How do they do this?

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Two quick “hows?” regarding the menu on this site
http://www.k-array.net/

  1. Sub links are displayed within almost a table format…
  2. The drop down reveals itself in a calm unfurling manner…

Can css menus do this?
Thanks

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Yes, css can do this and a lot more. You would need to use the mark up in freeway to create all the nav levels and style with css.

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Actually there is quite a bit of javascript involved also.

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Hi Chucka, I don’t use JavaScript when I’m creating these types of menus. Not sure why you would need it?

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On Aug 19, 2010, at 12:05 PM, Pete wrote:

Hi Chucka, I don’t use JavaScript when I’m creating these types of
menus. Not sure why you would need it?

They’re only using js to get the nice smooth sliding animation. If you
disable js you’ll see that the menus still work minus the animation
effect, the submenus just pop in.

Todd

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Todd, I’m taking about the css menu not the background? Where is the JavaScript in that menu?

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Todd Sorry, understand your message now Doh? Agree!

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Would I start with the css menus action?

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The smooth transitions are controlled by the javascript as Todd mentioned. The decoration is the CSS part and works without the javascript, but since Chris likes that look then then javascript is required.

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On 19 Aug 2010, 8:25 pm, Chris Francis wrote:

Would I start with the css menus action?

Yes you can start there to get the menu to look right, and fairly easily I might add. Then the extra javascript would need to be added to get the transitions you see.

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On 19 Aug 2010, 9:31 pm, chuckamuck wrote:

On 19 Aug 2010, 8:25 pm, Chris Francis wrote:

Would I start with the css menus action?

Yes you can start there to get the menu to look right, and fairly easily I might add. Then the extra javascript would need to be added to get the transitions you see.

Any recommendations on how to go about tackling that extra javascript? If it is a tricky procedure I may reconsider… Thanks for the help.

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Take a look at the Transition FX Action in Freeway 5. you can do quite a lot with that.

Walter

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Here’s a quick and dirty sample using theTransition FX action
http://freshbrand.com/STUFF/trFXnavtest/

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