Want to change standard Xara navbar behavior

[cursor]

Thanks a bunch, guys. It's a shame that Xara doesn't provide the option to apply the NoAutoHighlight to the full navbar (within the Edit Navigation Bar dialog).

[Big Frank]

The MouseDown automatically becomes the highlighted page button state Frank. I use this all the time to have the highlighted page button different from the mouse over button.

exactly my pount

he wasnt using onmousedown before so if the onmousedown state is the same as mouseoff then thats sorted his problem

i think

[cursor]

In order to use a mousedown state/layer one couldn't use a Xara navigation bar object. As far as I can tell, navbar elements only use mouseoff and mouseover layers.

[Big Frank]

bah, i never use xara navbars
and there youve just given me yet another reason not to
you can create marvelous unique and individial menu styles
as long as you stay away from that archaic navbar feature!

i did this menu by hand, so much easier than fighting with the stupidnavbar thing
work in progress for new client so ignore the fact most things don't work

http://beretgascon.com/ccpt/

go to découvrir > où manger > fermes auberge to see menu at work
its done by hand and wasnt difficult and didnt give me a headache

[cursor]

Nice navigation system, Béret.

Before Xara introduced navigation bars as objects that are controlled with a pop-up dialog, one had to create a multitude of layers and companion pop-up layers. In 2008 I created a lengthy text tutorial on how it's done, then followed up with an instruction video. The two are referenced within the same thread/topic. They can be accessed by clicking the pair of links in my signature. Since you don't use Xara navbar objects, Béret, I would be curious to know if there is a less cumbersome system for creating smart navigation bars using Xara software. Thanks. =)

[gwpriester]

Curtis - Create your button with the three states first and Apply Soft Group. Then create your nav bar. It works (preview attached).

[cursor]

Thanks a million, Gary! =)

[cursor]

The MouseDown option doesn't allow the type of visual feedback that I want. It looks like the only way to get what I want is to follow Steve's method from post #8 in this thread. Thanks again for all your help and advice.

[cursor]

I was dreading having to apply the NoAutoHighLight name to all the MouseOff and MouseOver objects (on every page). As it turns out, they can all be conveniently group-named.

• navigate to a page that has the navbar that you want to modify.
• mouse-select the navbar.
• hit Ctrl+C to copy the navbar to the clipboard.
• hit the Delete key.
• click Delete from all pages.
• hit Shift+Ctrl+V (paste in place).
• make sure that the Page & Layer Gallery is open.
• expand the MouseOver and MouseOff layers to display their objects.
• on the web page, double-click the Xara navigation bar object to edit it.
• click the Ungroup to edit graphics button (lower left).
• note that all affected objects in the Page & Layer Gallery are highlighted.
• with all items highlighted/selected, Arrange > Apply Soft Group.
• right-mouse click within either of the two highlighted groups in the Page & Layer Gallery, then click Names... from the pop-up menu.
• in the Apply name edit box type NoAutoHighLight, then click the Add button.
• right-mouse click the object group and click Repeat on all pages.
• delete any unwanted softgrouped set of buttons from any page where it doesn't belong.

[steve.ledger]

Shift+Ctrl+V (paste in place).