ok, this does not go here, but i need some help. I have never been a fan of complicated java. but i want to make drop down boxes like www.microsoft.com (http://www.microsoft.com) or http://www.angelfire.com/scifi/sys00Q/menu.html has at the top of the page. I want to make a killer site. Any help would be nice and i would thank you for it. email chris@chrisdildy.com or post it here !!!!

You can find the 'cut&paste' code here - http://www.dynamicdrive.com/

or to zoom straight to menus section - http://www.dynamicdrive.com/dynamicindex1/index.html

There are several different types of menus you can get, so take a look around there and you'll find some neat stuff. :D

I forgot to include this in my other post, if you want help with building your site try visiting - http://www.sitepoint.com

they have forums too.. http://www.sitepoint.com/cgi-bin/forums/Ultimate.cgi

Check out this site. Totally free java. I use this on my site http://www.webauthorities.com, if you would like to see it in action:
http://webreference.com/dhtml/hiermenus/index.html


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Mike Astin
WebAuthorities
http://www.webauthorities.com

thanks yall!!! Hey Mike how did you become a full member??

He could tell 'ya- but, then he'd hafta kill ya'.

Just kidding! It happens automatically once you reach a certain amount of posts. In due time, you'll become one... :)

(this post relates to Mike's posting of the Hiermenus @ Webreference.)

This little tidbit is completely off-topic, so ignore it if you like, but I find it really funny and stupid at the same time (being a DHTML developer myself) that the menus at Webreference still haven't gone on to version 4..... After nearly 2 years!!

Grrrrrrrrr..... I think I'll just avoid them all instead and stick with plain old decent navigation :D

[This message has been edited by BC (edited 07-27-2000).]

What is the version 4 supposed to do differently?

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Mike Astin
WebAuthorities
http://www.webauthorities.com

There is a beta version of version 4 available, and it's supposed to have support for all v.4 browsers and should be far quicker, but it's taken them *this* long to even get close to releasing v.4. Grrrrr.... As far as I can tell, there isn't *that" much noticeable improvement (from my testing)

I know enough about Java and DHTML to be dangerous (to myself)...

The last time I looked at the menus on the MS web site, they were DHTML --not Java.
BC eluded to this in his(her?) post.

Hope this helps somehow.

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tk

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well tk i have never messed with anything quite like this, caan u help me give me a few pointers?

His, TK :D

Unfortunately the number of webmasters far outnumber the number of eligible webmistresses we have around here ;)

ComputerGuy,
I would like to but I really don't know enough about it yet. A good resource for you for DHTML might be http://www.webreference.com/dhtml/ . They have some really cool stuff there. For Java, you might be better off getting a book or taking a class. It's much more like coding in C from what I understand.

Sorry if this sounds like I'm putting you off, that's not what I'm trying to do. With my limited knowledge on them, I struggle enough with the things I'm trying to do. :(

Anyway, try the link above for more info on DHTML.


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tk

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ok thats kewl TK. I always liked DHTML better than java anyway. Thanks to all those who helped. i will let yall see the finish product later.

Originally posted by BC:
His, TK :D

Unfortunately the number of webmasters far outnumber the number of eligible webmistresses we have around here ;)

2nd that! :)
I figured you were a webmaster, but didn't want to offend in the event you were a 'webmistrress'.


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tk

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