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nashville1012 -> Navigation making site slow to load. (5/18/2007 20:08:46)

I've been told that the CSS controlling my website's navigation is way to long for what it needs to be and that it is making my site take a long time to load.

I've created the nav using an FP theme - so I don't know how to correct the problem.

Please help...thanks.

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Tailslide -> RE: Navigation making site slow to load. (5/19/2007 3:33:31)

Hi

Yes it should be a really neat, short bit of markup and CSS controlling it. Have a look at this page: http://css.maxdesign.com.au/listamatic/horizontal32.htm for a fairly short CSS only method for what you've got currently.

There are other methods to do the same thing including having a background image (the pipe) for each item placed centre right and then have an exception for the last item so you don't get the pipe on that one.

You could also just float the list items and add a pipe into the markup after each link but although that's probably technically the easiest way of doing it, it's not the "best" way as it adds unecessary markup.



nashville1012 -> RE: Navigation making site slow to load. (5/19/2007 13:52:57)

How do I find the Css and replace it? Does replacing it with something simplier screw up the nav in any way? Since I'm using a theme, do I only have to replace the css in one place.

I appreciate your help....I really have no idea how to do this since I've always just relied on the theme to do it....I don't even know what you mean by the pipe.



Tailslide -> RE: Navigation making site slow to load. (5/19/2007 15:31:47)

Best wait for someone who's used FrontPage and themes to double-check that because I've never used it and from hanging around here it sounds like it's not the most logical or simple of programmes (it's like it goes into a sulk when you want it to do things properly!).

A pipe is the "|" you've got between the links currently.



nashville1012 -> RE: Navigation making site slow to load. (5/19/2007 18:47:34)

Can you help if I want to get rid of the theme...I think it is more trouble than it is worth. If I take off the theme - do you know what I do from there?

thanks again.



nashville1012 -> RE: Navigation making site slow to load. (5/19/2007 20:27:26)

Did I fix the problem by just removing the theme?



Tailslide -> RE: Navigation making site slow to load. (5/20/2007 4:52:05)

That seems to have removed a lot of the uneccesary stuff. It can definitely be streamlined still but it's a LOT better!!



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