Recent Questions
Q: We are registered users of the Deluxe Menu software. Today I tried to use the Javascript API, but there is something I do not understand and want to ask for support.
First, I set up a very simple menu:
var menuItems=[
['Menu 1'],
['|Submenu 1'],
['Menu 2'],
['|Submenu 2'],
];
This menu is built via dm_init().
Then, I inspect the menu (in Firebug):
>>> dm_ext_getSubmenuParams(0, 0)
["dm0m0", 2, "", 0, 1]
>>> dm_ext_getSubmenuParams(0, 1)
["dm0m1", 1, "dm0m0i0", 1, 0]
>>> dm_ext_getSubmenuParams(0, 2)
["dm0m2", 1, "dm0m0i1", 1, 0]
Ok, there are three submenus. Now I am going to delete one of them:
>>> dm_ext_deleteItem(0, 0, 1)
"Menu 2" disappears on the screen, this works as expected. But now when I re-inspect the menu using the API, I find that the API reports exactly the same as before:
>>> dm_ext_getSubmenuParams(0, 0)
["dm0m0", 2, "", 0, 1]
>>> dm_ext_getSubmenuParams(0, 1)
["dm0m1", 1, "dm0m0i0", 1, 0]
>>> dm_ext_getSubmenuParams(0, 2)
["dm0m2", 1, "dm0m0i1", 1, 0]
So, it seems the report function continues to know about the original menu structure and reflects it. Am I using the API in a wrong way?
The problem I want to solve is to remove the entire menu dinamico dhtml, in order to rebuild it dynamically. Because I did not see a function aimed to this functionality, my plan was to delete all main menu entries subsequently until the main menu inspector no longer reports an entry. Is there (a better) way to achieve this?
A: Unfortunately, dm_ext_deleteItem() only change visibility of theseitems.
It doesn't delete them completely.
We'll try to fix it in the next versions of Deluxe Menu.
Q: Can title attributes be added to a javascript dynamic menu?
A: Yes you can add titles in javascript dynamic menu.
See menuItems parameter:
var menuItems = [
[text, link, iconNormal, iconOver, tip, target, itemStyleInd, submenuStyleInd, jsFilename],
[text, link, iconNormal, iconOver, tip, target, itemStyleInd, submenuStyleInd, jsFilename],
...
];
["Product Info","", "deluxe-menu.files/icon1.gif", "deluxe-menu.files/icon1o.gif", "TITLE", "", "", "", "", "", "", ],
Q: Then it is a bit annoying now that the menu bars in java does not work for
- Firefoxs
- Safari
For either Windows nor Mac.
According to your browser support this should work.
A: Links in your menu bars in java don't work in Firefox.
Now you have:
["Butiken","http://www.wexthuset.com/default.asp?sp_pid=8&sp_text=8"],
["|Tillbehцr","http://www.wexthuset.com/default.asp?ct=859&sp_pid=2&sp_page=1&sp_psort=22&
sp_sortfield=product_name&sp_sortorder=1&sp_pname=&sp_type=0&select_method=1"],
["||Belysning","http://www.wexthuset.com/default.asp?ct=859&sp_pid=2&sp_page=1&sp_psort=22&
sp_sortfield=product_name&sp_sortorder=1&sp_pname=&sp_type=5&select_method=1"],
["||Bevattning","http://www.wexthuset.com/default.asp?ct=859&sp_pid=2&sp_page=1&sp_psort=22&
sp_sortfield=product_name&sp_sortorder=1&sp_pname=&sp_type=11&select_method=1"],
....
try to write & instead of &.
["Butiken","http://www.wexthuset.com/default.asp?sp_pid=8&sp_text=8"],
["|Tillbehцr","http://www.wexthuset.com/default.asp?ct=859&sp_pid=2&sp_page=1&sp_psort=22&sp_sortfield=product_name&
sp_sortorder=1&sp_pname=&sp_type=0&select_method=1"],
["||Belysning","http://www.wexthuset.com/default.asp?ct=859&sp_pid=2&sp_page=1&sp_psort=22&sp_sortfield=product_name&
sp_sortorder=1&sp_pname=&sp_type=5&select_method=1"],
["||Bevattning","http://www.wexthuset.com/default.asp?ct=859&sp_pid=2&sp_page=1&sp_psort=22&sp_sortfield=product_name&
sp_sortorder=1&sp_pname=&sp_type=11&select_method=1"],
....
Q: Is there a way to programmatically specify which tab is selected in the drop down menu using javascript?
What I mean is, I want to set the selected tab programmatically (Not clicking the tab).
A: Deluxe Tabs doesn't support API functions which can return theselected tab.
If your site is written on PHP you can set "bselectedItem" and "varbselectedSmItem" parameters based on your link beforeyou call your data file.
For example, move "bselectedItem" and " var bselectedSmItem" parametersfrom your data file to your code.
<TD vAlign=top align=left>
/* Select Tab */
<script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript1.2">
var bselectedItem=<?php echo $seltabs; ?>;
var bselectedSmItem=<?php echo $selsmtabs; ?>;
</script>
<SCRIPT src="data.js" type=text/javascript></SCRIPT>
</TD>
You should define seltabs and selsmtabs using server side script.
You can also set it on every page before you call data.js file, forexample:
<TD vAlign=top align=left>
/* Select Tab */
<script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript1.2">
var bselectedItem=4;
var bselectedSmItem=3;
</script>
<SCRIPT src="data.js" type=text/javascript></SCRIPT>
</TD>