Script Icon Creates Problem with Layers

This is probably a really stupid question, but I had created
a navigational bar for my site in Fireworks MX 2004. After working
through a few issues I decided that it would be best to add popup
sub-menus to the navigational bar. I am working in Dreamweaver MX
2004 and the navigational bar is contained in a layer. When I
re-inserted the updated navigational bar into the layer a script
icon appeared at the top of the layer causing the navigational bar
to appear lower than it had previously. It now covers up the image
below it and throwing off the design of the whole page. When I view
my page in my browser everything appears as it should. I have tried
removing the nav bar from the layer and just inserting it at the
top of the page and I still have the same layout problem although
the icon no longer appears. The nav bar just has a larger space
above it. I have also searched for an option to hide the script
icon and cannot find anything. This new development has made my
design efforts significantly more difficult. Does anyone have a
suggestion????
Thanks,
Margaret

On Tue, 13 Jun 2006 00:35:45 +0000 (UTC), "margaretx3"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>When I re-inserted the updated navigational bar into the
layer a script
>icon appeared at the top of the layer causing the
navigational bar to appear
>lower than it had previously.
Click View->Visual Aids and uncheck Invisible Elements
Gary

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> the
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> user by clicking on one image could change to the next
image.
>
> Everything was done using AP Div and hiding all the
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> first
> one. This all went well until I tried do two things.
>
> The first was to Create a Class for the layers called
"Hand", so that when
> the
> user moved the cursor over the layer(or image),it would
turn into the hand
> icon.
>
> Normally I would done this by:
> Open the page with the layers, then in code view, put
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> layer
> name. In the Property Selector, in the Class Box choose
"Manage Styles".
> From
> here I could create a Class named Hand and apply it to
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>
> In CS4 this is NOT an option and I need to know how to
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> called "Manage Styles". Another option (general) is how
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> Class
> for layers in CS4.
>
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> "Show-Hide
> Elements" with trigger being "onClick". That did NOT
work.
>
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> and
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>
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unclemano wrote
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Has anyone encountered the same problem, and does anyone know how to solve this problem of mine?
Help highly appreciate.
Best,
Andreas

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Layered files have absolutely nothing to do with Camera Raw.
However, you have not given us details and your description of your problem is far from clear. Please explain.
Please read this post by a forum host for advice on how to ask your questions correctly for quicker and better answers:
http://forums.adobe.com/thread/375816?tstart=0
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http://www.libertypromotions.com/asptest/newsite/cars/product_page.htm.
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