Recent Questions
Q: The page that I am creating lists out notes from our system - there is a "options" button to the right of each note - when the cursor hovers over this button I want to dynamically load the drag drop menu.
A: You can try to use pop up drag drop menu.
http://deluxe-menu.com/popup-mode-sample.html
You may also generate a menus from a database or XML using any server-side script, e.g., PHP, ASP, VB, etc.
Q: Does this mean that nothing needs to be installed on the server side to make javascript menu?
Here is why I am asking this:
We have a main "corporate" web site, which is going to use the Deluxe Menu. One of the links on the main site will launch a page, which is running on a separate web server (physically separate server, and not a load-balancing scenario). Since all of these pages should look identical to the users, they all have to use the exact same configuration and look&feel in Deluxe Menu. I was wondering if any "configuration" type settings are stored on the server. In other words, would we have to maintain the Deluxe Menu install on two separate servers?
A: There is no need to install anything on your server. You should onlycopy a folder with all engine files (dmenu.js, dmenu_add.js, ...) anddata file on your server. Then you should call these files on yourpages, for example:
<body>
<script type="text/javascript"> var dmWorkPath="menu.files/";</script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="menu.files/dmenu.js"></script>
...
<script type="text/javascript" src="data.js"></script>
> In other words, would we have to
> maintain the Deluxe Menu install on two separate servers?
Actually you can copy deluxe menu files on the one server only anduse absolute paths.Q: I am trying to use the Drop Down Menu in a perl script. I would like to know if this is possible?
A: You can use javascript menu in a perl script. Please, see the examplebelow.
------------------ begin program
#!/usr/bin/perl
#!c:\perl\bin\perl
use CGI; # CGI library
use DBI; # Database library
print "Content-Type: text/html\n\n";
use CGI::Carp qw(fatalsToBrowser);
print '<head>
<!-- Deluxe Menu -->
<noscript><a href=http://deluxe-menu.com/>Javascript Menu byDeluxe-Menu.com</a></noscript>
<script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript1.2"> var dmWorkPath ="menudir/";</script>
<script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript1.2" src="menudir/dmenu.js"></script>
<!-- (c) 2005, http://deluxe-menu.com --> </head>';
print "<table>";
print '<tr><td><script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript1.2" src="menudir/data-deluxe-menu.js"></script></td></tr>';
print '<tr><td>second line</td></tr>';
print '</table>';
exit;
_______________________ end program
Q: I would like to separate each main js dropdown menu item (Find an Expert, Contact...etc) with a dotted line graphic. If you look at the js dropdown menu, you will see that each graphic is separated by a dotted line. I am trying to replicate that look in the Deluxe Menu. Is there a way I can do that? I tried to use the "separatorImage" value in the DeluxeTuner, but it didn't seem to do anything. Is there a way to put a dotted border just along the bottom of them item, instead of around the whole item (like a box)? Or is there a way to insert the graphic between the items?
A: To add a separator you should
//--- Separators
var separatorImage=""; //for subitems (top items in vertical menu)
var separatorWidth="100%";
var separatorHeight="3px";
var separatorAlignment="right";
var separatorVImage="separator.gif"; //for the top items (subitems items in vertical menu)
var separatorVWidth="100%";
var separatorVHeight="2px";
var separatorPadding="";
You can create separators using menuItems, for example:
var menuItems = [
["item 1"],
["-"], // this item is separator
["item 2"],
];