishing).
If you once stumble upon box-sizing: border-box you theoretically know now what and why it is:
http://www.kimmich-digitalmedia.com/articles/box-sizing-border-box
Cheers
Thomas
freewaytalk mailing list
email@hidden
Update your subscriptions at:
http://freewaytalk.net/person/options
Thanks for posting the above info and your link, Thomas. I use box-sizing, and it’s always good to understand what’s going on under the hood/in the background.
freewaytalk mailing list
email@hidden
Update your subscriptions at:
http://freewaytalk.net/person/options