More than one image in a fragment

[Darren B]

Working on something today, and wanted to create some text with images and thought it would be handy to have more than one image in a fragment, then the layout could be style to suit ones needs.

I know i can use more fragment with individual layouts, but thought about being able to decide were the image is placed using a marker in the text area, a bit like the link marker.

wondered what others thoughts on this would be.

[Duncan Rounding]

Not something I would probably use - I tend to use text only fragments and sit my html inside it. Otherwise if I wanted something simpler for a client then I would create another layout with a CV or two.

[Darren B]

I use embedded html but it gets a bit of a pain sometimes, just thinking of ways around it.

[Mike Hughes]

I would think the way you're doing it now with embedded html is the best way to do this.

To place an image somewhere within text would need all the formating and positioning to be defined and I suspect this is best done manually by someone who knows what they're doing rather than trying to define it within actinic.

Mike

PS. Your 'buy now' buttons in the best sellers at 'tame the web' are surrounded by !!< >!! characters. Is this related?

[TraceyHand]

PS. Your 'buy now' buttons in the best sellers at 'tame the web' are surrounded by !!< >!! characters. Is this related?

I told him that the other day..sheesh, Darren...get a grip

[jont]

Or you could create a triptych effect and load just the one image

[Steve G Griggs]

Triptych

Hi that's the way I do it if I need to, just do a montage / tryptych image in Paintshop Pro or Photoshop, saves loads of fiddling with HTML.

[pinbrook]

why not create variable for images 2,3,4 etc and then create a layout with placemarkers to the extra variables

[jont]

.. or several image only fragments floated to align beneath a text only fragment.

C'mon Darren ... you just aren't bovvering to think are you

[Darren B]

LOL i know i can do it, and have done it, i was just looking for easy way of including more images in the fragment

something like the attached image.

PS. Your 'buy now' buttons in the best sellers at 'tame the web' are surrounded by !!< >!! characters. Is this related?

Thanks mike, unfortunately this is a down side of using the hack for limiting the description to x words, any embedded html ends up with the markers shown.

I have removed the buttons and changed the product layouts, actinic is not used to process the orders, so does not matter

thanks
D

[Darren B]

bugger the image would help

[Duncan Rounding]

I see you've been playing with v10 again.

[TraceyHand]

I see you've been playing with v10 again.

oh crikey, no!
don't let him break it before it's even started!!

[Darren B]

Oh Ha bloody Ha

Anyone would think i have been breaking stuff

Ok opted for a variable for special text rather than embedded html, then at least i can put what i like in and its already styled.

ho hum

[jont]

Thanks mike, unfortunately this is a down side of using the hack for limiting the description to x words, any embedded html ends up with the markers shown.

Have you tried right clicking on the block and selecting the option strip HTML (or words to that effect - not on Actinic PC)... I had similar issue with a sliding display of best sellers displaying the embedded HTML markers.