I've searched all day for the answer, been sent 400 lines of code that I
couldnt understand, read the tutorials... got nowhere.

so, here we go...

I have 3 images. 'Front.gif' 'back.gif' and 'detail.gif. I sell dresses. I
want the user to be able to click on the small gif 'front' and for the large
image of the front of the dress to appear (on the same page but different
location to front.gif). Then the user clicks on 'back.gif' and the front
picture of the dress is replaced with the back view. then repeat for the
'detailed' view of the dress.

all pictures/photos the the dress (front, back and detail) are the same size.

I've tried layers, rollovers, swaps, crazy code that got me half way. I feel
like dreamweaver is laughing at me saying "just click on that blue button and
thats it"!!!!!

thanks, kitty

Since you're having a hard time carrying out this particular plan, have you
considered changing the plan? To me, it sounds like it was created for
reasons other than to make it as easy as possible for your users to get the
information they want. How would I know that clicking on the small dress
picture opens a large dress picture? Why not just use simple text links?


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"kittorox" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
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> I've searched all day for the answer, been sent 400 lines of code that I
> couldnt understand, read the tutorials... got nowhere.
>
> so, here we go...
>
> I have 3 images. 'Front.gif' 'back.gif' and 'detail.gif. I sell dresses. I
> want the user to be able to click on the small gif 'front' and for the
> large
> image of the front of the dress to appear (on the same page but different
> location to front.gif). Then the user clicks on 'back.gif' and the front
> picture of the dress is replaced with the back view. then repeat for the
> 'detailed' view of the dress.
>
> all pictures/photos the the dress (front, back and detail) are the same
> size.
>
> I've tried layers, rollovers, swaps, crazy code that got me half way. I
> feel
> like dreamweaver is laughing at me saying "just click on that blue button
> and
> thats it"!!!!!
>
> thanks, kitty
>

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>Since you're having a hard time carrying out this particular plan, have you
>considered changing the plan? To me, it sounds like it was created for
>reasons other than to make it as easy as possible for your users to get the
>information they want. How would I know that clicking on the small dress
>picture opens a large dress picture?

Ever used an online shop? ;)

It's nothing special. In one part of the page you have the thumbs, in
another the big image. This is quite common among web shops and many
gallery site and usually indicated by a magnifying glass or at least a
short text comment. But why do I have to tell you that?

Micha

On Jul 28, 2:54*pm, "kittorox" <webforumsu...@macromedia.com> wrote:
> I've searched all day for the answer, been sent 400 lines of code that I
> couldnt understand, read the tutorials... got nowhere.
>
> *so, here we go...
>
> *I have 3 images. 'Front.gif' 'back.gif' and 'detail.gif. I sell dresses. I
> want the user to be able to click on the small gif 'front' and for the large
> image of the front of the dress to appear (on the same page but different
> location to front.gif). Then the user clicks on 'back.gif' and the front
> picture of the dress is replaced with the back view. then repeat for the
> 'detailed' view of the dress.
>
> *all pictures/photos the the dress (front, back and detail) are the same size.
>
> *I've tried layers, rollovers, swaps, crazy code that got me half way. I feel
> like dreamweaver is laughing at me saying "just click on that blue buttonand
> thats it"!!!!!
>
> *thanks, kitty

Ok... GO HERE: http://naughtius.org/poltoons2.html and ROLLOVER
the Various Cartoons...

IF This is Roughly The Effect you're Going For, get back To Me and
I'll Walk Y'thru the Process... It's Fairly Simple, but One MUST GET
ALL Is Dotted and Ts Crossed for it to Work...

AS I Think of it... GO HERE As Well: http://www.catcarenetwork.org/Artwork.html
This Page Employs CLICKS to View Enlarged Pics Rather Than "MouseOver"
*Behaviors*...

Naughtius "PFFFfffttt... `Tis But A SCRATCH..." Maximus

I could use text links, they were gifs because i was tryng the rollover image swap.
online shop, yes of course i have a shop, have no idea what your point is!

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>
>>Since you're having a hard time carrying out this particular plan, have
>>you
>>considered changing the plan? To me, it sounds like it was created for
>>reasons other than to make it as easy as possible for your users to get
>>the
>>information they want. How would I know that clicking on the small dress
>>picture opens a large dress picture?
>
> Ever used an online shop? ;)
>
> It's nothing special. In one part of the page you have the thumbs, in
> another the big image. This is quite common among web shops and many
> gallery site and usually indicated by a magnifying glass or at least a
> short text comment. But why do I have to tell you that?

Yes, Michael, I have. Did you actually read what the OP described? It didn't
sound at all intuitive and definitely isn't done commonly - or if it is, it
shouldn't be! :-) You mention the addition of "a short text comment or an
icon - that's a pretty big difference from the "mystery meat" the OP was
describing.


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>"Michael Fesser" <netizen@gmx.de> wrote in message
>news:9ses84hneaclgkq444euj3t02105ukh5jf@4ax.com.. .
>
>> It's nothing special. In one part of the page you have the thumbs, in
>> another the big image. This is quite common among web shops and many
>> gallery site and usually indicated by a magnifying glass or at least a
>> short text comment. But why do I have to tell you that?
>
>Yes, Michael, I have. Did you actually read what the OP described?

Yes.

>It didn't
>sound at all intuitive and definitely isn't done commonly - or if it is, it
>shouldn't be! :-)

Hmm, eBay does it all the time. And many other shops, just one example:

<http://www.alternate.de/html/product/Digitalkameras_Spiegelreflex/Nikon/D40_Kit_(VBA150K001)/280117/?baseId=32992&articleId=280117>

Even though I consider this method not the most intuitive one, because
it's rather surprising if you hover over the product images ...

Micha

"Michael Fesser" <netizen@gmx.de> wrote in message
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>
>>"Michael Fesser" <netizen@gmx.de> wrote in message
>>news:9ses84hneaclgkq444euj3t02105ukh5jf@4ax.com. ..
>>
>>> It's nothing special. In one part of the page you have the thumbs, in
>>> another the big image. This is quite common among web shops and many
>>> gallery site and usually indicated by a magnifying glass or at least a
>>> short text comment. But why do I have to tell you that?
>>
>>Yes, Michael, I have. Did you actually read what the OP described?
>
> Yes.
>
>>It didn't
>>sound at all intuitive and definitely isn't done commonly - or if it is,
>>it
>>shouldn't be! :-)
>
> Hmm, eBay does it all the time.

I've never seen anything like the OP described on EBay - needing to
completely guess what clicking on something will do. Small pictures linked
to large pictures, sure, but that's not what the OP described.

> And many other shops, just one example:
> <http://www.alternate.de/html/product/Digitalkameras_Spiegelreflex/Nikon/D40_Kit_(VBA150K001)/280117/?baseId=32992&articleId=280117>

That's a great example of really bad usability design!

I rest my case. :-)


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>"Michael Fesser" <netizen@gmx.de> wrote in message
>news:fpeu84pb1dn4poaqh01hrkkdcliph2l1vj@4ax.com.. .
>>
>> Hmm, eBay does it all the time.
>
>I've never seen anything like the OP described on EBay - needing to
>completely guess what clicking on something will do. Small pictures linked
>to large pictures, sure, but that's not what the OP described.

I understood it like this: There are some small pictures and a single
area to show a large image. If you click a small image, a larger version
will appear in that specific area of the page. The same thing happens if
you use the eBay gallery to attach multiple images to an auction.

Micha

"Michael Fesser" <netizen@gmx.de> wrote in message
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>
>>"Michael Fesser" <netizen@gmx.de> wrote in message
>>news:fpeu84pb1dn4poaqh01hrkkdcliph2l1vj@4ax.com. ..
>>>
>>> Hmm, eBay does it all the time.
>>
>>I've never seen anything like the OP described on EBay - needing to
>>completely guess what clicking on something will do. Small pictures linked
>>to large pictures, sure, but that's not what the OP described.
>
> I understood it like this: There are some small pictures and a single
> area to show a large image. If you click a small image, a larger version
> will appear in that specific area of the page. The same thing happens if
> you use the eBay gallery to attach multiple images to an auction.

Well, here's what she said:

"I have 3 images. 'Front.gif' 'back.gif' and 'detail.gif. I sell dresses. I
want the user to be able to click on the small gif 'front' and for the large
image of the front of the dress to appear (on the same page but different
location to front.gif). Then the user clicks on 'back.gif' and the front
picture of the dress is replaced with the back view. then repeat for the
'detailed' view of the dress."

Clicking a small picture of the front of a dress makes a similar larger
image appear. So far so good.
Then, say I'd like to see a picture of the back of the dress, and a detailed
view. How can I find those? Pretty much only by random guessing and clicking
everywhere, because to see the back you have to click on the front, and to
see the detailed view you have to click on the back view.

If that's good usable navigation to you, then, god bless ya. :-)

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