menu is pointing to index not home

[Chris]

I'm using FP2003, host has extensions. I have an intro page named index.html
and a home page named home.htm. Website works fine except...

when selecting "home" on a menu, the page displays the intro (index.html).
I want it to go to home page (home.htm). However, when I check it out in FP
on my computer, using a browser IE 6, it works as I expect -- but not when
published.

I am certain this is easy, and common, but can't figure out what to do.

Hoping someone can help.

 

[Windsun]

You cannot rename your home default page

 

[Steve Easton]

Home on what menu??

The home icon in a browser will always open the default page for a website:

--
Steve Easton
Microsoft MVP FrontPage
FP Cleaner
http://www.95isalive.com/fixes/fpclean.htm
Hit Me FP
http://www.95isalive.com/fixes/HitMeFP.htm

 

[Andrew Murray]

If it is a custom menu you created, then change the hyperlink to "home" item
to "home.html".

If it is the FP navigation component menu, the navigation is based on the
structure you've built in the "Navigation" view using the flow-chart
diagram. If necessary add home.htm to the navigation structure somewhere
(child level if index.html is the "parent")

I don't use the navigation in FP so I can't advise to much on that.

 

[Chris]

Thanks for responding.

Its the menu item "Home" on my web site menu. (Not the browser home button.)
This is how I navigate the viewer back to my main page (home page). The
published version points to my swf intro page, not my website home page.

Try it! www.petsatlanta.com

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Thanks for your help,
Chris

Home on what menu??

The home icon in a browser will always open the default page for a website:

--
Steve Easton
Microsoft MVP FrontPage
FP Cleaner
http://www.95isalive.com/fixes/fpclean.htm
Hit Me FP
http://www.95isalive.com/fixes/HitMeFP.htm

 

[Chris]

I'm not trying to. I don't think you saw my dilemma.
--
Thanks for your help,
Chris

You cannot rename your home default page

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[Steve Easton]

The links for "Home" point to: http://www.petsatlanta.com/
which is always going to open index.html or what ever is set as the
default document on the server. ( the one that contains the intro )

You need to edit them so they read like this:
http://www.petsatlanta.com/home.htm


--
Steve Easton
Microsoft MVP FrontPage
FP Cleaner
http://www.95isalive.com/fixes/fpclean.htm
Hit Me FP
http://www.95isalive.com/fixes/HitMeFP.htm

Thanks for responding.

Its the menu item "Home" on my web site menu. (Not the browser home button.)
This is how I navigate the viewer back to my main page (home page). The
published version points to my swf intro page, not my website home page.

Try it! www.petsatlanta.com

 

[Chris]

Thanks...I'm using FP navigator...see my response to Andrew Murray.

 

[Chris]

I am using FP navigation and the highest level item is "PetsAtlanta" with a
home icon in the box.

I have tried to add a new, "home" page, but FP responds that I already have
that page.

I'm very lost now.

--
Thanks for your help,
Chris

If it is a custom menu you created, then change the hyperlink to "home" item
to "home.html".

If it is the FP navigation component menu, the navigation is based on the
structure you've built in the "Navigation" view using the flow-chart
diagram. If necessary add home.htm to the navigation structure somewhere
(child level if index.html is the "parent")

I don't use the navigation in FP so I can't advise to much on that.

 

[Tom Willett]

Steve gave you the answer.

 

[Chris]

His answer applies if using FP navigator? Since I am using FP navigator,
where are the links to change.

You may have me confused with someone who does this all day. I am not very
experienced at this, learning as I can.

 

[Jim Fitzgerald]

Chris:

"Home" in the Navigation view simple means the default page of the website.
The default page is always either default.htm or default.asp, or Index.htm,
or index.asp.

The way you have your web set up, the default page is index.htm, so if you
use the home button it will always go the opening page which you don't want.

I assume that you have the navigation A workaround is to right click on the
navigation bar on the "Home.htm" page and choose "Link Bar Properties" and
set at "Child Level". then uncheck the "Home" box, and the "Parent" box under
"Aditional Pages".

On all other pages uncheck the "Home" box and check the "Parent" box.

This will allow you to go up and down but never back to the web default.

Hope this helps.

I am using FP navigation and the highest level item is "PetsAtlanta" with a
home icon in the box.

I have tried to add a new, "home" page, but FP responds that I already have
that page.

I'm very lost now.

 

[Jim Fitzgerald]

Chris:

I noticed after I posted my first reply that all of your pages are on the
same level. That makes it a lot easier to do what you want.

Instead of the "Child Level, use "Same Level" on all of the pages linked
under index.htm, including home.htm, and be sure that Home page and parent
page boxes are unchecked on all of the pages.

Then using the navigation pane, add home.htm" as the first page on the left
of all the others, and right click on home.htm and rename it "Home". It will
show up on the link bar as the first option and will be named "Home".

By the way, the site looks good.

 

[Chris]

Thanks Jim...for the kind words and the help. Alas, right-clicking does not
offer link bar properties and levels changes -- not even greyed out.

This is a template I purchased and made substantive changes to, but used the
navigation of FP to effect my design needs. I noticed on the home page a
template line of code for the menu, as follows (providing only my upper menu):

<!--webbot bot="Navigation" s-orientation="horizontal" s-rendering="html"
s-bar="Bars" s-btn-nml="<A HREF="#URL#" TARGET="#TARGET#"
STYLE="{text-decoration: none;}">#LABEL#</A>" s-btn-sel="#LABEL#"
s-btn-sep="&nbsp;|&nbsp;" s-type="top" b-include-home="FALSE"
b-include-up="FALSE" --></td>

Can this help you help me?