Multi-level navigation

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google_poster

A couple of years ago I tried to do multi-level navigation using
FrontPage and the navigation view, along with shared borders. I
couldn't really do what I needed, but hacked something together. My
goals are to keep this very simple, so that you don't need any
particular frontpage knowledge to make it work.

Basically, I want two levels of navigation. You pick a "category"
using tabs or buttons along the top. Then you pick a particular item
using a vertical navbar along the left. The site's actually at
www.zcoc.org if you're interested. It works OK, but you lose the
category when you change items.

Is there any way to make this happen using the new dwts?

Thanks,
Bob
 
T

Thomas A. Rowe

No, you are still limited to the method you originally used, unless you want to use server-side
scripting.

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A

axeman422

If I understand what you want to do then the easiest way I can think of is to
use frames. I had a look at the site you mentioned you have link buttons
along the top and also down the left. To keep the page in the same style I
would suguest 3 frames 1 at very top which goes all the way across page and
down to just under those buttons ie, home/ getting started/ our programs and
so on.

Then have the rest of the page divided into 2 frames you would set the size
of the one on the left to cover your links and the size of the one on the
write would be the remainder of the page, this takes into consideration
people having different sizes for the web browser and so on.

Working with frames might seem a little daunting at first but once you
understand how it all works it's actually very logical. You set a name for
each frame ie. top/ left/ right. so for your links what you do is set
"target" to be the name of the frame you want it to open in.

Hope I havn't lost you so far it boils down to this you create 1 page
which displays 3 pages inside of itself each page has all the same
functionality as normal web pages so you can make them do what ever you want.

To get started try this start new in front page and paste this into the html
part replace what is put there already

<html>

<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=windows-1252">
<meta name="GENERATOR" content="Microsoft FrontPage 4.0">
<meta name="ProgId" content="FrontPage.Editor.Document">
<title>Title</title>
</head>


<frameset rows="71,*" >
<frame name="top">
<frameset cols="109,*">
<frame name="left">
<frame name="right">
</frameset>
</frameset>


</html>

now you have the basic frame work for 3 frame web page play around with it
and see if it's what your looking for
 
G

google_poster

Thanks Axeman - especially for putting the time into the sample.
Unfortunately, I'm really looking for a solution without the frames.

Thomas, thanks for the response as well - I won't kill myself trying to
figure it out again if it's not possible. Actually, server-side
scripting would be OK if it could be done once; for example, in a
template page. I just can't burden the authors with learning how to
script, and I'm not always available when they want to make changes.

Also thanks to the lurkers out there who at least read the question!

--Bob
 
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Jens Peter Karlsen[FP MVP]

Probably because of the many drawbacks to using frames.
You can't bookmark a subpage.
Searchengine spiders can't easily index your whole site.
If they somehow should find a subpage, when people follow the link, they
will be stranded on that page without any navigation.
And so on.
A google search on "Why no Frames" or similar will undoubtedly turn up
other arguments against frames.

Regards Jens Peter Karlsen. Microsoft MVP - Frontpage.
 
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