help with navigation

Hi,
I am building a standard web page with the navigation links on the left hand
side.
But when i update one of the links i need to update that change in every page.

What is the best way to automatically update this navigation so that it
changes all the pages in one step?
In the past i would use frames, but i always hear this is bad news.

Can anyone offer any advice with this.

Thanks

Ian

bobby davro typed:

Hi,
I am building a standard web page with the navigation links on the
left hand side.
But when i update one of the links i need to update that change in
every page.

What is the best way to automatically update this navigation so that
it changes all the pages in one step?
In the past i would use frames, but i always hear this is bad news.

Can anyone offer any advice with this.

Just to add to Osgoods' excellent advice, if you don't want to use
templates, you could save the menu as a library item, and insert that into
your nav bar section, the library item also updates every page it is on,
as you make changes to the menu, however, as with templates, you will need
to re-upload every page to your server whenever you make changes. Good idea
for smaller sites though.

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:. Nadia .: wrote:

Just to add to Osgoods' excellent advice, if you don't want to use
templates, you could save the menu as a library item, and insert that into
your nav bar section, the library item also updates every page it is on,
as you make changes to the menu, however, as with templates, you will need
to re-upload every page to your server whenever you make changes. Good idea
for smaller sites though.

Ah yes the good old library item. I've never use one. I don't know why.

I don't either. 8)

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"Osgood" <notavailable (AT) atthisaddress (DOT) com> wrote

:. Nadia .: wrote:



Just to add to Osgoods' excellent advice, if you don't want to use
templates, you could save the menu as a library item, and insert that
into
your nav bar section, the library item also updates every page it is
on,
as you make changes to the menu, however, as with templates, you will
need
to re-upload every page to your server whenever you make changes. Good
idea
for smaller sites though.


Ah yes the good old library item. I've never use one. I don't know why.

Murray *TMM* wrote:

I don't either. 8)

Less to go wrong probably.

What, you don't use them or don't know why :-)

Nadia


Murray *TMM* typed:

I don't either. 8)


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:. Nadia .: wrote:



Just to add to Osgoods' excellent advice, if you don't want to use
templates, you could save the menu as a library item, and insert
that into your nav bar section, the library item also updates
every page it is on, as you make changes to the menu, however, as
with templates, you will need to re-upload every page to your
server whenever you make changes. Good idea for smaller sites
though.


Ah yes the good old library item. I've never use one. I don't know
why.

Don't know why Osgood has never used them! 8)

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":. Nadia .:" <forums@-ozzie-perrelink.com.au> wrote

What, you don't use them or don't know why :-)

Nadia


Murray *TMM* typed:
I don't either. 8)


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:. Nadia .: wrote:



Just to add to Osgoods' excellent advice, if you don't want to use
templates, you could save the menu as a library item, and insert
that into your nav bar section, the library item also updates
every page it is on, as you make changes to the menu, however, as
with templates, you will need to re-upload every page to your
server whenever you make changes. Good idea for smaller sites
though.


Ah yes the good old library item. I've never use one. I don't know
why.

:. Nadia .: wrote:

What, you don't use them or don't know why :-)

The real truth is I havent really gone into any depth to see what they
can do. Because I believe a template or SSI include can or could do what
I would need I dont really see much point in learning something that I
feel is kind of becoming redundant.

I drag down a lot of code from other peoples sites (I would say
reasonably advanced users) and I rarely see a library item used.

Osgood wrote:

I drag down a lot of code from other peoples sites (I would say
reasonably advanced users) and I rarely see a library item used.


When I do come across a library item it annoys me because it hinders

problem solving. I first have to go get the item from their server and
introduce it into the code so it becomes unlocked. grrrrrrr.

I havent had to do that in a long long long while and now I doubt I
would bother

Osgood:

See - if you used them you would know a) that the Library items may not
(should not) be on the server, and b) it's a lead-pipe simple thing to
recreate them by selecting them and clicking the Recreate Library item
button on the PI! 8)

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"Osgood" <notavailable (AT) atthisaddress (DOT) com> wrote

Osgood wrote:

I drag down a lot of code from other peoples sites (I would say
reasonably advanced users) and I rarely see a library item used.


When I do come across a library item it annoys me because it hinders
problem solving. I first have to go get the item from their server and
introduce it into the code so it becomes unlocked. grrrrrrr.

I havent had to do that in a long long long while and now I doubt I
would bother