Template navigation bar

Hello, I’m new to dreamweaver so please excuse me for
what may be a stupid question. I have previously used golive, now
using dw cs3. I have created a site based on a template file
everything working fine. I was wondering if there was any way
possible of having the navigation bar (created in the template)
appear in the down or visited state when you entered a specific
page or do I have to insert a separate navigation bar in each
individual page. Can someone guide me if this is possible or has
anyone any suggestions? Thanks

It's quite simple, but we would need to know how you have
built your
navigation, and what your skill level is with HTML and CSS
first. Can you
post a link to the page, and tell us how well you know the
underlying
technology?
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"Liam McGrath" <[email protected]> wrote in
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> Hello, I?m new to dreamweaver so please excuse me for
what may be a stupid
> question. I have previously used golive, now using dw
cs3. I have created
> a
> site based on a template file everything working fine. I
was wondering if
> there
> was any way possible of having the navigation bar
(created in the
> template)
> appear in the down or visited state when you entered a
specific page or do
> I
> have to insert a separate navigation bar in each
individual page. Can
> someone
> guide me if this is possible or has anyone any
suggestions? Thanks
>

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Altering text on 'template' navigation bars

Is there any way in iWeb 9 to alter the text - font, color, size - in the template navigation bars. I remember it wasn't possible in earlier versions.
I know I can create my own navigation bar, but then there is no automatic process when building the separate pages (other than hand copying the navigation bar from page to page).
All ears,
Ben

It can be done, but it means altering javascript code - how are you at doing that?
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Bug with template + navigation bar

Greetings...
I have created a site with DW CS3 and like many others before
me, i can't edit a navigation bar added to the editable area of a
page that uses my template.
I can create one and save everything but i can't modify
afterward.
I always get the "making this change would require changing
code that is locked by a template..." window.
Thanks for any help

It's quite simple, but we would need to know how you have
built your
navigation, and what your skill level is with HTML and CSS
first. Can you
post a link to the page, and tell us how well you know the
underlying
technology?
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"Liam McGrath" <[email protected]> wrote in
message
news:gkia5r$a39$[email protected]..
> Hello, I?m new to dreamweaver so please excuse me for
what may be a stupid
> question. I have previously used golive, now using dw
cs3. I have created
> a
> site based on a template file everything working fine. I
was wondering if
> there
> was any way possible of having the navigation bar
(created in the
> template)
> appear in the down or visited state when you entered a
specific page or do
> I
> have to insert a separate navigation bar in each
individual page. Can
> someone
> guide me if this is possible or has anyone any
suggestions? Thanks
>

Navigation bar - edit/change

Would like to change the colour of the navigation bar in one of the templates, but don't appear to be able to do so - an I missing something?
If I choose to not display the navigation bar and try to create a new one, then the template loses the space where the template navigation bar was.
Cheers
Neil

After you have go rid of the navigation in Page inspector, go to the Layout menu and increase the Header height to whatever you need.

How can I create a navigation bar in the template so I can change the down state of a button on a page made from the template in DW3?

We're creating pages from a template in DW3. The template includes a header, footer and a navigation bar. We've made the navigation bar an editable region so that we can change the down state of the buttons on pages where it is required. However, when we make a new page from the template and try to change the behaviors of the buttons in the navigation bar it will not allow us to make those changes.

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CSS Express Drop-Down Menus (tutorial)
http://www.projectseven.com/tutorials/navigation/auto_hide/
CSS Tab Designer creates 60+ CSS Styled Button and Tab Menus (download)
http://www.highdots.com/css-tab-designer/
List-O-Rama (DW Extension)
http://www.dmxzone.com/go?5618
CSS Menu Maker (On-Line Menu Generator)
http://www.cssmenumaker.com/
Pop-Menu Magic2 by PVII (DW extension purchase)
http://www.projectseven.com/products/menusystems/pmm2/index.htm
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Modifying a navigation bar in a template

My previous question was so muddled up that I found it hard
to understand the question. I will try again.
What I want to do is create a template with a navigation bar
- in this nav bar, I will have several categories (buttons e.g.
range 1, range 2, range 3, etc.)
can I add another category (range 4) to the original template
and when I do, will this update all pages that used the existing
template?
all of the buttons are linking to other pages (which in turn
will have this naigation bar) - I hope this is a bit clearer.
Thanks for help so far - much appreciated.
MC

If your navigation elements are not within editable regions,
then changes to
them within the template WILL propagate to all current child
pages.
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> My previous question was so muddled up that I found it
hard to understand
> the
> question. I will try again.
>
> What I want to do is create a template with a navigation
bar - in this nav
> bar, I will have several categories (buttons e.g. range
1, range 2, range
> 3,
> etc.)
> can I add another category (range 4) to the original
template and when I
> do,
> will this update all pages that used the existing
template?
> all of the buttons are linking to other pages (which in
turn will have
> this
> naigation bar) - I hope this is a bit clearer.
> Thanks for help so far - much appreciated.
> MC
>

Adding A Navigation Bar To A Template...

Hello!
I have created a Dreamweaver Template that only needs to have a navigation bar added to it for it to be completed. However, when I click on the area I would like to add it to, click on Insert --> Image Objects --> Navigation Bar, nothing happens. What am I missing?
Thanks!

BigMusicGeek wrote:
I am using Dreamweaver CS4.
The option is there, but the dialog box does not appear.
Thanks!
I would attempt clearing the program cache and see if that does anything to bring back the dialogue box...
http://forums.adobe.com/thread/494811

Can I modify a background color of a template - specifically, the navigation bar background?

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Navigation Bar with template

I'm administering a web site I inherited from someone else
who did not use templates as part of designing. Since I took over
in November 2005 I created a template and began to implement it
little by little on all the pages. I haven't done it to all of them
because I notice that the navigation bar dosen't work the same on
all pages.
home:
http://www.hostos.cuny.edu/cso
home page
working page w/out template:
http://www.hostos.cuny.edu/cso/resource_lab.asp
none working page w/ template:
none">http://www.hostos.cuny.edu/cso/StuJob_fairs.asp
none
working page[L=working page w/out template
I know he used javascript to do this but i'm not sure what
code is the one determineing the bar that is highlighted according
to where on the menu you click.
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sarahpeller wrote:
I'm creating a site in Dreamweaver 8. I've placed a navigation bar with roll-over images in the template for the site. In the navigation bar settings, I set the first button to link to "healing.html", second to "resources.html" etc. But when I preview this in my browser, the links are not working. I get this error message:
File Not Found
Firefox can't find the file at /Darwin/Users/sarah/Sites/amy_martin_pt/Templates/healing.html.
This directory looks correct except for the "/Templates" part. I didn't specify that the healing.html file was in a folder called "Templates". I don't know how to fix this or why Dreamweaver is automatically doing this.
Can anyone help?
As has already been said have you defined your site correctly at the outset? Site>New Site>Local Info etc?
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Greetings,
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Hi there,
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Cannot edit my navigation bar / drop down menu

Somebody pls help me! I am new to Dreamweaver, but have been
studying it heavily the pst 3 weeks (using Sams Teach Yourself
book).
I have inherited a site and switched their navigation bar
from the current one to a different (drop down) that was stored in
the library folder. I have TRIED AND TRIED to edit these links ,
add drdop down items, delete some, etc but cannot seem to access
the 'show pop up menu' option...it is GRAYED OUT.
When I open the library file...only a navigation bar is in
it. I select one of teh nav buttons, and I am SUPPOSE to see the +
sign in the behavior panel in bold, but it stays grayed out no
matter what I do. I have tried double clicking the text (on
MouseOver), as an MX user suggested, but no menu of options pops up
here at all (although it did for her). Furthermore, I even tried
right clicking on the behavior panel where the "on Mouse Over"
identifies the action as "ShowPop Up Menu" (vs. hide pop up menu)
and I DO get a pop up menu with "EDIT BEHAVIOR" as an option. I
click on this, and nothing happens.
UGH! WHY CAN'T I EDIT THIS???
Thanks so much for your help!

I think your friend is confused. You have never been able to
edit the DW/FW
pop-up menus in a template controlled page in any version of
DW. This is
but one of the many reasons one would never want to use these
menus. There
are so many better ways to do them, and Alan has given you
some links....
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"wwjen" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Hmmmm. So even though my friend could edit the file in
her Dreamweaver
> MX, you
> are saying Dwvr 8 it does not work right?
> I did try re-creating the navbar in a 'basic page' by
setting it up like a
> table (library item was also set up like a table vs.
"inserting navgation
> bar"), but then I had a code error that affected ALL my
pages (totally
> erased
> the body of all pages). I do not understand code , but
my friend said
> having
> the html navbar file vs the library item created
overlapping <head> tags.
>
> What else might you suggest? I appreciate your time and
insight!
>

Text missing from the navigation bar

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thanks in advance

What's the URL of your site so we can view the problem first hand?
OT

How do i make a navigation bar for all pages

Hi friends !
I want the same navigation bar to appear on all the web pages of my website. (As these are the common things that all the webpages will have). But I didn't find any option to use the navigation bar as a template.
Will I have to copy and paste the same navigation bar on all the pages (let's say 50 to 60 pages, I will have). It will be very tiresome and tedious job to do.
And also if I make even a minor change in the navigation bar then I will have to change it in all 50-60 pages.
What should I do ?
Please help me in this regard.
Imagine a 100 or 200 page site, perfectly functioning and on the air. Then, one day, you need to add or delete some button, or simply change a link. You need to change the menubar in ALL 200 pages, and then re-publish them all. Quite a work, ah ?
Regards,
Jtechmiami

Although Dreamweaver Templates and Library items are suitable tools for doing this, they're tedious and cumbersome at best. They get old very quickly.
By far the most efficient method is to set your navigation bar up as a Server Side Include (SSI).
SSIs are not Dreamweaver specific, they're a general web technology available on any server.
A good primer here
http://www.projectseven.com/products/menusystems/pmm2/ug-examples/includes/index.htm
Do you already have a hosting account? Does it have PHP available?
jtechmiami wrote:
Imagine a 100 or 200 page site, perfectly functioning and on the air. Then, one day, you need to add or delete some button, or simply change a link. You need to change the menubar in ALL 200 pages, and then re-publish them all. Quite a work, ah ?
Not with SSIs. Simple sitewide menu updates take a few seconds.
You edit a single text file locally (either button labels or a CSS rule for styling the button), upload (1-2 seconds) and every page on the site is instantly updated.
Much better than DW Templates.

Image Object Navigation Bar

Hi.
I am using DWCS3 to insert the navigation bar into my
templates. Everything is woorking smoothly, except one little
problem.
My navigation bar contains rollever images are in different
colors (e.g., red, blue, green) Home | Contact | About Us.
When I clicked on About Us, I would like the rollerover
button stay pressed down (green), so I know that I am visiting the
page.
Does anyone know what I need to tweak to get it to work like
I mentioned above?
thanks.
S

I am finding browsers like IE6 increasingly impossible to
work with, every error that dreamweaver seems to report for browser
compatability seems to be because of this. As far as I know there
is no simple way around this, I will be watching this thread to see
what others have to say though!
I have seen when looking at HTML some site's have a <IF
IE6> or something along them lines, can anyone shed anymore
light?
Thanks,
Dave

Display text in navigation bar when user is logged in

Hi all,
I'm (still ) on Apex 4.2.6.
Currently, I have in my page templates, the following snippet:
      <div class="logoBar">
          <img src="#IMAGE_PREFIX#themes/theme_125/images/logo_.png" />
          <h1><a href="#HOME_LINK#" id="uLogo">#LOGO#</a></h1>
        <div class="userBlock">
          <span>Username: &APP_USER.</span>
          #NAVIGATION_BAR#
        </div>
      </div>
I have the requirement to display both the username (APP_USER) and the company the user works for (Application item AI_COMPANY), only when the user is logged in. When the user isn't logged in; instead of those items, I have to show a login link. Well, I know how to only show a link to the login page, when the user isn't authenticated, using the navigation bar. Currently, when a user isn't authenticated; the page shows: Username: nobody. That's because it is in my page template. How can I only show the username when the user is logged in? And show the company name only then?
My first thought was to add an item in the navigation bar. But those items shows up as links. Is there a way to add a navigation bar item, and let it display as text? Sure, I could write a dynamic action on page 0 to remove the link, but I'm searching for a nicer/better sollution.
I apreciate your help!

Hi tomvdduin,
you can show company name which is already in your Application item(AI_COMPANY) by modifying the page template mentioned above.
<div class="logoBar">
<img src="#IMAGE_PREFIX#themes/theme_125/images/logo_.png" />
    <h1><a href="#HOME_LINK#" id="uLogo">#LOGO#</a></h1>
<div class="userBlock">
    <span>Username: &APP_USER.(&AI_COMPANY.)</span>
    #NAVIGATION_BAR#
</div>
</div>
I have included company inside ( ), you can change how you want to show.
for example
<span>Username: &APP_USER.</span><span>Company: &APP_COMPANY.</span>
Hope this helps you,
Regards,
Jitendra

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