navigation problem and PDF links

[nade93]

hi all

using a flash nav that works fine on my catalog pages (www.mrbedstead.co.uk/acatalog/index.html) but doesnt work on my home page (www.mrbedstead.co.uk), event thought the code is there. Any suggestiongs?

Plus i am wanting to creating a link to a pdf. have tried adding the pdf as an additional file but does not work

thanks

[Duncan Rounding]

Use the full URL path to the swf file in all cases.
For example you have: xmlmenu2.swf
instead of: http://www.mrbedstead.co.uk/acatalog/xmlmenu2.swf

A typical link to a pdf will be:
<a href="http://www.mrbedstead.co.uk/acatalog/mypdf.pdf" target="_blank">my pdf link</a>

If you are putting this in a product description or fragment then it will be:
!!<
<a href="http://www.mrbedstead.co.uk/acatalog/mypdf.pdf" target="_blank">my pdf link</a>
>!!

You will also have to add these files to the additional files list in Actinic.

[RuralWeb]

using a flash nav

Nothing to do with your post but just a word of warning about Flash based navigation - they are very unfriendly wilth search engines, will increase download times and if people dont have flash then they will not work. If you are using them then its a good idea to build in a backup navigation system and a site map.

[jont]

For usability reasons often a good idea to advise on the size of the download in the link - give people the option whether to sit and wait for 100mb PDF files (even small files should have the file size shown)

[pinbrook]

What resolution are you designing for....

see attachment to see how I view your page on a 1024 (most popular) resolution

[nade93]

not sure th resolution how would i find that out?

thanks for all the advice guys thats great will try it now

[nade93]

the flash nav is still not working in the home page still just the catalog pages. have tried the url you gave me, tried also http://www.mrbedstead.co.uk/xmlmenu2.swf oh its getting a vendeta now!!!! ha ha

[Duncan Rounding]

I think you need to go back to a previous copy?

[RuralWeb]

the flash nav is still not working in the home page

It works ok for me!