Recent Questions
Q: I recently purchased DeluxeMenu for a project I'm working on and a new requirement has been submitted.
I am looking for a way to dynamically affectthe contents of menu javascripts
after it's been rendered(displayed) in the browser.
Can this be accomplished with this component?
A: 1) You can use API functions to affect items dynamically:
http://deluxe-menu.com/functions-info.html
2) Generate your menu items dynamically from database.
Unfortunately we don't have working example with ASP.
You may generate a menu from a database or XML using any server-side script, e.g., PHP, ASP, VB, etc.
However, these scripts don't work inside of Javascript .js files, so,
you should move parameters of a menu from a .js file into an html-page, e.g.:
<!-- Deluxe Menu -->
<noscript><a href="http://deluxe-menu.com">Javascript Menu by Deluxe-Menu.com</a></noscript>
<script type="text/javascript"> var dmWorkPath = "menudir/";</script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="menudir/dmenu.js"></script>
<!-- (c) 2008, http://deluxe-menu.com -->
<script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript1.2">
// and describe parameters of a menu
var parameter1=value1;
var parameter2=value2;
etc.
var menuItems = [
// here you generate items using server-side scripts (php, asp, vb, etc.)
];
</script>>
The example of the menu working with PHP/MYSQL you can find here:
http://deluxe-menu.com/rq-loading-bar-MySQL-support.htmlQ: We are an enterprise license holder and have recently purchased Deluxe Menu and are transitioning to it smoothly except for one minor annoyance; the first dhtml div menu item's submenu always has a gap between the browser’s left side as shown below. This happens for Internet Explorer 6, 7 and Firefox 2 and 3.04b.
If I move the menubar to the right about ten pixels, the submenu's left side will line up with the word "Search" as it should. Every other submenu on the dhtml div menu appears directly beneath its menubar item except for the very first one on the left. I’ve tried using a few of the example configurations but they all experience the same behavior.
The installation is in a multi-framed environment.
A: You should change dmenu.js file. Open it in any text editor and find:
space=15;
Change it to:
space=0;
Q: Using the new version with unmodified menus results in a new frame menu indentation (the left border of the first javascript folding menu entries submenu in a frame menu setup is not aligned with its main menu entry (both in IE 6 and FF 1.5 / Linux)) - possibly we might need to arrange something?
A: I suppose that this is space to document borders. We've set this space, so that yoursubmenus will not look like the part of browser window. If you wantyou can delete that space.
Open dmenu.js file in any text editor and find the following code:
space=15;
Change 15 to 0.
space=0;
Try that.
Q: However when recreating the menus after deleting all trace of the trial version and loading on the licensed version I have developed problems.
When I create menus and test using expression web on explorer it works well but when published to web the dropdown menu appear but cannot be clicked on to be diverted to the relevant links. Also since loading the licensed version when using the test browser in expression web firefox a message appears as follows “firefox dosen’t know how to open this address, because the protocol (c) isn’t associated with any program”.
Please advise I have loaded the licence in the correct way I’m sure.
A: You cannot use local paths on your website. They won't work.
["Home","", "", "", "", "", "0", "0", "", ],
["|Localmag Homepage","C:/Documents and Settings/ME/My Documents/localmagwebsite/index.htm", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ],
["|Medway Homepage","C:/Documents and Settings/ME/My Documents/localmagwebsite/medwaytowns/medwayhomepage.html", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ],
["Charity","", "", "", "", "", "0", "", "", ],
["|childrens","C:/Documents and Settings/ME/My Documents/localmagwebsite/medwaytowns/charities/childrenscharities/childrens_charity_home_page.htm", "", "", "", "", "","", "", ],
["|medical","C:/Documents and Settings/ME/My Documents/localmagwebsite/medwaytowns/charities/medicalcharities/medical_charity_home_page.htm", "", "", "", "", "", "","", ],
["|religious","C:/Documents and Settings/ME/My Documents/localmagwebsite/medwaytowns/charities/religiouscharities/religious_charity_home_page.htm", "", "", "", "", "","", "", ],
You should write
["Home","", "", "", "", "", "0", "0", "", ],
["|Localmag Homepage","localmagwebsite/index.htm", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ],
["|Medway Homepage","localmagwebsite/medwaytowns/medwayhomepage.html", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ],
["Charity","", "", "", "", "", "0", "", "", ],
["|childrens","localmagwebsite/medwaytowns/charities/childrenscharities/childrens_charity_home_page.htm", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ],
["|medical","localmagwebsite/medwaytowns/charities/medicalcharities/medical_charity_home_page.htm", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ],
["|religious","localmagwebsite/medwaytowns/charities/religiouscharities/religious_charity_home_page.htm", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ],