Help with Pics in Template PLEASE? Im LOST!

Hi again,

If you're using a stock Auctiva template and their one-page lister, you can select the type of picture layout and placement on the pop-up page for template selection and customization.

If you are creating a new template you can use their tag system to integrate pictures. However, the type of tag is dependent on the need.

If you have an active listing, post the listing number. If you want Forum member assistance, just place the code at www.practicewriter.com and post back the link.

Danno

Ok Thanks Dano, I got the pics all switched around, but Ive been trying for hours to get the blue background thats on the right to White and I cant get it. Can you help.
Here's the link in Practice writer..
http://PracticeWriter.com/vu/?4E870

Not an expert, but I think that the blue is part of the template that you choose and you may have to pick another template or live with it. In my opinion, if it counts, I like it, Blue is soothing. BTW you can use different templates for different listings, one that will compilment the color of your items. Good job so far!

Hi,

Well, I can tell why it had you stumped, as it had me chasing color codes too.

What appears at first to be a background color assigned for that right side table that forms that section of the page is actually a GIF image of the color stored at photobucket. If you locate the GIF for that right side table and remove it and code as background, it removes the color. The GIF is...

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r241/berry-barclay/bg5.gif

Danno

HI Danno, I couldnt do it! So Im trying to use theat template you told me about but I cant for the life of me get the banner logo in the right spot or a Photobucket image in the right spot? Can you help?
I'll load it in the creator just in case you decide to be a life saver today!

Here's the Edit Link in Practce Writer....
http://PracticeWriter.com/?4E889
Im just tying to get my Logo in the right box, trying for hours..
And mOve that Logo Bid Now bid Often Below the Measurements box...

Im stumped

Hi,

Here's a fix for the background color (removed GIF).

http://practicewriter.com/vu/?4E88A

Danno

Hi,

I fixed the upper frame logo. I'd left a placeholder for the image that needed to be removed (or substitution made with logo).

http://practicewriter.com/vu/?4E88C

By "Below the Measurements box...", do you mean move that other image to the bottom of the right-side frame?

Danno

Thanks Danno You Roc! I moved the logo but dont know if I do it twice, so here's where I put it, Can you put it there on yours for me? Your Template looks so much better! Thank you!

Sorry Here's the Edit Url in Writer
http://PracticeWriter.com/?4E88E

Hi,

I'm confused by the last post with 4E88E. Doesn't my prior 4E88C correct the logo frame?

Danno

Yes your does correct the logo frame? I was wondering if in the one your correted, if you could reposition the Photobucket logo with the girl and the writting bid now bid often.

Hey Danno, Had a coffe and let my brain catch up and I figured it out! Thank you so much! Your were amazing! Now my template looks so much better than it did before! ThanKs so much!

Hi,

In fact I did finally see what the problem was with the lower right logo as overlay after careful examination and did this correction. I slightly reduced the photo and did some minor text fixes along with adjusting alignment of the photo. That's was all necessary to meet the fit of the narrower column.

Hope this helps....

http://practicewriter.com/vu/?4E898

BTW....I think this demonstrates how flexible and elegant a very simple HTML only template can perform.

Danno

Hi Danno, Than you so much! Im trying to get the description tag on the top of the "Bid Bow Bid Often logo" that you resized, can you help? I cant seem to get it at the top!

Lisa

Hi Lisa,

Hows this?

http://practicewriter.com/vu/?4E9D1

I moved the tag and added a header. I also changed the code so your description section will load as a bold Arial Font with size "2", like the other text sections.

Danno

Edit: I reexamined the pictures and balance of the page. I resized the left side pictures to exactly 600px x 450px (4:3 aspect ratio for uncropped digit cam pic) and adjusted upper and lower sections to exactly 928px for the new IFRAME exact fit geometry. If you want to use a different aspect ratio, I'd stick with the 450px width and adjust height appropriately. Also, it's extremely important to use H and W sizes for images in the code to keep the IFRAME from creating Scrollbars during load (and that's a tip for all those having problems). Make sure you resize your pictures to 600px x 450px to reduce load times.

http://practicewriter.com/vu/?4E9DA

Thanks so much for moving the Tag! Nice thing to get up to! You really are so sweet! Do you ever sleep?

Thanks for adding the descrip title but...I already had one that loads there with a table in every listing so could I get you to remove that? and (Im sorry) but I was going to take the bold out of all that font, so could you stop the descrip from being Bold too in he desription section, and I'll change the bold in the rest? Thank you SO much! The template is simple organized and perfect. So much better than my other one! Thanks sooo much!
Lisa

How's this?

http://practicewriter.com/vu/?4E9DA

Danno

Hey danno, It was great! Used it today! I had to resize the pics in the listin and it knocked off the spacing off the logo box on top, Can you help? I had to resize to 690x460 is what they ended up being resized to...Also The daarn Gallery ended up at teh very top, How do I get that off there all together..I already have a vendio one?

Hi,

690x460 is 3:2 aspect ratio, like 4 x6 photo standard cropping size. Are you not using digital cam or do you want the whole page resized for that format as a standard digital crop? If you do, you simply change the image sizes. The HTML for all the pics currently has...

img width="450" height="600"

for 3:4 ratio.

If you want to maintain the width, use....

img width="450" height="675"

for 2:3 ratio.

I do understand that fashion photos from a studio photo setting, similar to your logo, may work better with that aspect ratio. You just need to set that as your "standard" for all photos for listings.

You can set the Auctiva preferences in your Account settings for no Scrolling Gallery to be added to the listing.

Danno

Edit: I looked at a resize to 400 width to see if it further helped the right column and got this.

http://practicewriter.com/vu/?4EC6B

I also locked height on the upper photo and slightly increased the logo photo size and locked it's height and width.

It did help the text wrap problem on the pink banner and page balance. Also, 600px height allows the photos to get full view on a 1024x768 monitor screen (I checked).

Hope those helped....

Oh...and my oldest daughter has done professional studio photography, so I get good tips.