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Layer Genie menu item is inactive.
Reported 09 Feb 2003 05:04:56
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09 Feb 2003 05:04:56 Jamie Walsh posted:
Maybe im missing something here but when i go to the behaviors>DMXZone>LayerGenie, none of the menu items are active. Replies
Replied 09 Feb 2003 13:43:31
09 Feb 2003 13:43:31 Marja Ribbers-de Vroed replied:
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Maybe im missing something here but when i go to the behaviors>DMXZone>LayerGenie, none of the menu items are active.
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There must be at least one layer (an absolute positioned DIV) on the page for Layer Genie to be active.
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Marja Ribbers-de Vroed
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Edited by - MarjaR on 09 Feb 2003 23:02:50
Maybe im missing something here but when i go to the behaviors>DMXZone>LayerGenie, none of the menu items are active.
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There must be at least one layer (an absolute positioned DIV) on the page for Layer Genie to be active.
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Marja Ribbers-de Vroed
www.flevooware.nl
www.flevooware.nl/dreamweaver/
Edited by - MarjaR on 09 Feb 2003 23:02:50
Replied 09 Feb 2003 22:50:42
09 Feb 2003 22:50:42 Marja Ribbers-de Vroed replied:
There are some tutorials included in the extension that are available by pressing the Help button in the Layer Genie dialogue, but I understand they are of no use to you if you don't know how to bring up the dialog for the first time. So I will explain the first steps here:
<ul>
<li>Open your document or start with a new, blank document in Dreamweaver </li>
<li>If you're working in an existing document, make sure your cursor is outside any TABLE element before choosing this option, because layers should not be placed within tables </li>
<li>Choose 'Insert Layer' from the Insert menu - a rectangle will be inserted in your document with a sort of 'tab' connected to it </li>
<li>Click on that 'tab' - the Properties panel now displays the properties for the just inserted layer, eg. LayerID (=name), L(eft), T(op), etc. </li>
<li>Drag the layer to the place where you want it to be or fill in some initial values for the 'left' and 'top' properties (syntax eg. 10px)</li>
<li>Make sure to clear the 'height' property if Dreamweaver put a value in there </li>
<li>Create and/or select the trigger object for the 'Show Layer Genie' behavior, eg. a link or an image </li>
</ul>
The 'Show Layer Genie' behavior should now be available in the Behaviors panel
Experiment with the settings available to you in the dialog, or press the Help button and read the tutorials....
Hope this helps.
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Marja Ribbers-de Vroed
www.flevooware.nl
www.flevooware.nl/dreamweaver/
<ul>
<li>Open your document or start with a new, blank document in Dreamweaver </li>
<li>If you're working in an existing document, make sure your cursor is outside any TABLE element before choosing this option, because layers should not be placed within tables </li>
<li>Choose 'Insert Layer' from the Insert menu - a rectangle will be inserted in your document with a sort of 'tab' connected to it </li>
<li>Click on that 'tab' - the Properties panel now displays the properties for the just inserted layer, eg. LayerID (=name), L(eft), T(op), etc. </li>
<li>Drag the layer to the place where you want it to be or fill in some initial values for the 'left' and 'top' properties (syntax eg. 10px)</li>
<li>Make sure to clear the 'height' property if Dreamweaver put a value in there </li>
<li>Create and/or select the trigger object for the 'Show Layer Genie' behavior, eg. a link or an image </li>
</ul>
The 'Show Layer Genie' behavior should now be available in the Behaviors panel
Experiment with the settings available to you in the dialog, or press the Help button and read the tutorials....
Hope this helps.
--
Marja Ribbers-de Vroed
www.flevooware.nl
www.flevooware.nl/dreamweaver/