Hi Everybody,

I'm working on a first project with CoffeeCup, and don't quite understand how to make an <a href=> direction work the way I want it to.

First, my layout:
My css sheet is planned for 5 major areas... an overall "Container" that holds four other boxes. A top centered box "Header"; "A left oriented box "navigator" ; A right oriented box "Content"; and a bottom centered "Footer". ( the attachment is a "gif" file illustrating this layout)

My notion is that only the content box can be active and dynamic, while the other boxes can be static. Presumably, this will be a little quicker at a client by not requiring a full new page at each menu click.

I plan to position the menu created by the CSS Menu Creator in the navigator box, and each time a user chooses a selection then the site will fill the "Content" box.

Sooo, I guess I have two questions now:

1: Is this container/box approach a good idea or am I setting myself up for heartache?

2: How do I make a statement that will direct the menu to fill the "Content" box with the HTML page?

Many thanks,

-Paul-

First of all: which site building programme are you using?

Your thinking is good, only I wouldn't create the menu, header and footer as images (if I have understood you correctly). I would make them as included files in your main document. If you are NOT acquainted with 'php includes', you could try 'object includes'. It's very easy. If you take a look at this site: www.praxis-erdogan.de , click on one of the flags, and then view the source code of the first page, you may notice on line 80-81 this bit:



That is the way I have included the file 'links.html' which is located in a sub folder called inc.
The file links.html is just an ordinary html file which has its own styles to set the width mentioned above (166px) and a bit more styling of the text.

There is another one further down called 'rechts.html', which is included the same way.

Anyway, just holler if you need some assistance for this.

Hi Inger,

Thank you for replying to my question.

I am using the CoffeeCup “HTML Editor 2010”.

I hope this doesn’t exclude me from folling around with your suggestion.

Regards,

Paul

I would start with updating your program Paul, the 2010 version is quite outdated, and updates are free after all

Thanks Jo Ann, I appreciate that.

I am getting the update now, and will scram for a short while to install it.

-Paul-

Holy Smokes Inger....

Surely the dental clinic site was not designed through CoffeeCup??? Can I actually do that sort of thing through this HTML editor?

Regards,
-Paul-

The actual design was done in PhotoShop, but the technical bits have been done with CC HTML Editor.and a few scripts here and there. The Flash on every page was made by someone else, though, but it is possible to create something like that, or similar anyway, with CC Firestarter. However, if you want to have some flash on your site, you'll have to be aware that they won't display on mobile devices with IOS or Android operative systems, like Samsung Galaxy or Ipad from Apple. That is why I have put a slide show under the flashes, so as a fall-back, as you will see if you open the site on some of those devices mentioned.

Why ? the html editor is only a tool, you can create anything you like with a tool if you have

(A) the ability to use it (i do not)

(B) the ability to design

Personally i use VSD because i do not code, but my delorean site in signature was done 100% with CC software.

Wow!! I have to say that I am impressed with the ultimate power of all of this. I am very happy to see this but my second question remains:


2: How do I make a statement in the menu that will fill the "Content" box with the HTML page?

Many thanks,
-Paul-

Hiya Paul,

That all depends on what you're using to create that content box with. Are you using an iframe or is the layout such that you have a specific area to put the content in? Lots of variables in asking that question

Got a link? That helps more than anything for us to see what's up.