Dreamweaver - formatting a library item

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formatting a library item

JEnterline

2004-08-04, 7:15 pm

Hello,

I am a newbie to DW, so please bare with me. I have created a list of section
links for each section of my site. I've set each of these up as library items
for ease of updates. Generally, I am placing these in a table that is part of
a template page, but that does not have to be the case. I've started each link
with a carat > to denote each item. Some of the links are long enough that
they word wrap, so I'd like them to leave a space so that the carat is in a
column of it's own on the left. (Does this make sense?) I have a feeling this
is more of a format question then a library question, but just in case it
matters that they're library items I'm including it. How can I set this so
that it will indent basically. I don't really want to do a bulleted list (I
don't think---if I do, please tell me why) as I want to use the carat symbol.
(Not my choice something I have to work with.) Thanks in advance for your help.

jae

Murray *TMM*

2004-08-04, 7:15 pm

Why place Library items in template pages? Why not just put the content in
the template page?

Why not use a two column table - the left column (top aligned) holds the
carat and the right column holds the link?

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"JEnterline" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
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> Hello,
>
> I am a newbie to DW, so please bare with me. I have created a list of
section
> links for each section of my site. I've set each of these up as library
items
> for ease of updates. Generally, I am placing these in a table that is
part of
> a template page, but that does not have to be the case. I've started each
link
> with a carat > to denote each item. Some of the links are long enough
that
> they word wrap, so I'd like them to leave a space so that the carat is in
a
> column of it's own on the left. (Does this make sense?) I have a feeling
this
> is more of a format question then a library question, but just in case it
> matters that they're library items I'm including it. How can I set this
so
> that it will indent basically. I don't really want to do a bulleted list
(I
> don't think---if I do, please tell me why) as I want to use the carat
symbol.
> (Not my choice something I have to work with.) Thanks in advance for your
help.
>
> jae
>
>

joeyb

2004-08-04, 7:15 pm

"Carrots" are boring, so I'm sorry about that. I think technically
speaking, what you describe should be structured in HTML using the list
element. Here's an article on using css with lists. You might be surprised
by the options.

http://alistapart.com/articles/taminglists/

-Joe

"JEnterline" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
news:cerfai$e81$1@forums.macromedia.com...
> Hello,
>
> I am a newbie to DW, so please bare with me. I have created a list of
section
> links for each section of my site. I've set each of these up as library
items
> for ease of updates. Generally, I am placing these in a table that is
part of
> a template page, but that does not have to be the case. I've started each
link
> with a carat > to denote each item. Some of the links are long enough
that
> they word wrap, so I'd like them to leave a space so that the carat is in
a
> column of it's own on the left. (Does this make sense?) I have a feeling
this
> is more of a format question then a library question, but just in case it
> matters that they're library items I'm including it. How can I set this
so
> that it will indent basically. I don't really want to do a bulleted list
(I
> don't think---if I do, please tell me why) as I want to use the carat
symbol.
> (Not my choice something I have to work with.) Thanks in advance for your
help.
>
> jae
>
>

Murray *TMM*

2004-08-04, 7:15 pm

I think you have to be pragmatic here. It will work to do it this way....

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"JEnterline" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
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> The templated page is the background (effectively) for the whole site.
The
> template contains the header, a high-level navigation bar and tables where
> contents (editable region contents) will be contained. This has been done
so
> that the layout will stay consistent in each section of the site. (It's
been a
> major problem in the past.) Each section has a set of links/pages
specific to
> it. I?ve done this to try to keep the number of clicks (to get to a page)
to a
> minimum. I can't use java or a similar application for a drop down menu,
as
> it's a "public" site and we need to make sure it's accessible for
individuals
> who are utilizing readers. Once you're in the high level sections (5 high
> level topics in navigation bar) each of these sections has their contents
> listed in a table (effectively a second level navigation) on the side of
the
> page. Since these links can change periodically (depending on
product/program
> lifecycles, etc...) I've set them up as library items to help streamline
the
> updating process. Your suggestion was my gut reaction, but I wanted to
find
> out if there was a way to actually format the text w/out adding a column
to the
> table. Thanks.
>
> jae
>
>

JEnterline

2004-08-04, 7:15 pm

The templated page is the background (effectively) for the whole site. The
template contains the header, a high-level navigation bar and tables where
contents (editable region contents) will be contained. This has been done so
that the layout will stay consistent in each section of the site. (It's been a
major problem in the past.) Each section has a set of links/pages specific to
it. I?ve done this to try to keep the number of clicks (to get to a page) to a
minimum. I can't use java or a similar application for a drop down menu, as
it's a "public" site and we need to make sure it's accessible for individuals
who are utilizing readers. Once you're in the high level sections (5 high
level topics in navigation bar) each of these sections has their contents
listed in a table (effectively a second level navigation) on the side of the
page. Since these links can change periodically (depending on product/program
lifecycles, etc...) I've set them up as library items to help streamline the
updating process. Your suggestion was my gut reaction, but I wanted to find
out if there was a way to actually format the text w/out adding a column to the
table. Thanks.

jae

JEnterline

2004-08-04, 7:15 pm

I agree, but I'm not choosing the element, just implementing it. (I'm the messanger here.) I will take a look at your link and see if I can't suggest something new though. Thanks.

jae