Links only work once when clicking on them

Question

hello gurus...... please keep responses in laymans terms. I
am NEW to Dreamweaver CS3 but learning more everyday.
I am fixing pages in DW CS3 and then dragging them over old
pages in the FTP.
On my index page under one drop down column of links...the
links work great the first time I click on them, and they work fine
from everyother page, but when I return to the home (index) page
again....the drop down doesn't even show up when I hover over it.
any ideas.....again in laymans terms please..Thanks so
much!

Answer 1

Before worrying about any layout issues, you would have to
fix the 84
problems found here -
http://validator.w3.org/check?verbose=1&uri=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.greatopenings.com%2F
Some of these relate to javascript functions in the head of
the page, and
you can ignore them. Others relate to a mismatch between the
coding method
used and the doctype on the page. You can fix them by using
DW's FILE |
Convert, and then selecting the desired doctype for this and
other pages.
The rest of them should be fixed (the missing alt attribute
is improper, but
wouldn't cause any layout issues).
Your specific problem is caused by this -
You have TWO 'home' pages on the site: index.htm and
index.html. The
index.html page is the one on which the links work, and which
is served by
default by the server when you initially browse to the site.
The link on
your logo take you to the index.htm page where the menus do
NOT work
properly. Just fix that link so that it takes you to
index.html and you'll
be fine. Then delete the index.htm page from the local and
the remote site.
By the way, the method you have used for those menus is
pretty old and
tired. You'll find much better methods described here -
Check the uberlink and MacFly tutorials at PVII -
http://www.projectseven.com/
and the Navbar tutorial/articles at Thierry's place
http://tjkdesign.com/articles/dropdown/
Or this one (more recent article):
http://tjkdesign.com/articles/Pure_CSS_Dropdown_Menus.asp
Or to get it done fast, go here -
http://www.projectseven.com/tutorials/navigation/auto_hide/index.htm
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