Library item and CSS

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I need to build a CSS enabled navigation bar and make it a
library item =
in dreamweaver.
My question is I want to put the CSS code right above the
menu bar in a =
block of code that will all be included in the library code.
Can I do =
this with CSS without the <style> tags being placed in
the head of the =
page?
Thanks
Scott Powell
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I need to build
a CSS enabled =
navigation bar and=20
make it a library item in
dreamweaver.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>My question is I
want to put the CSS =
code right=20
above the menu bar in a block of code that will all be
included in the =
library=20
code. Can I do this with CSS without the
<style> tags being placed =
in the=20
head of the page?</FONT></DIV>
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>>>I need to build a CSS enabled navigation bar and
make it a library =
item in dreamweaver.
Why not make it a Server Side Include instead and avoid all
the =
maintenance hassles of Library items?
>>>My question is I want to put the CSS code right
above the menu bar in =
a block of code that will all be included in the library
code. Can I do =
this with CSS without the <style> tags being placed in
the head of the =
page?
Yes, by defining the styles inline but you're better off
setting up your =
CSS as a separate file then linking to it from the head of
the page.
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Regards
John Waller
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial
size=3D2>>>>I need to build a CSS =
enabled=20
navigation bar and make it a library item in
dreamweaver.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial
size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV>Why not make it a Server Side Include instead and
avoid all the =
maintenance=20
hassles of Library items?</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial
size=3D2>>>>My question is I want to =
put the CSS=20
code right above the menu bar in a block of code that will
all be =
included in=20
the library code. Can I do this with CSS without the
<style> tags =
being=20
placed in the head of the
page?</FONT></DIV></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial
size=3D2></FONT><FONT face=3DArial =
size=3D2></FONT><FONT=20
face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT><FONT face=3DArial
size=3D2></FONT><FONT =
face=3DArial=20
size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Yes,
by defining the styles =
inline but=20
you're better off setting up your CSS as a separate
file then =
linking=20
to it from the head of the page.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial
size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial
size=3D2></FONT><FONT face=3DArial =
size=3D2></FONT><FONT=20
face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT><FONT face=3DArial
size=3D2></FONT><FONT =
face=3DArial=20
size=3D2></FONT><BR>--
<BR>Regards</DIV>
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size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV>John Waller</DIV></BODY></HTML>
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> My question is, should i put
> the library item in an editable region on its own, or
what.
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library item would
> be the
> go. However, when i update the file it changes the
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> every file, that means i have to upload all files. My
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what.
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What is the best way to create page persistence indicators on
a
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is stored
as a Library item and stretches across multiple Templates?
I am trying to follow the instructions as in this article:
http://www.communitymx.com/content/article.cfm?cid=F1394
However, this method uses template parameters wherein the
navigational
array is stored in the .DWT template file, and not in a
Library item
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looking for a
solution which will allow the Library to dynamically create
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persistence indicators.
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(not
text-based CSS) so the persistence needs to swap out
individual
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E Michael Brandt wrote:
>
>> Here's how you handle that - call the host and ask
them to server
>> parse ALL extensions on the site. Most will do this
(many are set
>> this way by default).
>
> Yep, I've done that in the past. But it may contribute
in part to what
> CC is referring to as lost time. Just trying to be
Solomonic.
>
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probably
going to make changes to universal elements once every year
(if that) it
really doesn't matter if I choose Library or SSI. Often I
will choose
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and I'm
used to doing things this way. And when I do have updates to
make?
Dreamweaver makes it a snap to update those Library items,
then compare
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a minute.
SSI? Could have used that, too, but to preview the site I
either have to
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before
showing the client. And I can't drag and drop the file from
the desktop
onto my browser, have to go through Dreamweaver. These may
not seem like
big deals (and may seem inefficient to some) but I manage
between 15-20
sites all through Dreamweaver, some requiring extensive
updates, many
requiring only a few tweaks quarterly, and I can tell you
that on the
sites I've built Libraries around, they take me maybe a few
additional
minutes longer to update than with the sites I've built with
SSI. It's
all about which sites make the most sense to build SSI or
Libraries around.
Of course the argument has been made: why not plan better in
advance to
use SSI in the first place when it may save you time in the
future? Good
point. However, again, the sites I choose to use Library
items versus
SSI were usually smaller sites, with no dynamic pages, etc.
And for
whatever reason I chose not to rename all my extensions to
SHTML ...
didn't want to jump through hoops setting up a testing server
environment ... or upload everything to FTP everytime I
changed the
include file just to preview the one pixel move I made on a
photo ...
and the client may see the include file live on his server
before I am
ready to demo the whole site, which is on version 4 at this
point ...
and now I have to change the path of the include on the
Template to a
new one so he doesn't see parts of version 3 ... and I don't
want to go
back to my client and ask for additional hours to call the
client's
dumb-*** hosting company to set up SSI that should already be
setup ...
don't have time to wait three hours for the webhosting
company to get
back to me with a "we're working on it" response ... and
we're already
overbudget due to that fancy CSS menu I already spent way too
much time
on and isn't looking quite right in IE6 still ... and I've
got to get
going on four other website updates before 6 PM ... it's now
5 PM ...
and I'm probably going to be up all night again.
Given all of that, I can't see why there appear to be so many
Library
hating comments on this thread. Reading through, it would
appear that
Library items are utterly useless -- which is just not the
case. I'm
surprised at the comments, actually, because the power in
Dreamweaver
lies in its ability to make the business of building websites
easier for
users with a wide range of skill levels, for almost any kind
of job.
Some of its tools (like Libraries) have overlap with SSI
perhaps to give
the user as many options as possible depending on
circumstance. Whether
one chooses to use Library items or SSI, the results are
often the same
in my experience, and I feel Libraries have even saved me
time in
situations where includes were simply not the wisest choice.
Who knows,
maybe it's because I've grown so used to them over the years
is why I
defend them so. But any rate, Libraries at least serve some
of us well.
-CC

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Okay, this is my second post; but, with a different title.
I made a Spry menu for my Home Page. I saved it and a logo
together as a library item and placed the library item on a second
page. The links in the menu work when there is no style sheet
attached for the Spry meny and the menu appears just as text; but,
as soon as the .css style sheet for the menu is attached to the
second page, the menu appears correct except the drop down menus do
not work. I tried adding a link to the Spry Java Script file as it
is on the home page; still no luck.
I tried the same with a test file, which I have since
removed, stored at the same folder as the home page; same problem.
How are we suposed to make a workable library item with a
Spry Menu? Surely this is possible, no?
Here are the two pages I am referring to:
Good Page:
http://iculver.com/
Bad Page:
http://iculver.com/pages/AboutUs/Personal_info.html

Apologies - my mistake. You are correct, and my instructions
were
incomplete. That other bit is required too.
> Now, I thought (probably in error) that items after !--
were comments, but
> it
> seems to be required, too. I tried eliminating taht part
and the menus did
> not
> work. I need all of this last part.
The comments 'hide' the scripting from validators and older
browsers, but
it's still recognized as javascript, since the comments occur
INSIDE a
<script> tag.
> these Spry Menus in Libraries easier to use...)
It's not so hard once you get all the pieces together.
1. Create the library item as described.
2. Make sure that each page that is to carry this library
item has the
required links in the head (to the CSS and the js files), AND
in the body.
Why not use a template instead? That way, all of these links
are managed
for you.
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> Hummm...
>
> Now, don't yell at me, okay? I'm a goLive switcher and
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>
> So, It seems from the above message that I am to
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> way,
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> pages
> that seems to be required.
>
> It seems I also need to insert this just before the
close of the body tag:
>
> <script type="text/javascript">
> 
> </script>
>
> Now, I thought (probably in error) that items after !--
were comments, but
> it
> seems to be required, too. I tried eliminating taht part
and the menus did
> not
> work. I need all of this last part.
>
> I'm sorry I'm such a dope. I probably did something
funny when I was
> styling
> the menu. (I do hope Adobe can accommodate dopes lime
me, though, and make
> these Spry Menus in Libraries easier to use...)
>
> Thanks for all of your help! Really!
>

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Hi All,
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Here’s the situation…
The page:
http://www.fretbank.com/basics/intervals/index.html
I have a 3-tier template structure in place – 1-Root,
2-General Page Structure, 3-Topic Categories.
If you look at the page, I have buttons below the header that
point to different topics. Each topic has several pages. All of the
pages from each topic are child-pages from a specific Tier-3
template.
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temp. to determine the state of the button.
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template. I am going to be adding many more topics and want to find
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of the category templates be children of that, but I’m hoping
to avoid this. It would be easiest to be able to make a library
item and paste it where I need.
I thought about using SSI’s but that wouldn’t
work with the expressions. Any other suggestions?
Thanks,
Troy
here's the code if it helps:

> Is having the link outside the div a problem in older
browsers?
It's invalid HTML. That's enough for me. And I suspect it
would be a
problem somewhere, as you are trying to make the entire
<div> tag a link.
> This allows me to only have to change each of these nav.
elements on one
> page.
I would opt for a single template structured so that changes
to CSS could
'specify' the particular section layout. Then I would choose
server-side
includes for the navigation elements, and place them into
strategically
placed editable regions of the single template, depending on
which section
you are needing to navigate.
Having only a single template is not only possible, it's MUCH
simpler than
nesting them.
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>
> A couple clarifications and questions. Sorry for the
length, but I felt it
> was
> better to be clear than concise.
>
> I am using nested templates.
>
> Since I posted the topic, I have changed my structure a
bit, trying to
> find a
> balance between flexibility and work load.
>
> I have a root template with has headers and common
includes.
>
> From the root template I nest multiple MAIN CATEGORY
templates for primary
> areas of the site. These templates contain the nav
buttons just below the
> header.
>
> From the MAIN CATEGORY temps I nest several SUB CATEGORY
templates for
> each
> topic in the category, which contain the code for the
"Quick Nav" box at
> the
> bottom of the page.
>
> The individual pages of the site are then built from the
sub category
> pages.
> The reason for all of the nesting is this: The MAIN
CATEGORY temps contain
> the
> code for the nav buttons and are built using temp.
expressions that look
> to a
> main category param on each of the sub category pages.
Depending on the
> param., the button that corresonds to which Main
Category you are in will
> be
> black (via CSS class)
>
> One the sub cat. temps the Quick nav link relative to
which page you are
> on
> will be black (also via CSS class)
>
> This allows me to only have to change each of these nav.
elements on one
> page.
> All of the different MAIN CAT. temps allow me to focus
advertising based
> on
> the subject. Maybe there is a better way to populate the
ads to different
> categories that I am not aware of? Is there a way to
have the button/links
> reflect the category/page you are on using only CSS? I
don't want to have
> to
> copy and paste changes to multiple pages when the
nav/topics change.
>
> ****
> I put the <a> tags inside the <div> tags,
based on multiple people telling
> me
> that I shouldn't do it the other way around. I hadn't
encountered any
> problems
> and liked that the whole button became a link. Is having
the link outside
> the
> div a problem in older browsers? I tested it this way in
IE7, Firefox2.0,
> Safari, and Opera, and it worked.
>
>

.lbi files and css

I'm making a nav bar library item and trying to apply styles
to the links. I can't figure out how to write an inline style for
hover. I know how to write it in the external css file. So I'm
wondering if you can link to an external css file from within a
.lbi file. I'm thinking no since there's no head tag. Then is there
anyway to add a background color when you're hovering over a link
in an .lbi file?
Or is there a new/better way to create a nav bar so that you
can add it to and update it on multiple web pages automatically -
some other method besides library items, that would allow me to use
more style options?
Thanks, Lisa

> I'm making a nav bar library item and trying to apply
styles to the links.
Don't.
> I can't figure out how to write an inline style for
hover.
You can't.
> So I'm wondering if you can link to an external css file
from within a
> .lbi file.
You can, and DW will do it. But, it's incorrect. A well
formed Library
item cannot contain <html>, <head>, or
<body> tags, and cannot contain links
to external stylesheets, or embedded stylesheets. If you want
to see your
existing styles expressed in a Library item, use a
design-time stylesheet
(check F1 Help).
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> I'm making a nav bar library item and trying to apply
styles to the links.
> I
> can't figure out how to write an inline style for hover.
I know how to
> write it
> in the external css file. So I'm wondering if you can
link to an external
> css
> file from within a .lbi file. I'm thinking no since
there's no head tag.
> Then
> is there anyway to add a background color when you're
hovering over a link
> in
> an .lbi file?
>
> Or is there a new/better way to create a nav bar so that
you can add it to
> and
> update it on multiple web pages automatically - some
other method besides
> library items, that would allow me to use more style
options?
>
> Thanks, Lisa
>

Library item changed apperance.

I committed my nav bar ul to a library item and now the appearance of my nav bar has an off white background and I cannot change it back. Why did this happen? Thank you.

Possibly you inserted library item in the wrong division. Would need to see your CSS & HTML code to give more meaningful answers.
Nancy O.
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DW won't let me change a library item "change will be discarded"

I built a site and I have library items for my logo and
navigation and some thumbnails. I want to use a different file/lbi
file for my header. When I delete the current library item and try
to put a new one in, I get this message: "making this change would
require changing code that is locked by a template or translator.
The change will be discarded." I honestly don't know what to do; I
really need to specify a different file for my header but it won't
let me, and I have over 100 pages and I made all thumbnails,
rollovers, and all links manually and the file that it's using
isn't working right. I just want to put the correct one in there; I
don't know how I can possibly build my site completely from scratch
- what can I do?
This is a related issue, but I'm not sure how: I have two
library items named the same thing in two different folders; some
files refer to one, some to the other, but I want them all to refer
to the correct one; I can't make change since I get that error
message. I'm confused about which file is which, I'd deleted one
before, then restored it...thank you so much for any help. I'm
trying to build my portfolio site for an art exhibition...

Happily. One of the pages of the site I'm having problems
with is
http://www.hopeedwards.com/TEST_new_website/Hope_website/assorted_art.htm
I also attached code for it. [note: the home/index page only
works in Firefox but the other tabs work in IE and Safari. Also,
everything is shoved down wrong in IE and it only looks right in
Firefox] I am running Adobe CS3 on an Intel based Mac Pro with
Tiger OSX 10.4. I'm having trouble with a couple library items. The
very top library item is logo_and_navigation.lbi - all was okay
with it except I somehow had a couple different copies of it in my
Library folder, so I moved one of them to a folder within the site
called "Trashes". Then I deleted that one because I didn't want two
copies and the logo and nav disappeared on some pages that used
that one. I reinstated it in the trashes folder. The pages that use
that located in the Trashes folder are the index, Assorted Art, and
Commercial Work. The ones that use the one in the Library folder
are Clue Series and About & Contact.
I would like them all to use just one file so I only have to
edit one file if I make changes. I've tried several things: I've
tried selecting and deleting the item in the documents and
inserting the proper copy. It won't let me. I get the message
"making this change would require changing code that is locked by a
template or translator. The change will be discarded." I've tried
doing a Find and Replace and replacing the word Trashes with
Library to specify the correct folder info but that doesn't work,
probably because it can't change code in the library item.
I had a similar problem with the thumbnails library items
when I tried to build my other pages doing a File Save As from the
first one I built in Assorted Art. When I tried to create a
Commercial Work page from it, I deleted the thumbnails library item
because it was the Assorted Art thumbnails. When I tried to insert
the Commercial Work thumbnails library item I got that error
message. It was so frustrating; I had to go in and build the
Commercial Work page from scratch. I had to do that with each
different tab. It just doesn't seem right that you can't swap out
library items.
Anyway, I'd completely appreciate any help or feedback! I
really would!
Hope

How can I "search" for Library Items?

I am developing a site in flash and have over 800 Library Items. My problem is, I need to edit a portion of a Library Item and cannot find the Library Item, and NO, I did not delete the Library Item because when I go to preview or test the flash document, the Library Item is there in the movie. Is there any way to search for the Library Item? I am using Flash Professional 8..
Thank you.

I'm not sure how you would search for it if you don't know how to identify it. You should be able to doubleclick on the object on the stage to open it up for editing. When you do that, the stage area will display the library name of the object at the top of the stage border in a tab. Things are ordered alphabetically in the library, so if you know the library name of the object you should be able to narrow down where it is.

Can't update library item in object library

I used to be able to update library items, and did so often. Now the "Update library item" option is not just grayed out-- it's gone from the panel menu.
In order to update an item, I have to drag it to the page, update, then delete the corresponding library item, then drag the updated item back from the page into the library (and name it again). Do-able, but a lot more time consuming.
I have checked Edit > Menus, Context & Panel Menus and the Update Library Item feature visibility is on.
Is there something I'm overlooking? Thanks for any help!
Mary Sargeant

Might be time to delete InDesigns prefs.
To delete the preferences, hold down Shift+Ctrl+Alt+Cmd just as you launch InDesign.
Doing this will remove any workspaces you have set up along with Print/PDF Presets.
Back these up first.

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