How To Name Different Shared Borders

[Guest]

I would like to know if I can create several Shared Boarders by giving them
different names. I used to use an environment that allowed me to do so many
years back.
I noticed that in the page properties dialog there's the custom tab that
allows you to create system variables. Using the user variables, can I create
a new Shared Border than behaves independently from the MS defualt one? And
if so, what should I type in the name and value fields? How can I then set
the height and width of the new Border?

I do appreciate any light you can shed on this matter.
I am new at MSFP so I would appreciate your pacitence.

 

[Ronx]

There can only be one set of shared borders. However you can have
unlimited design time include files, or with FP2003, any number of
Dynamic Web Templates.

The files for Shared Borders and includes get their dimensions from the
content in them.

The page properties dialogue enables you to create meta tags - these
give information about the page, but, with one or two exceptions, do not
affect the display or shape of the page at all.
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[Thomas A. Rowe]

Not possible unless you create subwebs / subsites at which point you can have separate shared
borders and navigation.

You however can use the FP Include Page component where you can have as many of them as you need.

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Microsoft MVP - FrontPage

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[Guest]

Hi, Bonx!

Thanks for your reply.

I am surprised that I can't name several shared borders!!! Could you please
elaborate
on your suggestion of using include files. How can I attain my goal by using
them

My dilema is I have a navigation bar in the shared board, and I want it to
include in
some cases the same level buttons plus the home button, which I do want it
to say button, but instead says either pinciple or up, and in the third level
down I want to have same level pages plus home and parent buttons that
actually call pages by their own name ex: Bookings, Home etc

As you see my problem not only involves having two different shared borders,
but making the nav bar show the right lables for me, and not the default ones
by MSFP.

I thought I would ask you that, too, since I already have your attention.

I really appreciate your help

 

[Rob Giordano \(Crash\)]

you can have more than one set of fp menus in one shared border. i have to
warn you though...once your web gets complicated shared borders and fp's
auto menus will drive you nuts.



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Rob Giordano
Microsoft MVP - FrontPage





| Hi, Bonx!
|
| Thanks for your reply.
|
| I am surprised that I can't name several shared borders!!! Could you
please
| elaborate
| on your suggestion of using include files. How can I attain my goal by
using
| them
|
| My dilema is I have a navigation bar in the shared board, and I want it to
| include in
| some cases the same level buttons plus the home button, which I do want it
| to say button, but instead says either pinciple or up, and in the third
level
| down I want to have same level pages plus home and parent buttons that
| actually call pages by their own name ex: Bookings, Home etc
|
| As you see my problem not only involves having two different shared
borders,
| but making the nav bar show the right lables for me, and not the default
ones
| by MSFP.
|
| I thought I would ask you that, too, since I already have your attention.
|
| I really appreciate your help
|
|
|
|
| "Ronx" wrote:
|
| > There can only be one set of shared borders. However you can have
| > unlimited design time include files, or with FP2003, any number of
| > Dynamic Web Templates.
| >
| > The files for Shared Borders and includes get their dimensions from the
| > content in them.
| >
| > The page properties dialogue enables you to create meta tags - these
| > give information about the page, but, with one or two exceptions, do not
| > affect the display or shape of the page at all.
| > --
| > Ron Symonds - Microsoft MVP (FrontPage)
| > Reply only to group - emails will be deleted unread.
| >
| > http://www.rxs-enterprises.org/fp
| >
| > FrontPage Support: http://www.frontpagemvps.com/
| >
| >
| >
| >
| > | >
| > > I would like to know if I can create several Shared Boarders by giving
them
| > > different names. I used to use an environment that allowed me to do so
many
| > > years back.
| > > I noticed that in the page properties dialog there's the custom tab
that
| > > allows you to create system variables. Using the user variables, can I
create
| > > a new Shared Border than behaves independently from the MS defualt
one? And
| > > if so, what should I type in the name and value fields? How can I then
set
| > > the height and width of the new Border?
| > >
| > > I do appreciate any light you can shed on this matter.
| > > I am new at MSFP so I would appreciate your pacitence.
| >
| >

 

[Ronx]

Why surprise at only one set of shared borders? I don't know any other
program that has any shared borders at all - even FP3003 has them only
to support previous versions of FrontPage, you have to jump through
hoops to get them working in FP2003.

An include file is a file that can be placed inside another page, or
pages, wherever it is needed. Shared borders are include files that are
restricted to the 4 borders of the page.

A page can have any number of included files, located anywhere in the
page, but only one shared border at top, bottom, left, right. There can
be any number of include files to choose from, but only one set of
shared borders.


As far as Navigation goes, if you use the FrontPage navigation
components the labels for pages are in the Navigation View. These
labels are for ALL pages - you cannot pick and choose.

Try using a custom link bar - requires FP2002 extensions on the server.
You may be able to create several link bars with the same pages and
different labels as custom link bars.

Otherwise, you will have to produce your own navigation bars.
--
Ron Symonds - Microsoft MVP (FrontPage)
Reply only to group - emails will be deleted unread.

http://www.rxs-enterprises.org/fp

FrontPage Support: http://www.frontpagemvps.com/

 

[Guest]

Ronx,

Thanks for your time and info! Really appreciate it!

About Shared Borders Programs, I used to work with NetObejects and their
Shared Border option was very intuitive and worked perfectly allowing the
developer to use as many custom shared borders as need. Regrettably, the
company stopped pruducing it. I guess I got spoiled by it, jajaja

Thanks agian