As I metioned in my last post I am new to web development. I have been creating a web site (more of a page) through fireworks as the software was recommended by someone. I like this software because its very easy to use and it's very flexible. The problem is when I transfer the page to Dreamweaver I believe, though correct me if I'm wrong), the whole page is saved as a collection of images. Of course having images imported in as "images" is not a problem. The problem is when I try to add text to a paragraph or add a navagation button. It seems because these two things are saving as pictures I cannot add/edit in dreamwaver or hard code for that matter. I have been doing some research for the past few hours to find ways of overcoming this problem but I've been unsuccessful. Can anyone recommend a solution?

 

I would be extremly grateful.

have you tried

 

File >> Export >> Export: HTML and Images

 

Then you should be able to open the HTML in Dreamweaver

If your new to web development, perhaps try a few HTML & CSS tutorials. Export features rarely work well, they usually produce messy, bloated code. If you're interested, let me know and I'll point you in the direction of some good tutorials.

Hi. Thanks for your reply guys. Yes I have tried File >> Export >> Export: HTML and Images but when it opens in Dreamweaver it's saving everything thing as images. I will try it again incase I have not done it right.

 

"Export features rarely work well, they usually produce messy, bloated code." Even though I'm new to this I'm pretty much coming to the same conclusion. I created a very basic and simple roll over effect and when transfered the file from fireworks to dreamweaver it contained about 14 lines of Javascript code. I re-done it but this time in css code and I only had to write a few lines of code. The thing is I really like Fireworks and if I can I want to stick with but I'm finding it difficult to edit anything was it's been exported from Fireworks.

 

Thanks for your offer Jack. I've actually already done a fair amount of HTML and CSS tutorials. It can be quite daunting but the more I'm getting used to it the easier it's getting and it seems to be a much safer bet than to export this here and there.

Hi. Thanks for your reply guys. Yes I have tried File >> Export >> Export: HTML and Images but when it opens in Dreamweaver it's saving everything thing as images. I will try it again incase I have not done it right.

 

"Export features rarely work well, they usually produce messy, bloated code." Even though I'm new to this I'm pretty much coming to the same conclusion. I created a very basic and simple roll over effect and when transfered the file from fireworks to dreamweaver it contained about 14 lines of Javascript code. I re-done it but this time in css code and I only had to write a few lines of code. The thing is I really like Fireworks and if I can I want to stick with but I'm finding it difficult to edit anything was it's been exported from Fireworks.

 

Thanks for your offer Jack. I've actually already done a fair amount of HTML and CSS tutorials. It can be quite daunting but the more I'm getting used to it the easier it's getting and it seems to be a much safer bet than to export this here and there.

 

Fireworks is on the decline, Adobe have even stopped work on it.

 

There are a few tools popping up that are similar. Macaw is one that I'm quite excited about, I backed the project on Kickstarter yesterday. There's also sketch, which is great for designing, but doesn't offer the export features of Fireworks.

 

It all honesty, I would carry on learning HTML & CSS. It's going to be much more beneficial in the long run.

the export feature in fireworks is for prototyping only (wish adobe would make this clearer ) - just use the images from export and drop them into your coded site in dreamweaver or text editor of choice - and as you've found out using css for rollovers is way better than js etc.

 

i love fireworks too and it's a bugger that adobe is has ceased development on it.