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| message from Robert Mooers on 18 Jul 2004 |
I'm new to Dreamweaver and Fireworks so forgive me if this question a little
simple for you.
I want to do a menu bar like the one on www.macromedia.com . The problem is
that I do not know where to start. I have done rollovers and the like but I
just can't find an example of how to do a menu like Macromedia's.
If some on could give me the bullet points of how to start I would be
appreciative. A good starting point would be what kind of menu is that
called.
Thanks
Rob
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| sercotec replied to Robert Mooers on 18 Jul 2004 |
Hi Robert,
If you are using macromedia dw 2004 it has their webpage template in
File>New and in the popup, in the general tab choose page Design (CSS) and
you will see couple of page designs. There you are you have to inspect a
little to get the idea of buttons and other stuff.
Otherwise you have to spent some more hundred hours to understand fw, png,
flash relationships.
Good luck...
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| Linda Rathgeber-TMM replied to Robert Mooers on 18 Jul 2004 |
In Dreamweaver, choose File > New. In the New Document dialog box, click
on the General tab, and then in the Category column, choose Page Designs
(css). Choose the Halo Left nav or Halo Right nav template. That should
get you started.
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| John Gaver replied to Robert Mooers on 18 Jul 2004 |
Easiest way is to use Project VII menus.
Simple VII (my favorite):
http://www.projectseven.com/tutorials/navigation/auto_hide/index.htm
P7 Positioned Popups:
http://www.projectseven.com/tutorials/navigation/snapmenus/index.htm
Both are free and easy to understand. They only do single layer submenus,
but they can be easily adapted to do multi-level submenus (I posted a hint
on how to do that within the last day or so). They are horizontal, which it
seems that you want, but they can be made to be vertical. The best part is
that they are done using layers, which means that search engines can follow
the links. If you want additional features, P7 also offers some commercial
extensions, for sale.
Whatever you do, stay far, Far, FAR away from the Macromedia JavaScript
image swapping menus. They are very wordy, can sometimes be tricky and are
hard to maintain, once created. Furthermore, if you don't set them up just
right, the search engines won't be able to follow the links.
John Gaver
Action America
(forget everything to contact me direct)
Microsoft: (n) Job security for IT consultants.
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