User Guide - NetObjects Fusion

Chapter 7 Controlling Published Output
structure, the preview includes the table structure that NetObjects Fusion expects to
use in AutoFrames.
Locking or Maximizing a Text Box
If all the objects on a page are embedded in a text box, you can apply three text box
properties to reduce the impact of variations in browser configurations: locking the
minimum size of a text box, sizing the text box to fill the Layout, and wrapping the
text box contents to the browser width. See Chapter 9, “Working with Text Boxes”
for information about these options.
Publishing with Regular Tables
When you choose Regular Tables, NetObjects Fusion translates each page Layout
or Layout Region into a single HTML table with rows and columns, and places
your content into table cells. If text content expands because of a browser font
setting, its table row expands with it, and the content below it on the page is moved
down.
Regular Tables is recommended when you:
• Want pages to display successfully in older versions of some browsers.
• Use many tables or Layout Regions as containers and want to simplify the
HTML output.
• Include objects with actions on the page, and you choose not to use Fixed Page
Layout as the output method.
• Embed certain JavaScript code that will not work with Dynamic Page Layout.
Publishing with Fixed Page Layout
Pages published using Fixed Page Layout can only be viewed accurately in
Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 or higher or Netscape Navigator 4.x browsers.
Older browsers can view the pages, but with unpredictable results; in many cases
the page content is stacked flush left down the page.
Fixed Page Layout uses cascading style sheet positioning, layers, or both to achieve
a high level of layout accuracy. NetObjects Fusion determines which of these
options are applicable based on how you set up Browser compatibility in the
Current Site Options dialog. See “Setting the Site’s HTML Output Method” on
page 121.
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