Suggestions for handling article abstracts???

[John Smith]

Hi.

I am working on a website that is primarily made up of links to news
articles regarding a specific topic. It is set up in tables - columns are
just the date / title of article (linked to original source / publication &
author / and an image for the "abstract" column. The image links to a page
of abstracts only. I did it this way because some of the abstracts are
rather long and I didn't want the reader to have to scroll down a large
page.

My question is:
Is there any way I can set up a drop-down type deal in the abstract column
so that it is not necessary to link to another page? It wouldn't matter to
me if it were an actual drop down or if the reader could simply hold a
curser over the image and be able to read the abstract ... something along
those lines.

I'm trying to keep the pages from being too big - there are *many* articles,
and the download time for the pages is already a bit burdensome.

I'm sorry I can't provide the link to my site. Its going to be password
protected & concerns a pretty controversial issue. I hope I've explained it
OK here.

Thanks a lot.

 

[Thomas A. Rowe]

If the abstract is short enough you could use the Title attribute assigned to the image.

You could also look into using CSS / Layers for this, as well.

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[John Smith]

Thanks!

I'll look into using CSS/Layers. Sounds like a fun new thing to learn.

'preciate it.

 

[Arnold Gao[MSFT]]

Hi John,

Some information about CSS:
http://www.w3.org/Style/CSS/
http://www.w3schools.com/css/default.asp

Hope it helps.

Sincerely,

Arnold Gao

Microsoft Partner Online Support


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[Arnold Gao[MSFT]]

Hi John,

Just a supplement.

We can also use the layer/behavior feature in FrontPage 2003 to implement
your plan.

In order to do that, please follow the steps below:

1. In FrontPage 2003, Insert-->Layer, insert a layer which contains the
abstracts you need.
2. Change the layer property to set hidden visibility.
3. Select the image for abstract, select Format-->Behaviors
4. Insert a change property behavior
5. Change the layer property to visible.
6. Change the event to onclick.

After that, next time we click the image, the abstract layer will be
displayed.

Hope it helps.

Sincerely

Arnold Gao

Microsoft Partner Online Support


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