.NET Framework - Converting FP03 Site with DWT and Themes to EW / CSS

Asked By LloydSmit
12-Apr-07 09:16 PM
I spent a ridiculous amount of time putting together a large site in FP03
using dynamic web templates and themes.  I use link bars, too.  I guess I am
about as far as one can get from CSS, although the site looks fine in both
Explorer and Firefox.  Anyone know whether EW will help me with converting
the site, or will I be left to manage all the changes by hand?
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  Steve Easton replied...
12-Apr-07 09:44 PM
Nothing will "automatically convert" your site.
However EW will definitely show you where any errors / deprecated tags might be.
You will have to go through the site page by page and run the compatibility and
accessibility checkers on each page.

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  Veign replied...
12-Apr-07 09:46 PM
Why not just continue to support it in FP?

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  LloydSmit replied...
12-Apr-07 10:36 PM
Mainly, I want to get CSS compliant, and I want to continue to develop and
improve the site.  I had been looking at Sharepoint services to convert to a
data driven site.
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