Hyperlinks that don't work

Problems with Front Page

[steelrane]

I am using fp 2002 and I made a template with photoshop and I tried to put a transparent box around some text to try to hyperlink the area where the text is. The hyperlink works on my pc but when I publish it they don't work. So I made a jpeg out of the the text in ps and inserted it as a picture and that worked does any one know why this works and the empty box doesn't?

[Robino]

Check to make sure that the path is not pointing to your local drive.

[steelrane]

what should the hyperlinks be pointing to? I hyperlinked the boxes to the respective pages shouldn't it automatically send those files to my server? And how come a picture in the box works but an empty box doesn't
Thanks for your time

[Robino]

I'm not sure why you would use an empty box for a link.
But make sure your links are pointing to "http://*" and not your "C" drive.

And if your just tring to create a text link, you don't need to map the area. You can just highlight the text and insert a link. I'm not familliar with FP but I assume there's an easy way to do this from the menu.

[steelrane]

I used an empty box because the text is in the jpeg I used a font that most people dont have. The background of the site is a jpeg so it would be seen the same on all pc's. So where there is text I tried to put a empty box so I could hyperlink the area of the text in theory it should work right? so you are saying to put http:// in the link and not C: then the files name right?
Tanks for your time

[Robino]

Bascially if you're trying to link to your_website/test.htm, your link should point to: "http://your_website/test.htm"

[steelrane]

I just tried what you said to make sure the hyperlink was pointing the right way and it worked it was pointing to my c: I wonder why frontpage doesn't do this automatically?
Thanks agian for your help

[wickydoodah]

FrontPage WILL build the proper link to your graphic, but you need to import it into your web before using it on a page (File > Import). If you point your link to a file outside of your web (eg, C-drive), FrontPage assumes it's an absolute link and will NOT update it when you publish. Also be sure to use relative links (not absolute) and FrontPage will always update them as needed.

[steelrane]

I did what you said and you were right. Frontpage is killing me! But I guess no software is perfect. Its suppose to be WYSIWYG but its not true you still have clean up the code to make it look like you want it too.

[robert adams]

If you're going to have to clean up the code anyway, why not use something like NS Composer. It creates much better code that FP, not perfect, but not near as bad as FP

my 1.5 cents,
robert

[McFox]

Oh! I know, I know! My apologies for the overexcitment but I have just joined this legendary forum and didn't think I would ever be able to answer a query.

Anyhoo, the point. Why the link wouldn't work.

The table the link is contained in, is positioned absolutely. Check the z-index. You will need to raise the link until it is the very front of the heap. If you are using any dhtml or xml code or add-ins, this tends to bury any links in the vicinity.

McFox