I just purchased Freeway Pro and was wondering how to organize my graphics and images.
Where does Freeway save the images?
I think I want to create an images folder in Freeway and then link the images to that file, but I can’t figure out how to set that up from within Freeway.
I manually put a media folder inside every project I build. This might be a bit redundant as many backgrounds are stored in several places but everything I need for each website is always there. I am not really a web-designer I am the guy who takes care of the servers but that is my two cents worth.
dale j
On Aug 12, 2012, at Sunday12:02 PM, peter cerrato email@hidden wrote:
I just purchased Freeway Pro and was wondering how to organize my graphics and images.
Where does Freeway save the images?
I think I want to create an images folder in Freeway and then link the images to that file, but I can’t figure out how to set that up from within Freeway.
Do you add that media file through Freeway, or via FTP?
I had that idea too, because I like all my images in one spot for reference. So I created an image folder under the Site Folder… but I can’t seem to figure out how to add images into that folder.
Do you add that media file through Freeway, or via FTP?
No - just a Media folder within the FW project folder where I keep a copy of all original content that will be used in the FW document. That way you refeence all the files in one place when importing them into FW. FW takes care of file management and saves its own copy within your Site folder.
And because FW manages all the content in your Site Folder then you should not add anything in there manually. Nor should you reference any files in there. If you do then you run the risk of upsetting FW’s file management system - and that way lies pain!
Unless you know exactly what you are doing then keep out of the FW created Site Folder.
The images and graphics freeway uses and has optimised gets uploaded to your server and are contained in the ‘resources’ folder. A resources folder will also be created in your site folder along with your page html files etc.
When creating your website FW references the original elements (graphics, images, etc) so its handy to have them in a folder you have created (ie. Media) rather than scattered throughout your computer. Keeps everything neat and to hand.