Comments on: Aerolite Sage for iWeb 2.0 BETA Released http://11mystics.com/2007/08/20/aerolite-sage-for-iweb-20-beta-released/ The Art of Spirit Fri, 06 Feb 2009 23:27:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: John Dotson http://11mystics.com/2007/08/20/aerolite-sage-for-iweb-20-beta-released/comment-page-2/#comment-2354 John Dotson Thu, 30 Aug 2007 04:00:56 +0000 http://11mystics.com/blog/2007/08/20/aerolite-sage-for-iweb-20-beta-released/#comment-2354 Thanks. The conversion went pretty well once I got used to the process. Plus learning how some of the new 2.0 pages actually worked. I figured I would worry about the 2.0 learning curve after I saw if what I was trying to do would actually work!! ;~) I actually created a *blank* of the template & layout that I used the most and just plugged the pictures and copy in. As I have said so many times, I just fell in love with the old Sage templates and layouts and didn't want to give them up. Seems like there would be some chance to switch themes with your custom designed templates rather than have to take the lead from Apple...??? John Thanks.
The conversion went pretty well once I got used to the process. Plus learning how some of the new 2.0 pages actually worked.
I figured I would worry about the 2.0 learning curve after I saw if what I was trying to do would actually work!! ;~)

I actually created a *blank* of the template & layout that I used the most and just plugged the pictures and copy in.

As I have said so many times, I just fell in love with the old Sage templates and layouts and didn’t want to give them up.

Seems like there would be some chance to switch themes with your custom designed templates rather than have to take the lead from Apple…???

John

]]> By: Suzanne http://11mystics.com/2007/08/20/aerolite-sage-for-iweb-20-beta-released/comment-page-2/#comment-2353 Suzanne Thu, 30 Aug 2007 03:36:31 +0000 http://11mystics.com/blog/2007/08/20/aerolite-sage-for-iweb-20-beta-released/#comment-2353 You've always done a nice job with that site John - how'd the conversion go? I see you've managed to maintain some of the old layouts there :) You’ve always done a nice job with that site John – how’d the conversion go? I see you’ve managed to maintain some of the old layouts there :)

]]> By: John Dotson http://11mystics.com/2007/08/20/aerolite-sage-for-iweb-20-beta-released/comment-page-2/#comment-2352 John Dotson Thu, 30 Aug 2007 02:45:41 +0000 http://11mystics.com/blog/2007/08/20/aerolite-sage-for-iweb-20-beta-released/#comment-2352 Suzanne, OK, here is the *new* version of www.ppoh.com using your new templates and iWeb 2.0. Still a couple of bugs to work out but I just finished the 1st draft this pm and uploaded. Took forever to finish on the upload. Thanks again for your diligence. John Suzanne,

OK, here is the *new* version of http://www.ppoh.com using your new templates and iWeb 2.0.

Still a couple of bugs to work out but I just finished the 1st draft this pm and uploaded. Took forever to finish on the upload.

Thanks again for your diligence.

John

]]> By: Suzanne http://11mystics.com/2007/08/20/aerolite-sage-for-iweb-20-beta-released/comment-page-2/#comment-2300 Suzanne Fri, 24 Aug 2007 03:11:05 +0000 http://11mystics.com/blog/2007/08/20/aerolite-sage-for-iweb-20-beta-released/#comment-2300 Okay, I think my head is spinning LOL. I'm so tired tonight I'm not even going to try to figure that out, but I'm glad that worked. :) yes you approach works too - as long as you rebuild the pages with a new page from the 2.0 theme, you should be set for success. I see so many people at the iWeb forums just out there whining and not doing anything. My lord... one guy said, "I've wasted four hours over this!" I wanted to tell him to stop wasting our time with his whining and go rebuild his site with 2.0 pages (which would have taken about 10 minutes since he had a whopping five pages on his site - all made with the blank page). He's going to complain anyway so he might as well complain about having to rebuild his pages and get a working site rather than just complaining and not get a working site. Some peoples' logic defies the laws of the Universe. Okay I am tired - I'm whining about whiners. See you all bright and early :) Okay, I think my head is spinning LOL. I’m so tired tonight I’m not even going to try to figure that out, but I’m glad that worked. :) yes you approach works too – as long as you rebuild the pages with a new page from the 2.0 theme, you should be set for success.

I see so many people at the iWeb forums just out there whining and not doing anything. My lord… one guy said, “I’ve wasted four hours over this!” I wanted to tell him to stop wasting our time with his whining and go rebuild his site with 2.0 pages (which would have taken about 10 minutes since he had a whopping five pages on his site – all made with the blank page). He’s going to complain anyway so he might as well complain about having to rebuild his pages and get a working site rather than just complaining and not get a working site. Some peoples’ logic defies the laws of the Universe.

Okay I am tired – I’m whining about whiners. See you all bright and early :)

]]> By: John Dotson http://11mystics.com/2007/08/20/aerolite-sage-for-iweb-20-beta-released/comment-page-2/#comment-2298 John Dotson Fri, 24 Aug 2007 02:37:43 +0000 http://11mystics.com/blog/2007/08/20/aerolite-sage-for-iweb-20-beta-released/#comment-2298 Hi Daniel, No, what you are seeing on my web site is still 1.0. I am not going to mess with uploading 2.0 until I have the kinks worked out as much as possible. So, I am trying to build the same thing in 2.0 while maintaining the 1.0 on a daily basis. Since it is a business, I can't afford for it to be down. The contact page was made possible by WUFOO at: http://wufoo.com/ They have a customizable form that is very easy to build and the one I am using is FREE - can't beat that! They do have other forms that are more involved and do other things that they charge a nominal fee for, but this one works great and is very easy and quick to set up. It responds by sending the completed form to any email address you choose. Yes, it builds the code for you and you just insert and upload. Your site is working fine for me, but you may have gotten it figured out by now. And I see you are just *right down the road in Douglasville*. My wife & I used to live in Austell ourselves. Suzanne, I was completely amazed when I copied and pasted because the nav bar was not included in the *copy* part of the 1.0 page. It seems as if when I imported my 1.0 site into 2.0 and then added a 2.0 Blank, the 2.0 Blank page was just waiting to *receive* the copy & paste and then picked up the navigation bar verbatim from the 1.0 pages. So somewhere along the line the navigation bar of the imported pages was hidden until allowed to come out in the 2.0 code. Does this make any sense? ;~) I did not have 1.0 open along with 2.0. What I did is open the 1.0 in 2.0 and I think it asked me if I wanted to *convert* - I said yes and it seems that everything in 1.0 did sucessfully convert to 2.0 EXCEPT, no Navigation Bar. I then went to File>New Page and loaded up one of the Aerolite Black Blanks, went back to the converted 1.0 Welcome page, selected everything that I could grab and copied then pasted on the 2.0 Blank. To quote Emeril, BAM it worked! I have only had a chance to work on one of the other pages and there are some graphic issues to deal with - such as the page background image fill that need resizing because I can't grab the background box - but it seems to be something I can overcome with a little more familiarity. Plus alot of my pages are just dupes of the same templates. Whew, I am out of breath! Thanks, John Hi Daniel,

No, what you are seeing on my web site is still 1.0. I am not going to mess with uploading 2.0 until I have the kinks worked out as much as possible. So, I am trying to build the same thing in 2.0 while maintaining the 1.0 on a daily basis. Since it is a business, I can’t afford for it to be down.

The contact page was made possible by WUFOO at: http://wufoo.com/

They have a customizable form that is very easy to build and the one I am using is FREE – can’t beat that! They do have other forms that are more involved and do other things that they charge a nominal fee for, but this one works great and is very easy and quick to set up. It responds by sending the completed form to any email address you choose. Yes, it builds the code for you and you just insert and upload. Your site is working fine for me, but you may have gotten it figured out by now.

And I see you are just *right down the road in Douglasville*. My wife & I used to live in Austell ourselves.

Suzanne, I was completely amazed when I copied and pasted because the nav bar was not included in the *copy* part of the 1.0 page. It seems as if when I imported my 1.0 site into 2.0 and then added a 2.0 Blank, the 2.0 Blank page was just waiting to *receive* the copy & paste and then picked up the navigation bar verbatim from the 1.0 pages. So somewhere along the line the navigation bar of the imported pages was hidden until allowed to come out in the 2.0 code. Does this make any sense? ;~)

I did not have 1.0 open along with 2.0. What I did is open the 1.0 in 2.0 and I think it asked me if I wanted to *convert* – I said yes and it seems that everything in 1.0 did sucessfully convert to 2.0 EXCEPT, no Navigation Bar. I then went to File>New Page and loaded up one of the Aerolite Black Blanks, went back to the converted 1.0 Welcome page, selected everything that I could grab and copied then pasted on the 2.0 Blank.

To quote Emeril, BAM it worked!

I have only had a chance to work on one of the other pages and there are some graphic issues to deal with – such as the page background image fill that need resizing because I can’t grab the background box – but it seems to be something I can overcome with a little more familiarity. Plus alot of my pages are just dupes of the same templates.

Whew, I am out of breath!

Thanks,
John

]]> By: Suzanne http://11mystics.com/2007/08/20/aerolite-sage-for-iweb-20-beta-released/comment-page-1/#comment-2287 Suzanne Thu, 23 Aug 2007 18:04:09 +0000 http://11mystics.com/blog/2007/08/20/aerolite-sage-for-iweb-20-beta-released/#comment-2287 The best resource I've found for adding forms to iWeb is <a href="http://web.mac.com/varkgirl/iWeb/Varkgirl/Add forms.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Allyson's guide to iWeb forms</a>. She's Varkgirl from the Apple iWeb forums. Your site is giving me the We're Sorry .mac page at the moment. Can't find it. The best resource I’ve found for adding forms to iWeb is Allyson’s guide to iWeb forms. She’s Varkgirl from the Apple iWeb forums.

Your site is giving me the We’re Sorry .mac page at the moment. Can’t find it.

]]> By: Reflect_Truth http://11mystics.com/2007/08/20/aerolite-sage-for-iweb-20-beta-released/comment-page-1/#comment-2286 Reflect_Truth Thu, 23 Aug 2007 17:58:03 +0000 http://11mystics.com/blog/2007/08/20/aerolite-sage-for-iweb-20-beta-released/#comment-2286 One other thing. Something I just noticed... I tried visiting my published site from a different computer and its asking me for an iDisk password. Very odd. My site is NOT pw protected. I double checked to make sure AND I republished the site. Arrrggg. Would you take a look to see if it gives you the same message? Im working alone today, or else I would have a co-worker check it out. One other thing. Something I just noticed… I tried visiting my published site from a different computer and its asking me for an iDisk password. Very odd. My site is NOT pw protected. I double checked to make sure AND I republished the site. Arrrggg.

Would you take a look to see if it gives you the same message? Im working alone today, or else I would have a co-worker check it out.

]]> By: Reflect_Truth http://11mystics.com/2007/08/20/aerolite-sage-for-iweb-20-beta-released/comment-page-1/#comment-2285 Reflect_Truth Thu, 23 Aug 2007 17:51:19 +0000 http://11mystics.com/blog/2007/08/20/aerolite-sage-for-iweb-20-beta-released/#comment-2285 Suzanne, I know this is a lil off topic, so please excuse me (and delete if necessary). I was wondering if you knew how to add forms to iWeb, similar to the one I mentioned above. I have a real need for this. Suzanne, I know this is a lil off topic, so please excuse me (and delete if necessary). I was wondering if you knew how to add forms to iWeb, similar to the one I mentioned above. I have a real need for this.

]]> By: Suzanne http://11mystics.com/2007/08/20/aerolite-sage-for-iweb-20-beta-released/comment-page-1/#comment-2281 Suzanne Thu, 23 Aug 2007 15:25:27 +0000 http://11mystics.com/blog/2007/08/20/aerolite-sage-for-iweb-20-beta-released/#comment-2281 Wow John, you discovered something I was not aware of. In fact I'm not even sure I read that right. How did you get the navigation menu to appear correctly simply by pasting the graphics from your old site? You must have some magic up your sleeve - I don't understand how that worked :) Well here's my thoughts on that... I would run with it, but test things out on the pages. I really don't know all the potential issues with imported pages so we'll just have to experiment and figure things out. Daniel suggests a great approach if you kept your 1.0 version of iWeb. You just copy and paste things from your old site into the new one with both versions of iWeb open. I still think the best thing to do is rebuild the site with the 2.0 pages, but that's just because I'm a purist in a way, particularly when it comes to code. This is also the reason I rebuild my PC operating systems every three months (!!!) I've since dropped that neurotic habit after switching to Mac ;-) Wow John, you discovered something I was not aware of. In fact I’m not even sure I read that right. How did you get the navigation menu to appear correctly simply by pasting the graphics from your old site? You must have some magic up your sleeve – I don’t understand how that worked :)

Well here’s my thoughts on that… I would run with it, but test things out on the pages. I really don’t know all the potential issues with imported pages so we’ll just have to experiment and figure things out.

Daniel suggests a great approach if you kept your 1.0 version of iWeb. You just copy and paste things from your old site into the new one with both versions of iWeb open.

I still think the best thing to do is rebuild the site with the 2.0 pages, but that’s just because I’m a purist in a way, particularly when it comes to code. This is also the reason I rebuild my PC operating systems every three months (!!!) I’ve since dropped that neurotic habit after switching to Mac ;-)

]]> By: Reflect_Truth http://11mystics.com/2007/08/20/aerolite-sage-for-iweb-20-beta-released/comment-page-1/#comment-2279 Reflect_Truth Thu, 23 Aug 2007 15:13:28 +0000 http://11mystics.com/blog/2007/08/20/aerolite-sage-for-iweb-20-beta-released/#comment-2279 John, I checked out your site linked above. Is this the 2.0 published version? If so, it looks like you've gotten everything ported nicely. Like you, I had to make the decision on whether to build from the ground up or copy and paste. I opted for starting from scratch, using the new Aerolite Sage as my base, and then copied and pasted some objects from the old version. I did this by running both iWeb 2.0 AND 1.x at the same time. This allowed for easier copying and pasting. If you'd like, you can see what I've done at www.myseason5.com. Hey, I have a question for you, I like the form on your contact page. What did you use for that? An online form builder and then insert the code? Could you point me in the right direction? And what did it cost you? John, I checked out your site linked above. Is this the 2.0 published version? If so, it looks like you’ve gotten everything ported nicely. Like you, I had to make the decision on whether to build from the ground up or copy and paste. I opted for starting from scratch, using the new Aerolite Sage as my base, and then copied and pasted some objects from the old version. I did this by running both iWeb 2.0 AND 1.x at the same time. This allowed for easier copying and pasting.

If you’d like, you can see what I’ve done at http://www.myseason5.com.

Hey, I have a question for you, I like the form on your contact page. What did you use for that? An online form builder and then insert the code? Could you point me in the right direction? And what did it cost you?

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