New Vobster website goes online!!!!

On Tue, 16 Nov 2004 14:22:12 -0000, "Bardo" <me@privacy.net> wrote:


>>
>> CSS?
>
>Trust me, Pete - I'm well versed in CSS. Most of what you see on screen is
>controlled in some way using CSS. What CSS won't let you do, however, is add
>and change individual menu options - sure, you can change the 'look and
>feel' but you cannot make a change to the structure of the menu (ie. what
>links to where) using CSS - CSS is, after all, just a clever way of
>controlling the 'look and feel' of what's displayed...
>
>
Well I was only trying to be helpful.

Pete S.

"Eddie" <eddiej@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1100616793.576979.267750@c13g2000cwb.googlegr oups.com...
> What you could do is have the menu code in a seperate file altogether,
> and just include the text from that file in each page using a server
> side include directive. This is a lot easier than it sounds! You need
> to have .shtml support enabled on your server.
>
> Heres an example:
>
> external file containing menu code: blah.html
> <ul><li>menu option1</li><li>menu option2</li></ul>
>
> inside html page where you'd usually have your menu:
> <!--#include virtual="blah.html"-->

Yep, there in lies the problem mate - the hosting account we have doesn't
support server side includes. I'll certainly look into it, though!

"Eddie" <eddiej@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1100616793.576979.267750@c13g2000cwb.googlegr oups.com...
> What you could do is have the menu code in a seperate file altogether,
> and just include the text from that file in each page using a server
> side include directive. This is a lot easier than it sounds! You need
> to have .shtml support enabled on your server.
>
> Heres an example:
>
> external file containing menu code: blah.html
> <ul><li>menu option1</li><li>menu option2</li></ul>
>
> inside html page where you'd usually have your menu:
> <!--#include virtual="blah.html"-->

Yep, there in lies the problem mate - the hosting account we have doesn't
support server side includes. I'll certainly look into it, though!

"Eddie" <eddiej@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1100616793.576979.267750@c13g2000cwb.googlegr oups.com...
> What you could do is have the menu code in a seperate file altogether,
> and just include the text from that file in each page using a server
> side include directive. This is a lot easier than it sounds! You need
> to have .shtml support enabled on your server.
>
> Heres an example:
>
> external file containing menu code: blah.html
> <ul><li>menu option1</li><li>menu option2</li></ul>
>
> inside html page where you'd usually have your menu:
> <!--#include virtual="blah.html"-->

Yep, there in lies the problem mate - the hosting account we have doesn't
support server side includes. I'll certainly look into it, though!

"Eddie" <eddiej@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1100616793.576979.267750@c13g2000cwb.googlegr oups.com...
> What you could do is have the menu code in a seperate file altogether,
> and just include the text from that file in each page using a server
> side include directive. This is a lot easier than it sounds! You need
> to have .shtml support enabled on your server.
>
> Heres an example:
>
> external file containing menu code: blah.html
> <ul><li>menu option1</li><li>menu option2</li></ul>
>
> inside html page where you'd usually have your menu:
> <!--#include virtual="blah.html"-->

Yep, there in lies the problem mate - the hosting account we have doesn't
support server side includes. I'll certainly look into it, though!

"Eddie" <eddiej@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1100616793.576979.267750@c13g2000cwb.googlegr oups.com...
> What you could do is have the menu code in a seperate file altogether,
> and just include the text from that file in each page using a server
> side include directive. This is a lot easier than it sounds! You need
> to have .shtml support enabled on your server.
>
> Heres an example:
>
> external file containing menu code: blah.html
> <ul><li>menu option1</li><li>menu option2</li></ul>
>
> inside html page where you'd usually have your menu:
> <!--#include virtual="blah.html"-->

Yep, there in lies the problem mate - the hosting account we have doesn't
support server side includes. I'll certainly look into it, though!

"Pete S." <spamPetespam@spamderwentspamelec.spamclara.spamco .spamuk> wrote
in message news:419a1a94.101280765@news.clara.net...
> On Tue, 16 Nov 2004 14:22:12 -0000, "Bardo" <me@privacy.net> wrote:
>
>
>>>
>>> CSS?
>>
>>Trust me, Pete - I'm well versed in CSS. Most of what you see on screen is
>>controlled in some way using CSS. What CSS won't let you do, however, is
>>add
>>and change individual menu options - sure, you can change the 'look and
>>feel' but you cannot make a change to the structure of the menu (ie. what
>>links to where) using CSS - CSS is, after all, just a clever way of
>>controlling the 'look and feel' of what's displayed...
>>
>>
> Well I was only trying to be helpful.

And it is indeed appreciated, Pete - apologies if my reply came across as
less than friendly

"Pete S." <spamPetespam@spamderwentspamelec.spamclara.spamco .spamuk> wrote
in message news:419a1a94.101280765@news.clara.net...
> On Tue, 16 Nov 2004 14:22:12 -0000, "Bardo" <me@privacy.net> wrote:
>
>
>>>
>>> CSS?
>>
>>Trust me, Pete - I'm well versed in CSS. Most of what you see on screen is
>>controlled in some way using CSS. What CSS won't let you do, however, is
>>add
>>and change individual menu options - sure, you can change the 'look and
>>feel' but you cannot make a change to the structure of the menu (ie. what
>>links to where) using CSS - CSS is, after all, just a clever way of
>>controlling the 'look and feel' of what's displayed...
>>
>>
> Well I was only trying to be helpful.

And it is indeed appreciated, Pete - apologies if my reply came across as
less than friendly

"Pete S." <spamPetespam@spamderwentspamelec.spamclara.spamco .spamuk> wrote
in message news:419a1a94.101280765@news.clara.net...
> On Tue, 16 Nov 2004 14:22:12 -0000, "Bardo" <me@privacy.net> wrote:
>
>
>>>
>>> CSS?
>>
>>Trust me, Pete - I'm well versed in CSS. Most of what you see on screen is
>>controlled in some way using CSS. What CSS won't let you do, however, is
>>add
>>and change individual menu options - sure, you can change the 'look and
>>feel' but you cannot make a change to the structure of the menu (ie. what
>>links to where) using CSS - CSS is, after all, just a clever way of
>>controlling the 'look and feel' of what's displayed...
>>
>>
> Well I was only trying to be helpful.

And it is indeed appreciated, Pete - apologies if my reply came across as
less than friendly

"Pete S." <spamPetespam@spamderwentspamelec.spamclara.spamco .spamuk> wrote
in message news:419a1a94.101280765@news.clara.net...
> On Tue, 16 Nov 2004 14:22:12 -0000, "Bardo" <me@privacy.net> wrote:
>
>
>>>
>>> CSS?
>>
>>Trust me, Pete - I'm well versed in CSS. Most of what you see on screen is
>>controlled in some way using CSS. What CSS won't let you do, however, is
>>add
>>and change individual menu options - sure, you can change the 'look and
>>feel' but you cannot make a change to the structure of the menu (ie. what
>>links to where) using CSS - CSS is, after all, just a clever way of
>>controlling the 'look and feel' of what's displayed...
>>
>>
> Well I was only trying to be helpful.

And it is indeed appreciated, Pete - apologies if my reply came across as
less than friendly