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Tried this thing out and im very disappointed as of right now not worth the money I paid for the software. I've tried multiple times to redo an existing site that was made with wysiwyg10 which is a lot easier to use and make it with netfusion 2013. No scrolling marquee option just very difficult to use. Just about ready to give up and go back to wysiwyg 10 unless I can find some help.
well.. trashing NoF is not normally the best way to ask for help with NoF... ya think?
Especially not when it's your FIRST post in the forum...
There are many things that NoF does NOT do.. but that is the same with every single program out there.. they all have their strengths and weaknesses.. and there are TONS of work-arounds.. that is why one READS before they BUY..
(off my soap-box)
Well for 1 I wasn't really trashing the software simply stating it's not very user friendly!maybe you could point in the right direction
You cannot import a web site made with another wysiwyg program. NoF, like wysisyg webbuilder (which I also have as well as a number of others) generates the code when you publish the site; not before. The site itself is contained within a proprietory database. When you create and edit the file you are not actually creating the web code (html, css, javascript) until you publish. You have to rebuild the site in NoF, not such a big task unless you have thousands of pages built up over a large number of years (I once had to rebuild a 10,000 page static site into a dynamically generated databse site but I also had a large IT team to do the grunt work). If you have all the assets available (which you presumably do) then re-doing the site in NoF is not such a big ask.
That said, I've tried practically all the wysiwyg site generator tools out there and always come back to NoF. Maybe that's because I know it so well having used it on and off since 1996 (and I'm still finding ways of doing things I didn't know about - living and learning) simply because it's the quickest and easiest way to build and prototype a site. I often add custom coding to the site either in situ or once published but in nothing else I've found can I design and deploy a site so rapidly.
A good place to start is the Netobjects documentation (go to the web site, click on support -> documentation and work through the "Creating your first web site" document. This will give you a good working knowledge of all the tools in NoF and it will only take a couple of hours - time well invested. Trying to do stuff in any program without RTFMing is usually a frustrating exercise.
Then start to build your site using the content you already have. It won't take long once you've learned the basics of the program and if you get stuck, then is the time to post a question here. Understand that this is not an official support forum but a community of users who are only to willing to help provided help is asked for graciously.
Dreamweaver is the one for you.Quote:
Originally Posted by Robbieo
Very easy and user friendly.
http://www.adobe.com/products/dreamweaver.html
You can get a 30 trial and they have a very helpful forum.
https://forums.adobe.com/community/dreamweaver
Just look for Murray Summers on there for help. Tell him turtle sent you and say HI from me when you get there.
That is the most polite RTFM I have ever read.Quote:
Originally Posted by franko
Well if anyone would like to take a look at what I started in wysiwyg10 and direct me in the right way feel free. I just tried to start from a template in nof and cant even get the color to change. http://www.madisontownshipoh.net/Fire
Whether you're using WW10 or NOF, you're going to need to process yourself through some tutorials. Without that 'directing you in the right way' could be an endless process. There's no short cutting any software. IMHO I think you'll find WW10 more robust in it's documentation and support. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYYk8jHFaOIQuote:
Originally Posted by Robbieo
I have used NOF since 1999 and found it very useful. Some of the components I have used are pretty cool and it is easily editable adding scripts and html. I have even developed my own styles for certain websites due to some color requests. I would recommend using some of the tutorials. Me working from home, I guess I could make some video tutorials and upload them, possibly on youtube.
Hi Robbieo!
If you want to change the background color look here:
http://www.nof-schule.de/netobjects-...e_formats.html
The whole tutorial could be an eye opener for you ;)
well done, Barbara! very nice and useful tutorials indeed.
Thanks Peter, sweet of you :)
they should hire you as a technical writer. highly paid of course :)
I fully agree *LOL
:P
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Originally Posted by barbara0701
Thanks still trying to figure out how you edit code on here and maybe a scrolling marquee
What kind of code? Please start a new thread with each topic and explain what exactly you want to do.
I also not sure i understand what you mean with "scrolling marquee" - probably scrolling directly to certain point on the page using an anchor? > New thread pls.
Robbie, that's not the way NOF works. You don't edit code here. NOF gives you a perfect graphical user interface and generates the code for you. the application is designed for that purpose.
www.madisontownshipoh.net/Fire trying to get this in nof started it in wysiwyg 10 can any one help
Very easy and many ways to achieve. Here's one http://www.dynamicdrive.com/dynamicindex2/cmarquee.htm
In NOF the component is called a "News Ticker"
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Originally Posted by Robbieo
Hi Robbieo, :)
1). I sympathize with your desire to embellish your web site. I used to be like you for a while back in 1997 when I was amazed by what ccould be done with NOF ... :D
I cannot give you specific advice on how to do this or that or why this or that is not working.
2). Do you really need marquees?
Do you believe visitors will flock to your web site by the thousands credit card in hand because your news ticker scrolls under their very nose?
Trash the marquee and start simplifying your web site.
I do not know what other Internet users think but I made my web sites very simple with nothing extra. If they don't like my web site it means they do not like me and they can go somewhere else since I do not pamper visitors.
I do not make a living from my web sites but it makes me happy to have a meeting of minds with someone buying my works.
I personally like in a web site to load up in my browser fast, VERY FAST. If I come across a flashy web site, I immediately close the browser and go to the next one in my search results. Yes, I wasted 2 seconds to realize what's going on but hey, I gained 1 minute of waiting for the flash to load up.
I stop and buy (or just read) ONLY AND ONLY from web sites which do not waste my time ...
My philosophy is that when I surf the Net I am not at an art show to be hypnotized by colours or the likes of marquees. All I want is to see if the information is presented easily and fast to me as a sign of respect for my time. If it does, I am glad, if not, I just close the browser (or the tab) and move on.
While the opinions of other web masters may differ from mine, that's OK, but I have no use for them: they never put a dollar in my pocket.
That's just me. :cool: