Different layout for different categories of the site. Is it possible?

[ROUBOS]

Hi,
Just a thought.
I would like to make a site, where the home page has a nice flash slideshow. The menu can be horizontal across the top (dropdown).
Now when selecting a menu item, to display a list of documents, it will display the list in a similar layout but without the flash. And then display the document page when selected.

Is this possible? Is it like making two different templates? Or can it be achieved with the use of javascript or something?

Any thoughts?

Thanks in advance.

EDIT>>> Just a thought now. Could it be like the Home page have the flash playing, and then the same area just loads the content when clicked on. Right? Do I make sense?

[speck]

in the template where you have the flash animation and you want it only in home page you can do this:

<?php if ($option == 'com_frontpage') { ?>

   <object width="960" height="260" bla bla bla bla ....................
         ...................
         ...................
   </object>
<?php } ?>

in this way, your animation appear only in home page 

[ROUBOS]

thanks a lot

[ROUBOS]

Did it and it works thanks.

I have a problem though. I have a drop-down menu above my flash, and the menu appears behind the flash movie 

[CREATIVE Options]

I have a drop-down menu above my flash, and the menu appears behind the flash movie 

TIP: z-index & trasparent 

[datahell]

You can not solve this issue when you deal with flash movies even if you use the z-index.
It is a well known problem of the flash objects. Try to move the flash in a place where does not creates this problem.