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I have recently started to work on a new web page, using studio MX, I am slowly teaching myself all the bits as I need them ( probably not the best way)
I have managed in fireworks to create the top of my page an image with some pop up menus underneath, when I preview it in the browser IE it is just what I want
I then save it as a png file and then export it using all the slices etc that it advises me to
I can also import it into dreamweaver, preview it in the browser and it still works
BUT when I upload it to the web the pop up menus don't appear, please help, sometimes they are there then if I make a change it takes me a few hours to get them up and working again, is there a certain condition I am supposed to optimize it as to ensure that they work when up loaded, it just makes no sense and makes me want to cry
Are all the paths to the images and js files correct?
cheers
I think I am uploading the JS correctly it asks to upload dependent files and I say yes, do I need to do something different
The JScript menus you get free with Fireworks (I use V4) are notoriously buggy. But all the problems can be solved by looking at the code in Dreamweaver. Sounds to me like you may have a few problems not just one.
Have you placed the full HTTP address in the 'add link' section of the 'set popup' dialogue box? All addresses here will have to be absolute - relative links will not be followed when a user clicks an item on the menu.
The menus can also be tweeked to get them to open in the correct area of the screen.If you alter the JScript for each menu you can change the positioning relative to the top left had corner of the browser.
JScript example:
<a href="index.htm" onMouseOut="MM_swapImgRestore();FW_startTimeout()" onMouseOver="window.FW_showMenu(window.fw_menu_3,303,131);MM_swapImage('_9','',' menu/images/_9_2.gif',1);" >
Alter the x-y lengths and you can position the menu where you want.(x-y in bold above)
The other thing you may have a problem with is the directory structure for the images. Make sure you place the Images in a subfolder when you export them with the HTML. Then when you FTP the files be sure to move them all at once so as not to miss anything.
Also there is a small image named 'arrows.gif' created if you choose to use submenus. It has a nasty habit of dissapearing and leaving you with an ugly red x hoverig within the menu - find it's path in the HTML and correct it because it often gets orphaned when the HTML is exported.
There is one alternative to all of this - You can make menus that do not use images with CSS. Faster loading, spidered, easier to change and a whole different story ;)
Hope that helped - I know how frustrating using Fireworks can be!
