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dcd · 02-07-2003, 11:12

Just wondering what people thought of the use of "position:absolute; Top:..." for setting up a navigation bar using random shaped images at the top of a page( they would be overlapping - making use of transparency)? Would this lead to very messy code? Is there a better way of doing this?

Secondly - is there a way to make it so only the vertical scollbar ever appears? I can make both appear, both disappear, or appear when required but I can't work out how to make only the vertical one appear!

Thanks in advance!

Matt

Brown · 03-07-2003, 06:53

messy code or a messy page? i say do what you like as long as those with eyes can see the nav and it still allows people to tab through the nav.

not quite sure what the hell you're trying to do with the scroll bars. surely 'to appear when required' is the answer - or do you want people to scroll left and right to nothingness? i say its a dangerous area to get into anyway. its one thing to change page navigation but when you start playing with how the browser actually functions you have to ask yourself if you're using a medium for something that its not meant for?

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dcd Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Canterbury Posts: 115	Using 'position:absolute; ..." for navigation bar & scrollbar control Just wondering what people thought of the use of "position:absolute; Top:..." for setting up a navigation bar using random shaped images at the top of a page( they would be overlapping - making use of transparency)? Would this lead to very messy code? Is there a better way of doing this? Secondly - is there a way to make it so only the vertical scollbar ever appears? I can make both appear, both disappear, or appear when required but I can't work out how to make only the vertical one appear! Thanks in advance! Matt __________________ Living in the Slow Lane Last edited by dcd : 02-07-2003 at 11:35.

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Brown volkswagen yellow & gold Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: london, england. Posts: 6,214	messy code or a messy page? i say do what you like as long as those with eyes can see the nav and it still allows people to tab through the nav. not quite sure what the hell you're trying to do with the scroll bars. surely 'to appear when required' is the answer - or do you want people to scroll left and right to nothingness? i say its a dangerous area to get into anyway. its one thing to change page navigation but when you start playing with how the browser actually functions you have to ask yourself if you're using a medium for something that its not meant for?

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