[geeklog-devel] Config GUI issues

[Alford Deeley]

have you tried floating the list right while floating the items left?  
works for me.
alf

on 03/01/2008 4:26 PM =MF=Geiss wrote:

> I'm sure most of you already know this, but for those subscribing to 

> the list that might not be aware...

>

> Since the styling is applied to the generated markup, I'm not sure 

> there is a way using the float property for both instances. The PHP 

> spits out the list as Item1, Item2, Item3, etc... As the browser 

> parses the code, it will take the first "Item1" and push it either 

> left or right, then follow it with "Item 2". So the list floated left 

> would look like:

>

> Item1 Item2  Item3 ...

>

> and the list floated right would look like:

>

>                      ... Item3  Item2  Item1

>

> The only way I can think of is to reverse the order in PHP, and 

> include a left or right alignment radio button, dropdown, etc., and in 

> the PHP switch the list order output accordingly, or give each menu 

> item a position variable (perhaps like the block up/down image links) 

> to make for easy sorting via clicking to move a link up or down.

>

> If you are going to go that far, you might as well include support for 

> dropdown (parent/child) menu creation. Mark and I are working on this 

> for the Chameleon plugin, and I don't see any reason why we can't 

> standardize on a common function. (Chameleon really is about skinning 

> the menu anyway...) but since there is a feature freeze, I'm not sure 

> you want to go down that route. I know there is Blaine's premium 

> glMenu plugin, and while we aren't trying to step on any toes, we do 

> feel that a free multi-level menu solution for gl is badly needed. 

> ...just my 2 cents. :-)

>

> Hope this helps!

>

> Eric

>

> Dirk Haun wrote:

>> Dirk Haun wrote:

>>

>>  

>>> - The entries for the menu_elements are coming out in reverse order. 

>>> For

>>> example, I have 'plugins' as the last entry in the config, but plugins

>>> are listed first in the site's navigation bar.

>>>     

>>

>> Apologies - this is not an issue with the config GUI. It's an issue with

>> the stylesheet.

>>

>> I was just making a theme where I wanted the menu elements left-aligned,

>> so I changed

>>

>> .header-navigation-container li{

>>   float:right;

>>

>> to

>>

>> .header-navigation-container li{

>>   float:left;

>>

>> and then they're in the correct order.

>>

>> Can one of our resident CSS gurus suggest a way to get the menu elements

>> right-aligned and in the correct order?

>>

>> bye, Dirk

>>

>>

>>   

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