Re: The Guru Speaks-Is That Really the Only Manuel?

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1998

It keeps the original formatting. numero = 20209
interpreted = N
texte = Is there a limit to the physical size of the webpages products aredisplayed on in order for WebCat to function?No. WebCatalog's whole purpose in life is to help you make HTML. Believeit or not, pictures have absolutely nothing to do with WebCatalog -- exceptthat sometimes you store some text in a database field that happens to bethe *name* of a picture file somewhere (maybe on your server, maybe a URLleading somewhere else). But in the end, all WebCatalog does is squirt outsome HTML that a browser then interprets and the browser decides to go grabpictures from the web server. I have larger graphics with many products displayed on them with theBuy now and product info next to where the product is on the page. WillWebCat work this way? In the manuel it seems like its designed to work witha separate graphic (or no graphic at all) per product.It's entirely up to you. We provide some examples, but you can always addmore fields to your database that contain other picture names, and you canalways change the templates to make them look like anything. I have sites I've designed with softwares such as Adobe PageMill, AdobeImageReady, Dreamweaver, Photoshop etc. I had thought that Webcat could runon top of Webten and beneath the pages I'd made, so to speak. Does itwork in this way? And if so, where do I find info on how to tie it in?You may do your initial layouts with those packages, but once you've donethat you need to get in there with a text editor like BBEdit and tweak theHTML by hand. Graphical editors always hide too much of the WebDNA (orworse, chew it up) so you never get a real picture of what's going on underthe hood.If there are sources for basic newbie and really starting to panic heretype questions I am used to studying like mad till I get up to speed but .. .Have you gone thru the TeaRoom tutorial in the manual? I recommend you dothe following: visit each page in the TeaRoom and do a View Source in yourbrowser, then compare that to the actual raw template which shows theWebDNA. Notice how the WebDNA is replaced by plain HTML. While theTeaRoom is not the most sophisticated site in the world, it provides a*basic* understand of the possible flow of a selling site.I'd also look at the GeneralStore and do the same thing. Anywhere you wantan extra picture, go look at the original WebDNA template and look at howthe first picture was put there, then extrapolate from there. That maymean you have to edit the database file to add another column whichcontains the field name you want for your picture.I think the basic concept you're going to learn is that all WebDNA thingsare done in raw HTML using a plain text editor, rather than one of thosegraphical tools. You've got to get your hands dirty and start typing thoseWebDNA [xxx] things into the text of the file. I'd start by trying to getthe GeneralStore as close to looking like your final site as possible (evenif it's limited by not having your extra pictures and stuff), and then goback and start adding features. You have to start small and work your wayup.Technical Support | ==== eCommerce and Beyond ====Pacific Coast Software | WebCatalog, WebMerchant,11770 Bernardo Plaza Court | SiteEdit Pro, PhotoMaster,San Diego, CA 92128 | Typhoon619/675-1106 Fax: 619/675-0372 | http://www.smithmicro.com/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

Re: The Guru Speaks-Is That Really the Only Manuel? (PCS Technical Support 1998)
Re: The Guru Speaks-Is That Really the Only Manuel? (Kenneth Grome 1998)
Re: The Guru Speaks-Is That Really the Only Manuel? (Susie 1998)

Is there a limit to the physical size of the webpages products aredisplayed on in order for WebCat to function?No. WebCatalog's whole purpose in life is to help you make HTML. Believeit or not, pictures have absolutely nothing to do with WebCatalog -- exceptthat sometimes you store some text in a database field that happens to bethe *name* of a picture file somewhere (maybe on your server, maybe a URLleading somewhere else). But in the end, all WebCatalog does is squirt outsome HTML that a browser then interprets and the browser decides to go grabpictures from the web server. I have larger graphics with many products displayed on them with theBuy now and product info next to where the product is on the page. WillWebCat work this way? In the manuel it seems like its designed to work witha separate graphic (or no graphic at all) per product.It's entirely up to you. We provide some examples, but you can always addmore fields to your database that contain other picture names, and you canalways change the templates to make them look like anything. I have sites I've designed with softwares such as Adobe PageMill, AdobeImageReady, Dreamweaver, Photoshop etc. I had thought that Webcat could runon top of Webten and beneath the pages I'd made, so to speak. Does itwork in this way? And if so, where do I find info on how to tie it in?You may do your initial layouts with those packages, but once you've donethat you need to get in there with a text editor like BBEdit and tweak theHTML by hand. Graphical editors always hide too much of the WebDNA (orworse, chew it up) so you never get a real picture of what's going on underthe hood.If there are sources for basic newbie and really starting to panic heretype questions I am used to studying like mad till I get up to speed but .. .Have you gone thru the TeaRoom tutorial in the manual? I recommend you dothe following: visit each page in the TeaRoom and do a View Source in yourbrowser, then compare that to the actual raw template which shows theWebDNA. Notice how the WebDNA is replaced by plain HTML. While theTeaRoom is not the most sophisticated site in the world, it provides a*basic* understand of the possible flow of a selling site.I'd also look at the GeneralStore and do the same thing. Anywhere you wantan extra picture, go look at the original WebDNA template and look at howthe first picture was put there, then extrapolate from there. That maymean you have to edit the database file to add another column whichcontains the field name you want for your picture.I think the basic concept you're going to learn is that all WebDNA thingsare done in raw HTML using a plain text editor, rather than one of thosegraphical tools. You've got to get your hands dirty and start typing thoseWebDNA [xxx] things into the text of the file. I'd start by trying to getthe GeneralStore as close to looking like your final site as possible (evenif it's limited by not having your extra pictures and stuff), and then goback and start adding features. You have to start small and work your wayup.Technical Support | ==== eCommerce and Beyond ====Pacific Coast Software | WebCatalog, WebMerchant,11770 Bernardo Plaza Court | SiteEdit Pro, PhotoMaster,San Diego, CA 92128 | Typhoon619/675-1106 Fax: 619/675-0372 | http://www.smithmicro.com/ PCS Technical Support

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1998

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