Hey layers gurus-need an eye here

[Bill Ray]

This is my first "real" attempt at using layers.

[url]www.billraydrums.com/7_19_03/new.htm[/url]

Please take a look-see and give me some hints as to how to utilize other
extensions to handle the layers.

Couple of questions:

Nested Layers- yay or nay? What's the strength/weakness factor?

Also, Would I benefit at all from using "prevent overlaps", vis-a-vis the
many "onMouseover" behaviors due to all the Layer animagic attached?

Look forward to your answers!! :)

BR

[Michael]

I would start using flash. You have a whole lot more features.
"Bill Ray" <bill@billraydrums.com_BLAH> wrote in message
news:bfb2q2$51n$1@forums.macromedia.com...

> This is my first "real" attempt at using layers.
>
> [url]www.billraydrums.com/7_19_03/new.htm[/url]
>
> Please take a look-see and give me some hints as to how to utilize other
> extensions to handle the layers.
>
> Couple of questions:
>
> Nested Layers- yay or nay? What's the strength/weakness factor?
>
> Also, Would I benefit at all from using "prevent overlaps", vis-a-vis the
> many "onMouseover" behaviors due to all the Layer animagic attached?
>
> Look forward to your answers!! :)
>
> BR
>
>
>
>

[djinn]

Hi,

Not a layer guru - but here's my stab at your questions....

I think you're having similar problems to the post you made a couple of days
ago "Swapping Layers".

Like that page originally - if you go out of sequence with your nav ie
directly from music to about something funky is going on to your graphics
button.

Also you should be applying the animagic to the images - not the layers.

A closer layer might be a good idea with a shim inside, attached to the shim
have the necessary animagic going on to reverse all layers to their original
positions and hide the closer layer itself.

If your going to nest layers - then you should download Yaro's Layer2Style
extension - [url]http://yaromat.com/dw/?t=Command&r=layers[/url] - PC only extension.

HTH

Cheers
Sinclair
"Bill Ray" <bill@billraydrums.com_BLAH> wrote in message
news:bfb2q2$51n$1@forums.macromedia.com...

> This is my first "real" attempt at using layers.
>
> [url]www.billraydrums.com/7_19_03/new.htm[/url]
>
> Please take a look-see and give me some hints as to how to utilize other
> extensions to handle the layers.
>
> Couple of questions:
>
> Nested Layers- yay or nay? What's the strength/weakness factor?
>
> Also, Would I benefit at all from using "prevent overlaps", vis-a-vis the
> many "onMouseover" behaviors due to all the Layer animagic attached?
>
> Look forward to your answers!! :)
>
> BR
>
>
>
>

[Bill Ray]

Yeah your help earlier got me through. :)

Anyhow this is my first attempt at creating the nav elements that I did and
I just wanted to see if there was an easier way. :)

BR



"djinn" <sinclair@scobiesYerKitAff.fsnet.co.uk> wrote in message
news:bfbqkf$3h0$1@forums.macromedia.com...

> Hi,
>
> Not a layer guru - but here's my stab at your questions....
>
> I think you're having similar problems to the post you made a couple of

days

> ago "Swapping Layers".
>
> Like that page originally - if you go out of sequence with your nav ie
> directly from music to about something funky is going on to your graphics
> button.
>
> Also you should be applying the animagic to the images - not the layers.
>
> A closer layer might be a good idea with a shim inside, attached to the

shim

> have the necessary animagic going on to reverse all layers to their

original

> positions and hide the closer layer itself.
>
> If your going to nest layers - then you should download Yaro's Layer2Style
> extension - [url]http://yaromat.com/dw/?t=Command&r=layers[/url] - PC only extension.
>
> HTH
>
> Cheers
> Sinclair
> "Bill Ray" <bill@billraydrums.com_BLAH> wrote in message
> news:bfb2q2$51n$1@forums.macromedia.com...

> > This is my first "real" attempt at using layers.
> >
> > [url]www.billraydrums.com/7_19_03/new.htm[/url]
> >
> > Please take a look-see and give me some hints as to how to utilize other
> > extensions to handle the layers.
> >
> > Couple of questions:
> >
> > Nested Layers- yay or nay? What's the strength/weakness factor?
> >
> > Also, Would I benefit at all from using "prevent overlaps", vis-a-vis

the

> > many "onMouseover" behaviors due to all the Layer animagic attached?
> >
> > Look forward to your answers!! :)
> >
> > BR
> >
> >
> >
> >

>
>

[djinn]

Hi Bill,

What you're building is almost like what PVII do with their commercial
extensions MM1 and MM2. - or Menu Magic1 - Menu Magic 2........

[url]http://www.projectseven.com/shop/index.htm[/url]

I'd consider the benefits of taking the commercial products against time
spent building from scratch - I'll bet it'd pay off on one site sale!!

I did something similar to what your doing on this site........

[url]http://www.projectseven.com/shop/index.htm[/url]

take the page if you want - it may help you with your ideas - certainly a
closer layer (in my opinion) is a must!!

Cheers
Sinclair

"Bill Ray" <bill@billraydrums.com_BLAH> wrote in message
news:bfc7fi$j2k$1@forums.macromedia.com...

> Yeah your help earlier got me through. :)
>
> Anyhow this is my first attempt at creating the nav elements that I did

and

> I just wanted to see if there was an easier way. :)
>
> BR
>
>
>
> "djinn" <sinclair@scobiesYerKitAff.fsnet.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:bfbqkf$3h0$1@forums.macromedia.com...

> > Hi,
> >
> > Not a layer guru - but here's my stab at your questions....
> >
> > I think you're having similar problems to the post you made a couple of

> days

> > ago "Swapping Layers".
> >
> > Like that page originally - if you go out of sequence with your nav ie
> > directly from music to about something funky is going on to your

graphics

> > button.
> >
> > Also you should be applying the animagic to the images - not the layers.
> >
> > A closer layer might be a good idea with a shim inside, attached to the

> shim

> > have the necessary animagic going on to reverse all layers to their

> original

> > positions and hide the closer layer itself.
> >
> > If your going to nest layers - then you should download Yaro's

Layer2Style

> > extension - [url]http://yaromat.com/dw/?t=Command&r=layers[/url] - PC only

extension.

> >
> > HTH
> >
> > Cheers
> > Sinclair
> > "Bill Ray" <bill@billraydrums.com_BLAH> wrote in message
> > news:bfb2q2$51n$1@forums.macromedia.com...

> > > This is my first "real" attempt at using layers.
> > >
> > > [url]www.billraydrums.com/7_19_03/new.htm[/url]
> > >
> > > Please take a look-see and give me some hints as to how to utilize

other

> > > extensions to handle the layers.
> > >
> > > Couple of questions:
> > >
> > > Nested Layers- yay or nay? What's the strength/weakness factor?
> > >
> > > Also, Would I benefit at all from using "prevent overlaps", vis-a-vis

> the

> > > many "onMouseover" behaviors due to all the Layer animagic attached?
> > >
> > > Look forward to your answers!! :)
> > >
> > > BR
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >

> >
> >

>
>

[djinn]

ooops the 'something similar site' is......

[url]http://www.housingplus.net/[/url]

Cheers
Sinclair