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How to use Coolmenus inside a table?

I'm using Coolmenus (dhtmlcentral.com) which works nicely for my site. Now I'd like to place the menu inside a table, but I don't know how to position it. The table is like this:
<CENTER><TABLE WIDTH=750><TR><TD>
text...
</TD></TR></TABLE></CENTER>
so the exact position of the table is unknown to me. How to define the CSS that's required to do this? Is it possible at all??

Sjef Bosman

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The answer:

<html>
<head>
      <title>Coolmenus example - CoolMenus4 DHTML script made by Thomas Brattli from DHTMLCentral.com. Visit for more great scripts.</title>
</head>
<body>
<center><table width=745><tr><td><div id="divMenu"> </div><div>
<style>
/* CoolMenus 4 - default styles - do not edit */
.clCMAbs{position:absolute; visibility:hidden; left:0; top:0}
/* CoolMenus 4 - default styles - end */

/*Style for the background-bar*/
.clBar{position:absolute; width:10; height:10; background-color:Navy; layer-background-color:Navy; visibility:hidden}

/*Styles for level 0*/
.clLevel0,.clLevel0over{position:absolute; padding:2px; font-family:tahoma,arial,helvetica; font-size:12px; font-weight:bold}
.clLevel0{background-color:Navy; layer-background-color:Navy; color:white;}
.clLevel0over{background-color:#336699; layer-background-color:#336699; color:Yellow; cursor:pointer; cursor:hand; }
.clLevel0border{position:absolute; visibility:hidden; background-color:#006699; layer-background-color:#006699}

/*Styles for level 1*/
.clLevel1, .clLevel1over{position:absolute; padding:2px; font-family:tahoma, arial,helvetica; font-size:11px; font-weight:bold}
.clLevel1{background-color:Navy; layer-background-color:Navy; color:white;}
.clLevel1over{background-color:#336699; layer-background-color:#336699; color:Yellow; cursor:pointer; cursor:hand; }
.clLevel1border{position:absolute; visibility:hidden; background-color:#006699; layer-background-color:#006699}

/*Styles for level 2*/
.clLevel2, .clLevel2over{position:absolute; padding:2px; font-family:tahoma,arial,helvetica; font-size:10px; font-weight:bold}
.clLevel2{background-color:Navy; layer-background-color:Navy; color:white;}
.clLevel2over{background-color:#0099cc; layer-background-color:#0099cc; color:Yellow; cursor:pointer; cursor:hand; }
.clLevel2border{position:absolute; visibility:hidden; background-color:#006699; layer-background-color:#006699}
</style>
<div>
<script language="JavaScript1.2" src="coolmenus4.js">
/*****************************************************************************
Copyright (c) 2001 Thomas Brattli (webmaster@dhtmlcentral.com)

DHTML coolMenus - Get it at coolmenus.dhtmlcentral.com
Version 4.0_beta
This script can be used freely as long as all copyright messages are
intact.

Extra info - Coolmenus reference/help - Extra links to help files ****
CSS help: http://coolmenus.dhtmlcentral.com/projects/coolmenus/reference.asp?m=37
General: http://coolmenus.dhtmlcentral.com/reference.asp?m=35
Menu properties: http://coolmenus.dhtmlcentral.com/properties.asp?m=47
Level properties: http://coolmenus.dhtmlcentral.com/properties.asp?m=48
Background bar properties: http://coolmenus.dhtmlcentral.com/properties.asp?m=49
Item properties: http://coolmenus.dhtmlcentral.com/properties.asp?m=50
******************************************************************************/
</script>
<script>
function findPos(){
if(bw.ns4){ //Netscape 4
x = document.layers.layerMenu.pageX
y = document.layers.layerMenu.pageY
}else{ //other browsers
x=0; y=0; var el,temp
el = bw.ie4?document.all["divMenu"]:document.getElementById("divMenu");
if(el) {
            if(el.offsetParent){
              temp = el
              while(temp.offsetParent){ //Looping parent elements to get the offset of them as well
                  temp=temp.offsetParent;
                  x+=temp.offsetLeft
                  y+=temp.offsetTop;
              }
            }
            x+=el.offsetLeft
            y+=el.offsetTop
      }
}
//Returning the x and y as an array
return [x,y]
}

pos = findPos()
/***
This is the menu creation code - place it right after you body tag
Feel free to add this to a stand-alone js file and link it to your page.
**/

//Menu object creation
oCMenu=new makeCM("oCMenu") //Making the menu object. Argument: menuname

oCMenu.frames = 0

//Menu properties
oCMenu.pxBetween=0
oCMenu.fromLeft=pos[0]
oCMenu.fromTop=pos[1]
oCMenu.rows=1
oCMenu.menuPlacement="left"

oCMenu.offlineRoot="file:///C|/Inetpub/wwwroot/dhtmlcentral/projects/coolmenus/examples/"
oCMenu.onlineRoot="/coolmenus/"
oCMenu.resizeCheck=1
oCMenu.wait=1000
oCMenu.fillImg="cm_fill.gif"
oCMenu.zIndex=0

//Background bar properties
oCMenu.useBar=1
oCMenu.barWidth=745
oCMenu.barHeight="menu"
oCMenu.barClass="clBar"
oCMenu.barX=pos[0]
oCMenu.barY=pos[1]
oCMenu.barBorderX=0
oCMenu.barBorderY=0
oCMenu.barBorderClass=""

//Level properties - ALL properties have to be spesified in level 0
oCMenu.level[0]=new cm_makeLevel() //Add this for each new level
oCMenu.level[0].width=110
oCMenu.level[0].height=25
oCMenu.level[0].regClass="clLevel0"
oCMenu.level[0].overClass="clLevel0over"
oCMenu.level[0].borderX=1
oCMenu.level[0].borderY=1
oCMenu.level[0].borderClass="clLevel0border"
oCMenu.level[0].offsetX=0
oCMenu.level[0].offsetY=0
oCMenu.level[0].rows=0
oCMenu.level[0].arrow=0
oCMenu.level[0].arrowWidth=0
oCMenu.level[0].arrowHeight=0
oCMenu.level[0].align="bottom"

//EXAMPLE SUB LEVEL[1] PROPERTIES - You have to specify the properties you want different from LEVEL[0] - If you want all items to look the same just remove this
oCMenu.level[1]=new cm_makeLevel() //Add this for each new level (adding one to the number)
oCMenu.level[1].width=oCMenu.level[0].width-2
oCMenu.level[1].height=22
oCMenu.level[1].regClass="clLevel1"
oCMenu.level[1].overClass="clLevel1over"
oCMenu.level[1].borderX=1
oCMenu.level[1].borderY=1
oCMenu.level[1].align="right"
oCMenu.level[1].offsetX=-(oCMenu.level[0].width-2)/2+20
oCMenu.level[1].offsetY=0
oCMenu.level[1].borderClass="clLevel1border"

//EXAMPLE SUB LEVEL[2] PROPERTIES - You have to spesify the properties you want different from LEVEL[1] OR LEVEL[0] - If you want all items to look the same just remove this
oCMenu.level[2]=new cm_makeLevel() //Add this for each new level (adding one to the number)
oCMenu.level[2].width=150
oCMenu.level[2].height=20
oCMenu.level[2].offsetX=0
oCMenu.level[2].offsetY=0
oCMenu.level[2].regClass="clLevel2"
oCMenu.level[2].overClass="clLevel2over"
oCMenu.level[2].borderClass="clLevel2border"

/******************************************
Menu item creation:
myCoolMenu.makeMenu(name, parent_name, text, link, target, width, height, regImage, overImage, regClass, overClass , align, rows, nolink, onclick, onmouseover, onmouseout)
*************************************/
oCMenu.makeMenu('top0','',' News','example2.html','')
oCMenu.makeMenu('sub00','top0','Newest news','/news/index.asp')
oCMenu.makeMenu('sub001','sub00','- New DHTML API released','','',160,0)
            oCMenu.makeMenu('sub002','sub00','- Explorer 7 is out','','',160,0)
            oCMenu.makeMenu('sub003','sub00','- Opera 6 supports innerHTML','','',160,0)
      oCMenu.makeMenu('sub01','top0','News archive','/news/archive.asp')

oCMenu.makeMenu('top1','',' Scripts','/scripts/index.asp')
      oCMenu.makeMenu('sub10','top1','New scripts','/scripts/index.asp?show=new')
      oCMenu.makeMenu('sub11','top1','All scripts','/scripts/index.asp?show=all')
      oCMenu.makeMenu('sub12','top1','Popular scripts','/scripts/index.asp?show=pop')

oCMenu.makeMenu('top2','',' Articles','/articles/index.asp')
      oCMenu.makeMenu('sub21','top2','Tutorials','/tutorials/index.asp')
            oCMenu.makeMenu('sub210','sub21','New tutorials','/tutorials/index.asp')
            oCMenu.makeMenu('sub211','sub21','Tutorials archive','/tutorials/archive.asp')
      oCMenu.makeMenu('sub22','top2','Other articles','/articles/index.asp')
            oCMenu.makeMenu('sub220','sub22','New articles','/articles/index.asp?show=new')
            oCMenu.makeMenu('sub221','sub22','Article archive','/articles/archive.asp')

oCMenu.makeMenu('top3','',' Forums','http://www.sdf.sdf.sdf/')
      oCMenu.makeMenu('sub30','top3','General','/forums/forum.asp?FORUM_ID=6&CAT_ID=1&Forum_Title=General+DHTML+issues')
      oCMenu.makeMenu('sub31','top3','Scripts','/forums/forum.asp?FORUM_ID=4&CAT_ID=1&Forum_Title=DHTML+Scripts')
      oCMenu.makeMenu('sub32','top3','Crossbrowser','/forums/forum.asp?FORUM_ID=3&CAT_ID=1&Forum_Title=Crossbrowser+DHTML')
      oCMenu.makeMenu('sub33','top3','CoolMenus','/forums/forum.asp?FORUM_ID=2&CAT_ID=1&Forum_Title=CoolMenus')
      oCMenu.makeMenu('sub34','top3','dhtmlcentral.com','/forums/forum.asp?FORUM_ID=5&CAT_ID=1&Forum_Title=dhtmlcentral%2Ecom')
      oCMenu.makeMenu('sub35','top3','Cool sites','/forums/forum.asp?FORUM_ID=1&CAT_ID=1&Forum_Title=Cool+sites')

oCMenu.makeMenu('top5','',' CoolMenus','mailto:test.html')
      oCMenu.makeMenu('sub50','top5','Examples','/coolmenus/examples.asp')
            oCMenu.makeMenu('sub500','sub50','With frames','/coolmenus/examples.asp?show=with')
            oCMenu.makeMenu('sub501','sub50','Without frames','/coolmenus/examples.asp?show=without')
      oCMenu.makeMenu('sub51','top5','Download','/coolmenus/download.asp')
            oCMenu.makeMenu('sub510','sub51','Download the source code to this menu','/coolmenus/download.asp','',150,40)
      oCMenu.makeMenu('sub52','top5','Tutorial','/coolmenus/tutorial.asp')
            oCMenu.makeMenu('sub520','sub52','Learn how to set up the menu','/coolmenus/tutorial.asp','',150,40)
      oCMenu.makeMenu('sub53','top5','MenuMaker','','',0,0,'','','','','','','','window.open("/coolmenus/maker/","","width=800,height=600")')
            oCMenu.makeMenu('sub530','sub53','Use the menuMaker to make the menu code for you','','',150,40,'','','','','','','','window.open("/coolmenus/maker/","","width=800,height=600")')
      oCMenu.makeMenu('sub54','top5','FAQ','/coolmenus/faq.asp')
            oCMenu.makeMenu('sub540','sub54','Frequently asked questions','coolmenus/faq.asp','',150,40)
      oCMenu.makeMenu('sub55','top5','Help forum','/forums/forum.asp?FORUM_ID=2&CAT_ID=1&Forum_Title=CoolMenus')
            oCMenu.makeMenu('sub550','sub55','Go to this forum and post you problems or suggestions regarding the CoolMenus','/forum/forum.asp?forum_id=2','',150,40)

//Leave this line - it constructs the menu
oCMenu.construct()

</script>
</div></td></tr></table></center>
</body>
</html>

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Sjef Bosman

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Thanks.

Although this works in Firefox, it doesn't in the Internet Exploder. IE wants the construct() call OUTSIDE the <table>, in fact outside all <table>s. With that adaptation, it works.