Hiermenus Go Forth, II:
Version 4 - The External Arrays - New Menu Tree Parameters
Element 10 - top_is_horizontal
- Description
- Causes the items in a top-level menu to be displayed side-by-side (horizontally)
The menu above is permanently positioned, using the top_is_permanent Menu Tree Parameter and horizontally laid out using top_is_horizontal.
We have created an in-page rollover menu extremely useful for toolbars or frameset use of HM.
DHTML Diner
The text link, above, causes a top-level menu to appear upon mouseover. This menu also has a horizontal layout and may be useful where space or design considerations are involved.
- Value
- Boolean
May be specified as:
- true Boolean (true / false)
- integer Boolean (1 / 0)
- string JS expression to be evaluated
- Example Values
- true Boolean: true
The top-level menu will have its contained items laid out left-to-right, side-by-side.
true Boolean: false
The top-level menu will have its contained items laid out top-to-bottom, one under the other.
integer Boolean: 1
The top-level menu will have its contained items laid out left-to-right, side-by-side.
integer Boolean: 0
The top-level menu will have its contained items laid out top-to-bottom, one under the other.
JS expression (function call): "setTopHorizontal()"
A custom function that you have created is called. The return value of this function will be assigned to the top_is_horizontal parameter.
JS expression (complete statement): "(IE4) ? (document.body.clientWidth>640) : (window.innerWidth>640)"
The top-level menu will be horizontal only if the user's browser window is more than 640 pixels wide. In a narrow browser window, the top-level menu will be vertical.
- Default
- false.
If parameter is omitted, the top-level menu is NOT horizontally laid out. Items are displayed vertically.
- Differences from Version 3 equivalent
- There is no Version 3 equivalent. All menu items were displayed vertically, top-to-bottom, one under the other.
- Comments
- This feature is especially useful when used with a permanently-visible top-level menu, as in the first live example above.
Next, we determine whether the child menus in a menu tree are horizontal..
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Created: Sept 05, 2000
Revised: Sept 05, 2000
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