Navigation bar's appearance ???

[j4mes_bond25]

By the way, James, I don't know PHP so how do you upload your site like that? I mean with the ability for the user to register (send you an email)?

I was asked if I could createa a site, but I dont' know how to make sucha form.

ONLY FEW "free webspace provider" allows user to upload PHP files (so Lycos does, that's why you could see my page, but NOT the Geocities).

This Contact form, has ALL the necessary validation so as to stop preventing user from typing wrong data & hence ensuring that the data we receive are valid.

It took me the vast deal of effort, since I'd to explore a lot in PHP before being able to make this form in around 2-3 weeks after reading 2-3 different books.

However, if you're into PHP then, try this website: http://www.tizag.com/ for the easiest php tutorial I ever came across. However, before you implement any of it, you'd need to get the PHP itself.

http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp.html give you the software that's everything you need i.e. PHP, MySQL (you may need it later on, if not now) & Apache, which you HAVE TO HAVE before executing any of the PHP.

Lastly, since PHP gets executed in the server itself (i.e. Apache), NO ONE could see the codes, at all (for example, a way to do so would be by using "view source code" option in the browser).

This means, you won't be able to see the codes I've typed in for this Contact form (i.e. NOT the php codes, but you could still see the HTML codes). This means, you could see the codes of the way I've DESIGNED the form but NOT the codes of the validation & the functionality of this Contact form.

If you need the code, I can arrage that for you later on.

[Availor]

Well Now I'm learning ActionScript and a bit of XML, I'm taking a course for ASP in a month. For now I can make a pretty neat Flash content with user forms and sound embeded, now I'm learning the integration between them and xml files. The only thing is that I need to connect the user form to the server and that is something I don't know.

Well, I've bought some books, I have time now so all I do is read them and watch the tutorials, guess I'm about to kick the road pretty soon.

Maybe I'll send you something to look at pretty soon

[Egg Bramhill]

Availor,

Your 'playinganimation' variable wouldn't work. The problem is that the swf file is reloaded with each page so 'playinganimation' will always = 0.

However I just love the lateral thinking of creating a different banner for all the other pages, that's a simple but pleasing solution.

Regarding asp php and mysql I only wish I had the time to study these. I've got books that I've bought but I just don't get the time to read them.

I'll have a look at James links.

[Availor]

Egg,

You do have the time. You have 24 hours a day. It's just not in your priority :-) Think about it.

[j4mes_bond25]

Availor,

Your 'playinganimation' variable wouldn't work. The problem is that the swf file is reloaded with each page so 'playinganimation' will always = 0.

However I just love the lateral thinking of creating a different banner for all the other pages, that's a simple but pleasing solution.

Regarding asp php and mysql I only wish I had the time to study these. I've got books that I've bought but I just don't get the time to read them.

I'll have a look at James links.

Even, I'm inclined to go with his second suggestion of having ONLY 1 animated file in one i.e. the main page visitors visit first. In all other pages like services, about, owner, contact, etc., I'll use the non-animated version i.e. by getting rid of all the Tweening involved & hence creating the non-animated version. Lets hope that works perfectly well.

As far as the PHP itself is concerned, you could also sign yourself up on couple of PHP Forums, to ask questions whenever you get stuck:

Try the following:

http://www.phpbuilder.com/
http://www.phpfreaks.com/forums/index.php?

[Albacore]

There is no way to avoid the flash movie playing each time you move to a new page the simple solution would be to use your graphics from flash and take them into FH where there you can convert them to a normal mouseover navigation button. If you don't have FH you would need to redraw your navigation in some other graphics programme. As for your other suggestion of having the page selected to show on your navigation bar that easy just use CSS to do that.