[geeklog-devtalk] CSS Menu - Suggest we add to GL Common

[Blaine Lang]

I wanted to provide an update (if only for my own interest).
I have the CSS issues worked out for the horizontal menu and am trying to
get a version working with a vertical submenu. Just changing the CSS, I can
get a version that looks ok in IE but then not in Mozilla. So more tweaking
is needed.

If you looked previously, have another look as the horizontal one should be
a bit cleaner. I think this idea has merits as there is a lot that can be
done to effect the style all via the template and CSS.

Comments?

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Blaine Lang" <geeklog at langfamily.ca>
To: <geeklog-devtalk at lists.geeklog.net>
Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2004 4:15 PM
Subject: [geeklog-devtalk] CSS Menu - Suggest we add to GL Common



> I have developed a new function for a dynamically created CSS menu.

> It uses a configurable array for the menu items with template files and

CSS

> to allow customization.

> Using horizontal lists, the html is pretty lean and there is no

Javascript.

>

> http://www.portalparts.com/menutest.php

>

> An example of how to setup the top level menu. This would go in the

language

> file as I've used the array key as the label.

>

> $navbarMenu = array(

>    'Main Page' => $_CONF['site_url'] .'/menutest.php',

>    'Site Admin' => $_CONF['site_url'] .'/menutest.php',

>    'User Admin' => $_CONF['site_url'] .'/menutest.php',

>    'Plugin 1' => $_CONF['site_url'] .'/menutest.php',

>    'Plugin 2' => $_CONF['site_url'] .'/menutest.php'

> );

>

> The function would be called like:

>

> /* Call the Navbar with  menu array, urlparms, and current selection */

> echo ppNavbar($navbarMenu,$navparms,$menu,$navbarSubMenu[$menu],$submenu);

>

> The second level menu is optional and would be defined like:

> $navbarSubMenu[5] = array(

>     'Plugin Page1'    => $_CONF['site_url'] .'/menutest.php',

>     'Plugin Page2'    => $_CONF['site_url'] .'/menutest.php'

> );

> The above example defines the submenu for main menu item 5.

>

> The CSS still needs some cleanup as I view it on Mozilla. It should be

> possible to combine a Horizontal main menu with a vertical submenu.

>

> I will be using this in my plugins and wanted to know if there is interest

> to use this for menu's in geeklog or to make available to other plugin

> developers.

> I can certainly see areas of the GL Admin screens that could be broken up

> better using a menu like this.

>

> Cheers,

> Blaine

>

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