submenu mouseover effect

[HLarkin]

I have set up a menu with submenu using layers, behaviors, & interactive
buttons. (I followed the instructions in "Special Edition Using Frontpage
2003")

I was able to set everything up but if you mouse over the main menu, go to
the sub menu, & go down the submenus the buttons don't flow smoothly. They
kinda blink to each one.

Is there a way I can fix this. my website with the menu is
http://www.crosscreekkennel.com/catalog.htm
ex. Go to bumpers, then to Dokken or lucky dog & watch it blink.

Any help will be appreciated.

 

[Ronx]

Take this snippet from the page as an example:
<div style="position: absolute; width: 100px; height: 41px; z-index: 2;
left: 101px; top: 279px; visibility: hidden" id="package"
onmouseout="FP_changeProp(/*id*/'package',0,'style.visibility','hidden')">

When you move from one hyperlink to another in this div, you move "out" of
the div, causing the onmouseout event to trigger - hence the flicker.
A better way to handle opening and closing of menus is at
http://www.interlacken.com/winnt/tips/tipshow.aspx?tip=28

Different (easier, IMO) approaches to menus are at:
http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/jonspivey/menus/index.html
and
http://www.seoconsultants.com/css/menus/tutorial/

 

[Stefan B Rusynko]

PS
The OP should also view their site at 800x600 where the menus overlap most of the page text




| Take this snippet from the page as an example:
| <div style="position: absolute; width: 100px; height: 41px; z-index: 2;
| left: 101px; top: 279px; visibility: hidden" id="package"
| onmouseout="FP_changeProp(/*id*/'package',0,'style.visibility','hidden')">
|
| When you move from one hyperlink to another in this div, you move "out" of
| the div, causing the onmouseout event to trigger - hence the flicker.
| A better way to handle opening and closing of menus is at
| http://www.interlacken.com/winnt/tips/tipshow.aspx?tip=28
|
| Different (easier, IMO) approaches to menus are at:
| http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/jonspivey/menus/index.html
| and
| http://www.seoconsultants.com/css/menus/tutorial/
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| Ron Symonds - Microsoft MVP (FrontPage)
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|
| | >I have set up a menu with submenu using layers, behaviors, & interactive
| > buttons. (I followed the instructions in "Special Edition Using
| > Frontpage
| > 2003")
| >
| > I was able to set everything up but if you mouse over the main menu, go
| > to
| > the sub menu, & go down the submenus the buttons don't flow smoothly.
| > They
| > kinda blink to each one.
| >
| > Is there a way I can fix this. my website with the menu is
| > http://www.crosscreekkennel.com/catalog.htm
| > ex. Go to bumpers, then to Dokken or lucky dog & watch it blink.
| >
| > Any help will be appreciated.
|
|

 

[HLarkin]

OK, I followed the instructions on the
http://www.interlacken.com/winnt/tips/tipshow.aspx?tip=28 web page

I am just practicing, but I am able to setup the Main menu layer & submenu
layer. No flickering, BUT I am using the transparent (or white) gif picture.
I have a behavior on the sub menu to make the Transparent picture visible on
mouseover.

Well, the sub menu disappears, but the main menu also disappers. How do I
make the main menu come back or NOT disappear. I am no understand #10 on the
last part of the article. I have tried various behavior ideas, but no good.

SO CLOSE BUT SO FAR AWAY....Thanks!

 

[Ronx]

AT the moment (11:24 GMT) the article is not available.
It sounds like you have set up behaviours on the image to hide all the
layers involved in the menu - remove the reference to the layer holding the
main menu items.
The image should be transparent, not white, though a non-transparent image
is useful for testing. The main menu layer should have a z-index that is
higher than the z-index on the image layer.

If you could publish a page with your menu, it will help diagnose problems.

 

[HLarkin]

I have a test page up www.crosscreekkennel.com/testpage.htm

I have changed things up so much I think I am confussing myself. I have put
in the basics & am unsure where to go.

I am able to show the main menu & get the gunnersup button to show the
submenu & hide the submenu when I mouseover the Home button (made a behavior
for that.)

However I am unable to get the submenu to disappear when I move off of it
onto the trans picture.

I may not have the picture correctly (i used this image to I know if it's
working.)

Thanks for your help

 

[HLarkin]

Thanks, I did it once before, but I guess things changed while changing
other things.

I fixed it or in the process.

 

[HLarkin]

Ron,

I figured out what I did. I did not set a behavior to make the background
picture invisible when the page loads. (important set.)

Thank you for your help or pointing me in the right direction!!

Take care,
Helena