Hiermenus Go Forth, VI:
Version 4 - The Page-Specific Parameters (cont'd)
HM_PG_KeepHilite
- Description
- Sets the item highlight rollover behavior for all menu trees in the page. Parent menu items that spawn a child menu remain highlighted while the user navigates the child menu.
Highlight is maintained (HM_PG_KeepHilite = true) |
Highlight is not maintained (HM_PG_KeepHilite = false) |
HM_PG_KeepHilite overrides site-wide global settings declared in the external script.
- Value
- Boolean.
May be specified as:
- true Boolean (true / false)
- integer Boolean (1 / 0)
- string
- string JS expression to be evaluated
- Example Values
- true Boolean: true
Parent item highlight is maintained during child menu navigation for all menu trees in the page.
- true Boolean: false
Parent item highlight is not maintained during child menu navigation for all menu trees in the page.
- integer Boolean: 1
Parent item highlight is maintained during child menu navigation for all menu trees in the page.
- integer Boolean: 0
Parent item highlight is not maintained during child menu navigation for all menu trees in the page.
- string: "true"
Parent item highlight is maintained during child menu navigation for all menu trees in the page.
- string: "false"
Parent item highlight is not maintained during child menu navigation for all menu trees in the page.
JS expression: "getKeepHightlight()"
A custom function that you have created will be called. The return value of this function will be the HM_PG_KeepHilite parameter, and all menu trees in the page will comply.
JS expression: "(isMac) ? false : true)"
The complete JS code is included in the parameter declaration. In the above example, HM_PG_KeepHilite will be false if a Macintosh is being used and true for all other platforms.
- Default
- If this parameter is omitted, the relevant Global Parameter value set in the external script is used.
- Differences from Version 3 equivalent
- The keepHilite parameter in Version 3:
- accepted only true Boolean or integer Boolean values.
- was mandatory.
Next, HM_PG_ClickStart.
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Created: Dec 12, 2000
Revised: Dec 12, 2000
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