Menu Bar (special addin available?)

[José Joye]

I have tried to build a menu bar having this kind of design:
- Set a left margin from which the text will be written
- Set a picture for each the 3 states of the buttons (normal, over, activ)
- Set a color of the text for each of the 3 states.

I had a deep look at the navigation bar provided by the built-in Themes.
However, it did not fit my needs.
Is there an "addin" that could provide what I'm looking for?


For now, I have made some GIF of what I want and manage them using a script.
However, this is managable as long as the number of pages is relatively
small....


Thanks,
José

 

[Stefan B Rusynko]

Upgrade to FP 2003 and use the new Interactive Buttons

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| I have tried to build a menu bar having this kind of design:
| - Set a left margin from which the text will be written
| - Set a picture for each the 3 states of the buttons (normal, over, activ)
| - Set a color of the text for each of the 3 states.
|
| I had a deep look at the navigation bar provided by the built-in Themes.
| However, it did not fit my needs.
| Is there an "addin" that could provide what I'm looking for?
|
|
| For now, I have made some GIF of what I want and manage them using a script.
| However, this is managable as long as the number of pages is relatively
| small....
|
|
| Thanks,
| José
|
|

 

[José Joye]

This sounds much more powerfull than the "menu bar". However, we have then
to manage by ourself the relation between button.
I mean that when we are on a page that is the target of a button, we have to
change the "src" attribut of the <img> tag so as to be the img of the
pressed button.
Am I correct saying that?

Thanks,
José

 

[Stefan B Rusynko]

No
FP 2003 creates all 3 buttons and states w/ JavaScript
See
http://office.microsoft.com/trainin...=L2R5Hmg3s&Query=interactive+buttons&Scope=RC

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| This sounds much more powerfull than the "menu bar". However, we have then
| to manage by ourself the relation between button.
| I mean that when we are on a page that is the target of a button, we have to
| change the "src" attribut of the <img> tag so as to be the img of the
| pressed button.
| Am I correct saying that?
|
| Thanks,
| José
| | > Upgrade to FP 2003 and use the new Interactive Buttons
| >
| > --
| >
| > _____________________________________________
| > SBR @ ENJOY (-: [ Microsoft MVP - FrontPage ]
| > "Warning - Using the F1 Key will not break anything!" (-;
| > To find the best Newsgroup for FrontPage support see:
| > http://www.net-sites.com/sitebuilder/newsgroups.asp
| > _____________________________________________
| >
| >
| | > | I have tried to build a menu bar having this kind of design:
| > | - Set a left margin from which the text will be written
| > | - Set a picture for each the 3 states of the buttons (normal, over,
| activ)
| > | - Set a color of the text for each of the 3 states.
| > |
| > | I had a deep look at the navigation bar provided by the built-in Themes.
| > | However, it did not fit my needs.
| > | Is there an "addin" that could provide what I'm looking for?
| > |
| > |
| > | For now, I have made some GIF of what I want and manage them using a
| script.
| > | However, this is managable as long as the number of pages is relatively
| > | small....
| > |
| > |
| > | Thanks,
| > | José
| > |
| > |
| >
| >
|
|

 

[José Joye]

Thanks for the link (I went through the course ;-))

However, I still believe that I cannot use it as is. In fact, what I have
done so far is to use the shared borders. In the top and left borders pages,
I have (among other) added 2 menus.
In that sense, the buttons are not designed on each pages but on these 2
pages. This means, when loading a particular page, I have to play with a
script so as to tell which image has to be loaded as default image (eg:
image pressed for the button pointing to the current page and normal images
for all other.)

José

No
FP 2003 creates all 3 buttons and states w/ JavaScript
See
http://office.microsoft.com/trainin...=L2R5Hmg3s&Query=interactive+buttons&Scope=RC

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| This sounds much more powerfull than the "menu bar". However, we have then
| to manage by ourself the relation between button.
| I mean that when we are on a page that is the target of a button, we have to
| change the "src" attribut of the <img> tag so as to be the img of the
| pressed button.
| Am I correct saying that?
|
| Thanks,
| José
| | > Upgrade to FP 2003 and use the new Interactive Buttons
| >
| > --
| >
| > _____________________________________________
| > SBR @ ENJOY (-: [ Microsoft MVP - FrontPage ]
| > "Warning - Using the F1 Key will not break anything!" (-;
| > To find the best Newsgroup for FrontPage support see:
| > http://www.net-sites.com/sitebuilder/newsgroups.asp
| > _____________________________________________
| >
| >
| | > | I have tried to build a menu bar having this kind of design:
| > | - Set a left margin from which the text will be written
| > | - Set a picture for each the 3 states of the buttons (normal, over,
| activ)
| > | - Set a color of the text for each of the 3 states.
| > |
| > | I had a deep look at the navigation bar provided by the built-in Themes.
| > | However, it did not fit my needs.
| > | Is there an "addin" that could provide what I'm looking for?
| > |
| > |
| > | For now, I have made some GIF of what I want and manage them using a
| script.
| > | However, this is managable as long as the number of pages is relatively
| > | small....
| > |
| > |
| > | Thanks,
| > | José
| > |
| > |
| >
| >
|
|

 

[Stefan B Rusynko]

Use nav bars and nav view instead w/ themes and shared borders

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| Thanks for the link (I went through the course ;-))
|
| However, I still believe that I cannot use it as is. In fact, what I have
| done so far is to use the shared borders. In the top and left borders pages,
| I have (among other) added 2 menus.
| In that sense, the buttons are not designed on each pages but on these 2
| pages. This means, when loading a particular page, I have to play with a
| script so as to tell which image has to be loaded as default image (eg:
| image pressed for the button pointing to the current page and normal images
| for all other.)
|
| José
|
| | > No
| > FP 2003 creates all 3 buttons and states w/ JavaScript
| > See
| >
|
http://office.microsoft.com/trainin...=L2R5Hmg3s&Query=interactive+buttons&Scope=RC
| >
| > --
| >
| > _____________________________________________
| > SBR @ ENJOY (-: [ Microsoft MVP - FrontPage ]
| > "Warning - Using the F1 Key will not break anything!" (-;
| > To find the best Newsgroup for FrontPage support see:
| > http://www.net-sites.com/sitebuilder/newsgroups.asp
| > _____________________________________________
| >
| >
| | > | This sounds much more powerfull than the "menu bar". However, we have
| then
| > | to manage by ourself the relation between button.
| > | I mean that when we are on a page that is the target of a button, we
| have to
| > | change the "src" attribut of the <img> tag so as to be the img of the
| > | pressed button.
| > | Am I correct saying that?
| > |
| > | Thanks,
| > | José
| > | | > | > Upgrade to FP 2003 and use the new Interactive Buttons
| > | >
| > | > --
| > | >
| > | > _____________________________________________
| > | > SBR @ ENJOY (-: [ Microsoft MVP - FrontPage ]
| > | > "Warning - Using the F1 Key will not break anything!" (-;
| > | > To find the best Newsgroup for FrontPage support see:
| > | > http://www.net-sites.com/sitebuilder/newsgroups.asp
| > | > _____________________________________________
| > | >
| > | >
| message
| > | | > | > | I have tried to build a menu bar having this kind of design:
| > | > | - Set a left margin from which the text will be written
| > | > | - Set a picture for each the 3 states of the buttons (normal, over,
| > | activ)
| > | > | - Set a color of the text for each of the 3 states.
| > | > |
| > | > | I had a deep look at the navigation bar provided by the built-in
| Themes.
| > | > | However, it did not fit my needs.
| > | > | Is there an "addin" that could provide what I'm looking for?
| > | > |
| > | > |
| > | > | For now, I have made some GIF of what I want and manage them using a
| > | script.
| > | > | However, this is managable as long as the number of pages is
| relatively
| > | > | small....
| > | > |
| > | > |
| > | > | Thanks,
| > | > | José
| > | > |
| > | > |
| > | >
| > | >
| > |
| > |
| >
| >
|
|

 

[José Joye]

With Nav Bar/Nav View, I will be back to my initial problem.
This means only 1 font color, no right margin

José

Use nav bars and nav view instead w/ themes and shared borders

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| Thanks for the link (I went through the course ;-))
|
| However, I still believe that I cannot use it as is. In fact, what I have
| done so far is to use the shared borders. In the top and left borders pages,
| I have (among other) added 2 menus.
| In that sense, the buttons are not designed on each pages but on these 2
| pages. This means, when loading a particular page, I have to play with a
| script so as to tell which image has to be loaded as default image (eg:
| image pressed for the button pointing to the current page and normal images
| for all other.)
|
| José
|
| | > No
| > FP 2003 creates all 3 buttons and states w/ JavaScript
| > See
| >
|
http://office.microsoft.com/trainin...=L2R5Hmg3s&Query=interactive+buttons&Scope=RC
| >
| > --
| >
| > _____________________________________________
| > SBR @ ENJOY (-: [ Microsoft MVP - FrontPage ]
| > "Warning - Using the F1 Key will not break anything!" (-;
| > To find the best Newsgroup for FrontPage support see:
| > http://www.net-sites.com/sitebuilder/newsgroups.asp
| > _____________________________________________
| >
| >
| | > | This sounds much more powerfull than the "menu bar". However, we have
| then
| > | to manage by ourself the relation between button.
| > | I mean that when we are on a page that is the target of a button, we
| have to
| > | change the "src" attribut of the <img> tag so as to be the img of the
| > | pressed button.
| > | Am I correct saying that?
| > |
| > | Thanks,
| > | José
| > | | > | > Upgrade to FP 2003 and use the new Interactive Buttons
| > | >
| > | > --
| > | >
| > | > _____________________________________________
| > | > SBR @ ENJOY (-: [ Microsoft MVP - FrontPage ]
| > | > "Warning - Using the F1 Key will not break anything!" (-;
| > | > To find the best Newsgroup for FrontPage support see:
| > | > http://www.net-sites.com/sitebuilder/newsgroups.asp
| > | > _____________________________________________
| > | >
| > | >
| message
| > | | > | > | I have tried to build a menu bar having this kind of design:
| > | > | - Set a left margin from which the text will be written
| > | > | - Set a picture for each the 3 states of the buttons (normal, over,
| > | activ)
| > | > | - Set a color of the text for each of the 3 states.
| > | > |
| > | > | I had a deep look at the navigation bar provided by the built-in
| Themes.
| > | > | However, it did not fit my needs.
| > | > | Is there an "addin" that could provide what I'm looking for?
| > | > |
| > | > |
| > | > | For now, I have made some GIF of what I want and manage them using a
| > | script.
| > | > | However, this is managable as long as the number of pages is
| relatively
| > | > | small....
| > | > |
| > | > |
| > | > | Thanks,
| > | > | José
| > | > |
| > | > |
| > | >
| > | >
| > |
| > |
| >
| >
|
|

 

[c]

there is a much simpler solution....

i use a dhtml menu maker called allwebmenus 3.1 pro.
it includes a free Frontpage component where you can link the menu to
all pages via the "Bottom Shared Border" feature.

you may create horizontal or drop-down menus (with images or not)

there is also a handy free sitemap feature

examples at http://www.likno.com

hope this helps

Thanks for the link (I went through the course ;-))

However, I still believe that I cannot use it as is. In fact, what I have
done so far is to use the shared borders. In the top and left borders pages,
I have (among other) added 2 menus.
In that sense, the buttons are not designed on each pages but on these 2
pages. This means, when loading a particular page, I have to play with a
script so as to tell which image has to be loaded as default image (eg:
image pressed for the button pointing to the current page and normal images
for all other.)

José

No
FP 2003 creates all 3 buttons and states w/ JavaScript
See
http://office.microsoft.com/trainin...=L2R5Hmg3s&Query=interactive+buttons&Scope=RC

--




| This sounds much more powerfull than the "menu bar". However, we have then
| to manage by ourself the relation between button.
| I mean that when we are on a page that is the target of a button, we have to
| change the "src" attribut of the <img> tag so as to be the img of the
| pressed button.
| Am I correct saying that?
|
| Thanks,
| José
| | > Upgrade to FP 2003 and use the new Interactive Buttons
| >
| > --
| >
| > _____________________________________________
| > SBR @ ENJOY (-: [ Microsoft MVP - FrontPage ]
| > "Warning - Using the F1 Key will not break anything!" (-;
| > To find the best Newsgroup for FrontPage support see:
| > http://www.net-sites.com/sitebuilder/newsgroups.asp
| > _____________________________________________
| >
| >
| > | I have tried to build a menu bar having this kind of design:
| > | - Set a left margin from which the text will be written
| > | - Set a picture for each the 3 states of the buttons (normal, over, activ)
| > | - Set a color of the text for each of the 3 states.
| > |
| > | I had a deep look at the navigation bar provided by the built-in Themes.
| > | However, it did not fit my needs.
| > | Is there an "addin" that could provide what I'm looking for?
| > |
| > |
| > | For now, I have made some GIF of what I want and manage them using a script.
| > | However, this is managable as long as the number of pages is relatively
| > | small....
| > |
| > |
| > | Thanks,
| > | José
| > |
| > |
| >
| >
|
|

 

[José Joye]

Sounds great. I will have a deeper look at it.

Thanks,
José

there is a much simpler solution....

i use a dhtml menu maker called allwebmenus 3.1 pro.
it includes a free Frontpage component where you can link the menu to
all pages via the "Bottom Shared Border" feature.

you may create horizontal or drop-down menus (with images or not)

there is also a handy free sitemap feature

examples at http://www.likno.com

hope this helps





"José Joye" <[email protected]> wrote in message

Thanks for the link (I went through the course ;-))

However, I still believe that I cannot use it as is. In fact, what I have
done so far is to use the shared borders. In the top and left borders pages,
I have (among other) added 2 menus.
In that sense, the buttons are not designed on each pages but on these 2
pages. This means, when loading a particular page, I have to play with a
script so as to tell which image has to be loaded as default image (eg:
image pressed for the button pointing to the current page and normal images
for all other.)

José

No
FP 2003 creates all 3 buttons and states w/ JavaScript
See

http://office.microsoft.com/trainin...=L2R5Hmg3s&Query=interactive+buttons&Scope=RC

--




| This sounds much more powerfull than the "menu bar". However, we

have
then

| to manage by ourself the relation between button.
| I mean that when we are on a page that is the target of a button, we have to
| change the "src" attribut of the <img> tag so as to be the img of the
| pressed button.
| Am I correct saying that?
|
| Thanks,
| José
| | > Upgrade to FP 2003 and use the new Interactive Buttons
| >
| > --
| >
| > _____________________________________________
| > SBR @ ENJOY (-: [ Microsoft MVP - FrontPage ]
| > "Warning - Using the F1 Key will not break anything!" (-;
| > To find the best Newsgroup for FrontPage support see:
| > http://www.net-sites.com/sitebuilder/newsgroups.asp
| > _____________________________________________
| >
| >
| > | I have tried to build a menu bar having this kind of design:
| > | - Set a left margin from which the text will be written
| > | - Set a picture for each the 3 states of the buttons (normal,

over,
activ)

| > | - Set a color of the text for each of the 3 states.
| > |
| > | I had a deep look at the navigation bar provided by the built-in Themes.
| > | However, it did not fit my needs.
| > | Is there an "addin" that could provide what I'm looking for?
| > |
| > |
| > | For now, I have made some GIF of what I want and manage them

using a
script.

| > | However, this is managable as long as the number of pages is relatively
| > | small....
| > |
| > |
| > | Thanks,
| > | José
| > |
| > |
| >
| >
|
|