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Knowledge Base support case for AllWebMenus,  abstracted and stripped of all user’s private info.

Initial Email From: Claudio
Initial Email Subject: JavaScript function to trigger menu refresh.
Support Case Month: April 2013

Is there a JavaScript function I can trigger to force the refresh of the menu without having to refresh the page?

I am developing my first responsive menu, and the only solution that I could find to "wrap" the entire menu into a single button for the smartphone was to use jQuery to create another node in the <ul><li> structure for the menu.

It works! But the page needs to be refreshed.

I am open to other ideas and suggestions.  Do you have examples of other web sites that use your responsive menus that I can take a look at?  I have been using your product for many years and I don't mind adapting my design to fit your product specifications.

One more question related to Responsive Menus.

Please check in the iPad the link below.

1. On portrait mode, select the menu option "Products", it should open the sub-menu.
2. Leave the submenu open, and change the orientation to landscape mode.  The sub-menu remains open, but moves to Technical.

I would prefer that each time we change the orientation of the screen, the sub-menus would automatically close.

If you provide me the Javascript function that takes care of that, I can put in my code, but in this case I actually think should be default in the compilation of the AllWebMenu.

Claudio

Reply From: Likno Customer Support

Hello,

I am afraid that there is no way to refresh the menu without refreshing the page.

The only solution I can think of, is if you put the structure within the application, in which case you are allowed to have a different structure for each responsive version.

This would work, but it does not support pure CSS menus which are based on the UL/LI method (nor menus with dynamic structure, as it has to be defined within the application).

Regarding the iPad submenu issue, I have forwarded it to our developer team and I expect a fix to be released soon (so that the submenus close).

Also please note that the feature you asked for in December (loading the UL/LI menu after the DOM loads) has been included in the latest version of AllWebMenus.

Best Regards,
Kostas
Likno Customer Support
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Reply From: Claudio

Thank you very much for your responses.  I understand the delay because I also deal with technical issues that sometimes they either pile up or take longer to resolve.

I am happy that the issue of December was resolved!  I will download the latest version and recompile some of my menus to test it.  Thanks for taking care of that.

Regarding the refresh of the menu, the problem I presented is not a deal breaker.  Unless you are in a demonstration showing how the web site is responsive, resizing the window, you will not encounter problems if you simply land in the responsive web site in a smart-phone, a tablet or a desktop.

However I would like to know what would be a good natural suggestion for dynamically UL/LI responsive menu.

In you example page:  http://www.likno.com/examples/responsive-menu-resize-page.html, if you think about it, it is not a practical solution.

The menu shrinks from one line (above 768px)  to two lines (between 480px to 767px), and finally to a vertical menu (below 500px).

The menu version for smart phones (below 500px) seems to have the menu aligned to the top-left corner to the window browser (I don't know how it was configured), and the content of the page inside div class=highlightBox is being squeezed to the side.  It's not a practical solution! 

By the way, the sample for the page http://www.likno.com/examples/responsive-menu-resize-page.html  should be in pure HTML5, using NAV for the menu....  just a suggestion.  Other web developers might want to see your code to copy your solution.

If you don't mind, I would like to discuss with you some suggestions to present to other programmers. I am not the type to spend time in forums and blogs, but I do like a technical challenge to be discussed directly with the solution provider.  I will be happy if I can help you improve your product, which I like and have been using for a long time.

1. My solution in Paneltronics web site uses jQuery to dynamically create another UL/LI level to nest the entire main navigation inside a single list item.  The problem (not deal breaker) is the page refresh.
2. Another option, that I have not thought thoroughly, is to put the AllWebMenus to work with two HTML containers:  Div1 (contains Menu button), NAV. 
   For desktop and tablet:  Div1 is set to display = none, NAV is set to display = block;
   For smartphones:  Div1 is set to display = block, NAV is set to display = none.  A simpler jQuery will toggle the display of the AllWebMenu...  
   ... is that an idea that works?  I will try it later (don't know when), and let you know.

Claudio

P.S.

http://2012paneltronics.atimo.us/AboutUs.asp?op=Snapshot

Please check the page above to see how I decided to implement the responsive menu for mobile.

I created the <div class="buttonR" id="menuButton">MENU</div> and I am using jQuery to toggle between displaying/hiding the menu.

Read my comments in green in the message below.

It's a simple solution and may work well.

Reply From: Likno Customer Support

Dear Claudio,

Nice one! Very clever workaround indeed.

So you are basically moving the Positioning Element of the smaller menu in and out of page and the menu follows that.

I will keep it in mind in case someone else has a similar issue. Also I have added the request to allow for a different UL/LI structure in each “version”. This is of considered a very low-priority for now, but it will be implemented eventually (especially if more people ask for it).

Best Regards,
Kostas
Likno Customer Support
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Reply From: Claudio

Thank you!

Don't worry about the low-priority issue.  I have my problem resolved.  Feel free to share this solution with whoever has the same situation.

Claudio

Knowledge Base support case for Likno Web Tabs Builder, abstracted and stripped of all user’s private info.

Initial Email From: User
Initial Email Subject: How to open tab upon scroll link?
Support Case Month: March 2013

I like to open tab when user clicks link inside ScrollTo jQuery plugin. Is this possible inside application or it is jQuery ScrollTo modification?

I have scrollTo application code which can be delivered and works. Is possible to help how to set trigger/event?

Reply From: Likno Customer Support

Hello again,

In order to change the active tab with JavaScript, you need to call:

likno_tabs_project.gotoSheet(x)

Note that “likno_tabs_project” should be replaced with the actual tab project name, and “x” is the tab you want to activate, starting with 0.

Best Regards,
Kostas
Likno Customer Support
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Knowledge Base support case for AllWebMenus, abstracted and stripped of all user’s private info.

Initial Email From: Joe
Initial Email Subject: want to trigger a dropdown menu by mousing over an image
Support Case Month: February 2013

Hello:

Site is {URL REMOVED}

I hope the attachment demonstrates what I want to accomplish.

When hovering or clicking a column header or the image directly below it, we want the drop part of the menu to appear.

We want to add to the function of the menu to get the dropdown when either the column head or the image is moused over or clicked.

I can send the existing menu file, if needed.

Thanks for considering my question.

Regards,
Joe

Reply From: Likno Customer Support

Dear Joe,

I believe the best way to achieve this would be to actually have the image as part of the menu item. You can do this easily if you set the menu item as HTML and add your image normally.

Then you need to fix the submenu position here:

Best Regards,
Kostas
Likno Customer Support
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Knowledge Base support case for Likno Web Accordion Builder, abstracted and stripped of all user’s private info.

Initial Email From: Carole
Initial Email Subject: Can not position our LWAC...
Support Case Month: November 2012

Hi,
After having bought and installed a LWAC menu, we are unable to position it into our structure.
Please read the note for LIKNO in the html code.
Thank you for helping us.
Carole

Reply From: Likno Customer Support

Hello,

I tested your page again with multiple browsers and I also looked at your accordion project.

First of all, regarding your initial question, if you want the accordion to appear where its initial structure was, then you need to select this in the project. Currently in your project you have set the accordion to appear on the top-right corner, and this is what it does.

This is what you have now:

And this is what you want instead:

Regarding the “flickering” now, I noticed that only happening in Firefox. It seems that the header mouseover/mouseout is triggered multiple times. Do you really need this to be activated on mouseover instead of click? I am asking this because personally I feel that mouseover does not fit the accordion controls anyway! Even in all other browsers where the bug does not exist, the handling seems erratic. Plus having to mouseout and mouseover again to open or close the accordion is not very practical. For the above reasons we always recommend that you use mouse click as the trigger.

Best Regards,
Kostas
Likno Customer Support
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Reply From: Carole

Hi Kostas,

Thanks again for your help. We made the changes and everything seems to work out fine.

Carole

Knowledge Base support case for Likno Web Modal Windows Builder, abstracted and stripped of all user’s private info.

Initial Email From: Brad
Initial Email Subject: modal
Support Case Month: November 2012

How can I instantiate the modal from a asp.net Image button?

Thanks,
Brad

Reply From: Likno Customer Support

Dear Brad,

The modal window can be triggered by JavaScript, by calling the window name followed by parenthesis. For example, if your modal window retains the default name “Modal_Window_1” then you can open it using the following JavaScript code:

Modal_Window_1();

This can be placed in your aspnet image “onclick” event.

Regards,
Kostas
Likno Customer Support
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