Layers problem in Dreamweaver

[columbo1977]

Hi, hope someone can help.

I have got a problem with a site I am building, I have some text in a table row and then a layer attached to it so that when you move mouse over the text in the table row the layer appears which has more links in it, but when i move the mouse across to select things on the layer it disappears so i cannot get onto the layer to select anything, no matter what i do it always disappears unless i change it from a mouseOut event to click or something but I want it to be a mouseOut one so it disappears when the visitor moves off the layer.

Cheers

Columbo1977

 

[lebisol]

you need to step into 'timelines'.
not the most visually assited tutorial:

http://www.swanilda.com/dreamweavertips4.html

but it should put you in the right direction.
If you still have issues post more.
All the best!

:--------------------------------------:

All around in my home town,
They tryin' to track me down...

 

[zbphill]

you can make your layer a rollover too, for an easy fix, not the best tho.

 

[lebisol]

I would focus on the links not layers...it is the links within layers that trigger events. Watch for the gaps after the links:
======layer1===|---layer2---
Link ....(no link gap).....|


vs.

======layer1===|---layer2---
MyLongLinkGoesHere|


notice the diff. between 'link' and 'mylonglinkgoeshere' link and how much space is left after the link....if you are using a mouseover that behavior will break down before you make it with your mose over to the next layer (lets say submenu or flyout)
Anyhow...

:--------------------------------------:

All around in my home town,
They tryin' to track me down...

 

[columbo1977]

Hi

Thanks for the replies, but I manages it bu putting an OnMouseOver evenn in the text to show the layer then i selected the layer itself and put a hide evenet for OnMouseOut so that after I move offf it it diappears.

Thanks again

Columbo1977