slicing tool in photoshop

[jasonchan]

is it possible to create "a slice within a slice thats within another slice".
i tried to do it but it wont allow me and instead moves the current slice itself.

might sound complex but its like this...

where 3 is within 2, 2 & 3 is within 1

1. bg (inner slice)
2. header (mid slice)
3. logo (top slice)

[Jam]

I dont think you can do it as you will be repeating the logo image on each - do you want to?
Depending on how complex your design is, aligning each image to be exactly in the right place over the others might be a nightmare, especially when using different browsers.

[Jam]

I would hide the logo and header, create the background, then hide the logo and create the header, and finally create the logo inorder to build up the design

[jasonchan]

not sure what you are referring to about repeating logo or browser complications. im tryin to use photoshop to slice 3 different items, where the first two overlap the last item.

i mean you can hide the layers, but the slices themselves are created already so they will still be in the way.

anyone know what im talkin about?

[ЯЖR]

i think i've got what you're thowin' down

from what little experiance with slices i have, you can't cut holes without cutting around it (imagine the cut tool as a pair of scissors, not an x-acto knife).

eg: quick1.gif

your other option is to use CSS to hover images over other images (eg: logo.png and header.png are over each other, but two seperate entities) this lowers the amount of files, but requires more backend coding.

with the first method you get alot of little images, and that renders like crap on internet explorer most of the time.

In the event this isn't a website, it think some more clarification is in order

[tZ]

no, you can't create a hierachy of slices within slices within slices. A slice is just an image. All your doing is saving out that crop as an image.

I get what your trying to do and I assume you need the hidden part of the last for some part of the design- correct?

Your best bet is to slice the 3 pieces as you need them for that one page then slice what will need to show on the next. The other approach would be using the z-index style in CSS to hide and show the pieces you need on the page but, that suggests you know CSS and XHTML.

[jasonchan]

yea that's all i wanted to know. although, im familiar with CSS and XHTML, i just wanted to know if the hiearchly level in slicing with Photoshop was possible. Because i know you can send to back or bring to front involving two slices but apparently it doesn't work with three.