6 Replies Latest reply: Jan 15, 2009 8:54 AM by Chrsitian RSS

    Making 'behavior' visible

    Chrsitian Community Member
      I am placing ‘AP Divs’ on a web page and assigning an ‘open browser window’ behavior to some of their content. I would like to make this visible in the same manner that I can make links visible by assigning a link color and/or underline to them.

      However I have not been able to do that, nor have I been able to even change the color of the appropriate fonts to indicate that a behavior might be embedded.

      I have tried using ‘onMouseover’ but that makes the page too confusing, and I have gotten negative feed-back.

      Any help or suggestions with this would be greatly appreciated!
        • 1. Re: Making 'behavior' visible
          Newsgroup_User Community Member
          I can't imagine what it is you are trying to make visible. Can you show us
          your code? That's where the aswers are, anyhow....

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          "Chrsitian" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
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          >I am placing ?AP Divs? on a web page and assigning an ?open browser window?
          > behavior to some of their content. I would like to make this visible in
          > the
          > same manner that I can make links visible by assigning a link color and/or
          > underline to them.
          >
          > However I have not been able to do that, nor have I been able to even
          > change
          > the color of the appropriate fonts to indicate that a behavior might be
          > embedded.
          >
          > I have tried using ?onMouseover? but that makes the page too confusing,
          > and I
          > have gotten negative feed-back.
          >
          > Any help or suggestions with this would be greatly appreciated!
          >
          >

          • 2. Re: Making 'behavior' visible
            Chrsitian Community Member
            Thanks so much!!!!

            Of all places, in Dreamweaver 8 for Dummies, I found the answer:

            "...you can "trick" the browser into making the element appear to be a link:

            Type ;javascript:void(0);' in the link box..."

            I want the text or image that appears in the browser window to let the viewer know that by clicking on it they can follow a link, in my case a browser window that opens without leaving the original page.

            Code:

            <img src="imagespkn/trainingbite.jpg" width="328" height="242" onclick="MM_openBrWindow(' http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/pecha-kucha-training-bite/11148608/','','scrollbars=yes,resi zable=yes,width=600,height=500')" />

            =========

            Here is the web page I am working on:

            http://christianharkness.tripod.com/pechakucha/1pkntally.html

            Many thanks!!!
            • 3. Re: Making 'behavior' visible
              bregent CommunityMVP
              You really shouldn't be using AP Divs until you understand how they work, and then only for specific tasks - not for general layout. If someone has there browser setup differently then you expected, everything will get jumbled together, as it is for me now. There really is no reason to be using AP Divs on that simple layout. Why are you using them?
              • 4. Re: Making 'behavior' visible
                Chrsitian Community Member
                OK - I did not quite realize that, I just like the ease of doing the layout from my end!
                • 5. Re: Making 'behavior' visible
                  Newsgroup_User Community Member
                  It's hard to resist the seductive simplicity of just dragging layers around
                  to place them on the page. The problem is that those who are seduced are
                  those who don't know what they have just given up by doing it. The price is
                  not worth the benefit. You would do better to forget layers even exist. By
                  the time you have figured out how to manage your layouts without them, you
                  will likely also have enough experience and knowledge to appreciate the many
                  serious disadvantages to doing the 'layer' way.

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                  "Chrsitian" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
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                  > OK - I did not quite realize that, I just like the ease of doing the
                  > layout from my end!

                  • 6. Re: Making 'behavior' visible
                    Chrsitian Community Member
                    Thanks ACE - I will add that to my 'learning curve.'

                    With best! wishes!