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| Do I need to know HTML to use WebXPress? |
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It doesn't hurt but it's not absolutely necessary. If you are going to be designing web pages, you really need to at least learn the basics. Also you will need a commercial Web Layout Program such as Cyberstudio, Dreamweaver, Visual Page, Front Page or PageMill. |
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| I have boxes on top of boxes. Will WebXPress export these? |
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Use WebXPress' DHTML option to simulate this layering, although it is not universally displayed properly. This is because text flows differently from application to application and, in general, browsers are not as much concerned with the finesse aspects of type that print-oriented apps are. You could always use XPressImage get parts of your page as GIFs or JPEGS for a perfect copy. |
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| My runarounds are not working in the HTML version of my pages. |
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If you are using the DHTML export option, picture and text boxes can land right on top of your text, blocking out the text. This is because HTML does not support runaround in the same way as desktop publishing. To overcome this, you need to cut the object in a program such as Golove or Dreamweaver and paste it into the text layer you wish to effect. |
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| My Quark page has a very specific look and when I export using WebXPress, the HTML version looks totally different. |
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The printed page and the web are very different. One is static, the other is interactive. One is hi-res, the other is lo-res. One is searchable by reading, the other by "Find". One depends on which version of which browser with which plug-ins you have, the other doesn't. One is CMYK the other RGB. One is point-accurate, the other re-lays itself out when the browser is wider.
WebXPress knows the differences well and thus makes sure you end up with something that says "I'm a web page which is easy to read" instead of, "I'm a web page that looks different in each browser, and you have to strain your eyes to read me." If you are looking to perfectly duplicate your Quark layouts on the web and don't know HTML, WebXPress is not for you. The only tool that you will need is XPressImage which can make a GIF or JPEG of your layout.
If you know HTML (even a little), then you will quickly realize how much time WebXPress saves you. Everybody has different needs and sets up Quark documents differently. No export tool is perfect for all types. We tried to hit the common denominator. This is really the best approach for now and we have many satisfied customers to prove it! |
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| Is there anything I can do to make WebXPress export in a different order? |
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First try using each of the 2 options for "Scanning Method", Horizontal and Vertical. They produce totally different results. If this doesn't work then we recommend saving your document with a different name and then rearranging boxes in the order you want. Don't worry about how it looks, WebXPress only cares about the order it finds things. Experiment for best results. |
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| I have Tables in my document and WebXPress seems to shift things around. Is there anything I can do to get better results? |
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It seems that everybody has a different approach to tables. WebXPress has a very simple approach that works best when every row has the same number of tabs (even if some are not being used) followed by a single return. WebXPress does not create straddles (rowspan and colspan). For tables that have two rows that you want to join into one row, WebXPress can't read minds yet so it will make two rows. Those table can be easily edited in any visual Web Layout Program. We will keep improving the table routines in future versions. We also have a handy utility which can make an HTML table out of a group of selected boxes, with rowspan, colspan included. Call for info. |
