Navigation: Buttons Vs Hypertext

[calmncomfy]

At www.calmncomfy.co.uk we use the curves design template.
On the top bar We would prefer to have buttons for users to navigate with, rather than hypertext links.

1) How can we change top bar navigation over to buttons
2) We are happy with how to design a button, but how do we assign internal page links to buttons that are not included in the Design|Options|Navigation list.

Thanks

[jont]

Not entirely sure about that theme as never used it but for the majority of the others edit Act_NavigationItem.html in the root of Site1 folder and replace NETQUOTEVAR:NAVTEXT with NETQUOTEVAR:NAVIMAGE

You can then set your desired buttons for the over and out state under Design | Options | Navigation

If you are going to assign new buttons it may be easier to hardcode all the links rather than letting Actinic compile some and you the others unless you can get the spacings and layout just right - from experience it can be a pig getting new buttons to align correctly - although I am impatient at times

[calmncomfy]

Thanks, that works well.
Could you give an example of how to hard code link buttons at all?

[jont]

Easiest thing is to view the source code of the preview page and copy accordingly - it will look something like:

<a href="info.html" target="_self"  onmouseover="SwapImage('info_up','info_up2.gif')" onmouseout="RestoreImage()"><span><img src="http://www.domain.co.uk/acatalog/info_up.gif" alt="More Info" name="info_up" border="0" height="20" width="65"></span></a>

[calmncomfy]

I dont have a proper HTML Editor (only word pad), Would I be best off doing this in advanced|template manager? If so, do you know which actinic template I need to put it in & where?

[Nadeem]

Hi there

If you want to add in your own text links or buttons, then you need to edit the Act_Primary.html template. This can be found in "Advance | Template Manager | Main | Primary". I would suggest in getting dreamweaver as it will be easier to put the button or text link using the Design mode.

Kind Regards