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    #1

    Nav Bar - changing where the links point

    Hi All

    I'm changing my nav bar through Design - Options - Navigation. I've replaced existing images with new ones and they preview fine.

    Some of Actinic's own nav buttons I'd like to drop and replace with new ones - for instance I don't need the Search one, would like to replace with a How To Buy link - don't want Email anymore, would like to replace with a link to our Contact Us page.

    Obviously I can change the images but how do I - or even can I - change where these links point to?

    Using Act Cat v 6.1.2 and these links point to external non-Act pages (this already works with Home and T&Cs).

    I just don't know where to look (tried AUG) and I'm not a techie.

    Any help greatly appreciated (I'm supposed to adding over 200 new products today and still haven't started cos I've been faffing around with this!).

    TIA

    Helen
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    #2
    Any Takers?

    I've been scouting round as many Actinic sites as I can, and I can't find anybody who isn't using the standard actinic buttons on their nav bar.

    I've got a feeling I may be asking for the impossible - if it can't be done, can somebody put me out of my misery and I'll go back to the bog standard.

    TIA

    Helen

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      #3
      it can be done but it requires template changes as you have to remove the actinic links and add your own

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        #4
        You need to find where Actinic is inserting the navigation bar for your site - normally this is the NETQUOTEVAR:FOOTERGUIDE variable within Act_Primary.html but I would need to know what theme you are using to say for sure...

        You can then comment out NETQUOTEVAR:FOOTERGUIDE and in its place put in your own navigation buttons using either Actinic buttons or your own custom ones.

        For Actinic buttons, use one of the following variables...

        NETQUOTEVAR:NAVBSEARCH - Search button
        NETQUOTEVAR:NAVBCHECKOUT - Checkout button
        NETQUOTEVAR:NAVBCART - Cart button
        NETQUOTEVAR:NAVBMAIL - Email button
        NETQUOTEVAR:NAVBSITEMAP - SiteMap button
        NETQUOTEVAR:NAVBINFO - Info button
        NETQUOTEVAR:NAVBUP - Up button
        NETQUOTEVAR:NAVBBACK - Back button
        NETQUOTEVAR:NAVBCATALOG - Catalog button
        NETQUOTEVAR:NAVBHOME - Home button

        For your own custom buttons, use the following code:

        Assuming that:

        'returns1.gif' is the name of the normal icon image
        'returns2.gif' is the name of the highlight icon image
        'returns_img' is the HTML name for the normal icon image
        'returns.html' is the name of the file, within the 'acatalog' folder online, that you want to create a link to

        This code will insert an image that rolls over:
        Code:
        <A HREF="returns.html" TARGET="_self" onMouseOver="SwapImage('returns_img,'returns2.gif')" onMouseOut="RestoreImage()">
  <img src="returns.gif" name="returns_img" border="0" alt="Go to the returns page">
</a>
        In order to preload the highlight image, which will make it appear more quickly online,
        locate the following code within the <body> tag in Act_Primary.html:

        onLoad="NETQUOTEVAR:ONLOAD"

        Change it to read

        onLoad="NETQUOTEVAR:ONLOAD;PreloadImages('returns2.gif')"

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          #5
          All Well and Good...

          Chris,

          Does this answer the question "Where do I change what the LINK points to?"

          I understand that I can do all that, however I do not really want to change the entire stucture of the nav buttons, I simply want to change where they point to. Specifically I am looking to change the Contact US link to point to our online Live Help System.

          Thanks

          Eagle
          Isaiah 40:31But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew [their] strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; [and] they shall walk, and not faint.

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            #6
            You sort of need to ditch the entire Actinic navigation and build your own.

            oldhasbeen we have lots of sites without al the Actinic buttons. I cant remeber the last time I used a "Back" or "Up" button.


            You can make an image with the buttons you require and create an image map using these. Make the links as Chris says but add the word link at the end like so

            NETQUOTEVAR:NAVBSEARCHLINK - Search button
            NETQUOTEVAR:NAVBCHECKOUTLINK - Checkout button
            NETQUOTEVAR:NAVBCARTLINK - Cart button

            Use normal links for non Actinic pages like so

            http://www.mywebsitecom/acatalog/whatever.html
            Owner of a broken heart

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              #7
              Originally posted by garyhay
              You sort of need to ditch the entire Actinic navigation and build your own.

              oldhasbeen we have lots of sites without al the Actinic buttons. I cant remeber the last time I used a "Back" or "Up" button.


              You can make an image with the buttons you require and create an image map using these. Make the links as Chris says but add the word link at the end like so

              NETQUOTEVAR:NAVBSEARCHLINK - Search button
              NETQUOTEVAR:NAVBCHECKOUTLINK - Checkout button
              NETQUOTEVAR:NAVBCARTLINK - Cart button

              Use normal links for non Actinic pages like so

              http://www.mywebsitecom/acatalog/whatever.html
              Gary, thank you for the reply, let's see if I understand this right then.

              If I want to use the act links then the button would be:
              Code:
              <a href="NETQUOTEVAR:NAVBSEARCHLINK"><IMG SRC="BUTTON IMAGE"></A>
              and if I want my own
              Code:
              <a href="http://www.mywebsite.com/whatever.html"><IMG SRC="BUTTON IMAGE"></A>
              Is my hat on straight, or still a little crooked?

              Eagle
              Isaiah 40:31But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew [their] strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; [and] they shall walk, and not faint.

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                #8
                Thats correct. Your hat is straight
                Owner of a broken heart

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