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Hey everybody!

We are happy to inform you that the latest version of AllWebMenus - v5.2 build #804 - has been released!

Check out the new features and fixes added in this version:

- New "SEO CSS Menu Addin": Create SEO friendly menus (dropdown menus or sliding menus) through "sitemap-based SEO" or "on-page SEO". read more

- Themes and Examples are now combined into a single form.

- Added a new example (mega drop-down menu) into the application.

- The interface now remembers the last selected tab in the "UL/LI structure" form.

- Fixed an issue (IE6 only) where the "Hide Fix" for hiding "select boxes" didn't work properly.

- Fixed an issue where if an image was used along with text in an item, the image did not properly align vertically.

- Fixed an issue where a warning appeared in firefox 3.5 regarding -moz-opacity css declaration.

- Fixed an issue with the "Auto Highlight" feature: a sliding submenu was not opening if its parent item was clicked (and page was changing).

- Fixed a menu positioning issue when the "UL/LI" option was used: the menu was not positioned correctly on its positioning element.

- Added support for the "onclick event" and "link target" on "UL/LI" menu structures.

You can download the latest version at
http://www.likno.com/download.html

Hello everybody,

We just wanted to inform you that we have released new Mega Menus examples.

If you go to our example page, you will be able to see 2 Mega Menu examples available, as well as download their project file.

The examples are simple variations of the vertical mega drop-down menus found at the foodnetwork.com and actionenvelope.com websites:

http://www.likno.com/examples.html?example=mega_dropdown_menu1

http://www.likno.com/examples.html?example=mega_dropdown_menu2

As Jakob Nielsen (the "king of usability") says in his article on mega drop-down menus usability, mega menus have the following characteristics:

• Big, two-dimensional panels divided into groups of navigation options
• Navigation choices structured through layout, typography, and (sometimes) icons
• Everything visible at once — no scrolling
• Vertical or horizontal form factors when activated from top navigation bars; when activated from left-hand navigation, they might appear as mega fly-outs.

How is this menu created?

• Each submenu is a single item
• This item uses the "HTML - Full Mode" option at its "Text" property
• Using full HTML you enter any content you like at the submenu item