Likno Software Blog – Drop-Down Menus, Javascript Menus, DHTML Menus

Hello!

We have released new versions of AllWebMenus Pro: Version 5.3 build #878 and #876.

Check out What's New:

- Added support for positioning the menu using a custom "class" attribute instead if the "id" attribute. This can be useful when your authoring tool or CMS does not allow you to edit the "ID" attribute (or the "ID" values change dynamically) but does allow you to add/edit the "Class" attribute.
For example: <span class="menupositioner">&nbsp;</span>

- The "Custom Values" interface is no longer available when the UL/LI population option is selected, because the menu items are dynamically produced by "LI" page elements and the script cannot determine which menu items should get custom values. Therefore, only the generic "Assigned Style" can be used on menu items or groups.

- Fixed an issue with vertical "Menu Floats on Scroll" on iPad and Android.

- Fixed a (Mozilla only) issue where the item image was not properly aligned vertically.

- Fixed an issue in the Preview Pane when the positioning was on the right side and the border was large.

- Updated the "AllWebMenus Add-In" for Expression Web 4.
Get it here: http://gallery.expression.microsoft.com/DropDownCSSMenu

- Improved the positioning of the application forms when dual monitors are used.

- Fixed an issue where a group didn't appear on "mouse over" of parent item, if this item was auto highlighted but without opening the group automatically on page load.

- Fixed an issue where a group which was triggered manually didn't work as expected and produced javascript errors.

- Fixed an issue with double slash "//".

- Fixed an issue with UL/LI when using the "onclick" event with "this.href".

- Fixed an issue where separators did not work in a cross frame environment.

Download the new version at http://www.likno.com/download.html

This Manual is the Help File of the “AllWebMenus” application (which is included in the application), published here as a PDF document.

Click to download/read the AllWebMenus (PDF).

Hello!

We have released a new version of AllWebMenus Pro: Version 5.3 build #874.

Check out What's New:

- Improved (full) Android support (efficient "touch mode" handling and more).

- Improved (full) Blackberry OS 6 and OS 7 support.

- Updated "Joomla menus" Add-in. Now fully supports Joomla 1.7, corrects the “JParameter” fatal error and fixes the menu item ordering issue.

- Added support for "Ctrl+click" on menu items, which now opens their link in a new window/tab (depending on your browser settings). Same behavior was always supported by "Shift+Click" too.

- New version for all "Server-Side Menus API" related products.

- Fixed an issue with the "Auto Highlight" feature, where the URL was not available for the selected item. Also when an "Item ID" was not set ("Server-Side Menus API" implementations only).

- Fixed an IE issue on certain implementations only: when an item was clicked, its state returned to normal before the "mouse up" event occurs (IE only).

- Fixed a Mozilla-related issue where the menu unfolding effects were slower than in other browsers (Mozilla based browsers only).

- Minor bug fixes.

Download the new version at http://www.likno.com/download.html

Hey everybody,

We have released a new version of AllWebMenus Pro: Version 5.3 build #872.

Check out What's New:

- New "Joomla menus" AddIn version.

- Fixed an IE issue with the relative positioning of menu when the IE was in 'quirks' mode (IE only).

- Fixed an Opera issue where the 'hand' cursor was not appearing properly (Opera 11.50+).

- Fixed two issues with "Server Side Menus API" implementations, where a custom "awmdata" folder was not produced at the proper location and the footer style was not applied correctly.

- Fixed an IE issue where the menu was misplaced by 2 more pixels to the left (IE only).

Download the new version at http://www.likno.com/download.html

KNOWLEDGE BASE SUPPORT CASE (AllWebMenus)
Note: The following is an email support case which has been abstracted and stripped of all user’s private info.

#1
From: Barton
Subject: Safari 5.1 Mac

My horizontal menus are misbehaving in the newest release of Safari (v5.1) for Macintosh.  Submenus sporadically jump above the menubar.  I\'ve demonstrated this consistently on Macs running Snow Leopard and Lion.

I cannot replicate this problem in (a) earlier versions of Safari, including 5.0; (b) Safari 5.1 for Windows; (c) other browsers; (d) vertical menus.  It seems to be limited to Safari 5.1 and my horizontal menus.

Barton

#2
From: Likno Customer Support
Subject: Re: Safari 5.1 Mac

Dear Barton,

We had another user with the same problem, and we were able to induce that the problem only occurs if your submenus have an unfolding effect.

So if you want you can try putting back the Flash slideshow and just remove the opening effect from the menu.

Please let me know if this works.

Regards,
Kostas
Likno Customer Support
www.likno.com

#3
From: Barton
Subject: Re: Safari 5.1 Mac

Thank you for your continued concern.  I tried your suggestion and indeed the problem with Flash is eliminated.

In researching this issue, I found forums of users with similar problems using Javascript menus from other software developers.  It seems to be a known problem regarding Flash.

Thank you again,

Barton