Ok, I know the basic way to update text with a comic is to assign a date to it, but this means that the text file will appear *with* the comic, either above or under it. Is there anyway to seperate it so the text will appear in, say, another cell of a table?<P>------------------
Ben Poon
Mortigi Tempo
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You can use html, too. You don't have to have the image in the comics folder at all, you can just drop it in your images folder and link to it from a YYYYMMDD.html file which can conbtain whatever html you want. The only problem is then everyone can see your comics before their due date if you upload early and they feel like trying to guess the filenames.
The other method is to put a snippet of html on either side of the image-- name the image YYYYMMDDb.jpg, and create a piece of html to go around the image. Then split it up into two files, YYYYMMDDa.html and YYYYMMDDc.html.
Put the part of the code that goes above the image in "a" and the code that goes below it in "c".
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Sylvan
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The other method is to put a snippet of html on either side of the image-- name the image YYYYMMDDb.jpg, and create a piece of html to go around the image. Then split it up into two files, YYYYMMDDa.html and YYYYMMDDc.html.
Put the part of the code that goes above the image in "a" and the code that goes below it in "c".
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Sylvan
Read <B><A HREF="http://spork.keenspace.com" TARGET=_blank>Spork</A></B>, the only comic proven to be severely damaging the fabric of the universe.
Let me see if I can clear things up.<P>In answer to Tailsteaks questions:
<LI>Yes, you can use text.
<LI>Yes
<LI>It doesn't matter, AutoKeen treats both the same.
<LI>Yes.<P>Method 1:
<LI>Create a folder in /images/ and upload your comics there.
<LI>Create an HTML fragment (READ: no html, head, or body tags) that has the tables, text, and/or and links you want to appear on a certain day. Treat your comic as an ordinary image and put in the SRC the reference for that days comic.
<LI>Name the HTML fragment with the date you want it to appear and upload it into comics.<P>Pros: Easy, flexable. Cons: Anyone who wants to can see the comics you've uploaded in advance.<P>Method 2:
<LI>Edit your Dailytemplate so a table cell open just above the ***todays_comics*** tag and the last cell you'll use closes just below it.
<LI>Upload your comic into comics as YYYYMMDDa.whatever
<LI>Create an HTML fragment that closes the first cell, opens another, and has any text, links, etc in it. Do not close the last cell.
<LI>Name it YYYYMMDDb.html, giving it the same date as your comic. Also upload this into comics.
<LI>Yes, you can use text.
<LI>Yes
<LI>It doesn't matter, AutoKeen treats both the same.
<LI>Yes.<P>Method 1:
<LI>Create a folder in /images/ and upload your comics there.
<LI>Create an HTML fragment (READ: no html, head, or body tags) that has the tables, text, and/or and links you want to appear on a certain day. Treat your comic as an ordinary image and put in the SRC the reference for that days comic.
<LI>Name the HTML fragment with the date you want it to appear and upload it into comics.<P>Pros: Easy, flexable. Cons: Anyone who wants to can see the comics you've uploaded in advance.<P>Method 2:
<LI>Edit your Dailytemplate so a table cell open just above the ***todays_comics*** tag and the last cell you'll use closes just below it.
<LI>Upload your comic into comics as YYYYMMDDa.whatever
<LI>Create an HTML fragment that closes the first cell, opens another, and has any text, links, etc in it. Do not close the last cell.
<LI>Name it YYYYMMDDb.html, giving it the same date as your comic. Also upload this into comics.