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[MikeM]

Ok, I finally broke down and actually purchased a legitamate copy of Dreamweaver ( oh to have the money for Ultradev).
Anyway, everything is pretty straight forward, but i do have a question for Designer's.

Just what is the Purpose of Layer's???


Layer Test

[MasterMindz]

Well, your question really isn't and HTML question. I use layers mostly in my images (I use Photoshop). Layers are good because you can create a single layer for each little thing you do (like a line or text). If you have them in layers you can move them anywhere, anytime without messing up the image.

For example: Say I made an image with text in it and a line going through the text. I look at the image and decide that I don't like the position of the line and I want to move it down some. You can easily move it down if it's in a layer because it's separate from the rest of the image contents. If you didn't have layers, you would have to go the history and make the line all over again.

This is just basic use. I hope this doesn't confuse you too much, I was in a bit of a rush when typing it.

[sbrad]

Layers are great. For instance, when you see a drop-down menu, it's usually done with behaviours added to layers. But I would caution you to be VERY careful. Thoroughly read Dreamweaver's instructions for layers. You can build a layered site that looks awsome in IE, and in Netscape it looks like a 4 year old did it. This is because the browsers use different types of layers.

[lovelie]

MasterMindz: he didn't mean layers in an image, he meant layers in an HTML page.

MikeM: what is the purpose of {text-decoration:none} in CSS? it's a neat trick

I used layers for a menu on a site I designed, it's a catalogue with many different types of items. when a visitor clicks on the menu button to look at another type of item, the menu pops up in a layer, rather than simply taking them back to the menu page.

if that was hard to understand, check it out at http://urbanwholesale.com

just one of the many uses for layers

[MikeM]

Ok, thanx... that makes sense.

By the time i'm done i'll have a million test pages i think..

[MasterMindz]

I was just taking a guess that they behaved the same way. Guess I was wrong, oh well.

[SI-Chris]

Originally posted by MikeM
Ok, thanx... that makes sense.

By the time i'm done i'll have a million test pages i think..

Most great web designers do. Just don't forget to run your tests in Netscape Navigator 4.x; layers are one of the compatibility issues between MSIE and NN.

[MikeM]

Most great web designers do

Well, I'm not a great web designer, I'm not even a good one.
I can code Html tho so it's a start. ( I use wysiwyg to set it up and then tweek the code...)

Anyway something to do.