… I like the idea of the main content of the page (everything other than the logo bits in the top left) to spread across the page (horizontally) to suit the monitor size but on this page and especially on a small monitor, when the page needs scrolling down to view the lower images, the main contents scroll up to cover the logo elements (I know this is as clear as mud but I guess you can see what I mean if you visit the site). Thanks to anyone willing to put me out of my misery. Roger
You’d want to make sure the box is checked for “Background Scrolls” in your Inspector palette when nothing is selected in your document. This will cause the background to scroll with the page instead of being fixed in the upper-left.
Thanks Dan, that only is offered as an option when there is a background image, the jaguar dashboard top left is not a background image I need it to be an item so that I can put the little .gif animation ‘behind’ it (the jag dashboard monitor has a semi transparent hole cut through it) … Regards Roger
That seems like the best solution, don’t know why I didn’t think of it my self, probably 'cause I’m not as clever as you
… anyway it works but I need to position that sequence/image behind the hole in the dashboard’s monitor, is there a way to change the position of a bg image (I’m searching all resources as we speak) Roger
Hi Roger,
One of the things that still amazes me about Freeway is how you can
combine graphics with animated GIFs and the application will happily
merge the graphics into a new, perfectly formed, animation.
Make sure that the images aren’t layers, are set to combine and the
output is set to GIF and you should be set.
Regards,
Tim.
On 23 Sep 2009, at 11:58, Roger Burton wrote:
Well I did it by making the gif sequence a bit bigger and
positioning it in photoshop, not very elegant but it works, thanks
again Dan … regards Roger
I agree Tim Freeway is pretty damned clever however I didn’t quite understand what you were saying, I combined all the graphics for the top left of the page (which is an untiled ‘background image’) in Photoshop and exported (for web) as an animated gif with a Mat set to the background colour … is this correct or is there a more elegant way ? Roger (it can be seen at the link above)
The animation on the left was created by Freeway using the images to
the right. The top image is a PNG frame that sits over the animated
GIF (below) of the worm. If the images are set to combine in the
inspector palette as well as set to GIF then Freeway knows to add the
frame image to the animation and creates a new animated GIF that
contains both elements.
A pretty cool feature and it should save you from having to manually
alter the animation each time the frame design changes.
Regards,
Tim.
On 23 Sep 2009, at 13:51, Roger Burton wrote:
I agree Tim Freeway is pretty damned clever however I didn’t quite
understand what you were saying, I combined all the graphics for the
top left of the page (which is an untiled ‘background image’) in
Photoshop and exported (for web) as an animated gif with a Mat set
to the background colour … is this correct or is there a more
elegant way ? Roger (it can be seen at the link above)
Not related to your problem but just a couple of observations after a quick look at the Lionheart site.
Sightseeing page: I find that this whole para doesn’t really scan well and you say “A trip around the sites of London” should it not be “A trip around the sights of London”
Transfers page: The pic of the Jag is obscuring some of the text with its black background (especially when enlarging)
I do think this is nicer with a smaller lion’s head - more info ‘above the fold’ - and visually appealling.
Thank you so much David … any feedback is very welcome. You must know what it’s like … concerned with getting everything correct - my wife spotted the sights thing - believe me she found it most amusing and will not let me live it down for some while, I need to find a way of getting my own back ! - and yes I’ll give more consideration to your other comments, thanks for taking the time. Roger
