images disappearing after saving

rockstar · Post by **rockstar** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 8:01 am

I have just dnlded webuilder 2006 and it is fantastic. I will be sure to spread the word.

I have 1 problem right now though. I am learning html and css by book and the book comes with a cd full of html and css files. when you do a chapter you use the files for that chapter.The html code has links to images in the code.

when I open the file for the first time it is ok all the images show up as they should,but when I save it and preview the images disappear and the empty box with the little x is in its place. No browser shows the images in . I rarely have this problem.

the files have names like html_start.html

I assume it is some setting on my computer.

Using tools> preview does the same thing.

I was having a problem with OE and the tech guy changed all the secrity settings to default. I put the internet zone to low and it did not help.

Hope that is clear it is getting late here.If you have any idea on how to fix this I would appreciate it.

Ps It happens in other editors too so it is not your software,but I still need a fix. Security settings are at medium and i am using win xp home sp2 up to date.

Post by **chrisjlocke** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 8:23 am

The first thing to check is that all the files are together.
Normally, the .html file (or .htm file) and the graphics should be in the same directory. So, if you've this line:

<img src="red_square.gif" width="100" height="100">

Then it will only look for that graphic in the same directory as where the .htm file is saved.
You can change that by using what is called a absolute path. The graphic must have its full path, eg:

<img src="c:/pics/website/july/test/red_square.gif" width="100" height="100">

Note that WeBuilder puts in forward slashes, not back slashes.

Just played with this, and it reminded me of the "disappearing preview" bug. If you create a document, its fine until you save it, then the preview disappears completely, until you switch from 'split screen hor' to 'preview' and back again. You're not getting that bug are you? I presume not, as you mention seeing the 'missing image' graphic.

rockstar · Post by **rockstar** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 3:59 pm

Thanks for that quick reply. That was the problem. What really happened was that the files on the cd cannot be save to the cd-r that came with the book--obviously. when I linked to the style sheet,which was the exercise, and saved to a newly created location everything worked, but since the jpg was not there it did not show up. I think they should have said to copy all the files on the cd to a new folder and work from there.That may have been in the book but I don't remember it. I will look again. The path to the image is just:

<p><img src="delusions.jpg" alt="Delusions of Grandeur"

Thanks again

Post by **chrisjlocke** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 4:11 pm

Glad you got it working.

rockstar · Post by **rockstar** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 4:24 pm

Seems there was a section where she did mention about the fies.