What's it called - Q about drop-down menus

Hi -
I'm trying to find out the name/technique for the situation
in which, for example, you use a drop-down menu to make a
selection, and the selection "configures" the selections in the
next drop-down menu.
For example, if you have two drop-down menus - "Shape" and
"Height" - and if you can choose Round or Square, and round comes
in 24", 48", or 56", and Square only comes in 24" or 48", and the
user chooses Square in the first drop-down, they will not see the
56" choice in the "Height" pulldown.
I realize there are probably a LOT of ways to do this, but
I'm looking for something relatively basic to start with.
Any help/suggestions appreciated!
thanks,
Andrew

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> Hi -
>
> I'm trying to find out the name/technique for the
situation in which, for
> example, you use a drop-down menu to make a selection,
and the selection
> "configures" the selections in the next drop-down menu.
>
> For example, if you have two drop-down menus - "Shape"
and "Height" - and
> if
> you can choose Round or Square, and round comes in 24",
48", or 56", and
> Square
> only comes in 24" or 48", and the user chooses Square in
the first
> drop-down,
> they will not see the 56" choice in the "Height"
pulldown.
>
> I realize there are probably a LOT of ways to do this,
but I'm looking for
> something relatively basic to start with.
>
> Any help/suggestions appreciated!
>
> thanks,
> Andrew
>

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>
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>
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Safe mode
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Unchecking autoscrolling
Unchecking hardware acceleration
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As I said before, I never-never-never had these problems before I upgraded to CS4. Right now my feelings for DW are not in a good place!
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