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Muscle Croc · Apr 23, 2002, 12:13

Basically, here is my site im designing:

http://www.whackystories.com/

I want it like this:

The top options, i would have options such as:

Stories Section | Sound Clips | Jokes Section | Whacky Pictures | Whacky Games | Links

When you hover over each a drop down menu appears, IE stories will show the 10-12 or whatever different sections for stories.

Down the left i would like a similar style but of course from the left.

How is this done? i see it on many websites and would love to do it myself. I have php access, i can do anything with my host but no ASP.

Thanks

samsm · Apr 23, 2002, 13:30

When I have made those sorts of drop down menus it has been using layers and prepackaged javascript from GoLive or Dreamweaver.

Alternately, the javascript could be hand coded or taken from a free javascript site.

Anyway, once you have the static structure for the drop-down taken care of, you can use php to dynamically populate the layers.

Alright, does that make any sence? There are really two things that have to happen for this to work:
1. PHP grabs info from database, constructs page.
2. Javascript on page allows for user to interact with page.

If you have more specific how-to questions, please post again

Muscle Croc · Apr 24, 2002, 05:35

TBH that all went over my head

samsm · Apr 24, 2002, 08:58

Ok, lets say that you are making a static website and you want those hoover-activated drop down menus.

This is simular to the turorial that taught me how to do it. This will make it very clear how to do it with GoLive, give you the general idea of how to do it with Dreamweaver.

Understanding Drop-Down Menu Effects, by Bahadir Cinar
http://www.ripplestorm.com/pages/tut..._down_tut.html

Here's a link to a non-Gui method of making a DHTML popup menu.
http://www.twinhelix.com/dhtml/scripts/popup.html
http://www.twinhelix.com/dhtml/scripts/dhtml.zip

Hope that starts you in the right direction!
Post again if you need more help!

Muscle Croc · Apr 24, 2002, 11:45

thanks mate im gonna look over this tonight, i appreciate it

While im here, this is a major problem for me at the moment and my main priority, without this i cant do anything.

http://sitepointforum.com/showthread...threadid=57317

Thanks again

Apr 23, 2002, 12:13	#1
Muscle Croc SitePoint Enthusiast Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 26	How would i make a pull down menu/one from top one from left? Basically, here is my site im designing: http://www.whackystories.com/ I want it like this: The top options, i would have options such as: Stories Section \| Sound Clips \| Jokes Section \| Whacky Pictures \| Whacky Games \| Links When you hover over each a drop down menu appears, IE stories will show the 10-12 or whatever different sections for stories. Down the left i would like a similar style but of course from the left. How is this done? i see it on many websites and would love to do it myself. I have php access, i can do anything with my host but no ASP. Thanks

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Apr 23, 2002, 13:30	#2
samsm SitePoint Wizard Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Atlanta, GA, USA Posts: 5,059	When I have made those sorts of drop down menus it has been using layers and prepackaged javascript from GoLive or Dreamweaver. Alternately, the javascript could be hand coded or taken from a free javascript site. Anyway, once you have the static structure for the drop-down taken care of, you can use php to dynamically populate the layers. Alright, does that make any sence? There are really two things that have to happen for this to work: 1. PHP grabs info from database, constructs page. 2. Javascript on page allows for user to interact with page. If you have more specific how-to questions, please post again

Apr 24, 2002, 05:35	#3
Muscle Croc SitePoint Enthusiast Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 26	TBH that all went over my head

Apr 24, 2002, 08:58	#4
samsm SitePoint Wizard Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Atlanta, GA, USA Posts: 5,059	Ok, lets say that you are making a static website and you want those hoover-activated drop down menus. This is simular to the turorial that taught me how to do it. This will make it very clear how to do it with GoLive, give you the general idea of how to do it with Dreamweaver. Understanding Drop-Down Menu Effects, by Bahadir Cinar http://www.ripplestorm.com/pages/tut..._down_tut.html Here's a link to a non-Gui method of making a DHTML popup menu. http://www.twinhelix.com/dhtml/scripts/popup.html http://www.twinhelix.com/dhtml/scripts/dhtml.zip Hope that starts you in the right direction! Post again if you need more help!

Apr 24, 2002, 11:45	#5
Muscle Croc SitePoint Enthusiast Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 26	thanks mate im gonna look over this tonight, i appreciate it While im here, this is a major problem for me at the moment and my main priority, without this i cant do anything. http://sitepointforum.com/showthread...threadid=57317 Thanks again