DHTML menu for phpwcms

frold · Post by **frold** » Thu 18. Dec 2003, 12:07

Hey

Is there anyone who have developed a dhtml menu for phpwcms, that is autoupdated when you add a new level to the site structure?

I would like to use a dhtml menu like these site offer...

like this : http://www.burmees.nl/menu/menus.htm
or this: http://www.brothercake.com/dropdown/

roman-schechtel · Post by **roman-schechtel** » Thu 18. Dec 2003, 20:02

as of today, I think this is going to be difficult. Sometimes in the future phpWCMS will habe a better template support, I heard. Then things like this will go without modifying phpWCMS's source code.

Post by **Oliver Georgi** » Fri 26. Dec 2003, 00:59

Roman, this is something I want to include - hardcoded next time. Reworked template system will need time.

Moozie · Post by **Moozie** » Tue 6. Jan 2004, 22:49

Oliver,

This one is not in the january 2004 version. I guess it will take much longer? It's a nice feature for bigger sites. You can scroll the menu's without having to click them to see all items. It navigates much faster.

Post by **Oliver Georgi** » Tue 6. Jan 2004, 23:49

yes - time is all I need...

frold · Post by **frold** » Sat 10. Jan 2004, 19:33

anyone taking this job

hidiho · Post by **hidiho** » Tue 13. Jan 2004, 10:58

Oliver,

Maybe this link http://www.aitoc.com/en/flex_menu_php.html
will help. It's free. I think that the code can be used within phpwcms. All you'll need to code is that every sitestructure change will render (output) an XML file. It is, i think, the easiest solution, otherwise you would have to rebuild the script in order to connect to the db.

As for now, i use the burmees script. It works fine too, but is al bit slow. Another one, also free, is EZmenu. This one is a bit faster, but the rendering of burmees is more accurate.

You could of course include a functionality (has been done for mambo) that writes a js file with variables of the entire menu after each sitestructure change, that file is than being used in the frontend for rendering the burmees menu.

Hope this helps

Regards to all

Post by **Oliver Georgi** » Tue 13. Jan 2004, 11:09

Yeah - XML sounds good. Later, when having time again...

Oliver

frold · Post by **frold** » Tue 13. Jan 2004, 11:19

But in the meanwhile when Oliver is working - so he can earn some money - then maybe someone else have time and now how to do it?

hidiho · Post by **hidiho** » Tue 13. Jan 2004, 11:47

I'll check for that, maybe one of my collegaes can do this. Not sure if, but when...

anyway, will let you know

regards

frold · Post by **frold** » Tue 13. Jan 2004, 12:14

hidiho wrote:I'll check for that, maybe one of my collegaes can do this. Not sure if, but when...

anyway, will let you know

regards

I would be so COOL now Oliver have to contrate on other things...

brans · Post by **brans** » Tue 20. Jan 2004, 20:34

hidiho wrote:Maybe this link http://www.aitoc.com/en/flex_menu_php.html
will help. It's free.

I think if you add this:

http://www.active-link.com/intranet/software.php

then it will be no more problem to implement it into phpwcms

you can see what the scripts does here ( the script I posted! )