I’ve put together 4 options on howcoolarethose.co.uk just got a couple of questions: on option 1 & 2 is is possible for the sub menu to close when you roll off “portfolio” - also on option 3 & 4 a line that appears when you click “portfolio” not sure what is causing this?
once I get my site up i’ll give you my email address - I might have some consultancy work for you, if you can help with the more technical stuff.
Hi John,
Currently on options 1 and 2 the sub menu is triggered by the mouse
entering and leaving the ‘portfolio’ menu item. I assume you want to
close the menu when the user rolls off of the sub menu as well?
Although this can be done you’d need to add a custom javascript timer
function in there that asks the menu to close when the user has been
away from the menu for a specified amount of time. It’s not
impossible, just tricky.
I’m not seeing the line you mention on options 2 or 3 in Safari. In
Firefox I’m seeing the standard dotted border around the links when
they are clicked. Although these aid accessibility you can remove them
with a line of CSS.
Personally number 3 is the one I’d go for but with the addition of
something (a downward facing arrow maybe) to show the menu has children.
Regards,
Tim.
On 24 Feb 2010, at 10:07, john wrote:
I’ve put together 4 options on howcoolarethose.co.uk just got a
couple of questions: on option 1 & 2 is is possible for the sub menu
to close when you roll off “portfolio” - also on option 3 & 4 a line
that appears when you click “portfolio” not sure what is causing this?
Would I need to code a javascript timer or is there an action that exists? also when I place the code the boxes are still there, I must be doing something wrong (yep they only appear in Firefox)
On a different note is there a site where I can download Freeway files to play around with? The navigation file was really really useful
Would I need to code a javascript timer or is there an action that
exists?
You would probably need to roll your own as I don’t know a way of
doing this from an action.
also when I place the code the boxes are still there, I must be
doing something wrong (yep they only appear in Firefox)
The css I mentioned should remove the active link outline if placed in
the right part of the document head. Update the page on howcoolarethose.co.uk with this code and I’ll take a closer look in
Firefox.
On a different note is there a site where I can download Freeway
files to play around with? The navigation file was really really
useful
Unfortunately not at the moment. As things get discussed it would be
good to build a library of example Freeway files that users can pick
apart.
Was there anything specific you were looking for?
Thanks,
Tim.
On a different note is there a site where I can download Freeway files to play around with? The navigation file was really really useful Unfortunately not at the moment. As things get discussed it would be good to build a library of example Freeway files that users can pick apart. Was there anything specific you were looking for? Thanks, Tim.
No nothing specific, i just find it easier to play around with the Freeway files to learn how things work, as i’m new to freeway, but really enjoying learning how to use the software. I’ve waited 10 years for something like this. Thanks for your kind help and advice.
Hi John,
I agree. Pulling an example file apart is a great way to explore a
feature of technique.
Moving forward if there is something you’d like to see covered or an
example file created then please mention it here I’ll try and put a
file together for you. The CSS Menus example file stemmed from my
desire to showcase the versatility of the action. It’s a ‘work in
progress’ document so I’ll be adding to it as I find interesting menus
that I can reproduce with the action.
Regards,
Tim.
On 25 Feb 2010, at 09:40, john wrote:
No nothing specific, i just find it easier to play around with the
Freeway files to learn how things work, as i’m new to freeway, but
really enjoying learning how to use the software. I’ve waited 10
years for something like this. Thanks for your kind help and advice.