[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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