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Expression Web dwt and the body tag

Hi Experts

I use Microsoft Expression Web and always use Dynamic Web Templates. I have a problem I can't figure out. I need an ID on the body tag of each page for the menu CSS to reference. Something like this.... <body id="contact">

So I need to edit each page to change the ID. So I thought I'd make that body tag as an editable region in the DWT. Something like this...


<body id="contact">


My problem is it appears Expression will not allow a Editable region around the body. It does update pages but overwrites content on the pages with content from the template. Esentially it's ignoring the editable region.

See my problem?

Have a look at this screen shot. Only 1 editable region when there should be 2.

Any thought?

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Jason C. Levine

Hi willnjen,

You can't surround the body tag as an editable region.

>> So I need to edit each page to change the ID.

You should be making the required change in the DWT and it will then update the child pages. If the id has to be different on each page, then you need to make just the id attribute editable.

<!-- TemplateParam name="id" type="text" value="somthing" -->
</head>
 
<body id="@@(id)@@">

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willnjen

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Hi Jason

I see what you are saying about getting the Body ID to reference a value in the head. I just can't get the syntax correct to make it work. Have a look at my code below. The value "home" does seem to be assigning to the body id.

Is it laid out correctly?

Cheers

Will

<!-- #BeginEditable "bodyid" -->
TemplateParam name="id" type="text" value="home"
<!-- #EndEditable -->
</head>
 
<body id="@@(id)@@">

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Jason C. Levine

Your sample code was incorrect, but apparently it doesn't matter now.