Take 2_Newbie question re. tables/frames/layers

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Hi all
I have created this as a new post as the original one by
DummyPete has become a bit too long and the topic has altered
somewhat :)
DummyPete orignially wrote:
"Basically, I'd like to create the fairly common design where
the left sidebar has hotspot buttons and remains static/consistent
across all pages, along with the top header banner. The sidebar and
the banner are sizeable GIFs, so I don't want to keep reloading
them for every page.
I tried frames, but couldn't get the images to lineup and all
the separate HTML files to work; besides, the book says to avoid
frames. Then I tried layers, but neither Firefox nor IExplorer
displayed my basic layout properly; I didn't even get as far as
hyperlinking the regions. I was able to create the desired effect
with tables, but I can't seem to figure out how to update only one
cell of the table when clicking the different hotspots in the
adjacent sidebar cell -- is this even possible?
I have a similar query:
I am trying to create a online folio where you click an image
with a link on a menu and it opens up a larger image on the page.
Like DummyPete If I use links it jumps between pages. What is the
easiest way to make such a gallery?
I have found a site to show what I am trying to do:
http://www.nolovelost.co.nz/main.html
I believe this uses frames. Is there a way to do this kind of
thing without frames? Are there any major problems using frames?
The responses i have had so far are:
HI! I think this is what you want unless you have a larger
gallery.
http://javascript.internet.com/miscellaneous/gallery-viewer.html#source
Sales
Webcan design
http://www.webcandesign.com
and
that opens a new window resized to the actual size of the
larger image...
this extension will allow you to do that:
www.dreamweaverfever.com/grow/
No need to use frames at all.
Nadia
Adobe� Community Expert : Dreamweaver
Thank you to those who posted:) much appreciated. It isn't
quite what I was looking for.
I have read may other posts about this subject and most point
to pre made galleries. I am happy to have each image as a separate
page. All I want to do is have a link and when it is clicked it
opens somewhere else on the pages without the rest of the page
jumping. When I create each image on a separate page (eg
image1.html, image2.html) with the same navigation setup on each
page it flicks as the each page loads. I really like how in the
example i posted you click the text link on the left and the image
opens to the right - how can i do this?
thanks
Poppit

Answer 1

Investigate either the FREE ShowPic extension from PVII -
http://www.projectseven.com/
or do it yourself using the SetTextofLayer behavior in DW,
using the method
demoed here -
http://dreamweaverresources.com/tutorials/settextoflayer.htm
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> Hi all
>
> I have created this as a new post as the original one by
DummyPete has
> become
> a bit too long and the topic has altered somewhat :)
>
> DummyPete orignially wrote:
> "Basically, I'd like to create the fairly common design
where the left
> sidebar
> has hotspot buttons and remains static/consistent across
all pages, along
> with
> the top header banner. The sidebar and the banner are
sizeable GIFs, so I
> don't
> want to keep reloading them for every page.
>
> I tried frames, but couldn't get the images to lineup
and all the separate
> HTML files to work; besides, the book says to avoid
frames. Then I tried
> layers, but neither Firefox nor IExplorer displayed my
basic layout
> properly; I
> didn't even get as far as hyperlinking the regions. I
was able to create
> the
> desired effect with tables, but I can't seem to figure
out how to update
> only
> one cell of the table when clicking the different
hotspots in the adjacent
> sidebar cell -- is this even possible?
>
> I have a similar query:
>
> I am trying to create a online folio where you click an
image with a link
> on a
> menu and it opens up a larger image on the page. Like
DummyPete If I use
> links
> it jumps between pages. What is the easiest way to make
such a gallery?
>
> I have found a site to show what I am trying to do:
>
>
http://www.nolovelost.co.nz/main.html
>
> I believe this uses frames. Is there a way to do this
kind of thing
> without
> frames? Are there any major problems using frames?
>
> The responses i have had so far are:
>
> HI! I think this is what you want unless you have a
larger gallery.
>
>
http://javascript.internet.com/miscellaneous/gallery-viewer.html#source
>
> Sales
> Webcan design
>
http://www.webcandesign.com
>
> and
>
> that opens a new window resized to the actual size of
the larger image...
> this extension will allow you to do that:
www.dreamweaverfever.com/grow/
>
> No need to use frames at all.
>
> --
> Nadia
> Adobe? Community Expert : Dreamweaver
>
> Thank you to those who posted:) much appreciated. It
isn't quite what I
> was
> looking for.
>
> I have read may other posts about this subject and most
point to pre made
> galleries. I am happy to have each image as a separate
page. All I want
> to do
> is have a link and when it is clicked it opens somewhere
else on the pages
> without the rest of the page jumping. When I create each
image on a
> separate
> page (eg image1.html, image2.html) with the same
navigation setup on each
> page
> it flicks as the each page loads. I really like how in
the example i
> posted you
> click the text link on the left and the image opens to
the right - how can
> i do
> this?
>
> thanks
> Poppit
>