Highlight text

[flatlander]

One of my clients asked the following question. "We were wondering if there
was a way within Dreamweaver 8 to create a link that takes you to a desired
page and highlights a specific part of the text on that page. A bit like a
named anchor but actually highlights the specific text on the page."

There are several links to anchors on the page and I have no idea if this is
possible.

[Murray *ACE*]

You would have to use some server scripting to accomplish this - there's no
way using ordinary HTML.

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"flatlander" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
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> One of my clients asked the following question. "We were wondering if
> there
> was a way within Dreamweaver 8 to create a link that takes you to a
> desired
> page and highlights a specific part of the text on that page. A bit like a
> named anchor but actually highlights the specific text on the page."
>
> There are several links to anchors on the page and I have no idea if this
> is
> possible.
>

[flatlander]

That's what I was afraid of.
Thank you

[Murray *ACE*]

You're welcome.

Having said that, I will now backpedal and tell you that it would be
possible using client-side javascript, too, but you'd have to be able to a)
script it yourself, and b) define a limited number of words (in other words,
*not* every word on the page) where this would happen.

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"flatlander" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
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> That's what I was afraid of.
> Thank you
>

[oneirocrite]

hey ppl
quick question.
how can i highlight text (either as a link or as normal text) just like the
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cheers.

[Michael Hager]

Add background color and change the text color in your font or link style.

[John Gillett]

Something like this...

a:hover {
color: #ff0000;
text-decoration: none;
font-size:14px;
background-color: #ffcc66;
}

[oneirocrite]

not sure i understand...

here's an example :
[url]http://www.experimentaljetset.nl/[/url]

the menu on the left is what i'm referring to ...
thanks.

[John Gillett]

What I gave you is css that will change the text and background colors as you hover over a link. Either include it in your css file or inline in the page. Change the colors as needed, of course.

[ChimpanzeeUK]

[q]Originally posted by: oneirocrite
here's an example :
[url]http://www.experimentaljetset.nl/[/url]
[/q]

Sorry, i just had to say... what an awful example of website design! For
starters, you DON'T tell the user how big to make their browser before they
view your website. Especially when it is completely unnessessary, as it is
here. The DESIGNER designs the website so that it caters for as many users as
possible, regardless of what the set-up of their pc might be.

And secondly, users don't like scrolling at the best of times, let alone
sideways ('m talking about the 'Lost Formats' page)!! This is, again,
unnessessary and it's just quirky for the sake of being quirky. It could have
just as easy been laid-out vertically. Grr!

Sorry.

PS, and does there really need to be a "society" for everything?!

Ok, i'm done. :embarrassment;