i've changed the contents of menu_array.js but it still doesnt load and it just shows a blank place where the menu should be.
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Browse All TopicsHi. I want to create a drop down menu for a website I am designing. The menu drops down from an image and will do a mouseover image too. For an idea of what I want, go to
http://www.columbia.edu/cu
The drop down menu is on "prospective students"
The mouseover I want is shown in the other blue icons, "current students" "faculty" "alumni" etc.
The problem with the menu appears when you resize the window, you'll notice that it moves around. Otherwise, it works just fine.
Any ideas?
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Did you do part two of my comments?
I pasted the whole menu_array.js file, did you copy and paste the whole thing?
What version of browser are you trying it on? It is working for me fine in IE 5.5 and NN 4.7. I did notice it is not working in NN 7.01.
I will have to get back to you on that one. Or you could try updating your menu to the new version which is 3.5.15 and see if that fixes your problem.
I fixed the menu sort of, but there is just one more small problem, it looks kinda weird in its positioning.
here is the link:
http://www.columbia.edu/cu
in IE it looks weird, in netscape and mozilla it looks fine. Any ideas?
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by: ckosloskiPosted on 2003-07-01 at 13:19:07ID: 8835737
The reason the menu is in the incorrect place when you resize the window is because you have absolute positioning for your menu.
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I went to the menu owners website and saw this example:
http://www.milonic.co.uk/m
I then was able to get your code to work by doing the following:
1. Your menu_array.js needs to look like this:
/*
Milonic DHTML Website Navigation Menu - Version 3.4
Written by Andy Woolley - Copyright 2002 (c) Milonic Solutions Limited. All Rights Reserved.
Please visit http://www.milonic.co.uk/m
The Free use of this menu is only available to Non-Profit, Educational & Personal web sites.
Commercial and Corporate licenses are available for use on all other web sites & Intranets.
All Copyright notices MUST remain in place at ALL times and, please keep us informed of your
intentions to use the menu and send us your URL.
*/
//The following line is critical for menu operation, and MUST APPEAR ONLY ONCE. If you have more than one menu_array.js file rem out this line in subsequent files
menunum=0;menus=new Array();_d=document;functi
//Please leave the above line intact. The above also needs to be enabled if it not already enabled unless this file is part of a multi pack.
//////////////////////////
// Editable properties START here //
//////////////////////////
// Special effect string for IE5.5 or above please visit http://www.milonic.co.uk/m
if(navigator.appVersion.in
{
effect = "Fade(duration=0);Alpha(st
}
else
{
effect = "Shadow(color='#000000', Direction=135, Strength=0)" // Stop IE5.5 bug when using more than one filter
}
timegap=500 // The time delay for menus to remain visible
followspeed=5 // Follow Scrolling speed
followrate=40 // Follow Scrolling Rate
suboffset_top=5; // Sub menu offset Top position
suboffset_left=10; // Sub menu offset Left position
style1=[ // style1 is an array of properties. You can have as many property arrays as you need. This means that menus can have their own style.
"999999", // Mouse Off Font Color
"white", // Mouse Off Background Color
"000000", // Mouse On Font Color
"transparent", // Mouse On Background Color
"transparent", // Menu Border Color
11, // Font Size in pixels
"normal", // Font Style (italic or normal)
"bold", // Font Weight (bold or normal)
"Verdana, Arial", // Font Name
0, // Menu Item Padding
"arrow.gif", // Sub Menu Image (Leave this blank if not needed)
, // 3D Border & Separator bar
, // 3D High Color
, // 3D Low Color
, // Current Page Item Font Color (leave this blank to disable)
"800080", // Current Page Item Background Color (leave this blank to disable)
, // Top Bar image (Leave this blank to disable)
"transparent", // Menu Header Font Color (Leave blank if headers are not needed)
"white", // Menu Header Background Color (Leave blank if headers are not needed)
"transparent", // Menu Item Separator Color
]
addmenu(menu=[ // This is the array that contains your menu properties and details
"mainmenu", // Menu Name - This is needed in order for the menu to be called
, // Menu Top - The Top position of the menu in pixels
, // Menu Left - The Left position of the menu in pixels
, // Menu Width - Menus width in pixels
0, // Menu Border Width
, // Screen Position - here you can use "center;left;right;middle;
style1, // Properties Array - this is set higher up, as above
1, // Always Visible - allows the menu item to be visible at all time (1=on/0=off)
, // Alignment - sets the menu elements text alignment, values valid here are: left, right or center
, // Filter - Text variable for setting transitional effects on menu activation - see above for more info
, // Follow Scrolling - Tells the menu item to follow the user down the screen (visible at all times) (1=on/0=off)
1, // Horizontal Menu - Tells the menu to become horizontal instead of top to bottom style (1=on/0=off)
, // Keep Alive - Keeps the menu visible until the user moves over another menu or clicks elsewhere on the page (1=on/0=off)
, // Position of TOP sub image left:center:right
, // Set the Overall Width of Horizontal Menu to 100% and height to the specified amount (Leave blank to disable)
, // Right To Left - Used in Hebrew for example. (1=on/0=off)
, // Open the Menus OnClick - leave blank for OnMouseover (1=on/0=off)
, // ID of the div you want to hide on MouseOver (useful for hiding form elements)
, // Background image for menu when BGColor set to transparent.
, // Scrollable Menu
, // Reserved for future use
,"<img src=images/home_btn_prospe
])
addmenu(menu=["testing1",
,,,1,"",style1,,"center",e
,"MS Program","http:/
,"PhD Program","http:
])
dumpmenus()
2. Replace the first TD in your navigationtable in indexnew6.html as follows
<table width="710" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="navigationtable">
<tr>
<td width="154" valign="top"><script language=JavaScript>PlaceM