InDesign/HTML Help

[kragore]

The situation:
I have a lovely newsletter, built in InDesign. It has a top-page spanning masthead (graphic.) It is spilt into two colums of text. It has a bottom-page spanning call to action (graphic.)
I need to export it to HTML and have it hold the formatting.

I've tried exporting to HTML directly from InDesign (fail.)
I've tried exporting a PDF from InDesign and exporting it as HTML from Acrobat (fail.)
I opened Dreamweaver, got the distinct impression my brain was wired incorrectly, and closed the program (fail.)

Does anyone have any idea how to do this? There could be cookies in your future if you com up with the winning solution!

- K.

Comments

[metabomber.livejournal.com]

What is your timeframe on this?

[kragore.livejournal.com]

In the next few days.
I can run it by you tonight IF you're game. But I don't want to drag you into work at home if you don't want to.
- K.

META TO THE RESCUE!

[metabomber.livejournal.com]

Bring it on by, with header, footer and background images. Also be sure to bring on my any size requirements for the HTML page. ie: Default browser target size, etc.

This is where I assume you'll be by for dinner?

Re: META TO THE RESCUE!

[kragore.livejournal.com]

Ok. I was given no size requirements, so I assume whatever the default email size is (i know, that's probably like saying what a default shoe size is)
I'll have my whole file with me on the MacBookBoromir to play with how you will.
- K.

Re: META TO THE RESCUE!

[metabomber.livejournal.com]

May I recommend that they figure out what size they are looking for. Current spec is akin to "the default size of paper" which differs by default measurement system.

Re: META TO THE RESCUE!

[kragore.livejournal.com]

The official reply was "Umm, Outlook email size?"
I'll ahh... get on it...
- K.

[pelgar.livejournal.com]

I do not know InDesign, but it sounds like what you're looking for is this:


--raw code--
<table border="1" height="200" width="200">
<tr><td colspan="2" bgcolor="blue">&nbsp;</td></tr>
<tr><td height="150" width="100" bgcolor="red">&nbsp;</td><td width="100" bgcolor="red">&nbsp;</td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2" bgcolor="blue">&nbsp;</td></tr>
</table>

[kragore.livejournal.com]

Something like, yea. Problem is, I'm a PrintMonkey. I loves me the paper and the ink. Squish it between plates, I'm yer chick.

This coding thing? *Shudder* I'm so out of my league in this case..
- K.

[pelgar.livejournal.com]

Nah - you're not out of your league - just West Coast Offense vs East Coast Offense.

If MetaBomber can help, yer all set. I am dropping by the SkiHaus tonight to poke at a laptop and could kick that in the shins on my way from if ya like...

[kragore.livejournal.com]

I'll run it by Meta tonight, and let you know if we have to add more minds to the mix. THanks for the offer!
- K.

[wyldehunt.livejournal.com]

Undoubtedly of no help whatsoever, but... can you get an image of this project? If you can make an image (print screen, capture screen, whatever), save it to your harddrive, upload it as an image to a photo site, and from there it can be tinkered with for size. Ofcourse, once you do that, any formatting or typos aren't workable. They are just part of a pretty picture and no longer discrete bits of info you can modify. This would be my very knuckledragging redneck solution to the problem (a bit like photocopying a collage to make one flat image instead of a piece of papaer with crap glued on). I'd let one of the smart people take a crack at it. But hey, it's an idea. Not sure if it does what's needed, and if you wanted to send the thing as an email, you'd still need to do whatever silliness is required to send the image. But it does save formatting code.

[kragore.livejournal.com]

That's my last ditch solution, actually - They need it a little more... interactive.. There have to be active links and crap, or I'd be all over that idea.
Thanks!
- K.