Recent Questions
Q: Is it possible to use this easy drop down menu as a static HTML form element so it does not behave like a link but its value is posted with other form elements on submit?
A: You are able to paste any html code within items.
So you can paste a form too.
For example:
var menuItems = [
...
["<nobr><FORM method=GET action='http://www.google.com/custom'>
<input name='as_q' value='searchthe web' size=15 style='font-size:10'>
<INPUT type=hidden name=cof value='LW:144;L:http://domain.edu/images/sulogo.gif;LH:45;AH:center;GL:0;S:http://domain.edu;AWFID:e01cb67b8afe383e;'>
</form></nobr>","", "images/icons/search.gif", "", "", "", "", "2", "", "", "",],
Q: I need to create a link drop down menu for a site that has the top level menuhave no border but I want any of the sub menu popups to have aborder around them (or a different background color for the menuarea for the popup). I can not see a way to do this? If a put a menu border on it appears on both the top level and any submenu popups.
A: You should set the following parameters:
1) var menuBorderWidth=0;
2) Create Submenu Style
var menuStyles = [
["menuBorderWidth=1","menuBorderStyle=solid","menuBorderColor=#7E5927"], //style 0
];
You can do it in Deluxe Tuner. Click "Edit Individual Styles" and thenchoose "Submenu Styles" tab.
3) Assign Individual Style for your submenus.
You can assign them only for the first item in each submenu.
For example:
var menuItems = [
["Home","testlink.html", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ],
["Product Info","", "default.files/icon1.gif", "default.files/icon1o.gif", "", "", "", "", "", ],
["|Features","testlink.html", "default.files/icon2.gif", "default.files/icon2o.gif", "", "", "", "0", "", ], //style 0
["|Installation","", "default.files/icon2.gif", "default.files/icon2o.gif", "", "", "", "", "", ],
["||Description of Files","testlink.html", "default.files/icon6.gif", "default.files/icon6o.gif", "", "", "", "0", "", ], //style 0
["||How To Setup","testlink.html", "default.files/icon6.gif", "default.files/icon6o.gif", "", "", "", "", "", ],
["|Parameters Info","testlink.html", "default.files/icon2.gif", "default.files/icon2o.gif", "", "", "", "", "", ],
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", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", ],
Q: I wanted to ask a question about your software, we just purchased the multi license for Deluxe flash dropdown menu. We were trying in many ways to control the width between the words
We were trying to control the width between Europe, North America, Latin America, Asia, Oceania, Africa
We wanted to set the width as 16% to make them all equal with a 100% width flash dropdown menu but it did not work out for us. We tried to do it with creating an Individual style in the Item Style for all the top links. Can you please advise how are we supposed to achieve that?
A: Unfortunately it is not possible to set now:
var menuWidth="100%";
var itemStyles = [
["itemWidth=16%"],
];
To set the exact width for all flash dropdown menu items you should set width in 'px'.
var menuWidth="798px";
var itemStyles = [
["itemWidth=133px"],
];