Web Design

I am trying to creat a website for my company. I am trying to make it an auto height adjusting website. How do I do that in CorelDraw 12? Also, what is the optimum pixel size that I should set to the page? Right now I have it at 1140 pixels x 900 pixels.

 

Thanks.

  • wrote in message news:47507@coreldraw.com...
    >I am trying to creat a website for my company. I am trying to make it an
    >auto height adjusting website.

    ?? There really is no such thing. You can make a website be "fluid" or
    "stretchy" in terms of width, but there's really nothing to make it
    "auto-height", per se. What are you trying to achieve? Show us a link.

    >How do I do that in CorelDraw 12?

    You don't. Draw, regardless of version, is not a web editor (nor is
    Photopaint, Illustrator, Photshop, Fireworks, PaintshopPro, Xara, Freehand,
    etc, ad nauseum - in terms of graphics apps). It never has been. You can
    certainly use Draw and Photopaint to create your images for use online (it's
    what I've been using for about 14 years now), but not to really create a
    website. For that, you want to a) learn HTML and CSS - you don't have to be
    PhD level, just learn at least the basics so you know what does what (and
    that's really not a "suggestion," it's an imperitive - most good web editing
    apps require you to know what you're doing), b) get a dedicated web editor
    to create your code. No one recommends a graphics editor (regardless of
    Brand) to do duty as a web editor.


    >Also, what is the optimum pixel size that I should set to the page? Right
    >now I have it at 1140 pixels x 900 pixels.
    >

    Height is irrelevant. The web is not a Print medium and you can't take
    absolutes like this. Yes, you could specify a fixed width, but what is the
    browser viewport size of your visitors? NOT the screen resolution, but the
    width of what the browser window is. Just because I have a 1680x1050 (or
    higher) screen resolution doesn't mean that I have my browser set to the
    full size of the screen. You need to either make the site fluid so the
    browser width does not become a concern or find the lowest common
    denominator of your visitors and design a fixed width.

    Honestly, if this is the first (or one of the first) sites you've ever done,
    and if you don't have a dedicated web editing app, and if you are not
    familiar with HTML and CSS, you will want to farm this out to someone else.
    They will be able to get you a better looking and better-coded site faster
    than you will be able to do so. If this was to be a personal site or a
    "club"/hobby site, eh, it probably wouldn't make much difference. But if
    this is for your business, you'll want something
    professional-looking/working. (and no, I'm not soliciting myself for the job
    :) my plate is full)
    • I'm with Hunter. It's a specialist's job.

      If you are determined to DIY then use a content management system like Wordpress. (But even that is way complex)

       

       

      • Some topics that should be covered:

        - graphic design theory (for imagery)
        - graphic design composition (for imagery)
        - iconography
        - typography for the web
        - HTML, CSS, Javascript
        - progressive enhancement & graceful degradation
        - color theory
        - shapes, forms, balance, harmony (visual grammar)
        - usability
        - accessibility
        - website performance
        - other media (video, audio, podcasts)
        - social media
        - basics of a programming language
        - basics of marketing
        - basics of writing for the web

        Web Design

        • C'mon, guys, the topic is 3 years old. Hopefully the OP has his site up and running by now, ya know? Wink

          If anyone has more recent questions regarding using CD to build (pieces for) sites, I'm sure we can answer them. We were all new to this stuff once.

          • Ha ha, I did not notice the date.

        • Hi Tim,

          I agree with the advise everyone here is telling you.  Draw is a great graphic creation program and a bad choice for making a web site. I use Draw for creating assets for a web sites almost daily and for years, second to none for that.

          That being said I will try to answer your question. If I were using Draw  to make a basic web site I would set the content area to a fixed 1000pixels wide and center it.  Everything outside the content area is background and should fill any size screen.  How long the "1000pixel centered content area" depends on how much you put in there.  I would keep the home page to fit  "most screens" without scrolling.

          In this day and age your web site should be as advanced and professional as your business, it is a first impression to the world.

          Hope this helps,

          • Yes, it's outdated question though, but like others says, there is no such auto-resize thing in it, but they can always set parameters.

            • Hi,

              kenthudson said:
              there is no such auto-resize thing

              Using css you can make an "auto re-size from large desktop screen right down to a smartphone screen on the same web site thus eliminate the need to have an "app" which is a watered down web site in most cases. I am seeing some sell "fake apps" that being a watered down look alike auto re-sized site on a sub domain and call it an app. A small code snipet redirects the smart phone to the sub domain.

              I have many sites that auto size and some even have fixed length.  Although I do not recommend it unless it's a necessary design requirement you can lock the length via css control on that div.

              Suggestion: visit this http://www.w3.org/Style/CSS/Overview.en.html at this site you can read as deep as you want to go. With software never say never.

              • Yes, it's outdated question though, but like others says, there is no such auto-resize thing in it, but they can always set parameters.

                Totally agreed with you.

              • CorelDraw is great in creating graphics for the web, but for an editor look for Drupal its a content management system. This means that you can install templates and you can edit your website using a browser. Drupal is free, you can ask your web hosting provider to install it in your server.

                 

                 

                • Oh, well this has certainly taught me to read the 'posting dates' Smile

                  I was happily reading through as when I read the first post I thought .... ' really, .. creating a website in Coreldraw ?!?! '  ..... and wanted to see what everyone else thought about that when I saw the post about the original post being 3 years old Smile

                  I will look at the dates in the future - still interesting reading thoughSmile

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