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[Pro] Question for Tim Plumb "Menus"
Thanks for your help yesterday Tim,
I’ve put together 4 options on howcoolarethose.co.uk just got a couple of questions: on option 1 & 2 is is possible for the sub menu to close when you roll off “portfolio” - also on option 3 & 4 a line that appears when you click “portfolio” not sure what is causing this?
once I get my site up i’ll give you my email address - I might have some consultancy work for you, if you can help with the more technical stuff.
Kind Regards, John
Hi John, Currently on options 1 and 2 the sub menu is triggered by the mouse entering and leaving the ‘portfolio’ menu item. I assume you want to close the menu when the user rolls off of the sub menu as well? Although this can be done you’d need to add a custom javascript timer function in there that asks the menu to close when the user has been away from the menu for a specified amount of time. It’s not impossible, just tricky. I’m not seeing the line you mention on options 2 or 3 in Safari. In Firefox I’m seeing the standard dotted border around the links when they are clicked. Although these aid accessibility you can remove them with a line of CSS.
Page/ HTML Markup…/ Before end head, add:
<style type="text/css">
<!--
a:active { outline: none; }
-->
</style>
Personally number 3 is the one I’d go for but with the addition of something (a downward facing arrow maybe) to show the menu has children. Regards, Tim.
On 24 Feb 2010, at 10:07, john wrote:
I’ve put together 4 options on howcoolarethose.co.uk just got a couple of questions: on option 1 & 2 is is possible for the sub menu to close when you roll off “portfolio” - also on option 3 & 4 a line that appears when you click “portfolio” not sure what is causing this?
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Thanks Tim,
Would I need to code a javascript timer or is there an action that exists? also when I place the code the boxes are still there, I must be doing something wrong (yep they only appear in Firefox)
On a different note is there a site where I can download Freeway files to play around with? The navigation file was really really useful
Cheers, John
Hi John,
On 24 Feb 2010, at 12:20, john wrote:
Would I need to code a javascript timer or is there an action that exists? You would probably need to roll your own as I don’t know a way of doing this from an action.
also when I place the code the boxes are still there, I must be doing something wrong (yep they only appear in Firefox) The css I mentioned should remove the active link outline if placed in the right part of the document head. Update the page on howcoolarethose.co.uk with this code and I’ll take a closer look in Firefox.
On a different note is there a site where I can download Freeway files to play around with? The navigation file was really really useful Unfortunately not at the moment. As things get discussed it would be good to build a library of example Freeway files that users can pick apart. Was there anything specific you were looking for? Thanks, Tim.
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Hi TIm,
The client went for option 2 – so big thanks
On a different note is there a site where I can download Freeway files to play around with? The navigation file was really really useful Unfortunately not at the moment. As things get discussed it would be good to build a library of example Freeway files that users can pick apart. Was there anything specific you were looking for? Thanks, Tim.
No nothing specific, i just find it easier to play around with the Freeway files to learn how things work, as i’m new to freeway, but really enjoying learning how to use the software. I’ve waited 10 years for something like this. Thanks for your kind help and advice.
Regards, John
Hi John, I agree. Pulling an example file apart is a great way to explore a feature of technique. Moving forward if there is something you’d like to see covered or an example file created then please mention it here I’ll try and put a file together for you. The CSS Menus example file stemmed from my desire to showcase the versatility of the action. It’s a ‘work in progress’ document so I’ll be adding to it as I find interesting menus that I can reproduce with the action. Regards, Tim.
On 25 Feb 2010, at 09:40, john wrote:
No nothing specific, i just find it easier to play around with the Freeway files to learn how things work, as i’m new to freeway, but really enjoying learning how to use the software. I’ve waited 10 years for something like this. Thanks for your kind help and advice.
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