FP98: Page Transition Not Available on Frames Page

• Microsoft FrontPage 98 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

In FrontPage Editor, the Page Transition command on the Format menu is unavailable.

CAUSE

The Page Transition command is not available if you are editing a frames page. Page transitions can only be applied to individual pages linked to from the frames page.

RESOLUTION

Problems produced by editing the HTML that FrontPage generates will not be resolved by Microsoft Technical Support. This HTML code sample is provided as a convenience for authors seeking to extend the capabilities of FrontPage. For more information about HTML, please see the following Microsoft Web site:

   http://www.microsoft.com/workshop/author/newhtml/default.htm

To work around this behavior, use one of the following methods.

Method 1: Apply a Page Transition in the Frames Page Properties Dialog Box

NOTE: The following steps will apply a vertical blinds transition effect which will last twelve seconds.

1. In FrontPage Editor, open or create a frames page.

2. On the Frame menu, click Frames Page Properties.

3. Click the Custom tab.

4. In the "System Variables (HTTP-EQUIV)" section, click Add.

5. In the Name box, type the event meta name. For example, type "page- enter" (without the quotation marks).

   NOTE: For a list of event meta names and their corresponding events, please see the "More Information" section of this article.

6. In the Value box, type the meta transition effect value, by following these steps:

       a. Type the following:
   

             revealTrans(Duration=
   
          NOTE: If you want to apply a blend transition effect, type the
          following:
   
             blendtrans(Duration=
   
       b. After the equal sign, enter a value that represents the number of
          seconds you want the transition effect to take. The value must be
          between 0.0 and 60.0. For example, type "12.0" (without the
          quotation marks).
   
          NOTE: If you applied a blend transition effect, type a parenthesis
          after the value and then go to step 7.
   
       c. Type a comma (,) and then type the following:
   
             Transition=
   
       d. After the equal sign, enter a value that corresponds to the
          transition effect you want. For example, type "8" (without the
          quotation marks).
   
          NOTE: For a list of the transition effect values, please see the
          "More Information" section of this article.
   
       e. Type a closing parenthesis. The value box should look similar to the
          following:
   
             revealTrans(Duration=12.0,Transition=8)
   
   

7. Click OK.

8. Click OK again.

9. Repeat steps 4 though 7 for each transition effect you want to set.

   NOTE: You can set a different transition effect for each event you want to set.

Method 2: Copy the Page Transition Meta Tag from a New Page

1. Create a new page and apply the transition effect by following these steps:

       a. On the File menu, click New.
   

       b. Click the Page tab.
   

       c. In the list of wizards and templates, click Normal Page, and then
          click OK.
   

       d. On the Format menu, click Page Transition.
   

       e. In the Page Transition dialog box, do the following:
   

           1) In the Event list, select the event you want to use.
   
           2) In the Duration box, type a value for the duration of the
              transition effect.
   
           3) In the Transition Effect box, select the transition you want.
   
           4) Click OK.
   
          Repeat steps c through e for each additional page transition you
          want to set.
   
   

2. Copy the page transition meta tag from the HTML source of the page you created in step 1.

       a. Click the HTML tab located at the bottom of the FrontPage Editor
          window.
   

       b. Select the meta tag. This tag will look similar to one of the
          following examples:
   

            <meta http-equiv="Page-Enter" content="blendTrans(Duration=5.0)">
   
            <meta http-equiv="Site-Exit" content="revealTrans(Duration=15.0,
             Transition=23)">
   
       c. On the Edit menu, click Copy.
   
       d. On the Window menu, select your frames page.
   
   

3. Paste the page transition meta tag in the HTML source of the frames page:

       a. Click the HTML tab located at the bottom of the FrontPage Editor
          window.
   

       b. Click in front of the <title> tag.
   

       c. Press ENTER.
   

       d. Press the Up arrow key.
   

       e. On the Edit menu, click Paste.
   

MORE INFORMATION

The following table lists the event meta names and their corresponding events:

   Event Meta Name          Event
   ------------------------------------

   Page-Enter               Page Enter
   Page-Exit                Page Exit
   Site-Enter               Site Enter
   Site-Exit                Site Exit

   0  Box in
   1  Box out
   2  Circle in
   3  Circle out
   4  Wipe up
   5  Wipe down
   6  Wipe right
   7  Wipe left
   8  Vertical blinds
   9  Horizontal blinds
   10 Checkerboard across
   11 Checkerboard down
   12 Random dissolve
   13 Split vertical in
   14 Split vertical out
   15 Split horizontal in
   16 Split horizontal out
   17 Strips left down
   18 Strips left up
   19 Strips right down
   20 Strips right up
   21 Random bars horizontal
   22 Random bars vertical
   23 Random