Behaviors task pane greyed out

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Adela D

I am trying to insert a behavior. (I read that I can insert a jump menu, but I wanted to see what my other choices were.) The help feature says to click Behaviors on the Format menu. I do get as far as the task pane, but there are no events listed, and the Insert and Delete buttons are greyed out. Am I missing a step prior to this one?

Adela
 
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Steve Easton

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Adela D said:
I am trying to insert a behavior. (I read that I can insert a jump menu, but I wanted to see what
Click to expand...
my other choices were.) The help feature says to click Behaviors on the Format menu. I do get as
far as the task pane, but there are no events listed, and the Insert and Delete buttons are greyed
out. Am I missing a step prior to this one?
 
A

Adela D

Thank you.
Does this mean that jump menus won't work with some browsers?
Also, can I have several jump menus on the same page?
 
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Stefan B Rusynko

Yes on both questions




| Thank you.
| Does this mean that jump menus won't work with some browsers?
| Also, can I have several jump menus on the same page?
|
| "Steve Easton" wrote:
|
| > With the web and page open, FrontPage toolbar. Tools > Page Settings, Compatibility, set all
| > dropdowns to custom.
| >
| > --
| > Steve Easton
| > Microsoft MVP FrontPage
| > 95isalive
| > This site is best viewed............
| > ........................with a computer
| >
| > | > > I am trying to insert a behavior. (I read that I can insert a jump menu, but I wanted to see what
| > my other choices were.) The help feature says to click Behaviors on the Format menu. I do get as
| > far as the task pane, but there are no events listed, and the Insert and Delete buttons are greyed
| > out. Am I missing a step prior to this one?
| > >
| > > Adela
| >
| >
| >
 
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Adela D

One more qustion about jump menus... Is it only the FP menus that won't work on some browsers, all will all jump menus not work?
 
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Stefan B Rusynko

Depends on the styles (if any) and JavaScript for the type of "jump menu" used to create the menu





| One more qustion about jump menus... Is it only the FP menus that won't work on some browsers, all will all jump menus not work?
|
| "Stefan B Rusynko" wrote:
|
| > Yes on both questions
| >
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| >
| > | Thank you.
| > | Does this mean that jump menus won't work with some browsers?
| > | Also, can I have several jump menus on the same page?
| > |
| > | "Steve Easton" wrote:
| > |
| > | > With the web and page open, FrontPage toolbar. Tools > Page Settings, Compatibility, set all
| > | > dropdowns to custom.
| > | >
| > | > --
| > | > Steve Easton
| > | > Microsoft MVP FrontPage
| > | > 95isalive
| > | > This site is best viewed............
| > | > ........................with a computer
| > | >
| > | > | > | > > I am trying to insert a behavior. (I read that I can insert a jump menu, but I wanted to see what
| > | > my other choices were.) The help feature says to click Behaviors on the Format menu. I do get as
| > | > far as the task pane, but there are no events listed, and the Insert and Delete buttons are greyed
| > | > out. Am I missing a step prior to this one?
| > | > >
| > | > > Adela
| > | >
| > | >
| > | >
| >
| >
| >
 
A

Adela D

(1) Here is what I had to do. If I placed my cursor right after a bookmark I had previously placed on the page, I could access the behaviors. Then, I could move the jump menu to another place on the page. Everything works well in preview. I'll see what happens after I publish.

(2) Is there a way I can make all the jump menus on the page the same width? I checked the HTML, but there does not seem to be anything there that I can change. This is what the code shows for the first jump menu.

<select size="1" onchange="FP_jumpMenu(this,'window',false)" id="id1" name="D1" tabindex="1">
<option value="#">Science - Select one.</option>
<option value="links/links_astronomy.htm">Astronomy</option>
<option value="links/links_chemistry.htm">Chemistry</option>
<option value="nolinksyet.htm">General Interest</option>
<option value="nolinksyet.htm">Geology</option>
<option value="nolinksyet.htm">History</option>
<option value="nolinksyet.htm">Media</option>
<option value="nolinksyet.htm">Meteorology</option>
<option value="nolinksyet.htm">Opportunities</option>
<option value="nolinksyet.htm">Physics</option>
<option value="nolinksyet.htm">Time</option>
</select>

Adela
 
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MD Websunlimited

Hi Adela,

1. Find the largest text entry and for each jump menu make sure at least one menu item is spaced to the same size.
2. Use CSS
3. Use J-Bots which includes the CSS selector and is more efficient to use.
http://www.websunlimited.com/order/Product/navigation/jump.htm


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Adela D said:
(1) Here is what I had to do. If I placed my cursor right after a bookmark I had previously placed on the page, I could access
Click to expand...
the behaviors. Then, I could move the jump menu to another place on the page. Everything works well in preview. I'll see what
happens after I publish.
(2) Is there a way I can make all the jump menus on the page the same width? I checked the HTML, but there does not seem to be
Click to expand...
anything there that I can change. This is what the code shows for the first jump menu.
<select size="1" onchange="FP_jumpMenu(this,'window',false)" id="id1" name="D1" tabindex="1">
<option value="#">Science - Select one.</option>
<option value="links/links_astronomy.htm">Astronomy</option>
<option value="links/links_chemistry.htm">Chemistry</option>
<option value="nolinksyet.htm">General Interest</option>
<option value="nolinksyet.htm">Geology</option>
<option value="nolinksyet.htm">History</option>
<option value="nolinksyet.htm">Media</option>
<option value="nolinksyet.htm">Meteorology</option>
<option value="nolinksyet.htm">Opportunities</option>
<option value="nolinksyet.htm">Physics</option>
<option value="nolinksyet.htm">Time</option>
</select>

Adela
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help feature says to click Behaviors on the Format menu. I do get as far as the task pane, but there are no events listed, and the
Insert and Delete buttons are greyed out. Am I missing a step prior to this one?
 
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Adela D

In case someone comes looking for the answer to the same question. Here is how I finally did it.

Click on the jump menu you want to change the width of.
Go to Format, Properties.
Click on Style
Select Class: FP_jumpMenu
Click on Format, position.
Type in the value for width.

This worked even when I forgot to set the class.
Also, take a look at the HTML once you’ve done one, you’ll be able to see the difference.
 
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Regina

Hello,

I am using FP 2003 and having the same problem as Adela (Behavior insert tab
greyed out) but when I go to Tools > Page Options (there is no page settings)
I can't find where I set the compatibility to allow jump menus I thought it
would be under the authoring tab but it isn't.
Thank you,
Regina
 
R

Regina

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Regina said:
Hello,

I am using FP 2003 and having the same problem as Adela (Behavior insert
tab
greyed out) but when I go to Tools > Page Options (there is no page
settings)
I can't find where I set the compatibility to allow jump menus I thought
it
would be under the authoring tab but it isn't.
Thank you,
Regina
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Tina Clarke

Regina said:
Hello,

I am using FP 2003 and having the same problem as Adela (Behavior insert tab
greyed out) but when I go to Tools > Page Options (there is no page settings)
I can't find where I set the compatibility to allow jump menus I thought it
would be under the authoring tab but it isn't.
Thank you,
Regina
Click to expand...

It's Tools | Page Options | Authoring and set what you want, in FrontPage
2003.

Given the clue though why not click on the similar sounding names under
Tools? Or indeed look in the help? ... Learn to experiment it's the only way
to learn faster, works for me and I'm just a housewife.

Tina
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