[Pro] FW5.5 Box model tutorial not working in FW6?

OK, I’ve followed the first half of the below inline construction method in FW5.5, produced a site and all was happy. If I open that site in FW6, all is still (mostly) happy.

http://users.softpress.com/chrissowley/boxmodel-tutorial.pdf

However, It’s been a while since I’ve done an inline construction and now I have FW6. So, fired it up, opened the tutorial again and followed it to the letter. Obviously, a few things have changed in FW6 regarding inline construction, but I can’t for the life of me work out what I’ve missed/done wrong in the sample FW6 file below after following the tutorial - my ‘container’ refused to fill the browser window despite being set at 100% (and Fixed%).

Here’s my file: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/33096171/Example%20FW6.freeway

I’ve had a quick read of the ‘What’s new in FW6’ PDF and there’s a considerable chunk on new inline stuff but can’t fathom this one out.

So, can someone please make me look stupid and let me know the little thing I’ve done wrong please?

Thanks loads.

Neil.


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Try this instead thebigerns.com


Ernie Simpson

On Wed, May 15, 2013 at 10:32 AM, Neil email@hidden wrote:

OK, I’ve followed the first half of the below inline construction method
in FW5.5, produced a site and all was happy. If I open that site in FW6,
all is still (mostly) happy.

http://users.softpress.com/chrissowley/boxmodel-tutorial.pdf

However, It’s been a while since I’ve done an inline construction and now
I have FW6. So, fired it up, opened the tutorial again and followed it to
the letter. Obviously, a few things have changed in FW6 regarding inline
construction, but I can’t for the life of me work out what I’ve missed/done
wrong in the sample FW6 file below after following the tutorial - my
‘container’ refused to fill the browser window despite being set at 100%
(and Fixed%).

Here’s my file:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/33096171/Example%20FW6.freeway

I’ve had a quick read of the ‘What’s new in FW6’ PDF and there’s a
considerable chunk on new inline stuff but can’t fathom this one out.

So, can someone please make me look stupid and let me know the little
thing I’ve done wrong please?

Thanks loads.

Neil.


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set the page-width on “Flexible” or type in 100% in the Format area for the page width and you should be done.

Cheers

Thomas


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You have maximum width set at 900px for the page, switch that off and it works

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Hi Ernie / Thomas / Simon,

Many thanks for that, really appreciate it! I can’t recall that step in the PDF tutorial (page set to Flexible) - is this different to how FW5.5 handled it since i’ve used the tutorial before and it worked a treat (sorry. don’t have access to FW5.5 to try).

Ernie - that was really useful to have the full explanation and sample file as well, many thanks for that.

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I really need to get my head round at the inspector settings - to fully understand the differences between Fixed / Fixed% / Available / Minimum/ Minimum%… ahhhhhh!

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Ha, that’s one of the things actually putting me off upgrading! Such a simple little thing but it just seems very confusing.
Trev

On 15 May 2013, at 16:15, Neil wrote:

I really need to get my head round at the inspector settings - to fully understand the differences between Fixed / Fixed% / Available / Minimum/ Minimum%… ahhhhhh!

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… if only I had the time to sit in a quite room and enjoy learning all this - I wish! All in good time I guess.

Ernie - Just spotted that the boxes reduce in width with browser window - very nice!

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You should sign up for Thomas’ screencasts on this, newly updated for FWP6


Ernie Simpson

On Wed, May 15, 2013 at 11:21 AM, Neil email@hidden wrote:

… if only I had the time to sit in a quite room and enjoy learning all
this - I wish! All in good time I guess.

Ernie - Just spotted that the boxes reduce in width with browser window -
very nice!

Neil.


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