phyllis — Thu, 26 Oct 2000 13:05:16 +0000

Hey that's a great idea!

I don't know why I can't think of these things. Oh well. I was just sitting here plugging the code in over and over. Now I'm going to STOP and try your suggestion.

Phyllis

Later..... Okay, I've updated my page with all new menus now. Take a look at Credit: The Journal for Market Funded Financial Services Providers. I'm really happy with the new navigation.

[Edited by phyllis on 10-26-2000 at 10:50 AM]

Josh Simpson — Thu, 26 Oct 2000 05:09:32 +0000

If you are using the same menu on every page i have found you can put the whole script into a external js file and link it into the page.
So you only nead to add 2 lines of code to every page.

phyllis — Wed, 25 Oct 2000 14:32:58 +0000

Josh, it's WORKING!!!

Thanks for the information about the zindex - I was wondering what that meant. I never got the last test to work (kept getting some integer error), but I fixed the zindex thing on the 3rd example and then compared it line by line to your sample. I found an extra line that was causing the duplication of one of the sections. Anyway, I'm thrilled with this! I think it will make my overall site much easier to navigate.

Here's the fully working sample now:
http://www.afsaonline.org/Credit2000/coolcredit.html

I'm about to start incorporating it throughout the site (I'm debating whether to expand the top frame & include it in the frame - I hate frames, but it might speed things up if the .js file takes a while to load).

Anyway, thanks again!
Phyllis

Josh Simpson — Wed, 25 Oct 2000 03:01:18 +0000

I cant see the problem with the last post but you i can help with the third example with the top menu going behind the second.

Here

function init() {

// Get width of window, need to account for scrollbar width in Netscape.

fullWidth = getWindowWidth()
- (isMinNS4 && getWindowHeight() < getPageHeight() ? 16 : 0);

myNavBar1.resize(760);
myNavBar1.create();
myNavBar1.setzIndex(2);

myNavBar2.resize(760);
myNavBar2.create();
myNavBar2.setzIndex(2); <----- here set the 2 to a 1 like "myNavBar2.setzIndex(1);"
myNavBar2.moveTo(0,30);
}

I had the same probem

phyllis — Tue, 24 Oct 2000 19:19:52 +0000

Okay,

I went through Josh's code stepped by step, but now I'm getting strange JavaScript errors when I try to open the page. Here's a link to the newest test page (navigation bars don't display). And here is a link to the source code (text file).

Josh, your sample works fine until I download it onto my hard drive. Then the navbar no longer displays. Is it mapped somehow to files on your system? (Did you alter the js file?). And if so, did I just do that to the my newest test file?

I'd be greatly appreciative if you guys can help me figure out the bugs in my code!

Thanks very much,
Phyllis

phyllis — Tue, 24 Oct 2000 18:35:58 +0000

Josh, thanks!

I just downloaded your sample and will give it a shot! I'd been working on my own on it (for some reason, I haven't been able to log into Webmaster-Forums all day). I got as far as this - test 3 - which is obviously screwed up (one section is duplicated & the top menu opens behind the bottom one), but I'll go through and compare my file to the sample you made and see if I can get it worked out! (Yeah, I may be asking for more help as some of the syntax is a mystery to me.)

Many thanks,
Phyllis

[Edited by phyllis on 10-24-2000 at 03:23 PM]

Josh Simpson — Tue, 24 Oct 2000 09:17:54 +0000

Hello

I just put this togeather

http://redrival.com/jls/menutest/

The menu can be movied around te page with the "moveTo(x, y)" as explained on Dynamic Drive.
is this what you want?
If it is you can use it
If you need more help just ask

[Edited by Josh Simpson on 10-24-2000 at 05:21 AM]