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Apr 7, 2005, 23:26 #1
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the best DHTML Menu System?
I've got a client that doesn't like the menu system we chose for his site. That shouldn't be a big deal because implimenting another one shouldn't take too long.
But I can't seem to find one that meets his requiremtns. I know it's out there but I need you guys to point me in the right direction.
A good example of the type of menu he likes is the left column, vertical menu at www.msnbc.com .
The 3 key components that the menu needs are:
- SEO Friendly
- Fairly quick loading (the page is already a little heavy)
- Must accomodate a lot of menu content without slowing down. Menu items and sub-menus included, it will have about 100 items
- "Inteligent" Popup Menu Positioning - the site is horizontally centered, so the horizontal position of the sub-menus must be able to handle that. More importantly, some of the sub-menus will be fairly long. With that in mind, he wants the sub-menu to be vertically positioned directly next to the main menu item, but in the event that the sub-menu is long enough to go below the visible area of the browser, the sub-menu should be positioned vertically so that as much of the sub-menu as possible is visible. Take a look at the menus on MSNBC.com to see what I mean.
Ok, enough rambling. Any ideas? I'm kind of in a pinch and would really appreciate any suggestions.
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Apr 8, 2005, 02:14 #2
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Hi, try this:
http://www.dynamicdrive.com/dynamici...menu/index.htm
Will that do the job?
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Apr 8, 2005, 10:25 #3
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Apr 8, 2005, 17:47 #4
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As far as I know this type of menu can only be done using JS.
If you included a site map on the website the search engines would still be able to find their way around.
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Apr 8, 2005, 17:55 #5
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Okay. I just found this:
http://www.phoenity.com/newtedge/vertical_nav/
It only goes down one level though - see the notes at the bottom of the page.
Hope that helps!
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