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

We are happy to announce that we have released AllWebMenus version 5.1 build #778.

See here what’s new in this build:

- Added new techniques for improving the speed of the application when very large menus are loaded.

- Fixed an issue with the vertical alignment of "Background Image 2" (Mozilla and Opera).

- Fixed an issue in IE for Windows only, where a javascript error appeared when the user clicked on a menu item that used a particular page link format.

- Fixed an issue where a sliding menu did not appear properly when certain settings where applied (Mozilla).

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We are happy to announce that we have released AllWebMenus version 5.1 build #776.

See here what's new in this build:

- Optimized the produced javascripts when any of the extra "Appears/Disappears" effects is used.

- Fixed an issue with the FrontPage Plugin when opening a menu which contained strange characters (like "a" with umlaut).

- Fixed an issue in IE6 where a javascript error appeared if a calculated width was less than zero.

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- Added an option in Open File, in order to load ".awt" files (Likno Drop-Down Menu Trees projects)

- Improved support of the BASE attribute in the html of a page. (IE only)

- Added 30 new IE* submenu effects for the "Group Appears - How" and "Group Disappears - How" properties (new effects are shown in brackets):

[Barn Horizontal In], [Barn Horizontal In], Barn Horizontal Out,
[Barn Vertical In], [Barn Vertical Out], [Blinds Down], [Blinds Left], Blinds Right,
[Blinds Up], [Checker Board Down], [Checker Board Left], Checker Board Right,
[Checker Board Up], Fade, Iris - Circle In, [Iris - Circle Out], Iris - Cross In,
[Iris - Cross Out], [Iris - Diamond In], [Iris - Diamond Out], Iris - Plus In,
[Iris - Plus Out], Iris - Square In, [Iris - Square Out], Iris - Star In,
[Iris - Star Out], Pixelate, Radial Wipe Clock, [Radial Wipe Radial],
[Radial Wipe Wedge], Random Bars Horizontal, [Random Bars Vertical],
Random Dissolve, Slide Hide, [Slide Swap], Spiral, [Stretch Hide], Stretch Spin,
[Strips Left Down], [Strips Left Up], [Strips Right Down], [Strips Right Up]

* The above effects are supported by IE only (the "unfolding" effect is used on other browsers instead).

- Sliding Menu Add-in: The "Remember the menu state" option is now using a "session" cookie. This makes the sliding menu return to its initial state when the user completes her session.

- Fixed an issue with items that had left or right image and did not show properly in some cases. (IE8 and Mozilla)

- Fixed an issue where the "Javascript Command" on Mouse Click did not work properly when the "Link" property also had a value. (IE only)

- Fixed an issue with the "Remember State" option on sliding menus when the menu filename contained spaces.

- Fixed an issue with menu filenames that include a space or "-" (javascript errors appeared in such a case). New versions of all Server-Side related add-ins also released that fix this issue.

- Fixed an issue with Right-to-Left pages: an unexpected scrollbar appeared.

- Fixed an issue in sliding menus: when "Remember State" was selected the "Ignore the Link value of parent items" did not work properly.

- Fixed an issue with sliding menus (IE only) where a javascript error appeared when a sliding menu folded (in some cases only).

AllWebMenus Pro version 5.1 Build #760 released. Check out what's new in this version:

- New 110 bullets/arrows are added to the Image Gallery. Most of them (down arrows) are created to accommodate the new "Sliding Menu" feature that is under construction (to be released in build 764).

- Javascript code has been enhanced so that submenus are built on the fly instead of during the initial menu loading. This method results in faster menus.

- The images of the menu are now pre-loaded so that they are shown immediately when a submenu appears. Note: All images still need some time to be loaded during the initial load of the web page.

- New sophisticated wizard added for locating the missing images in a project (occuring when the project files are not relocated properly).

- Fixed an issue in Mozilla-based browsers, where a menu was displayed collapsed
the first time that the page was accessed. The bug appeared only in "Server-Side API" related implementations.

- Fixed an issue with the "awmRelativeCorner" parameter that was not included inside the menu.js file as it should (certain cases only).

These are the new features and fixes introduced in version 5.1.740 (released on June 23, 2008):

- The <Type> property has more options; view the related blog post HERE.

- New "Advanced Floating Menu Add-In" released, allowing for more customization (such as floating behavior within specific sections of the page) and interesting navigation cases within the page. Detailed information can be found HERE.

- Fixed a problem where Separator did not appear correctly in Safari 3.1

- Fixed an uncommon case where Fixed a bug where the <Link> property did not update correctly when changing the Web Site Root folder and the <Link> property was actually an anchor in the same page.

- Minor Fixes in Menus of all AddIns. New option for purchase has been added for all of them.

- Fixed a problem where the menu is not "Dirty" if it had been exported before.

- The Preview Pane can now be refreshed using F5.