Is it possible to have different colours/header pictures on different pages

[NormanRouxel]

Read up on creating Variables (Starter Guide and Help) and you'll see that you can make a variable "Use Parent" for it's value.

This way you could set said variable to a different value for each top-level Section and have all sub-sections follow that value.

[Darren B]

hmmm i see i need to look into this block thing a bit more then.

So let me get this right i can make actinic only show certain logos / flash on certain pages using blocks that check the page name.

I knew i should not have got out of bed this morning

[TraceyHand]

hmmm i see i need to look into this block thing a bit more then.

So let me get this right i can make actinic only show certain logos / flash on certain pages using blocks that check the page name.

Darren, just how many times HAVE you and I gone through these??

[Darren B]

I deny all knowledge - i have never been through you with a block

[TraceyHand]

I deny all knowledge - i have never been through you with a block

Ok, it's probably been a few weeks since we last talked about them...you'll have forgotten.
It's age...it does that to ya

[jont]

You are not insane Tracey - he has this public chat to himself about learning blocks ... but then probably sees a pub on the way home and the rest is history for a couple of months.

[Darren B]

hang on, theres nothing wrong with the pub on the way home.

Seriosly my biggest problem is its months between writing a block and then needing another one. I know its not that bad and will take a look at it

i promise

[TraceyHand]

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Seriosly my biggest problem is its months between writing a block and then needing another one

This is a FAIR point, actually.
If you don't do them often, it's easy to forget how.

[Darren B]

This is a FAIR point, actually.
If you don't do them often, it's easy to forget how.

sure its not a FARE point, would it be if someone charged for the information

[jont]

I haven't been on my push bike for a while but don't fall off ..... although applying the same logic I would fall off after visiting the pub so far do's Darren

[Darren B]

hmmmm the more i read the more i find the pub appealing

[TraceyHand]

I haven't been on my push bike for a while but don't fall off ..... although applying the same logic I would fall off after visiting the pub so far do's Darren

LOL
Sorry, D. That made me chuckle!
Love you really

[Darren B]

LOL
Sorry, D. That made me chuckle!
Love you really

Sure

Anyway, having played around can someone point me in the right direction then

i have a variable and i want to show the flash if the page is xyz, which exspression would i use.

i have tried pagetitle = to xyz and not equal to but no luck, i know im doing something wrong and not asking for it to be solved or i wont learn, just a bit of prompting would be appreciated

Sorry both Jont and norman lost me with the slick way of doing it pigeon steps for me

[leehack]

Create a section level variable is probably your easiest and make it a true/false one, call it 'ShowFlash'. Then run a blockif around the whole of the flash code, which will show it when the variable is set to true (ie IF showFlash = True). You can then switch it on for any section you wish to have it showing. Have the default value of the variable as false and have NO use parent. You will then just switch it to true where you want it to show.

In English:

IF my new variable = True, then show my crappy flash, if not do sweet fa

If you wanted different flash files showing on different pages, you could then have a variable created for holding the name of the flash file (you'd insert the new variable in place of where you normally have the 'taddy.swf'), so you could switch it on and specify which flash file to show in other words. If you got really clever you could even have whether there is a flash file defined or not as the switch on whether to show it or not on that page.

If file name is null, then do nothing, otherwise show the file I specify.

Choices choices, don't forget your stabilisers.

[Darren B]

But i have different flash for different sections, so i want to add all these to the main layout and then use the blocks to show the correct one for the correct page. Thats why i thought i would create individual conditions and use the page title variable = to but im beginning to think its not as easy as that

as i said earlier i currently use different overall layouts and the flash is different in each one.

ok back to the books, thanks Lee