Re: Client-side Image Maps and WebCat?

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1998


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 20894
interpreted = N
texte = >Now I'm confused.  You're saying none of those pages has anything to do
>with products on your site?  None of the pictures, hyperlinks, text, etc
>have *anything* to do with the products?  It sounded like they were
>pictures of the products, buttons that show more information about the
>products, even maybe buy now buttons -- all eminently dealing with
>nothing but products, which is where WebCatalog fits in.

I'm sorry. No, I meant the homepage, about us page, about our website, main category pages - those sorts of pages.
Once the sub-categories are chosen then those are all product being displayed for purchase via a large graphic.
 
>Yes, but what you're not seeing behind the scenes on those other sites is
>that those pages are being created on-the-fly by a database program like
>WebCatalog.  None of those pages exists as actual HTML on the server --
>that's the beauty of database-driven sites.

No pages actually exist? I don't think there is a word to describe the level of confusion I'm at now. . .

I'm still not getting what makes a data-base driven site I guess.  : (

>Anyway, given that you're putting multiple products into a single graphic
>and using a client-side image map, the modifications you're going to make
>are all going to look *something* like this:

As I said in my last post I'm not stuck to the client-side image map
just the large graphics with multiple product .
I had just thought it would be the least complicated way to signify an add to cart and obviously I was wrong.

 
>Can you bundle up your site (or at least a portion of it) and send it to me
>(not the list) in a .SIT file?  Then I can see it without you needing to be
>on the net.

Sure. I'd be very grateful to have someone look at this besides me.

Suppose you could tell me how to do the .SIT file thing?

Is that an FTP thing? I think I have a copy of Anarchie somewhere. Since I 've been working alone I haven't had a reason to send stuff out.
I can look it up somewhere but if its something easy you could just tell me I'd be much obliged.

It'll take me about a day probably to package a portion to send you.

I work at home and my whole family has been down with the flu this last week and I have a light case of it I guess. I feel kind of feverish so I'm not at my best right now.

What address do I send it to?
You can send that to my e-mail address rather than the list if that's how its done.

I am incredibly confused at this point.

I really appreciate you taking a look at what I'm working with.

Thanks,
                Robin

  Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: Client-side Image Maps and WebCat? (Kenneth Grome 1998)
  2. Re: Client-side Image Maps and WebCat? (Susie 1998)
  3. Re: Client-side Image Maps and WebCat? (PCS Technical Support 1998)
  4. Re: Client-side Image Maps and WebCat? (Susie 1998)
  5. Re: Client-side Image Maps and WebCat? (PCS Technical Support 1998)
  6. Re: Client-side Image Maps and WebCat? (Kenneth Grome 1998)
  7. Re: Client-side Image Maps and WebCat? (Susie 1998)
  8. Re: Client-side Image Maps and WebCat? (PCS Technical Support 1998)
  9. Client-side Image Maps and WebCat? (Susie 1998)
>Now I'm confused.  You're saying none of those pages has anything to do
>with products on your site?  None of the pictures, hyperlinks, text, etc
>have *anything* to do with the products?  It sounded like they were
>pictures of the products, buttons that show more information about the
>products, even maybe buy now buttons -- all eminently dealing with
>nothing but products, which is where WebCatalog fits in.

I'm sorry. No, I meant the homepage, about us page, about our website, main category pages - those sorts of pages.
Once the sub-categories are chosen then those are all product being displayed for purchase via a large graphic.
 
>Yes, but what you're not seeing behind the scenes on those other sites is
>that those pages are being created on-the-fly by a database program like
>WebCatalog.  None of those pages exists as actual HTML on the server --
>that's the beauty of database-driven sites.

No pages actually exist? I don't think there is a word to describe the level of confusion I'm at now. . .

I'm still not getting what makes a data-base driven site I guess.  : (

>Anyway, given that you're putting multiple products into a single graphic
>and using a client-side image map, the modifications you're going to make
>are all going to look *something* like this:

As I said in my last post I'm not stuck to the client-side image map
just the large graphics with multiple product .
I had just thought it would be the least complicated way to signify an add to cart and obviously I was wrong.

 
>Can you bundle up your site (or at least a portion of it) and send it to me
>(not the list) in a .SIT file?  Then I can see it without you needing to be
>on the net.

Sure. I'd be very grateful to have someone look at this besides me.

Suppose you could tell me how to do the .SIT file thing?

Is that an FTP thing? I think I have a copy of Anarchie somewhere. Since I 've been working alone I haven't had a reason to send stuff out.
I can look it up somewhere but if its something easy you could just tell me I'd be much obliged.

It'll take me about a day probably to package a portion to send you.

I work at home and my whole family has been down with the flu this last week and I have a light case of it I guess. I feel kind of feverish so I'm not at my best right now.

What address do I send it to?
You can send that to my e-mail address rather than the list if that's how its done.

I am incredibly confused at this point.

I really appreciate you taking a look at what I'm working with.

Thanks,
                Robin

  Susie

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