Re: OT[slightly] Tables and layers

Jim Hunter <jim@epiuniverse.com> wrote: Layers are in Netscape-Once a page is drawn in Netscape it is not possible to change the HTML of an object. You can change attributes like color, position, etc, but you can not do anything like the IE method of innerHTML' which is used to change the information contained in an object. (insert the appropriate Netscape joke here). I was thinking of multiple layers where some are hidden and then called to through an action and then appear. So, not one layer that can have it's text changed for instance, but one layer, and then when a submit button was hit, the other layer appears. Anyway you don't have to hit me over the head because I understand your explanation. Part of my confusion is my plain ignorance aka inexperience. The other is I'm looking over the GoLive documentation where it says you can make "objects" dynamic (forms, tables, layers). I took that to mean that the object has a life of it's own and once sent to the server a hidden layer or table could automatically appear, again without redrawing the entire page. Sorry for the confusion. Stuart Jim -------Original Message------- From: Stuart Felenstein Date: Wednesday, June 25, 2003 01:33:15 PM To: Jim Hunter; php-windows@lists.php.net Subject: Re: [PHP-WIN] OT[slightly] Tables and layers I understand what you are saying. PHP doesn't create or hide layers etc. What I'm trying to understand is will PHP work in that environment or not? Could I code one layer with a get or post form and have another layer translating it? Stuart Thank you for your response. Jim Hunter wrote: PHP is a Server Side language. What you need to do is handled with Javascript or some other scripting language on the Client side. If you use Javascript you will find that it is easy to manipulate anything on a page, even remove or add items to a page on the fly. But this is definately not a PHP type of thing. Jim Hunter -------Original Message------- From: Stuart Felenstein Date: Wednesday, June 25, 2003 11:14:11 AM To: PHP List Subject: [PHP-WIN] OT[slightly] Tables and layers I'm sure this is possible but not sure where to look to learn. Still really at the starting stages of PHP but if someone can point me in the right direction. Basically I don't want to swap out pages but as a for instance have a php enabled form in a table that will send [whatever is returned] to another table or layer somewhere else in the same page. Is this possible? I know nothing about HTML and will only take in as much as necessary and rely on WYSIWYG type of programs like Dreamweaver or GoLive to do the bulk of the dirty work. Stuart