Top Navigation disappears

Hello,

i have made a CSS Sculptor layout and in the preset manager i have checked layout components > TopNavigation. I have saved the layout and imported it in Siteasssit pro.
When the site is build the TopNavigatio disappeared an everything looks messed up.
(i have added a picture)

Why this happens?

Peter

What is the CSS Sculptor Preset that you choose originally? Please post back with this info and also some info about the steps you took to implement the layout.

I did a test like you described of checking the top navigation box in the interface, I then saved this preset as new Sculptor layout.

Once saved I used the preset manager to create a new SiteAssist Pro preset, I choose the sculptor preset that I had just created and also a menu that I had created. I put the menu in this top navigation section and just set the other areas accordingly.

When I generated a new site based on this I was able to see the navigation just where I had specified within the top navigation area.

Originally Said By: Eric Mittman

  What is the CSS Sculptor Preset that you choose originally? Please post back with this info and also some info about the steps you took to implement the layout.

I did a test like you described of checking the top navigation box in the interface, I then saved this preset as new Sculptor layout.

Once saved I used the preset manager to create a new SiteAssist Pro preset, I choose the sculptor preset that I had just created and also a menu that I had created. I put the menu in this top navigation section and just set the other areas accordingly.

When I generated a new site based on this I was able to see the navigation just where I had specified within the top navigation area.  

i have chosen 3 column, fixed header and footer
I have changed the pagewidth to 900 pix, checked the 'topnavigation check' and inserted a menu with Menuwrighter.
After all this i have saved the page as a dreamweaver_template. Than from the preset manager i have chosen 'new' and checked the dreamweaver template i just created. further i have chosen in the presetmanager in the poduct-tab Siteassistpro layouts. Than i have passed through the 4 steps (in my case step 3 and 4 are exactly the same as 1 and 2 so that makes no sence to me)
When i do not check teh topnavigation check and create my own navigationdiv the problem does not appear.
Important: i work on a Mac

Eric, im my opinion there is no clear description or any other solutionrecipe that explanes this matter systematic. (i mean how to use the presetmanager to handle sclulptor laypouts or DWT's) When i am wrong please tell me where i can find this.

Peter

I think that the problem you are experiencing may be due to the way you are crafting the template to include as your SiteAssist layout. Instead of adding in the menu to the template you should just save the page as a template and create a new SiteAssist layout based on this template minus the menu. You can also use the CSS Sculptor preset directly without making a template from it first, you just select the CSS Sculptor preset that you created. There is more info on creating the SiteAssist Pro layouts with CSS Sculptor and Menu Writer in this document that can be found on the SiteAssist Pro page under the FAQ:

siteassistpro_update_sculptor_mw_ht.pdf

Also, for the screens that seem the same the first set is for the home page and the next set is for the content pages in case you would like them to look different. If not you would do the same steps for both sets of pages.

Eric,

i did some practice and i think i get it.......
Thanks again!

Peter

Glad to hear that, let us know if you have any further troubles with any of this.