The question is, how do you prevent the container height from changing or making it so that it remains empty (no value).
That is always the question with Freeway. Because Freeway generates the code at the time of publishing, “editing” the html is not an option. Actually, keeping the size field empty is a simple matter of deleting the size then “tabbing” out of the field. The tabbing is the critical step here.
Any standards compliant browser will display the max-height styling correctly. IE is not one of them. So the question is, as you rightly surmise, where to put the styling code in Freeway so that IE won’t choke? It is definitely not straight forward.
Honestly I had it working using the hard coded method, but then I went in and changed a few things. I then tested it in IE and all was ok, but forgot to check out FF and Safari.
Back to the drawing board.
Back to you later. BTW, I was able to get the height out of the container div.
I mentioned this before but why not use a conditional statement (stylesheet) that targets the specific IE version? You can define the CSS for your div however you need to for those browsers.
Todd
On Dec 5, 2007, at 2:45 PM, chuckamuck wrote:
Any standards compliant browser will display the max-height styling correctly. IE is not one of them. So the question is, as you rightly surmise, where to put the styling code in Freeway so that IE won’t choke? It is definitely not straight forward.
I mentioned this before but why not use a conditional statement
(stylesheet) that targets the specific IE version? You can define the
CSS for your div however you need to for those browsers.
Yes, yes you did.
Wouldn’t happen to know where I can find a good example would you?
Now create your stylesheet and add the necessary CSS to fix whatever problem you’re having.
For example:
#mydiv {
width:200px;
border:.2em
}
I use Coda or CSSEdit (or a text editor) for this but you could use FW to create the stylesheet though I find the process clunky. I then manually place the CSS file in the CSS folder (on the server) that FW creates though you can place it anywhere. Be sure to change the above reference to match the actual location if it’s somewhere other than the CSS folder.
The above example targets only IE6 but depending on what IE browsers are acting up you could get them all in one shot if need be. More here<http://www.javascriptkit.com/howto/cc2.shtml>
Any questions give a shout.
Todd
On Dec 5, 2007, at 4:06 PM, chuckamuck wrote:
Yes, yes you did.
Wouldn’t happen to know where I can find a good example would you?
Hmmm… I can’t see anything different in this file than the one I created other than maybe the javascript file I have is not the same? But hey, it works… One question, the scroller seems to get longer if I extend the scroll container? Is there any way to maintain the size of the scroller while changing the scroll area?
I just realized the javascript has to be in the “site” folder… which I had no idea (where it was) since I copy whole sites and redo with different logos and such for demo purposes! Hmmm… what’s the best way to duplicate a site and maintain the links and resources as well as the site location… if you want to use one to build another? …and that scroller button? Any way to make it stay the same size??? Thanks again.
Hmmm… I can’t see anything different in this file than the one I created other than maybe the javascript file I have is not the same?
Different javascript file? Ok…
But hey, it works… One question, the scroller seems to get longer if I extend the scroll container? Is there any way to maintain the size of the scroller while changing the scroll area?
Thanks again!
No. The length of the scroller is totally automatic and is determined by the javascript according to the length of the content div. More content, shorter scroller; less content, longer scroller. However, the width of the scroller is totally up to you.
Hmmm… doesn’t the “container” style affect the scroller as well as the content? I noticed if I create a second “container” style for the scroller, it will change the scroll button, but then the dom.javascript needs to be changed… right?
Hmmm… doesn’t the “container” style affect the scroller as well as the content? I noticed if I create a second “container” style for the scroller, it will change the scroll button, but then the dom.javascript needs to be changed… right?
No, the “content” size is what determines the scroller size. The “container” style only sets the vertical size of the container that the “content” is displayed in.
It may seem otherwise, but the fluctuating size of the scroller bar is how scroll bars work normally.
So is there any way to change the scroller/scroll independently of the actual text area? Has to be some way to change the code… Geez, I’m no java expert, but I see this all the time?
Interesting development related to using this tutorial with Freeway PRO 5. Currently in version 4.x you can input a specific height in the settings palette, but Freeway will not accept it when the content is larger than the height indicated. This has been fixed in Freeway 5. What that means is that the height now works correctly in IE.
Basically the tutorial advises creating a style with the CSS max-height value added through the Extended menu option. This is no longer necessary with Freeway 5. You can simply put in a height value and Freeway 5 will now accept that regardless of content.
Once Freeway 5 ships I will update the tutorial to reflect the change.
Is there a way that you can position the scroller halfway down to start at a specific area in the content text?
The script does not have that ability. But it sounds like you should be able to do what you want with anchors. If I understand you correctly your calendar is all in one html box. I would suggest making a list of month names as a menu that are linked to anchors for the month in needing to be viewed.
