I am using frontpage 2000 to create a web site I have created a number of hover buttons on the left hand side of the page. <br />
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I now want to display a menu containing a list of sub headings which correspond to various reports/sections. I want this list to appear whenever the user places the pointer over the button.<br />
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Is there any way of doing this without having to create a lot of HTML code.<br />
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I have looked at various codes but none allow me to link them to the existing hover buttons.<br />
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I would appreciate any help.<br />
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Thanks<!--content-->You need to use javascript to create this kind of thing. I don't know Frontpage 2000 at all so I don't know if there is a way to get it to create this kind of thing for you. You could try using a cut & paste menu script such as this one at a1javascripts.com:<br />
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Oops wrong URL, let me go and find the right one....<!--content-->For existing buttons, I cannot help much, but for a good menu script try dynamicdrive.com and their coolmenu3. It's easy to learn, very customizable, and a forum to ask question specifc to their scripts on. It's also free and the only thing required is to leave their info on the script side, nothing a user would see unless they were copying it.<br />
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If you have any questions about it, drop me an e-mail.<br />
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I also use FP-2000 and FP-XP.<!--content-->See if you like any of these scripts:<br />
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<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.dhtmlcentral.com/script/search.asp?category=menu">http://www.dhtmlcentral.com/script/sear ... egory=menu</a><!-- m --><!--content-->You might like the ones I have on my site. <br />
Check it out. You can have the menus come up with the onMouseOver code. But I like the clicking method. That way they can scroll without the mouse opening all the menu's.<br />
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Tricia<br />
<!-- e --><a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a><!-- e --><!--content--><opinionated comment>I think the onClick heirarchical menus are annoying in the sense that you click on it and then you're presented with another range of options to choose from. It's annoying, you thought you were about to be wooshed off to another page, but instead you now have to make another decision. To me they're also counter-intuitive for users.<br />
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I much much prefer the mouseover variety. They're a great way to show people the logic behind your navigation when you have 2, 3 or even 4 levels of menus.<br />
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The really bad ones are the slide-out ones, either mouseover or click. I'd bet that most visitors to a site never even see that sitting there and wonder where the hell all the navigation went. If you have room for them to slide out then you have room for the whole thing in the first place.</opinionated comment><br />
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Neil<!--content-->
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I now want to display a menu containing a list of sub headings which correspond to various reports/sections. I want this list to appear whenever the user places the pointer over the button.<br />
<br />
Is there any way of doing this without having to create a lot of HTML code.<br />
<br />
I have looked at various codes but none allow me to link them to the existing hover buttons.<br />
<br />
I would appreciate any help.<br />
<br />
Thanks<!--content-->You need to use javascript to create this kind of thing. I don't know Frontpage 2000 at all so I don't know if there is a way to get it to create this kind of thing for you. You could try using a cut & paste menu script such as this one at a1javascripts.com:<br />
<br />
Oops wrong URL, let me go and find the right one....<!--content-->For existing buttons, I cannot help much, but for a good menu script try dynamicdrive.com and their coolmenu3. It's easy to learn, very customizable, and a forum to ask question specifc to their scripts on. It's also free and the only thing required is to leave their info on the script side, nothing a user would see unless they were copying it.<br />
<br />
If you have any questions about it, drop me an e-mail.<br />
<br />
I also use FP-2000 and FP-XP.<!--content-->See if you like any of these scripts:<br />
<br />
<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.dhtmlcentral.com/script/search.asp?category=menu">http://www.dhtmlcentral.com/script/sear ... egory=menu</a><!-- m --><!--content-->You might like the ones I have on my site. <br />
Check it out. You can have the menus come up with the onMouseOver code. But I like the clicking method. That way they can scroll without the mouse opening all the menu's.<br />
<br />
<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.microwebber.com/">http://www.microwebber.com/</a><!-- m --><br />
<br />
Tricia<br />
<!-- e --><a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a><!-- e --><!--content--><opinionated comment>I think the onClick heirarchical menus are annoying in the sense that you click on it and then you're presented with another range of options to choose from. It's annoying, you thought you were about to be wooshed off to another page, but instead you now have to make another decision. To me they're also counter-intuitive for users.<br />
<br />
I much much prefer the mouseover variety. They're a great way to show people the logic behind your navigation when you have 2, 3 or even 4 levels of menus.<br />
<br />
The really bad ones are the slide-out ones, either mouseover or click. I'd bet that most visitors to a site never even see that sitting there and wonder where the hell all the navigation went. If you have room for them to slide out then you have room for the whole thing in the first place.</opinionated comment><br />
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Neil<!--content-->