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irishgrizzly

macrumors 65816
Original poster
May 15, 2006
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I want to create multiple sliding panels in CSS. Instead of flash I want to use CSS. Here is an idea of what I'm thinking of;
http://img80.imageshack.us/i/slide.gif/
slide.gif


Would this be possible using just CSS? On clicking the first panel – the other 3 sliding back to reveal new text/image.
slidek.gif
 

detz

macrumors 65816
Jun 29, 2007
1,051
0
Anything is possible it's how much work you want to do to accomplish it and ho w fast and efficient the results will be compare to other more suited technologies.
 

angelwatt

Moderator emeritus
Aug 16, 2005
7,852
9
USA
I can't view the link as imageshack is blocked at my work. As mentioned you'll need JavaScript to do animation. jQuery has a number of scripts built off of for various purposes such as this. Here's one example.
 

Cerebrus' Maw

macrumors 6502
Mar 9, 2008
409
1
Brisbane, Australia
This is just something I quickly put together. It's horribly inefficient, but it's past midnight, it's a Friday night, so blah. ;)

Just copy this and past it into a file and save it as .html, then view in your browser.

Code:
<html>
  <head>
    <title>Page</title>
   <script language="javascript">
     function toggleOn() {
        var panel1 = document.getElementById('panel1')
        panel1.style.width='200px'
        panel1.style.height='200px'
        panel1.innerHTML='Mouse Out'
        document.getElementById('panel2').style.display='none'
        document.getElementById('panel3').style.display='none'
        document.getElementById('panel4').style.display='none'
       return false;
    } 

     function toggleOff() {
        var panel1 = document.getElementById('panel1')
        panel1.style.width='100px'
        panel1.style.height='100px'
        panel1.innerHTML='Mouse Over'

        document.getElementById('panel2').style.display='inline'
        document.getElementById('panel3').style.display='inline'
        document.getElementById('panel4').style.display='inline'
       return false;
    } 

   </script>

   <style>
     #container{
        border:3px solid yellow;
        width:250px;
     }

     #panel1 {float:left;
      border:1px solid black;
      width:100px;
      height:100px;
     text-align:center;
        padding:5px;
        margin:5px;
      }

     #panel2 { float:right;
      border:1px solid blue;
      width:100px;
      height:100px;
     text-align:center;
        padding:5px;
        margin:5px;
       
      }
     #panel3 { float:left;
      border:1px solid red;
      width:100px;
      height:100px;
     text-align:center;
        padding:5px;
        margin:5px;
      }
     #panel4 { float:right;
      border:1px solid green;
      width:100px;
      height:100px;
     text-align:center;
        padding:5px;
        margin:5px;
      }

    </style>
  </head>
 <body>
  <div id="container">
           <div id="panel1" onmouseover="toggleOn();" onmouseout="toggleOff();">
                 Mouse Over
           </div>
           <div id="panel2">
                 Panel 2
           </div>
           <div id="panel3">
                Panel 3
           </div>
           <div id="panel4">
                Panel 4
           </div>
           <div style="clear:both;"></div>
    </div>
 </body>
</html>
 

Dal123

macrumors 6502a
Oct 23, 2008
903
0
England
So when you click on panel 1 it stretches (or it stretches after a certain time)?:eek:
This is gonna look cool if you do it on click. Make sure you post if you go through with it :D.
 

irishgrizzly

macrumors 65816
Original poster
May 15, 2006
1,461
2
I would be better off handling this in flash, but I'm told that Flash sites are poor for search SEO. Is this still the case? and a valid reason not to use pure flash (with a plainer non-flash alternative)?
 

lucidmedia

macrumors 6502a
Oct 13, 2008
702
37
Wellington, New Zealand
I would be better off handling this in flash, but I'm told that Flash sites are poor for search SEO. Is this still the case? and a valid reason not to use pure flash (with a plainer non-flash alternative)?

If you use a proper embedding method like SWFobject Flash sites can be SEO friendly... however I don't see any reason you could not do the effect with a Javacript library like scriptaculous or jquery.
 
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