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Dreamweaver help

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  • 27-11-2007 3:31pm
    #1
    eurotrotter
    Registered Users Posts: 1,073 ✭✭✭


    hey guys
    iv recently got a 30 day trial version of dreamweaver.
    I have been exploring its functionality, and i must say im very impressed, i like a lot of its features.
    but i need to do one simple thing, that i cant find in the help files!
    i need to creat a drop down menu, for a search, how wood i go about doing this, and i also need to list a few thgings, in this drop down menu!
    thanks for the help
    ed


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    #2
    forbairt
    Registered Users Posts: 3,594 ✭✭✭forbairt


    There used be a time this was all done via the magic of javascript ... EEK!!!

    now I'd recommend taking a look at
    http://www.cssplay.co.uk/menus/simple_vertical.html

    All done using Lists and CSS


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    #3
    eurotrotter
    Registered Users Posts: 1,073 ✭✭✭eurotrotter


    thanks for the comment, but i was looking ffor something more conventional, more like wat ud see on autotrader.co.uk for example,
    where u have a number of drop down menus, and u can select ur choice from each drop down menu, one at a time.
    any ideas wat i could use for this?
    thanks
    ed


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    #4
    forbairt
    Registered Users Posts: 3,594 ✭✭✭forbairt


    You're talking about the selects on the left hand side that update ?


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    eurotrotter
    Registered Users Posts: 1,073 ✭✭✭eurotrotter


    ya exactly, those 'select' s that when u hit them present the drop down list

    forbairt wrote: »
    You're talking about the selects on the left hand side that update ?


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    forbairt
    Registered Users Posts: 3,594 ✭✭✭forbairt


    Well the item is called a 
    <select>

    And you create them like that 
    <select name="mySelect">
<option value="1">Item 1</option>
<option value="2">Item 2</option>
<option value="3">Item 3</option>
</select>

    For what you're thinking of doing ... I recommend you have a look at something like ...
    http://infimum.dk/HTML/multiselect.html


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    smcelhinney
    Registered Users Posts: 1,127 ✭✭✭smcelhinney


    Also, I would suggest that you at least learn HTML before using a WYSIWYG. Understanding the elements and attributes is important, you cant just skip foundation level maths and go straight to quantum physics :p

    It will also help you troubleshoot problems that you have in the future. If you become too dependent on Dreamweaver for mark-up, you may miss certain things.


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    #8
    forbairt
    Registered Users Posts: 3,594 ✭✭✭forbairt


    smcelhinney wrote: »
    Also, I would suggest that you at least learn HTML before using a WYSIWYG.

    I'd second this. Dreamweaver is great but as was said you're missing a hell of a lot of the basics by using it .. .and end up using <font> .. align=lefts ... and various other things you don't need to include half the time when a nice little bit of CSS will do the job for you


    Decent Text Editor + Firebug = Happiness :)


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