Slices or Hotspots?

[Peter McPhee]

I was just wondering, if I select a rectangle in a document, there are two
ways that I can add a popup menu;

1) Insert slice -> Insert popup menu
2) Insert hotspot -> Insert popup menu

Would anybody be able to point out the advantages disadvantages (if any) of
both methods? I did notice, however, when using the slices method that
Fireworks adds extra files for the images that the hotspot method doesn't.
Anything else? Thanks all....

[Richie Bee]

Generally, if you want rollovers, use slices, if you don't use hotspots.

That's very simplistic - there are times when you don't wnat rollovers, but
still use slices - like when trying to make your site accessible to those
who use browsers without graphic capabilities or who browse with images
turned off. Here, alt attributes can be applied to each slice giving some
indication of navigation options.

Similarly, there are times when hotspots are just easier to use - like with
non-rectangular navigation elements.

Rich



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[url]www.richiebee.ca[/url]
Team Macromedia Volunteer for Fireworks
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Contributor and Moderator for Escogitando
[url]www.escogitando.it[/url]
"Peter McPhee" <ptmcphee@optusnet.com.au> wrote in message
news:begtfg$quf$1@forums.macromedia.com...

> I was just wondering, if I select a rectangle in a document, there are two
> ways that I can add a popup menu;
>
> 1) Insert slice -> Insert popup menu
> 2) Insert hotspot -> Insert popup menu
>
> Would anybody be able to point out the advantages disadvantages (if any)

of

> both methods? I did notice, however, when using the slices method that
> Fireworks adds extra files for the images that the hotspot method doesn't.
> Anything else? Thanks all....
>
>
>

[Peter McPhee]

Ah, thanks Rich, much appreciated.

By the way, I really love your work on your home page! I hope those styles
work on Fireworks 4...they're excellent.

Peter.

"Richie Bee" <rich@richiebee.ca> wrote in message
news:beguba$s9i$1@forums.macromedia.com...

> Generally, if you want rollovers, use slices, if you don't use hotspots.
>
> That's very simplistic - there are times when you don't wnat rollovers,

but

> still use slices - like when trying to make your site accessible to those
> who use browsers without graphic capabilities or who browse with images
> turned off. Here, alt attributes can be applied to each slice giving some
> indication of navigation options.
>
> Similarly, there are times when hotspots are just easier to use - like

with

> non-rectangular navigation elements.
>
> Rich
>
>
>
> --
> Richard Blenkinsopp
> [url]www.richiebee.ca[/url]
> Team Macromedia Volunteer for Fireworks
> [url]www.macromedia.com/go/team[/url]
> Contributor and Moderator for Escogitando
> [url]www.escogitando.it[/url]
> "Peter McPhee" <ptmcphee@optusnet.com.au> wrote in message
> news:begtfg$quf$1@forums.macromedia.com...

> > I was just wondering, if I select a rectangle in a document, there are

two

> > ways that I can add a popup menu;
> >
> > 1) Insert slice -> Insert popup menu
> > 2) Insert hotspot -> Insert popup menu
> >
> > Would anybody be able to point out the advantages disadvantages (if any)

> of

> > both methods? I did notice, however, when using the slices method that
> > Fireworks adds extra files for the images that the hotspot method

doesn't.

> > Anything else? Thanks all....
> >
> >
> >

>
>

[Peter McPhee]

Hi Rich, I hope you don't mind me emailing you but I had to ask you
something. I totally love the styles that you uploaded to your website by
the way. I can use them on my fonts and shapes...the chrome and gold are
just superb. I was wondering, I would like to use these styles in my popup
menu (if that's ok) but I just can't see them in the popup wizard. I copied
the style files from the Configuration/Styles into Configuration/Nav Menu
but they are still not there. Maybe I need to restart...

Thanks again!

Peter.


"Richie Bee" <rich@richiebee.ca> wrote in message
news:beguba$s9i$1@forums.macromedia.com...

> Generally, if you want rollovers, use slices, if you don't use hotspots.
>
> That's very simplistic - there are times when you don't wnat rollovers,

but

> still use slices - like when trying to make your site accessible to those
> who use browsers without graphic capabilities or who browse with images
> turned off. Here, alt attributes can be applied to each slice giving some
> indication of navigation options.
>
> Similarly, there are times when hotspots are just easier to use - like

with

> non-rectangular navigation elements.
>
> Rich
>
>
>
> --
> Richard Blenkinsopp
> [url]www.richiebee.ca[/url]
> Team Macromedia Volunteer for Fireworks
> [url]www.macromedia.com/go/team[/url]
> Contributor and Moderator for Escogitando
> [url]www.escogitando.it[/url]
> "Peter McPhee" <ptmcphee@optusnet.com.au> wrote in message
> news:begtfg$quf$1@forums.macromedia.com...

> > I was just wondering, if I select a rectangle in a document, there are

two

> > ways that I can add a popup menu;
> >
> > 1) Insert slice -> Insert popup menu
> > 2) Insert hotspot -> Insert popup menu
> >
> > Would anybody be able to point out the advantages disadvantages (if any)

> of

> > both methods? I did notice, however, when using the slices method that
> > Fireworks adds extra files for the images that the hotspot method

doesn't.

> > Anything else? Thanks all....
> >
> >
> >

>
>

[Richie Bee]

You will need to re-start Fireworks to see these appear. Can't think of a
reason why they wouldn't work after you've restarted. As you've probably
discovered. Some are not really suitable for small areas like pop-up cells.
I don't use pop-ups so don't have any installed in that directory, but I did
try it once, and it worked without problems.



Rich

--
Richard Blenkinsopp
[url]www.richiebee.ca[/url]
Team Macromedia Volunteer for Fireworks
[url]www.macromedia.com/go/team[/url]
Contributor and Moderator for Escogitando
[url]www.escogitando.it[/url]
"Peter McPhee" <ptmcphee@optusnet.com.au> wrote in message
news:beh2pi$6qt$1@forums.macromedia.com...

> Hi Rich, I hope you don't mind me emailing you but I had to ask you
> something. I totally love the styles that you uploaded to your website by
> the way. I can use them on my fonts and shapes...the chrome and gold are
> just superb. I was wondering, I would like to use these styles in my popup
> menu (if that's ok) but I just can't see them in the popup wizard. I

copied

> the style files from the Configuration/Styles into Configuration/Nav Menu
> but they are still not there. Maybe I need to restart...
>
> Thanks again!
>
> Peter.
>
>
> "Richie Bee" <rich@richiebee.ca> wrote in message
> news:beguba$s9i$1@forums.macromedia.com...

> > Generally, if you want rollovers, use slices, if you don't use hotspots.
> >
> > That's very simplistic - there are times when you don't wnat rollovers,

> but

> > still use slices - like when trying to make your site accessible to

those

> > who use browsers without graphic capabilities or who browse with images
> > turned off. Here, alt attributes can be applied to each slice giving

some

> > indication of navigation options.
> >
> > Similarly, there are times when hotspots are just easier to use - like

> with

> > non-rectangular navigation elements.
> >
> > Rich
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Richard Blenkinsopp
> > [url]www.richiebee.ca[/url]
> > Team Macromedia Volunteer for Fireworks
> > [url]www.macromedia.com/go/team[/url]
> > Contributor and Moderator for Escogitando
> > [url]www.escogitando.it[/url]
> > "Peter McPhee" <ptmcphee@optusnet.com.au> wrote in message
> > news:begtfg$quf$1@forums.macromedia.com...

> > > I was just wondering, if I select a rectangle in a document, there are

> two

> > > ways that I can add a popup menu;
> > >
> > > 1) Insert slice -> Insert popup menu
> > > 2) Insert hotspot -> Insert popup menu
> > >
> > > Would anybody be able to point out the advantages disadvantages (if

any)

> > of

> > > both methods? I did notice, however, when using the slices method that
> > > Fireworks adds extra files for the images that the hotspot method

> doesn't.

> > > Anything else? Thanks all....
> > >
> > >
> > >

> >
> >

>
>