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From: Rob Giordano [MS MVP] on 16 May 2010 11:13 you'll be in the deep weeds with this...much simpler to do it with something other than FP's navigation bars -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Rob Giordano Microsoft MVP Expression Web "Josh1985" <Josh1985(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:A1688B34-48C8-402F-8624-ED71618EDEA0(a)microsoft.com... > That is all i wanted to do. I don't know why FP made the link bars > separate > in the first place. All I wanted to do was make the set of navigation > links > in the left hand side of the index page and the businesses links be global > navs to appear on all pages reguardles of whether they were a business > page > or not. Then on pages like the visitecgeneral.htm page, i wanted to > include > the two gobal navs above just like every other page but also include 3 > additions that would only apply to the viisitec business's pages. The > additions were a Subsidiaries nav section, a Product Lines nav section, > and a > Notecards navigation section. all of which should branch out from the > visitec > business page in the navigation structure. But now things seem to be so > different from my actual intended result I have no idea how to rework the > navigation so i get the same look on all pages as it is now and just fix > the > navigation structure. How do i fix this? > "Rob Giordano [MS MVP]" wrote: > >> I think you are creating separate navigation bars, which you actually can >> do, but they will be treated as separate navigation bars (duh) but like >> Ron >> says they have to be pages if you're using FP's menus...or use something >> from DynamicDrive. If you use FPs navigation and create separate nav bars >> with the head link actually being a page you will be able to order them >> on >> the page by sliding them around on the navigation view. >> >> >> >> -- >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> Rob Giordano >> Microsoft MVP Expression Web >> >> >> >> >> >> >> "Josh1985" <Josh1985(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> news:01E8BD19-5161-46DC-A02B-D6591EFDC65B(a)microsoft.com... >> > Thank you for your response Stephan That is exactly my point; >> > Instead >> > of >> > actually showing the navigation structure of the whole website all I >> > see >> > for >> > the navigation section of the Web Site tab is the navigation menus I >> > created. >> > Not one page in the navigation section of that web site tab goes in the >> > order of start page and branches out. I also have no idea why. All I >> > did >> > was >> > place the navigation bars where i wanted them on the pages now I can't >> > create >> > the site's navigation structure with those navigation bars. >> > If I used "place markers" that was not my intention. I was just >> > trying >> > to link the the pages the way I wanted them to appear on the pages. >> > Everything that says "(Not a Page)" is the name of the navigation bar I >> > created. If I were to add all the links under one menu I would probably >> > have >> > 50 links in one link bar right? I thought a navigation bar was supposed >> > to >> > be >> > easier than using interactive buttons and look better than a plain text >> > link. >> > I don't get how me putting navigation bars on my pages according to the >> > page's them would not allow me to go back to the navigation section of >> > the >> > Web Site tab and structure the sites navigation order. >> > >> > Any help is greatly appreciated. >> > >> > "Stefan B Rusynko" wrote: >> > >> >> FP navigation does not allow for the use of place markers (non-page >> >> links) in the Nav View / bars >> >> You need to create a page for all your Not a page links if you want to >> >> use FP nav bars and navigation with a theme >> >> >> >> For the navigation you show (with Non-Pages) you need to use a DHTML >> >> menu >> >> structure >> >> See http://www.dynamicdrive.com/dynamicindex1/ >> >> >> >> -- >> >> >> >> _____________________________________________ >> >> SBR @ ENJOY (-: [ Microsoft MVP - FrontPage ] >> >> "Warning - Using the F1 Key will not break anything!" (-; >> >> _____________________________________________ >> >> >> >> >> >> "Josh1985" <Josh1985(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> >> news:FE8F1B6C-B396-4DDF-B0A8-4F7F64C86DED(a)microsoft.com... >> >> Correct me if I am wrong but in order for a themed website's page >> >> banner >> >> to >> >> display the proper text the navigation must be in the correct order >> >> meaning >> >> the page the navigation is on and then the linked page, and etc? >> >> Correct? >> >> If >> >> so I have a major problem! My navigation is treating each set of >> >> navigation >> >> links separately which to me seems to not tie into the whole global >> >> site >> >> with >> >> the index being the parent page then all other pages below that, >> >> correct? >> >> >> >> Here is a link to the navigation as it is right now: >> >> "http://sl-life.awardspace.biz/currentnavstructurelayout.htm" Could >> >> someone >> >> tell me how i can make the navigation be in the correct order? If you >> >> need to >> >> see an example of how i want the correct layout to be write me back >> >> and i >> >> will show you that page as well i am still working on that diagram. >> >> Any >> >> help >> >> is greatly appreciated. >> >> >> >> >> >> . >> >> >> |