PVII InfoBase Master List

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42nd Street
- Errata
  - #193: Are there any errors in the 42nd Street E-Book, or an errata listing?
Accordion Panel Magic 1
- Extensions
  - #237: I inserted a Tab Panel inside an Accordion Panel widget. Why does the Tab Panel remains visible as the Accordion animates?
- Javascript
  - #214: Is there a way to have an Accordion Panel Magic 1 system open all of the panels when the page loads?
  - #217: Is it possible to have the Accordion Panel Magic 1 system work with mouse over trigger action?
  - #218: In Accordion Panel Magic 1, is there a way to have the section trigger launch an actual page? Can I activate the trigger link and not show a submenu?
  - #219: I would like to add more that 10 Accordion Panels on the page, is this possible?
  - #223: Is there a way to have Open All panels and Close All panels actions with Accordion Panel Magic?
  - #228: Is there a way to hide an Accordion Panel Magic (APM) section trigger if there is no associated content, or if there is no content of specific html tag type?
  - #243: After navigating through the different tabs of a Accordion Panel Magic (APM) system, is there a way to have the Reload and back buttons to go to the last active panel instead of always going to panel #1?
- PVII Page Packs
  - #204: Can I have a link that will open a page that contains an Accordion Panel Magic 1 system and trigger a specific content panel to open when the page loads? Perhaps by using a special anchor or an URL parameter?
Accordion Panel Magic 2
- Javascript
  - #264: Can I have a link that will open a page that contains an Accordion Panel Magic 2 system and trigger a specific content panel to open when the page loads? Perhaps by using a special anchor or an URL parameter?
  - #265: After navigating through the different tabs of a Accordion Panel Magic 2 (APM2) system, is there a way to have the Reload and back buttons to go to the last active panel instead of always going to panel #1?
  - #286: On pages with the Accordion Panel Magic 2 (APM2) system, particularly in IE browsers, there is an occasional flash, or the page never fully loads and the system does not function. Is there a work around for this?
  - #292: With Accordion Panel Magic 2 (APM2) is there a way to have the default panel, or the current marked panel, always show whenever the user mouses away from panels? a persistent panel?
All CSS Page Packs
- PVII Page Packs
  - #199: My CSS Page Pack is not displaying properly in IE 7. Internet Explorer 7 exhibits alignment issues or shows gaps in my Pop Menu Magic Menu, or does not display the full background image behind my Tab Bar Menu.
All Image Gallery Products
- Extensions
  - #270: When I select an image folder for my Lightshow, Slide Show, or Image Gallery Magic I get an error and no images are found. What can I do?
All Products
- Extensions
  - #169: When trying to access certain PVII commands from the Commands or Modify version in Dreamweaver for OS X Mac, the menu selections are unavailable, disabled, or grayed out. How can I access those commands?
  - #186: Mac OS X reports that it cannot find a valid application for the MXP file extension. I cannot install my extension. Is there a solution?
  - #190: I have Apple (Mac) OSX Tiger. When I try to use the dropdown lists in the Tab Panel Magic, Tab Bar Magic, or Pop Menu Magic interface, I get screen artifacts and Dreamweaver freezes. What can I do?
  - #250: Will my PVII products work in Dreamweaver CS4 or CS5?
- General HTML
  - #127: Flash objects show through underlying content such as Pop Menu Magic menus or PVII Widgets, or PVII Galleries, showing on top of the content. What can I do to fix this?
  - #239: Why isn't Project Seven answering my support emails?
  - #267: My Menu, Gallery, Slide Show, Light Show or Widget is running very slowly in IE8. Is there a fix for this?
- Images (Gen.)
  - #187: My images flash and flicker and appear to be constantly reloading in Internet Explorer - IE6. Is there a way to eliminate this cache problem?
- Javascript
  - #153: Why is my menu, gallery, or widget not working in Windows Internet Explorer when I preview through Dreamweaver?
CSS Layout Magic
- StyleSheets
  - #209: Can I get my CSS Layout Magic pages to display better in IE5.0 Windows?
  - #210: I am using Dreamweaver 8, Dreamweaver MX 2004, CS3, or CS4 and my CSS Layout Magic page does not display properly in Design View. What can I do?
CSS Masters 1-Transitions
- StyleSheets
  - #79: How can I force version 5+ browsers to print full width pages in CSS Transitions?
  - #80: Where can I find the Project Seven CSS newsgroup?
Deja Vu
- Images (FW)
  - #211: When I edit and export my Deja Vu images from Fireworks, the changes do not show up in Dreamweaver. What's wrong?
Elevator Panel Magic
- General HTML
  - #253: Is it possible to have the Elevator Panel Magic system open with a random panel each time the page loads?
  - #275: With Elevator Panel (EPM) or the Megavator Menus s there a way to have the panel that corresponds to the current page be always open and visible (persistent)?
- Javascript
  - #242: After navigating through the different tabs of a Elevator Panel Magic (EPM) system, is there a way to have the Reload and back buttons to go to the last active panel instead of always going to panel #1?
  - #252: When using the Elevator Panel in Mouse Over mode is there a way to allow a click on the trigger link to load a new page?
  - #287: On pages with the Elevator Panel Magic (EPM) system, particularly in IE browsers, there is an occasional flash, or the page never fully loads and the system does not function. Is there a work around for this?
  - #297: Can I have a link that will open a page that contains an Elevator Panel Magic (EPM) system and trigger a specific content panel to open when the page loads? Perhaps by using a special anchor or an URL parameter?
General Web Design
- Extensions
  - #132: I'm trying to apply a behavior and all of the extensions on my panel menu are grayed (greyed) out and inactive?
  - #141: What versions of Dreamweaver are PVII Extensions compatible with?
  - #155: I'm having difficulty installing an extension with Mac OSX, the Extension Manager will not recognize the extension. Is there a solution?
- Forms
  - #41: How can I set a particular form field to have the cursor when the page first loads?
- General HTML
  - #235: Why won't my Slide Show work when it is placed inside a Tab Panel, Accordion Panel, or Glide Panel Widget?
  - #247: Some form elements, like <select> objects, show through underlying content such as Pop Menu Magic menus or PVII Widgets, showing on top of the content. What can I do to fix this?
- Images (Gen.)
  - #142: Can I use CSS to make a background image tile or repeat across the top of my page to create a colored bar that spans the entire page width?
- Javascript
  - #33: What is the Java Script code for making a "back" button, i.e. to go back to the previous page?
  - #149: My menu system or Widget is not working properly when using the browser back button to go back to a previously viewed page in Safari. Is there a fix for this?
  - #171: I'm using the Vertical Scroller extension, is it possible to automatically hide the Up, Down and other controls if the scroller does not contain enough content to require scrolling?
- Layers
  - #138: What are some common problems, pitfalls, or issues with Layers or absolutely positioned DIVs that I should be aware of? What about tables inside layers or height property issues, or Mac problems, or nesting, or overflow?
- NavBars
  - #126: Is there an easy way to control the down-state image in a simple navbar I created with swap image behaviors?
- StyleSheets
  - #59: How can I have multiple link styles on a single page?
  - #130: Can I make text link rollovers with CSS (css) that work like Dreamweaver's swap image behavior, or even disjoint rollovers?
  - #131: How do I make multiple or different CSS(css) link styles or pseudoclasses?
  - #140: How can I control which parts of my page print, and how, with CSS, in both CSS positioned and table-based designs?
- Templates
  - #143: Can I use Library Items or server side includes (SSI) for complex DHTML menus or pages that have lots of javascript?
Glide Panel Magic
- Extensions
  - #238: Why are there gaps below my Glide Panel Magic content panels in IE6 and why does the content sometimes disappear?
- General HTML
  - #236: I inserted a Tab Panel inside a Glide Panel widget. Why does the Tab Panel remains visible as the Glide Panel animates?
- Javascript
  - #232: Can I have a link that will open a page that contains an Glide Panel Magic system and trigger a specific content panel to open when the page loads? Perhaps by using a special anchor or an URL parameter?
  - #233: Is it possible to have the Glide Panel Magic (GPM) system work with mouse over trigger action?
  - #288: On pages with the Glide Panel Magic (GPM) system, particularly in IE browsers, there is an occasional flash, or the page never fully loads and the system does not function. Is there a work around for this?
Horizontal Glider Magic
- Javascript
  - #278: With the Auto Play in Horizontal Glider Magic (HGM) is there a way to have the Auto Play go back to the first panel when it finishes?
  - #279: In Horizontal Glider Magic (HGM) is there a way to have the Auto Play display the first panel longer, say twice as long, as the normal play time when the page first loads?
  - #280: I'm using the Horizontal Glider with Mouse Over action turned on. Is there a way to have a click on the trigger load a linked page? activate the trigger links?
  - #281: After navigating through the different tabs of a Horizontal Glider Magic (HGM) system, is there a way to have the Reload and back buttons to go to the last active panel instead of always going to panel #1?
  - #285: On pages with the Horizontal Glider Magic (HGM) system, particularly in IE browsers, there is an occasional flash, or the page never fully loads and the system does not function. Is there a work around for this?
  - #290: Can I have a link that will open a page that contains an Horizontal Glider Magic (hgm) system and trigger a specific content panel to open when the page loads? Perhaps by using a special anchor or an URL parameter?
- Tables
  - #274: How can I get my HGM Glider to conform to the width of a table?
Horizontal Scroller Magic
- Javascript
  - #248: In the Horizontal Scroller magic system is there a way to automatically hide the controls (dragbar) if the contents of the scroller are less than the width of the scroller, they do not require scrolling?
- StyleSheets
  - #261: When I click the Show-All link for my scroller, the contents do not fully expand in IE. What's wrong?
Image Gallery Magic
- Extensions
  - #185: Is it possible to move the thumbnail rows in Image Gallery Magic (iGM) so they will display below the full-size images?
- General HTML
  - #234: Why won't my Image Gallery work when placed inside a Tab Panel, Accordion Panel, Elevator Panel, or Glide Panel Widget?
- Image Galleries
  - #184: I cannot center my Image Gallery Magic thumbnails in IE5 Mac. Is there a workaround or hack?
  - #195: The full size images in my Image Gallery Magic (iGM) page show up correctly in my local site but do not show up when viewed on my published (remote) site. How can I fix this?
  - #213: Can I add VCR (first, next, previous, last) controls to my Image Gallery Magic application?
- Images (FW)
  - #194: I'm using Image Gallery Magic, Slide Show Magic, or Lightshow Magic on a Mac OSX computer and the Build Mode "Automatic From Fireworks" option is grayed out (disabled), is there a fix for this?
- Javascript
  - #197: I have Image Gallery Magic and would like to make links on my page that jump to specific images in the gallery.
  - #212: When viewing an Image Gallery Magic page in Safari or Firefox, if I click my back button then later use my forward button to return, the gallery does not work properly unless I reload the page. What's happening?
  - #231: In Image Gallery Magic (IGM) I'm using a link in the additional description area to load a new page. Is there a way to also assign this link to the actual full-size image?
Image Rotator Magic
- General HTML
  - #294: My Image Rotator Magic images are too wide in IE 6. How can I get them to show properly in IRM?
- StyleSheets
  - #295: In Image Rotator Magic some of my images are different heights. Must I edit my images or is there a CSS tweak I can use?
  - #296: Is there any way to move my Image Rotator Magic description to the top of my images and have it drop down?
IQ
- PVII Page Packs
  - #244: The columns in my IQ page are dropping to the bottom in Internet Explorer 6 (IE6). How can I fix this?
Lightshow Magic
- Extensions
  - #240: Is there a place I can find tweaks or enhancements for Lightshow Magic?
  - #306: Can I set my Lightshow so that clicking the full-size image closes the LSM show?
- Image Galleries
  - #241: I'm using Lightshow Magic on a Mac OSX computer and the Build Mode "Automatic Using Fireworks" option is grayed out (disabled) or is not functioning correctly. Is there a fix for this?
  - #249: How can I have all of the thumbnails in Lightshow Magic show in their natural size?
  - #266: My Lightshow Magic gallery is running slowly in IE8. Is there a fix for this?
- Javascript
  - #245: Is there a way to have the Lightshow Magic system open automatically when the page loads?
  - #246: Is it possible to link to a Lightshow Magic page and have it auto open with a specific slide number? perhaps using url parameters or page anchor?
  - #251: How can I prevent the Lightshow from closing when the user clicks on the dimmed page background in Lightshow Magic?
  - #254: When clicking on a link assigned to the full-size image in Lightshow Magic is there a way to have the linked page open in a new window?
  - #282: My page contains a large amount of page assets, Flash elements and large images that take quite some time to load. Is there a way to initialize the LSM system faster rather than waiting for the page to finish loading all of the page assets?
Luna Page Pack
- PVII Page Packs
  - #304: In a Luna page, can I make a text link outside the menu scroll to a page section?
ParkAvenue
- Javascript
  - #101: The scrollers in ParkAvenue do not work with Opera 7 or Safari, is there a fix?
Pop Menu Magic 1
- Accessibility
  - #174: How can I integrate Pop Menu Magic into a fully accessible web site?
- Images (Gen.)
  - #165: Can I use images instead of text on the main links of a PopMenu Magic menu?
- Javascript
  - #160: I want to add additional Behaviors to some of the links in PopMenu Magic (PMM). Does PMM support this?
  - #164: I'm using PopMenu magic (PMM) on a page with an <iframe>. In Firefox and Opera browsers, if a submenu appears over the <iframe> content and the user mouses off the menu the submenu does not close. Is there a work around for this?
  - #167: Using the PopMenu Magic system Is it possible to turn off the animation for just a single page, but allow all the other pages to still use the animation?
  - #168: Can the PopMenu Magic (PMM) system be tweaked to open the sub menus upward (up)from their trigger buttons?
  - #198: With the PopMenu Magic (PMM) system is there a way to have the menu operational while the page is waiting for other assets (Flash, images, preloads) to load?
  - #203: Some of my page links are using page anchors in the URL, is there a way to have the PopMenu Magic (PMM) system ignore the anchor for the current marker and BreadCrumb?
- NavBars
  - #158: Does the PopMenu Magic system work in a frames-based site?
  - #163: Is it possible to have two (2) PopMenu Magic (PMM) menus on one page? multiple menus on a single page?
  - #172: Can I deploy the PopMenu Magic (PMM) system using Server-Side Includes (SSI)?
  - #191: Can my Pop Menu Magic sub-menus be made to fly out or open to the left side of their triggers instead of the right?
  - #259: My Pop Menu Magic 1 sub-menus go behind other parts of my page. Can I fix this?
- StyleSheets
  - #159: The sub menu animation in my PopMenu Magic (PMM) system is not working. I have the "Use Sub Menu Animation" box checked, what's the problem?
  - #161: Is it possible to have varying width for the root menu items in a horizontal PopMenu Magic (PMM) system?
  - #162: How do I set the font and font-size for my PopMenu Magic (PMM) menu?
  - #176: How can I set a horizontal PopMenu Magic (PMM) system to automatically expand to the full width of the browser window?
  - #178: My sub-menus are out of alignment in IE6 or IE7 and do not pop open near their triggers. What's wrong and is there a fix or solution?
  - #181: I downloaded Microsoft's new IE7 browser and my PVII Menus and Page Pack pages do not display properly. Are there any workarounds available for Explorer 7?
  - #183: My submenus are not lining up correctly in Safari. When I mouse over a menu, the sub-menu positions itself too low. Is there a workaround?
  - #206: Is there a glossary or CSS guide that tells me what all of the style sheet rules in my Pop Menu Magic menu mean?
  - #215: How can I have a page with PopMenu Magic (PMM) print the menu the same way that it is rendered on the screen?
Pop Menu Magic 2
- General HTML
  - #256: I upgraded to Pop Menu Magic 2 - Can I upgrade my existing menus to PMM 2?
  - #269: In Pop Menu Magic 2 (PMM2) is there a way to assign the target attribute? so the link will open in a new window, or the link will open the page in a different frame.
- Javascript
  - #272: With Pop Menu Magic 2 (PMM2) is there a way to have the sub menu that corresponds to the current page be always open and visible (persistent)?
  - #284: On pages with the Pop Menu Magic 2 (PMM2) system, particularly when using the Auto Center option and IE browsers, there is an occasional flash before the menu sets up or the page never fully loads. Is there a work around for this?
  - #293: Can I set the Pop Menu Magic 2 (PMM2) Current Marker system to automatically open to a specific menu item by matching to a specific URL parameter?
- NavBars
  - #255: Is there a place where I can find more Pop Menu Magic 2 (PMM2) examples or tweaks?
  - #258: My Pop Menu Magic menu sub-menus go behind other parts of my page. Is there a fix for this?
  - #263: Can I easily convert an existing PMM1, Spry, Suckerfish, or ordinary list-based menu to PMM2?
- PVII Page Packs
  - #257: Can I insert a Pop Menu Magic 2 menu into a Curvitude page?
Slide Show Magic
- General HTML
  - #225: Can I localize the language of my Slide Show Magic presentation?
- Image Galleries
  - #207: Is there a way to have the Slide Show Magic (SSM) system stop when it gets to the last image rather than loop back to the first image?
  - #276: In Slide Show Magic (SSM) can the 1st image in a Panel Section be displayed automatically when the section panel is opened?
- Images (FW)
  - #229: I'm using Slide Show Magic on a Mac OSX computer and the Build Mode "Automatic From Fireworks" option is grayed out (disabled). Is there a fix for this?
- Javascript
  - #208: In Slide Show Magic (SSM) is there a way to disable the drag functionality on the thumbnail panel?
  - #216: Can the link on the full size image in Slide Show Magic (SSM) be set to open the link in the same window rather than in a new window?
  - #271: Is there way to have the Slide Show Magic (SSM) system always start with a random image?
- StyleSheets
  - #220: How do I set my thumbnail panel to show on page load?
  - #224: I do not want the toolbar to show in Slide Show Magic (SSM), how can I hide the toolbar and controls?
  - #262: How do I change the position of the Thumbnail Panel?
Tab Panel Magic 1
- Image Galleries
  - #201: Adding an Image Gallery Magic (iGM) system to the first panel in TabPanel Magic 1 (TBM) works just fine, but it does not work when I place the iGM system into the second panel. Is there a fix for this?
- Javascript
  - #188: In Tab Panel Magic 1 I'd like to have links from external pages trigger a specific content panel. Can I use a URL parameter or special anchor?
  - #202: With Tab Panel Magic 1(TPM) is it possible to have the page open with a randomly selected tab, that is, each time the page loads it would select a different tab as the initial tab.
  - #221: In Tab Panel Magic 1 (TPM) is there a way to have the section trigger launch an actual page?
  - #222: Is there a way to hide a Tap Panel Magic 1 (TPM) tab button if there is no associated content, or if there is no content of specific html tag type?
  - #227: After navigating through the different tabs of a Tab Panel Magic 1 (TPM) system, is there a way to have the Reload and Back buttons to go to the last active panel instead of always going to panel #1?
  - #230: Is it possible to have the Tab Panel Magic 1(TPM) system work with mouse over trigger action?
- StyleSheets
  - #189: In Tab Panel Magic 1 when I add more than 5 tab panels, only the first five have styled tab buttons. Can I have more than 5 tab panels on a page and have all tab buttons styled?
  - #196: How can I set a fixed height panel and have vertical scrollbars for the TabPanel Magic 1 system?
  - #226: Why is there a large gap between my Tabs and their related content panels in Firefox or Opera?
Tab Panel Magic 2
- General HTML
  - #300: How can I set up fixed height scrollable panels for the Tab Panel Magic 2 (TPM2) system?
  - #301: Is there a way to conditionally hide a Tab Panel Magic 2 (TPM2) tab button if there is no associated content, or if there is no content of specific html tag type?
  - #302: In Tab Panel Magic 2 (TPM2) is there a way to have the tab trigger launch an actual page rather than open the associated content panel?
- Javascript
  - #298: Can I have a link that will open a page that contains a Tab Panel Magic 2 (TPM2) system and trigger a specific tab to open when the page loads? Perhaps by using a special anchor or an URL parameter?
  - #299: After navigating through the different tabs of a Tab Panel Magic 2 (TPM2) system, is there a way to have the Reload and back buttons to go to the last active panel instead of always going to panel #1?
TabBar Magic
- Extensions
  - #180: In Tab Bar Magic, when I mouse over top-level menu items that don't have a related sub-menu, the previous sub-menu remains visible. I'd like them all to hide.
- Javascript
  - #179: Is there a way to have the Tab Bar Magic menu show the sub menu only when the user clicks on the trigger button instead of mouse over?
  - #182: In Tab Bar Magic, my root links represent the main pages in a section. I also have the main pages linked in my sub-menus. I would like both the sub-menu link and the root link to highlight when that page is visited.
  - #200: All of my pages are dynamic and using url parameters, is there a way to have the TabBar Magic (TBM) auto opener (current marker) highlight the page name by ignoring the url parameters?
Tree Menu Magic 1
- ASP
  - #128: I'm populating some of my TreeMenu link urls dynamically. Is there any way to preserve these dynamic url parameters or character entity (ie: &) when using the Modify system?
- Extensions
  - #117: I'm getting the following errors in Mac OS 10.3(Panther) when trying to apply TMM to pages: Could not copy P7 TreeMenu CSS and support files. Followed by: Could not copy TreeMenu Scripts file P7tmscripts.js. Is there a solution?
- Framesets
  - #112: Can the TreeMenu Magic system be made to work in a frameset? I would like the current page marker to always automatically coincide with the clicked menu item or the page that loads into the mainFrame.
- Javascript
  - #119: The plus or minus images get out of sequence when the user uses the Back Button in his browser to return to a TreeMenu Magic page in IE5.x on the Mac. Is there a fix for this?
  - #122: Is there a way to "preserve" the TreeMenu Magic script modifications found in the infoBase so that I can use the Modify system without loosing the tweaks?
  - #157: I have a TreeMenu Magic (TMM) system that contains dynamically driven links. Sometimes more than one menu level open, is there a fix?
  - #166: Is there a way to have the TreeMenu Magic system open the menu with only a specified number of sublevels open?
  - #173: I'm using TreeMenu Magic (TMM) on a page that is using the P7_EqualColumn script to set the column heights. When the menu is opened it the EqaulColumn script does not resize the columns to the new height, is there a fix?
- NavBars
  - #110: In TreeMenu magic, is there any way to trigger the expansion of a menu section when a page loads when the page is NOT part of the menu?
  - #111: How can I get TreeMenu Magic to only show one submenu at a time, closing any other submenus that may be open? a toggle?
  - #115: I have section intro pages that I would like to display when the user clicks on a main section link in TreeMenu Magic. Is it possible to have that menu section trigger opened when the page loads?
  - #116: Some of my page links appear more than once in my TreeMenu Magic system. Is there a way to prevent the menu from opening all of the corresponding menu sections when the page loads?
  - #118: In TreeMenu Magic is there a way to automatically have the appropriate menu section open by declaring the actual text that appears in the link?
  - #148: I have a lot of pages that do not appear as part of the TreeMenu Magic (TMM) system, is there a way to automatically have a certain menu section opened based on the folder name where that page is stored?
- StyleSheets
  - #113: On a large TreeMenu Magic page, using the plus and minus image option, there is a slight delay before the images show when the the first page of the site loads. Is there a way to make the initial load of the plus or minus images even quicker?
Tree Menu Magic 2
- General HTML
  - #283: Is there a way to trigger a specific link in the Tree Menu Magic 2 (TMM2) system remotely, by clicking a link somewhere else on the page?
  - #303: In Tree Menu Magic 2 (TMM2) is there a way to have the animation active when the page first loads and the menu is opening to the appropriate section?
- Javascript
  - #273: Can the animation in the Tree Menu Magic 2 (TMM2) system be set to animate the closing of the sub menu?
  - #277: Can I set the Tree Menu Magic 2 system to automatically open to a specific menu item based on an URL parameter set dynamically?
  - #289:
    On pages with the Tree Menu Magic 2 (TMM2) system, particularly when using IE browsers, there is an occasional flash before the menu sets up. Is there a work around for this?
  - #291: In Tree Menu Magic 2 (TMM2) is there a way to have an external page link open the menu to a specific section? perhaps by using an anchor?
  - #305: How do I get the Tree Menu Magic 2 (TMM) system to both open/close the menu triggers and load the linked page into an <iframe> or <frameset> page?
- NavBars
  - #268: I just upgraded to Tree Menu Magic 2, can I upgrade my existing TMM1 menus to TMM2?
Utopia Page Pack
- PVII Page Packs
  - #205: The Utopia menu background does not appear in IE7. Is there a solution?
Vertical Scroller Magic
- Javascript
  - #260: With the Vertical Scroller Magic (VSM) systen is there a way to auotmatically hide the scroller controls if there is not sufficient content to require the controls?