How do I make 4 stage buttons in Dreamweaver 2?

Hi I wonder if you can help me. I have only just started using DW to make a
homepage. I am using the rollover image function to make rollover buttons,
which work fine, but I would like to make these buttons 4 stage, with a Down
and Over-Down state. The tutorials that I've seen say I should insert a
Navigation Bar to achieve this, but I don't have that option in DW2. So how can
I make these 4 stage buttons? Will I have to write a script? If so, how do I do
that? (I know nothing about javascript). Many thanks.

Steve London

Hi,

Yes you will need a script - or build them in Fireworks, which will handle
all the components for you.

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"stevelondon88" <webforumsuser (AT) macromedia (DOT) com> wrote

Hi I wonder if you can help me. I have only just started using DW to make
a
homepage. I am using the rollover image function to make rollover buttons,
which work fine, but I would like to make these buttons 4 stage, with a
Down
and Over-Down state. The tutorials that I've seen say I should insert a
Navigation Bar to achieve this, but I don't have that option in DW2. So
how can
I make these 4 stage buttons? Will I have to write a script? If so, how do
I do
that? (I know nothing about javascript). Many thanks.

Steve London

That's not likely. Since we don't know which version (if any) of FW the
original poster is using, it would be hard to recommend this as a viable
general approach, in my opinion.

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"Andrew" <andrew (AT) neptuno (DOT) fsnet.co.uk> wrote

Hi,

Yes you will need a script - or build them in Fireworks, which will handle
all the components for you.

A

"stevelondon88" <webforumsuser (AT) macromedia (DOT) com> wrote in message
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Hi I wonder if you can help me. I have only just started using DW to
make
a
homepage. I am using the rollover image function to make rollover
buttons,
which work fine, but I would like to make these buttons 4 stage, with a
Down
and Over-Down state. The tutorials that I've seen say I should insert a
Navigation Bar to achieve this, but I don't have that option in DW2. So
how can
I make these 4 stage buttons? Will I have to write a script? If so, how
do
I do
that? (I know nothing about javascript). Many thanks.

Steve London

Steve:

Using DW2, and just beginning at that, you are definitely behind the curve
on getting something like this done.

A 2 state rollover is a lead-pipe cinch. You would have up and down images,
and rolling over the up image would show the down image. Rolling off would
revert to the up image. Simple simon.

The difficulty arises when you want to use a persistent down image (with 3-
or 4-state rollovers). This would mean that the navigation has to have some
memory of which button you last clicked. Macromedia tried to approach this
problem with their NavBar feature, but this only is designed to work in a
framed site. Are you using frames?

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"stevelondon88" <webforumsuser (AT) macromedia (DOT) com> wrote

Hi I wonder if you can help me. I have only just started using DW to make
a
homepage. I am using the rollover image function to make rollover buttons,
which work fine, but I would like to make these buttons 4 stage, with a
Down
and Over-Down state. The tutorials that I've seen say I should insert a
Navigation Bar to achieve this, but I don't have that option in DW2. So
how can
I make these 4 stage buttons? Will I have to write a script? If so, how do
I do
that? (I know nothing about javascript). Many thanks.

Steve London

Murray *TMM* wrote:

Macromedia
tried to approach this problem with their NavBar feature, but this
only is designed to work in a framed site. Are you using frames?

Just an FYI -

Our Instant Navbar Command addresses this issue and provides an
automated solution in non-frames pages.

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Al - Thanks for the reminder. I'll have to review that feature! What is
the link for it?

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"Al Sparber- PVII" <adSTRApmin (AT) projectseven (DOT) com> wrote

Murray *TMM* wrote:
Macromedia
tried to approach this problem with their NavBar feature, but this
only is designed to work in a framed site. Are you using frames?

Just an FYI -

Our Instant Navbar Command addresses this issue and provides an
automated solution in non-frames pages.

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Hi there, I'm afraid i don't have Fireworks, just Dreamweaver 2.

Yes my site does use frames right now. I have made a left-hand side frame
which holds all the buttons, which are currently 2 stage rollovers and which I
want to change into 4 stage buttons. The buttons are stuff like 'HOME' 'PHOTO
ALBUM' 'NEWS' etc

Could someone explain how I implement this 'instant navbar' option that has
been mentioned, if indeed this is the solution?

I notice that in the Insert menu, it allows me to Insert a Script. As I'm a
newbie, it would be fantastic if someone could literally tell me what I need to
type in the Script dialogue box in order to create 4 stage buttons. I have a
feeling that this is really all I need to get going. I hope it is a simple
operation. TIA.

Any help much appreciated.

Steve

Hello? Does anyone have any further advice?