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macandrew wrote:   I can't open a Fireworks ".png" (which isn't a png in case no-one has noticed) in Photoshop to make changes   The PNG specification allows developers to define additional information for their own purposes. The format is extensible. A Fireworks .png file is an extended format .png. It includes information that most other programs are not programed to read (including Photoshop). It is,...

I'm not sure how that programs works but... If the mask is a vector object you can select it using the subselection tool and then edit/move the individual points. It's how I tighten up a selection made using the Pen tool.

I think you mean PS Edit > Color Settings in PS??? But, Linda just said to change them to Web/Internet.? I am so confused!!

pixlor wrote:   but I want to understand what I'm doing. I'm sure you understand your code? but if you look at the CSS that Fireworks puts out, there's really not much to be mess it up. You create your design, slice up a few items, specify some text and bam, you got a design that works. I don't really see a problem with that. Now, it's conceivable that you will want to make things more efficient. For example,...

Well I suppose thats marginally comforting. So if I as a person become a CSS wizard I will then be able to do what used to be a no-brainer using table creation in Photoshop/Image Ready. I have witnessed Adobe Lightroom create rock solid, complex web galleries automatically in seconds. Seems like it shouldnt be that hard for Fireworks to knock out a measly little structure from a simple layout.   How does one make a CSS layout behave...

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there, now you have gotten simple enough to where i can understand you.   i have all my files fore fireworks in one folder named fireworks. when i export i save the file to either fireworks or desktop, ive tried both and came up with the same results. i will try your method and see what i come up with. thank

In the Color settings window, try turning off the color profile settings. I think this used to solve the issue.

Let me clarify: I'd like to be able to set up common library elements in a way similar to InDesign's linked files, where if a designer opens up a document it gets automatically updated with any changes made to the common library. Is this possible with Fireworks, or are the common library elements generally just one-way?

Many thanks pixlor and Joyce for yourenlightenment. I now understand a lot about animated gifs. I have enabled dither, on one of my .gif files which has a gradient background and it almost look like a jpg file. I now know the points to consider when creating animated gifs.   Thank you all once again.