Pop up menu

[Dooza]

Hi there,
I want to make a horizontal menu be visible all the time and in a certain
position. I have created a hotspot and then made the menu. I changed the
behaviour to onLoad but this makes the menu appear at top left of the screen
above the graphics and then vanishes after the preset time. Is there an easy
way to do this? Or should I edit the code myself and try and work it out?

Cheers,

Steve


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[Peter McPhee]

Hi Steve, I had the same problem the other day. What you'll have to do is go
into the code, once you've imported the Fireworks HTML file into
Dreamweaver, and edit a few things amnually. If you have used the Insert
Slice -> Insert Popup Menu (as opposed to Insert HotSpot -> Insert Popup
Menu) look for lines of code similar to the ones below;

onMouseOver="window.FW_showMenu(window.fw_menu_0,1 0,85);
onMouseOver="window.FW_showMenu(window.fw_menu_1,1 10,85);
onMouseOver="window.FW_showMenu(window.fw_menu_2,2 10,85);

This example is for three popup menus, hence the three relevant lines of
code. The last two numbers in each line are the ones you want to change, ie,
10,85 and 110,85 and 210,85. The last number (85) is the distance where the
popup menu starts from the top of the document, and the second last number
(10,110 and 210) is the distance from the left.

Also, if you want to change the time that the popup menu remains visible,
there are three lines of code you will need to change. (I'm only going from
a book I have in front of me for this one, but here goes).

Look for this line of code;

fwHideMenuTimer = setTimeout("fwDoHide()", 1000);

and change the 1000

Also, look for

if (elapsed < 100 {

and change 100

And finally look for

fwHideMenuTimer = setTimeout("fwDoHide()", 1100-elapsed);

and change 1100.

By the way, the book is for Fireworks 4 - Fireworks 4 f/x & Design by Joyce
J. Evans. Hope this helps though.

Peter.


"Dooza" <steve@whatareyoudooza.tv> wrote in message
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> Hi there,
> I want to make a horizontal menu be visible all the time and in a certain
> position. I have created a hotspot and then made the menu. I changed the
> behaviour to onLoad but this makes the menu appear at top left of the

screen

> above the graphics and then vanishes after the preset time. Is there an

easy

> way to do this? Or should I edit the code myself and try and work it out?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Steve
>
>
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[Dooza]

<big snip>

Hi Peter,
thats what i thought i would have to do, thanks for the tips. what i really
want is the menu to be visible all the time. time to tinker.

Cheers!

Steve


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[Jack O'Nory webforumsuser@macromedia.com]

To Steve:

If you comment out the line 'hideActiveMenus();' in the section below the menu will stay visible until you choose another pop-menu in the same navigation bar or another navigation bar on the same page.

function mouseupMenu(e) {
hideMenu(true, e);
// hideActiveMenus();
return true;
}

If you INSERT THE FIREWORKS HTML file in a layer you can position the layer anywhere on the page and position the hotspot (pop-up menu trigger) anywhere in the layer.

If you want to change the position of the pop-up menu with respect to its hotspot you can either do it in Fireworks on the Edit Pop-Menu/Position tab or edit the HTML code where it says CHANGE below.

MM_showMenu(window.mm_menu_name,CHANGE,CHANGE,null ,'image_name');

If you want to follow an enquiry on a simliar issue goto
<http://webforums.macromedia.com/fireworks/messageview.cfm?catid=291&threadid=649461&highligh t_key=y>

Hope this helps,

Jack

[Dooza]

"Jack O'Nory" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
news:beh5po$cqa$1@forums.macromedia.com...

> To Steve:
>
> If you comment out the line 'hideActiveMenus();' in the section below the

menu will stay visible until you choose another pop-menu in the same
navigation bar or another navigation bar on the same page.

>
> function mouseupMenu(e) {
> hideMenu(true, e);
> // hideActiveMenus();
> return true;
> }
>
> If you INSERT THE FIREWORKS HTML file in a layer you can position the

layer anywhere on the page and position the hotspot (pop-up menu trigger)
anywhere in the layer.

>
> If you want to change the position of the pop-up menu with respect to its

hotspot you can either do it in Fireworks on the Edit Pop-Menu/Position tab
or edit the HTML code where it says CHANGE below.

>
> MM_showMenu(window.mm_menu_name,CHANGE,CHANGE,null ,'image_name');
>
> If you want to follow an enquiry on a simliar issue goto
>

<[url]http://webforums.macromedia.com/fireworks/messageview.cfm?catid=291&threadi[/url]
d=649461&highlight_key=y>

>
> Hope this helps,

Hi Jack,
More to go on, nice one, thanks for the ideas.

Steve


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[u2k|manco webforumsuser@macromedia.com]

i have made several sets of buttoms with pop up menu's , each of these pop up's i want to link to another page on my web . Im using frontpage ( sigh .... ) can anyone tell me how to link them ?
thanks

[Anthony MMTS]

Hi,

Use document relative link for the pop-up. All you need is to set it ahead
in Fireworks so after export. all the links to the documents in your page
are there in the pop up menus. Read over the links below that talk about
links and what's the best type to use.

<http://www.macromedia.com/support/dreamweaver/ts/documents/path_types.htm>

<[url]http://www.macromedia.com/support/dreamweaver/ts/documents/document_vs_site[/url]
..htm>

hope this helps.

Anthony Dugenia
Technical Support Specialist
Macromedia Technical Support



"u2k|manco" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
news:bgntj7$sj4$1@forums.macromedia.com...

> i have made several sets of buttoms with pop up menu's , each of these

pop up's i want to link to another page on my web . Im using frontpage
sigh .... ) can anyone tell me how to link them ?

> thanks
>
>

[Thors1982 webforumsuser@macromedia.com]

I am trying to make a pop up menu and everything works except the menu seems to pop up in a random location after I export it, its not appearing as it does in fireworks.

[url]http://www.sidewindertactical.com/mfrl/pop.htm[/url]

thx for your help

[Sam Poikail]

Are you using Fireworks 4? If so, this is a know problem. Check the
Technote:
[url]http://www.macromedia.com/support/fireworks/ts/documents/pop-up_location.htm[/url]

If not, you posibly post the PNG file somewhere?

Cheers,
Sam

"Thors1982" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
news:bhm791$iou$1@forums.macromedia.com...

> I am trying to make a pop up menu and everything works except the menu

seems to pop up in a random location after I export it, its not appearing
as it does in fireworks.

>
> [url]http://www.sidewindertactical.com/mfrl/pop.htm[/url]
>
> thx for your help
>
>

[magraou]

when I pass on the pop up menu with the mouse (onMouseOver instruction) I get a
error message 'menuLayer' a la valeur Null... at line 555. But the concerned
file does not have 555 lines... and on the web the menu works nicely
([url]www.vvy.info[/url])

[pumfa]

I would like to create a pop up menu for my site and can't find an extention
for Dreamweaver. I run a MAC g5 and only see extentions on the Dreamweaver
exchange site for WIN.

An example of the style I am after is at this web address:
[url]http://www.pluginlab.com[/url]

If anyone can recommend one, and where to find it. If not, how much would it
cost for someone who knows how to build a simple dropdown menu?

Thanks.
michele

[Joe Makowiec]

On 05 May 2005 in macromedia.exchange.extensions.dreamweaver, pumfa
wrote:

> I would like to create a pop up menu for my site and can't find an
> extention for Dreamweaver. I run a MAC g5 and only see extentions
> on the Dreamweaver exchange site for WIN.
>
> An example of the style I am after is at this web address:
> [url]http://www.pluginlab.com[/url]
>
> If anyone can recommend one, and where to find it. If not, how much
> would it cost for someone who knows how to build a simple dropdown
> menu?

Look around [url]http://projectseven.com/[/url]

First, have a look at the tutorials. If that suits you, you're set; if
not, they have some commercial extensions, including the recently
released Pop Menu Magic which will work nicely for what you want.

--
Joe Makowiec
[url]http://makowiec.net/[/url]
Email: [url]http://makowiec.net/email.php[/url]

[pumfa]

Thanks for responding to my post on Dreamweaver pop up menus.

Can you provide an estimate on how much it would be to make a custom dropdown
menu for my navigation? I would like it to go with my current layout.
[url]http://www.rightontime-online.com[/url]

I have 8 links in which 3 will need a dropdown menu of approximately 3 to 4
additional link buttons.

Thanks.

[Joe Makowiec]

On 06 May 2005 in macromedia.exchange.extensions.dreamweaver, pumfa
wrote:

> Thanks for responding to my post on Dreamweaver pop up menus.
>
> Can you provide an estimate on how much it would be to make a custom
> dropdown menu for my navigation? I would like it to go with my
> current layout. [url]http://www.rightontime-online.com[/url]
>
> I have 8 links in which 3 will need a dropdown menu of
> approximately 3 to 4 additional link buttons.

Pop Menu Magic will do exactly what you want; it's US$90.

[url]http://projectseven.com/products/menusystems/pmm/[/url]

--
Joe Makowiec
[url]http://makowiec.net/[/url]
Email: [url]http://makowiec.net/email.php[/url]

[pumfa]

Thank you.

A friend of mine has that PMM extention, but he said it does not work for him.
It's not user friendly... said that Dreamweaver's "show pop up menu" works
better. I guess the pmm doesn't work with his navigation, it's limited.

oh, well. I will keep searching.

[Joe Makowiec]

On 06 May 2005 in macromedia.exchange.extensions.dreamweaver, pumfa
wrote:

> A friend of mine has that PMM extention, but he said it does not
> work for him. It's not user friendly... said that Dreamweaver's
> "show pop up menu" works better.

That's not my experience at all. Also, if your friend is talking about
the DW menus I think he is, they're strictly javascript based, and not at
all search-engine friendly.

--
Joe Makowiec
[url]http://makowiec.net/[/url]
Email: [url]http://makowiec.net/email.php[/url]

[LAJ]

I'm trying to use PPM in a website and am having a really hard time getting the
dropdowns to work. If you imbed the PPM code into the code, no problem.
However, I'm using templates which in turn call an include file containing the
menu. I have all the links defined according to the site root, so it seems
like this shouldn't be an issue. Does anyone have any idea what might be wrong?

[Al Sparber- PVII]

"pumfa" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
news:d5fku2$r61$1@forums.macromedia.com...

> Thank you.
>
> A friend of mine has that PMM extention, but he said it does not work
> for him.
> It's not user friendly... said that Dreamweaver's "show pop up menu"
> works
> better. I guess the pmm doesn't work with his navigation, it's
> limited.

While PMM is good for most beginners, some folks might get intimidated
with CSS (which is used after the menu is created and only to customize
colors, etc.). On the one hand, it gives 99% of users absolute and
complete control of how their menu looks.

It is, however, the only accessible (508 and WAI conformant), list-based
menu system available for Dreamweaver. And we do have free, unlimited
technical support on our own forums, though e-mail, and via telephone.
Perhaps your friend has not availed him or herself of our support ;-)

--
Al Sparber
PVII
[url]http://www.projectseven.com[/url]

"Designing with CSS is sometimes like barreling down a crumbling
mountain road at 90 miles per hour secure in the knowledge that repairs
are scheduled for next Tuesday".

[Al Sparber- PVII]

PVII has unlimited support for all its customers - but NOT on this
forum. Support instructions are on our site, as well as in the
readme_first file that came with your product.

Simply e-mail us, give us your valid order number, and we will get your
issues resolved. Guranteed.

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"LAJ" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
news:d5fsrr$a2n$1@forums.macromedia.com...

> I'm trying to use PPM in a website and am having a really hard time
> getting the
> dropdowns to work. If you imbed the PPM code into the code, no
> problem.
> However, I'm using templates which in turn call an include file
> containing the
> menu. I have all the links defined according to the site root, so it
> seems
> like this shouldn't be an issue. Does anyone have any idea what might
> be wrong?
>

[pumfa]

projectseven,

Thanks for your reply.

I don't know CSS at ALL, just enough to get by. Therefore, if it takes a lot
of knowlege of CSS, I don't want to purchase the PMM. I was hoping for a very
easy user freindly extention such as the built in Behaviour from Dreamweaver
which builds the menu, hover layout etc without any CSS. However, it is ugly.
Well, I will consider purchasing it, but can you confirm the extent I have to
know CSS to get it to work?

Sincerely,

Michele