symbols and templates

dkmanley · dkmanley

I created buttons symbols using up, over, down and over while down, in
Fireworks to use as a menu. I also am using a template in Dreamweaver that
utilizes the Fireworks menu. When creating the various pages on my site by
applying the template, the states, down and over while down obviously don't
appear because as you click on the buttons they envoke a "new" page with a
refreshed menu. Hence only showing the up and over state.
Is there a way to use buttons with all the staut also use them as a template?
What is the best way to accomplish this?
Help! Thanks.
Dave

Murray *TMM* · Murray *TMM*

When you say "Fireworks menu" do you mean "Fireworks pop-up menu"?

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"dkmanley" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
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>I created buttons symbols using up, over, down and over while down, in
> Fireworks to use as a menu. I also am using a template in Dreamweaver that
> utilizes the Fireworks menu. When creating the various pages on my site by
> applying the template, the states, down and over while down obviously
> don't
> appear because as you click on the buttons they envoke a "new" page with a
> refreshed menu. Hence only showing the up and over state.
> Is there a way to use buttons with all the staut also use them as a
> template?
> What is the best way to accomplish this?
> Help! Thanks.
> Dave
>

dkmanley · dkmanley

I did not use the dedicated create (popup) menu function. I created button
symbols with links and combined them with a graphic in Fireworks that i then
pulled into Dreamweaver. I then referenced this file and created a .dwt that I
then use for all the pages on the site.
[url]www.bsa7153.com[/url]
thanks,
DM

Murray *TMM* · Murray *TMM*

Ahh - yes. Silly me. I see that you really specified that in your original
post.

The nav bar function that you have used is right long in the tooth. If it
were me, I'd rip it out and just use simple image swaps in DW. Then, to
make the selected button stay down you could use this method in your
template page -

Put this in script tags in the editable region called "head" in the template
document, and in each child page -

function P7_downImage() {
var g7="<imagename>"
var g7url="<pathname>"
if ((g7=MM_findObj(g7))!=null) {g7.src=g7url;}
}

and put this in the Template's <body> tag

onLoad="P7_downImage()", e.g.,

<body .... onLoad="P7_downImage()">

Then on each child page you would need to make two edits:

Set g7 to the *name* of the button (not the file name but the HTML name -
e.g., "productsbutt"), and g7url to the pathname to the button (e.g.,
"images/nav/button3.gif"), and bada bing, bada boom!

There is an excellent tutorial here -

[url]http://www.projectseven.com/support/answers.asp?id=126[/url]

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"dkmanley" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
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>I did not use the dedicated create (popup) menu function. I created button
> symbols with links and combined them with a graphic in Fireworks that i
> then
> pulled into Dreamweaver. I then referenced this file and created a .dwt
> that I
> then use for all the pages on the site.
> [url]www.bsa7153.com[/url]
> thanks,
> DM
>
>

dkmanley · dkmanley

Go to

[url]http://www.bsa7153.com/troop/troop_Main.html[/url]

for the example

dkmanley · dkmanley

Wow, great answer. The problem is i am not nearly as fluent in HTML
coding/scripting as I am in graphics creation/using the tools in
Fireworks/Dreamweaver. I'll check out the tuts and give you suggestion a try
though. Thanks!

Murray *TMM* · Murray *TMM*

By the way, when you put that function in the head region, make sure you
wrap it in script tags, e.g.,

<script type="text/javascript">

</script>

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"dkmanley" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
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> Wow, great answer. The problem is i am not nearly as fluent in HTML
> coding/scripting as I am in graphics creation/using the tools in
> Fireworks/Dreamweaver. I'll check out the tuts and give you suggestion a
> try
> though. Thanks!
>

dkmanley · dkmanley

What about creating a more elaborate menu and using server side includes, site wide?

Murray *TMM* · Murray *TMM*

That's an even better way, of course. And making your menu rollovers into
CSS rollovers is the best of all.

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"dkmanley" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
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> What about creating a more elaborate menu and using server side includes,
> site wide?

dkmanley · dkmanley

I have created some pages using the MM CSS template. I love the menu above. Isn't this a CSS rollover? Is there a tutorial or good tutorial or reference site for CSS rollovers?

Murray *TMM* · Murray *TMM*

Google CSS rollovers. You'll find more than you can read. Or go here -

[url]http://www.tjkdesign.com/articles/dropdown/default.asp[/url]

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"dkmanley" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
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>I have created some pages using the MM CSS template. I love the menu above.
>Isn't this a CSS rollover? Is there a tutorial or good tutorial or
>reference site for CSS rollovers?

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