Thu, 2010-03-11 04:55
I need assistance in figuring out what to do. 
I've designed a sight and am not sure what's the best method for coding it.
Here's the link: http://www.kathydana.com/preview/
This is a crude mockup. Background image, full screen jpgs and image maps to simulate rollovers.
But this will give you the idea of what I'm aiming for. The link is for the home page, click on a circle to see the rest.
I'm working in Dreamweaver CS4. I thought I'd use the tabbed panel widget, but I'm not sure if it can do the following:
1. Can you do rollovers with the tabbed panel widget?
2. Can you place background images into the tab and content divs?
3. Can you add more divs inside the content div and apply float to simulate columns?
4. Can you place links inside the content div?
5. I want new information to swap out when clicking on the links. Is that possible? If so, what spry widget would I use?
If the answers to the above questions are "no" "sorry, can't do," then what do you recommend so I can accomplish my design goals?
I'm still very new to all this and am probably in over my head, but what the heck...how else do you learn!!!
Thanks for your help!
Sandy
Thu, 2010-03-11 04:58
#1
sandyhon wrote: I'm working
I'm working in Dreamweaver CS4.
Well stop it!
I thought I'd use the tabbed panel widget
Bad idea. It will create tons of unnecessary markup. You should learn to code it properly. It can easily be done with jQuery and their UI plugin.
Thu, 2010-03-11 15:15
#2
Yeah, do not let DW write any
Yeah, do not let DW write any code for you. Never use the design view in DW, always stay in code view. Do not use any of DW's fun little widgets.
First basic few steps in building a webpage
1. Gather and collect content.
2. Organize the content into meaningful semantic valid HTML
3. Design the prototype
4. Style using CSS
Thu, 2010-03-18 22:56
#3
Thanks for your input. I've
Thanks for your input. I've hired someone with the know how to do the programming. Once I master CSS/XHTML I'll move on to the next level. Thanks again!