Accessing html templates

[Gemma]

I cannot seem to access the html templates. I have followed the instructions in the guide but everytime I click on a layout I want to look at, I get a message which says: 'The EXE file specified for the template editor is not valid (non-win32. EXE or error in.EXE image). Please edit the command line.'
Pressing ok brings up the template editor window.This has the Command line: which for example as I want to look at the index page has filename: 'sites\site1\Act_CatalogBody.html%s'
It gives the option to browse and a line saying 'Note:Insert%s where the file name should appear'
Pressing ok does'nt open any html template page.
Please can someone help I only need to change some fonts and add an ALT tag - much appreciated
Gemma

[Darren]

Hi there.

Try notepad %s . This will open your template in notepad. The Editor button is used for selecting which editor you want to use to change your templates, it is not used for specifying which template you wish to edit.

I hope this helps.

[Menar]

Hi there,

To resolve the problem I advise you to go to Advance | Template Manager in Actinic, click on the 'Editor' button, in the template editor screen please click on the 'browse' button and browse to the application you want the templates to open up in.

For example if you wanted to open templates using Dreamweaver then you will browse to 'Dreamweaver.exe' file.

Hope this helps

[Gemma]

Thanks for your help. We don't have a specific editor ie. dreamweaver, as so far I have managed to build the site without having to go into the html. do you know if Windows 2000 has one or should I not be using it?

[Gemma]

Can you tell me exactly what to write in the command line because I have tried 'notepad%s' and it doesn't work.

[Darren]

I have tried 'notepad%s'

Please put a space between the notepad and the %s

....in other words, please try

'notepad %s' without the quotes.

[Gemma]

Absolutely nothing happens it just goes back to the template manager.

[Gemma]

okay I have managed to figure it out - thanks.
Can you point me in the right direction - I need to add an ALT tag reading "Discount Inkjet Cartridges from Colourjet UK" to my image file 'actalog/discount-inkjet-cartridges-uk.gif' in the fragment on my index page.
I also need to: " Revise the strap line at the top of the page to read "Colourjet UK for Discount Inkjet Cartridges". Enclose this line in <H1> tags and use an external stylesheet to redefine the qualities of that tag so it is in keeping with the look & feel of the site (don't use the 'size' attribute associated with the <FONT> command in this case, as it will negate any advantage gained with search engines)."
This is directions from the company who is helping me to optimise our search engine rankings.
Sorry I know its a huge request but jst need a shove in the right direction- you have to start somewhere!

[NormanRouxel]

Have you a URL so we can see the site? That helps a lot.

Also there's quite a bit of chatter here on ALT TAGS - just search for that.

Re the "Colourjet UK for Discount Inkjet Cartridges" if this is an entry in one of catalog's info fields then you can add your own HTML tags by putting !!< and >!! around them.

E.g. !!<<H1 class="myh1">>!!Colourjet UK for Discount Inkjet Cartridges!!<</H1>>!!

Norman

[Gemma]

yes it is www.colourjet.com.
I am afraid I am not very technically minded and don't really know much about html - so far I haven't needed it!

[NormanRouxel]

Good news. Your Alt tag will be fixed when V6.1.4 comes out of Beta Testing. Here's the releveant note:-

Fragments now use the fragment title as the 'ALT' text for the brochure fragment images. Ref: a_c/1243

Re the Brochure fragment changes you want. You are probably using Act_LeftImageAndTitle.html as the template for that item. It isn't too complex a template:-

<!-- LeftImageAndTitle HTML begin -->
<br>
<br>
<table border="0" width="100%" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="1">
  <tr> 
    <td valign="top" align="left" width="30%">NETQUOTEVAR:BROCHURE_IMAGE</td>
    <td valign="top">
      <h3>NETQUOTEVAR:BROCHURE_TITLE</h3>
      NETQUOTEVAR:BROCHURE_TEXT</td>
  </tr>
</table>

<!-- LeftImageAndTitle HTML end -->

Now see the line:-

<h3>NETQUOTEVAR:BROCHURE_TITLE</h3>

just change the <h3> and </h3> to whatever you need and that should be that. Just edit it in NotePad. Or open the fragment in Actinic and click the Edit button.

Norman

[Gemma]

Ok so just to check:

<h3>NETQUOTEVAR:BROCHURE_TITLE</h3>

If I change the <h3> and </h3> to

<Discount Inkjet Cartridges from Colourjet Uk>NETQUOTEVAR:BROCHURE_TITLE</Discount Inkjet Cartridges from Colourjet Uk>

Is this correct for creating the ALT tags?

Thanks for your help.
Can you give me an idea how to make the text more interesting on the index page. I have to make the strap line different from the rest of the text so that it fits in with the overall design of the site!!
Sorry I know I am a pain!

[NormanRouxel]

If I change the <h3> and </h3> to

<Discount Inkjet Cartridges from Colourjet Uk>NETQUOTEVAR:BROCHURE_TITLE</Discount Inkjet Cartridges from Colourjet Uk>

No, thats for changing to the <H1> and </H1> tags as your search engine specialists want.

The Alt tags will be fixed automatically by updating to 6.1.4. The 6.1.4 update comes out soon. Probably in less than 2 weeks.

Norman

[Gemma]

thankyou!