Re: Next and Previous page suggestion

From: Kevin Spencer (kspencer_at_takempis.com)
Date: 09/09/04 

Date: Thu, 9 Sep 2004 13:29:54 -0400

Not necessarily a good idea. When you use layers, you can certainly hide
things. That doesn't mean they aren't there. Depending upon the total size
of each "page" you could be concocting a nightmare of latency for your
users. That is, the page could take forever to load. 

-- 
HTH,
Kevin Spencer
.Net Developer
Microsoft MVP
I get paid good money to
solve puzzles for a living
"Jane Here" <cibhere@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:OOP1kTolEHA.1244@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> That looks very useful.
> I am going to give it a go.
> Thank you  Don.
>
>
>
> "Don" <Don@my_shoes.com> wrote in message
> news:OwHT1DolEHA.3912@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > Hi Jane,
> >
> > If you have FrontPage 2003 it is not that hard..
> > The "Keyword" is Layers  (in Help)
> >
> > Here is a quick demo..
> > http://www.xmas-i-am.com/layer.htm
> >
> > One problem is that if you incorporated too much on
> > one page it can take forever for it to load...
> >
> > HTH
> > Don
> > ============================
> > "Jane Here" <cibhere@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > news:evjvfzmlEHA.3204@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > | That sounds complicated. Is there an easier way, for example:
> > |
> > | Is there a way to have all the text on the page, and make just the
text
> I
> > | want to show becomes visible when the user clicks a certain button? if
> all
> > | the text were already on the page (on top of each other), then the
page
> > | would not have to change. It would just be a matter of refreshing
parts
> of
> > | the page.
> > |
> > | I have no idea if anything like this is feasible?
> > |
> > | Thanks.
> > |
> > |
> > | "Kevin Spencer" <kspencer@takempis.com> wrote in message
> > | news:%23dfWKkmlEHA.1644@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > | > It depends on how dynamic the content is going to be. You could
write
> a
> > | > server-side web application, using ASP.Net or some other server-side
> > | > technology, but unless the number of documents is going to change,
or
> is
> > | > rather large, or the content will change often, it might or might
not
> be
> > | > worth the trouble.
> > | >
> > | > -- 
> > | > HTH,
> > | > Kevin Spencer
> > | > .Net Developer
> > | > Microsoft MVP
> > | > Big things are made up
> > | > of lots of little things.
> > | >
> > | > "Jane Here" <cibhere@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > | > news:eaAF6JklEHA.1652@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > | > > I have a series of pages. The top half of the page changes, but
the
> > | bottom
> > | > > half stays the same.
> > | > >
> > | > > I have created each page and put a Next and Previous button on
each
> > | page.
> > | > I
> > | > > also have a table of all topics on the left so that the user can
> jump
> > to
> > | > any
> > | > > page.
> > | > >
> > | > > I have crafted each page in full. I am wondering if there is a
> > | recommended
> > | > > way of doing this sort of thing. My guess is it would have a
faster
> > | > response
> > | > > if it stayed on the same page and just changed the contents as the
> > user
> > | > > clicks on the appropriate button.
> > | > >
> > | > > Is this possible, and what do I need to learn to be able to this?
> > | > >
> > | > > What do you recommend?
> > | > >
> > | > >
> > | >
> > | >
> > |
> > |
> >
> >
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