Anyone Have This Menu?

[Dodger]

Hey All,

Does anyone have a menu like the one on the side of this ms site? (http://microsoft.com/sql/default.asp)

I am talking about the horizontal one.

Any Ideas?

Thanks.

[abdul]

OK, I fount a web site which uses the similar menus (not exact)
Goto this web site first: www.pakistanvision.com
If you like the menus there then you can download it and learn more about it on this web site:
www.bratta.com

Hope this helps!

[scoutt]

that menu is xml. if bratta doesn't have anything then you could try

www.24fun.com
http://dynamicdrive.com

I bet you could find a dhtml script that could match that one at MS. or very close to

[abdul]

Thanks for the web sites. Actually I had gone to dynamicdrive.com before but after some time, I could not go there because I could not spell it right now that is perfect.
Yes dynamic drive has some javascript menus too.

[Dodger]

Hey Guys,

Abdul - I didn't mean the one at the top of the site with the menu that jumps down, I meant the side navigation with the menu's which flyout to the right.

Who can I ask at Microsoft?

Scoutt - Thanks, I have actually been to both those sites - not in a long while though.

Do you know what a .htc file is?, is it part of XML?

Thanks.

[chrismitchell]

There is a way using some JavaScript that I know... Find it attached here... There are three of them.

[chrismitchell]

Just attach the files in the html of the nav and then name the buttons and select the area / button on the image.... if you need to see how this works please goto: www.prosite.co.uk/princes and look at how the code has been set out.

[scoutt]

are you sure it is an .htc I have a file that has all the extensions and it only has .hta Hypertext Application (run apps from HTML doc) but it has nothing for an .htc.

it just might have something to do with xml.

and you think MS is going to give you that script for the menu for free, he he

[abdul]

Ok the web site which i gave you, www.bratta.com. It is a dhtml menu bar and the main thing is that you can create horizontal or vertical menu bars using that source code. You just need the change the code in there a bit. It is really easy to understand!

[chrismitchell]

That is one nice set of menus abdul.... Very slick.

[Dodger]

Hey Guys,

Remember one thing, I want the exact menu like ms, not a similar one, I want the shadow, the vlinked menu items, the alinked menu items etc.

Oh, and I know what the .htc file is, it's a behavior...(you know...part if css...)

Thanks.

Betya can't get it!

[chrismitchell]

Dodger, no insult intended, but did you look at the source code on the MS page to see how its done?

[Dodger]

Hey Chris,

Non taken...

I've actually been asked that question already today.

I spent about 3 hours last night trying to get it to work.

I'm no genious, but the actual menu is made up of JScript, XML, CSS (part of DHTML), Behaviors (part of CSS) and ASP.

So its not just a cut and paste thing, you have to do a lot of filtering through code and downloading of a few include files.

I've attached what I have so far, you will note a few things.

1. The submenu's aren't flying out yet.
2. When you upload the files to a server, not even the top menus will show a hover state of background and border color change.

Just put all files in the same dir.

[scoutt]

well you were very close. I was in the process of getting it also but I saw you had it. I have the working model so check it out and see.

[chrismitchell]

Well done scoutt, you're on the ball again matey! Good one!

I also have the way of doing this in Flash if you want it. But thats just getting silly!

[Dodger]

OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!

PERMISSION TO SWEAR!!! *$&#**@&#*

How did you do it? (May as well be a learning experience...)

Your the man!

Can't thank you enough...

[chrismitchell]

My sentiments exactly! I'm glad that you have it working now.

[Dodger]

One more thing scoutt, do you know why it doesn't work when I upload it?

It is a free server, so it might not support a certain technology.

But which one? XML?

Have you tried it online yet?

If you are really bored one day, you could send me a link to a page with it on, so I could see if it is working properly...

Thanks Again!

[Dodger]

One more thanks to all of you guys!!!

So, what did you change Scoutt?

[scoutt]

well I had the files you didn't and you had the files I didn't. All I did was add the xml document and the arrow.gif and it worked. I had not tried it online, but I could, it worked off line so I thought it was ok. give me a few.

[scoutt]

well I tried to upload it to my geocities account and it gave me an error on the htc file. I tried to rename it and it won't work. I take it is as to be .htc for it to work. I even changed the name in the css file as well. I can get it to load but the menus don't come out unless that htc file is there. I will keep working on it.

[scoutt]

FYI

This site tells more about the .htc extention. and thi smenu will only work in IE5.5, I haven't tried NS.

http://www.gotdotnet.com/playground/..._behavior.aspx

[Dodger]

Hey,

What XML file do you mean? I had one, sort of...

You mean IE 5 and above, not IE 5.5 ?

Hey this WebService Behavior stuff looks kewl, do you think we could make a non-refreshing chat room with it?

"This flexible component enables Internet Explorer to retrieve information from Web Services and to update a page dynamically using DHTML and script, without requiring navigation or a full page refresh"

It would probably be possible, but of course it woud'nt support NN...!...Ah, I hate having to script cross browser...

I think the reason why its not working on these servers is because they don't support SOAP and WebService etc.

Thanks a lot for the help

[scoutt]

the xml file I was talking about was this one.

<?xml version='1.0'?>
  <menu site="Servers" subsite="Sql Banner">
      <submenu handle="evaluation">
          <item href="/sql/evaluation/default.asp" label="Evaluation: Overview" />
           <item href="/sql/evaluation/overview/default.asp" label="Product Overview" />

of course that is only part of it. The file I got from you didn't have this file, which is called menu.xml.

And it will only work in IE5.5 is what I read. It also said that it is a new technology that only IE55 used. it will not work on NS 4.77 as I have that and it was a no go. I don't have NS6 so it might have support for it.

I think that this behavior stuff is cool. I think it will really take off.
As far as the support for SOAP and WebServices I think you are right. Geocities doesn't even support it.
i was glad to help as I learned something also. have fun with it.

[Dodger]

Hey Again.

1. On the site link you gave, it says ie 5 +, plus the fact that it works with my browser, which is, ie .5.

2. I did have that file, but I didn't download it, I just copied and pasted it off this link: http://msdn.microsoft.com/menu.xml, and obviously I didn't get it all...

Thanks Again.

[scoutt]

my bad, I read it wrong. that is cool that it works for IE5+, too bad NS won't support it, stupid NS anyway.