Teaching myself CSS - can someone help me with my browsing?

First of all, I have to say that I (and trial & error) have learned myself all I know so far about web design.  I never submitted my code to be criticized in a forum so I hope this isn't a horrible mess.

That being said, I'd love it if someone could help me to find out how to get my ' navigation under "look away, I want it.  I only put general base up text is at the moment, instead of try 1 million things & cluttering up my code not more that I already have.

Basically I want the sub navigation (right) appears when the user hovers over each of the 4 respective images great navigation.  I want it to appear outside the main content, or outside the sidebar in which is placed the main navigation.  (eventually I intend to understand how to code all hidden / show on the thing about hover... but it's my secondary concern to the placement at the moment.)  def I wouldn't advice for that as well!)

I've included a link to my test site so that you can see all the codes, images involved. (I downloaded all the files associated with the server) If this does not work, please let me know what you need.

In advance, thank you very much!

http://www.thefawngroup.com/testing/index.html

I would inquire using the "spry vertical menu' that comes with Dreamweaver." Yes, you will need to edit the css, BUT you'll quickly have a good basis for your navigation.

There are a lot of people here, especially of Gramps, who knows the things of DW spry upside and will help out if you get stuck.

First get a page on your basic spry vertical navigation > insert > Spry > Spry menu bar > choose the vertical option.

Mode code and modify the spry html structure to as below: (you can copy and paste the code below inplace of the code that's put there automatically).

Open the linked css spry file and change the width of the following selector css at the same width as your large navigation image (I put it at 300px)

UL. MenuBarVertical

{

margin: 0;

padding: 0;

list-style-type: none;

do-size: 100%;

cursor: default;

Width: 300px;

}

Change of the below css selector to match the width of your large navigation image.

UL. MenuBarVertical li

{

margin: 0;

padding: 0;

list-style-type: none;

do-size: 100%;

position: relative;

text-align: left;

cursor: pointer;

Width: 300px;

}

Change in the margin of the css- like selector below and change the 150px width (this will be the width of your submenus) below

UL. MenuBarVertical ul

{

margin: 30px 0 0 340px;

padding: 0;

list-style-type: none;

do-size: 100%;

position: absolute;

z index: 1020;

cursor: default;

Width: 150px;

left:-1000em;

top: 0;

}

Change the width of the css selector below 150px as shown

UL. MenuBarVertical ul li

{

Width: 150px;

}

Change the height and the width of the selector css below must match your image of large navigation (I put them to 300px)

UL. MenuBarVertical a.MenuBarItemSubmenu

{

background-repeat: no-repeat;

background-position: 50 95%;

height: 300px;

Width: 300px;

}

You should get a step closer to where it must be. Test in browser.

You should have 3 big boxes on the page, when they toss on Blue Tower and a submenu flicks out to the right.

Now add the following css selectors. One for each of your large images of Nav. -YourNavImageOne.gif - change the name of your image. If the image is located in a folder named "images" then add that before the name of the image - images/yourNavImageOne.gif. Do the same for yourNavImageTwo.gif and yourNavImageThree.gif

{#navImageOne}

background-image: url (yourNavImageOne.gif);

background-repeat: no-repeat;

}

{#navImageTwo}

background-image: url (yourNavImageOne.gif);

background-repeat: no-repeat;

}

{#navImageThree}

background-image: url (yourNavImageOne.gif);

background-repeat: no-repeat;

}

Now in design mode, you should see your navigation images.

For the rollover effect add the css and change the image for the button that is animated below the image you want to appear when your big picture of navigation is wriggling on.

{#navImageOne:hover}

background-image: url (yourNavImageOne.gif);

background-repeat: no-repeat;

}

Add the addition reversal css for your other images:

{#navImageTwo:hover}

background-image: url (yourNavImageOne.gif);

background-repeat: no-repeat;

}

{#navImageThree:hover}

background-image: url (yourNavImageOne.gif);

background-repeat: no-repeat;

}

Tags: Dreamweaver

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