Javascript menu

BizzyC

Hey,

I'm looking for a free menu for a site I'm working on.

I was wondering if anyone knows a site where I can get a free script for a side-menu, that displays the extra options to one side. Like the windows start menu....

I dont need anything flashy, just a simple menu that I can apply a different style to.

Cheers.

seamus

Try
www.getElementById.com
Great site for free and compatible scripts.

(All the effects on the site are DHTML - proving you don't need flash to be funky).

BizzyC

What I'm looking for is similar to the switch menu, but I want the options to come out the side, instead of below.

I've never written Javascript, so I have no idea how to do that myself.

Is there a way to change the switch menu to get the options to pop out on the right?
http://www.getelementbyid.com/scripts/index.aspx?CodeID=34

seamus

Yep. It should be possible just to change position of the hidden menus to absolute, and it should be sorted.

I'll take a look and see if I can do an example for you.

seamus

Have a look at the attached for example when you switch the positioning to absolute. It's probably possible using a different type of positioning, but this was the quickest way to write the example

BizzyC

Ahh right.
See how it's done now. Should be able to do what I want from your example.

Cheers Seamus.

rsynnott

Just say No to javascript menus.

seamus

rsynnott wrote:

Just say No to javascript menus.

Not necessarily. The site should be easily navigable without them though.

hostyle

rsynnott wrote:

Just say No to javascript menus.

I have to disagree. Just make sure your menu works without javascript - http://easymenu.co.uk/ is a good example, that I sometimes use (and have contributed a bugfix or two to).

EDIT. well the code is a good example, the actual implementation on that site uses images so isn't the best example.

rsynnott

hostyle wrote:

I have to disagree. Just make sure your menu works without javascript - http://easymenu.co.uk/ is a good example, that I sometimes use (and have contributed a bugfix or two to).

EDIT. well the code is a good example, the actual implementation on that site uses images so isn't the best example.

Eh, personally, they irritate me, and I know they tend to confuse the hell out of older users, in particular. KISS applies here, I think.

BizzyC

Generally the only Javascript I'd use on a menu would be to highlight the selected item, or on a mouseover.

hostyle

BizzyC wrote:

Generally the only Javascript I'd use on a menu would be to highlight the selected item, or on a mouseover.

No need for javascript at all then - use CSS.

BizzyC

For what I'm doing now though, I need a javascript menu. Which is done, Thanks Seamus.

WKD

Try 123 Flash Menu, it's a great little program with cool effects, but, it's flash not java.