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

Initial Email From: Nick
Initial Email Subject:  make a sub menu layered behind it's parent menu item
Support Case Month: October 2013

I am trying to make a submenu appear beneath it's parent menu. How can I achieve this? So that the z-index of the sub menu is say 999 and the main menu is 1000

it has to do with hiding a part of a top border of the sub menu, but only the part below the parent button a top it.

Thanks,
Nick

Reply From: Likno Customer Support

Hello Nick,

In general this has to do with the "Appear Where" property.
In order to achieve that you need to go to Sub Groups Style -> Appears – Where -> and set the distance of the selected edge. Here I have set it to be -10 pixels so that It appears like in the screenshot below:

Note though that the z-index value is a global property, which means you cannot have different z-index value in main menu items than in submenu items.

Thank you!

Kind Regards, 
Aggelos Tsakonas
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Knowledge Base support case for AllWebMenus Pro, abstracted and stripped of all user’s private info.

Initial Email From: Lori
Initial Email Subject:  Question
Support Case Month: September 2013

I’m considering buying your software but I have a question.  On the sliding menus, can you make it where all the menu and submenus and sub menu items always display instead of clicking on them?

Lori

Reply From: Likno Customer Support

Hello Lori,

First, thank you for your interest in our products.

You can have your menu items expanded when you open your page. You just set the correct settings in  Show Item or Group on Appear. With this settings, in a sliding menu of 3 levels, they all will be expanded when the page loads.

Please, download AllWebMenus Pro http://www.likno.com/download.html and give it a try.

Let me know if you need more information.

Thank you!

Kind Regards, 
Aggelos Tsakonas
www.likno.com
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Knowledge Base support case for AllWebMenus, abstracted and stripped of all user’s private info.

Initial Email From: Margie
Initial Email Subject: Drop Down Menu Presentation
Support Case Month: September 2012

Hi ... 
Have created a horizontal menu of three items, each with drop down selections.  The homepage of the site will be the url I submitted above and also the first selection on the first dropdown menu (left).  Have set it up so that upon arrival at the "home" page the first drop down will appear. THEN if one moves on to any item in the 2nd or 3rd drop down "those" menus will appear and remain showing while a visitor is on a page in that specific dropdown. 
PROBLEM:  Once a person moves on to a selection in the 2nd or 3rd dropdown the sequence is:  (1) the new dropdown appears as desires (2) option is clicked and there is a "quick" return/showing of the 1st dropdown menu before one arrives at their page in the 2nd or 3rd dropdown.  
Really hope this makes sense!???    Basically I am getting a flash of the the 1st dropdown after going to and clicking on an item in the 2nd or 3rd column,   Right now I only have the TOP pages on each dropdown loaded. Hope that is enough for you to test.  Just renewed my support fee. 
Thanks so much, 
margie

Reply From: Likno Customer Support

I tested your page but I was not able to see what you describe.

What I see is that once you click on a link (e.g. “Project Profiles -> Software Engineering & Development”) the new page loads and it automatically opens the first submenu again.

It just opens after the new page is loaded; I did not see any “flashing”. Is this what you mean? Does the first submenu stay open in your case too? If you see something different, can you please tell me which browser you are using?

Regards,
Kostas
Likno Customer Support
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Reply From: Margie

Hi .. .
I am using chrome BUT I  do not want the first menu to appear "everytime." 
The ideal scenario would be: 
- upon arriving at the site the first menu would be open without clicking on anything. 
That vertical space would be full with the first dropdown showing. 
- If the visitor clicks on a link in the first dropdown, the 1st dropdown continues to show. 
- If the visitor clicks on a link in the 2nd dropdown, the 2nd dropdown shows and the 
1st dropdown goes away.  The 2nd dropdown will continue to show while the visitor is on a link within the 2nd dropdown. 
- If the visitor moves on to the 3rd dropdown, now the 2nd dropdown goes away ( the 1st dropdown should be gone as well) an the 3rd dropdown continues to show while the visitor is in the 3rd dropdown. 
- The default ( for lack of a better word) dropdown showing if there is no "activity" on the site is the 1st dropdown. 
The "original" site I am replacing functions as seen in this link.   http://www.cosgrovecomputer.com
Would like the same functionality, ONLY,  I want the headers to remain visible. The headers in this
link go away .. not good.  Only confuses the visitor.  
Thanks for your help. 
margie

Reply From: Likno Customer Support

Dear Margie,

Why don’t you use the existing “auto-highlight” function of AllWebMenus which will open the correct submenu and also highlight the “current” item?

This is much closer to your existing menu, but it will also allow viewing the other submenus and the main menu item will stay visible. I believe that this is the best (and also the simplest) solution for you.

Regards,
Kostas
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Reply From: Margie

So the first dropdown would "always" be open?  
AND when someone clicks in dropdown 2 or 3 that dropdown would also show? 
m

Reply From: Likno Customer Support

No. Only the dropdown corresponding to the “current page” will be open (as it is in your old site).

However when you mouse-over the second main menu item the first submenu will close and the second will open (in your old site now you cannot see the other submenus until you actually select the respective main menu item and change the page).

Also, the main menu items will always be visible (currently the selected main item is not very visible in your old site).

Regards,
Kostas
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Reply From: Margie

Thats sounds good. One more quick confirmation. 
The 1st drop down will be open upon going to the page?  And this is because the main url is the first link on the 1st dropdown? 
m

Reply From: Likno Customer Support

Exactly. And even if it is not (or for pages that do not exist in the menu), you can add a simply code in that page to specify explicitly which menu item will be highlighted.

Regards,
Kostas
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Reply From: Margie

Hi ... 
Well, it seems to work!   What do you think?  Have all the pages loaded now.
Thank you so much! 
margie

Reply From: Likno Customer Support

Seems to work fine!

Just note that the last link in the last submenu points to the old site.

Regards,
Kostas
Likno Customer Support
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Reply From: Margie

Great!  Glad to get the seal of approval AND the heads up on that last link! 
As always .. you guys are most appreciated! 
margie