Since I'm new to OpenLayers this question might be the simplest of them all but after a quick search on the subject I couldn't find anything useful, so:
Is it possible to put a OpenLayers zoom bar/slider outside the map container in another div? Like for example OpenLayers.Control.Zoom().
Best Answer
First, create your map with no controls.
To place the controls outside the map container, create a container
<div>
to put it inside.Then create the controls and place them inside the
#external_control
container.This tutorial might help you. Specifically, the section on "Adding Controls Outside of Map"