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jetboots
13 Oct 2005, 12:28 AM
Ok, so I find that asking pretty much anyone other than INTPs (or sometmes INTJs) to explain a general thing about programming is usually a waste of time. Usually I get pretty good answers from INTP/J s so here goes:

I am designing a webpage.

I have designed with code in html and css a year or two ago (one page from scratch)

My current project is due in 1.5 months and I would like it to do the following general thing (obviously this is simplified):

There is a large rectanlge divided into 4. if you scroll over one of the sections it will highlight around the edge and a picture show up beside the large rectangle. When this place is clicked a "zoom in" happens, and the same sort of situation happens again. In essence further and further zooming.

The question:

I know I can do this 3 ways:

1) html and javascript
2) dreamweaver with image maps
3) flash

Flash I dont know much about, but was wondering if it would be much easier/harder than in dreamweaver.

Also, when the "zoom-ins" happen, in dreamweaver, it wouldnt be so much a zoom in as a link to the next picture, while with flash I know you can have a dynamic zoom in (as in you see how its zooming in, not just giving you the final zoom in frame) --is that hard?

Basically I just need a point in the right direction and a "ya you want to be doing that", before I get myself into stuff and realize im wasting my time, (its happened to me many times with various programs.

Thankyas!

-jet

CoHo
13 Oct 2005, 12:32 AM
In flash it is simple (http://www.flashkit.com/tutorials/Interactivity/Other/Pan_and_-Galego-844/Pan_and_-Galego-844.zip)

Nighthawk
13 Oct 2005, 12:46 AM
[EYEBYTE From NighHawk's Machine]

Dream weaver is it's own world (completely different from anything else)- and I would check out any documentation on hand. Do NOT underestimate dreamweaver - check out some samples from the tutorials or from online samples - but they have nothing to do with HTML or web page/application design. So please consider them separqately from a technical standpoint.

If you have any specific question - please PM eyebyte_atWork

Dreamweaver is an HTML platform - many things are boiler plate HTML goodies.

As far as Javascript and HTML see www.JavaScript.com and www.webdeveloper.com for additional information.