How do you set up this thing!!!!!!!! [Archive] - Lissa Explains it All: Web Design Forums

MaGiCSuN

07-05-2003, 11:55 AM

ok hope this helps:

[1] download the .zip file topmenu4.zip

[2] unzip the file with WinZip or any other unzip program

[3] then open up notepad and click "file > open" to open a file into notepad. Then search for the unzipped files and open up menu_array.js.

this part:

{
effect = "Fade(duration=0.2);Alpha(style=0,opacity=88);Shado w(color='#777777', Direction=135, Strength=5)"
}
else
{
effect = "Shadow(color='#777777', Direction=135, Strength=5)" // Stop IE5.5 bug when using more than one filter
}

is the part from the menu, the fading and the shadow colours. You can edit the colours if you like.

then got a bunch of information below that part like this

"navy", // Mouse Off Font Color

only change what's to the left between the " and ". Behind it will explain what it is.

then this part will make the links:

addmenu(menu=["generalnews",
,,170,1,"",style1,,"left",effect,,,,,,,,,,,,
,"CNN","http://www.cnn.com",,,0
,"MSNBC","http://www.msnbc.com",,,0
,"ABC News","http://www.abcnews.com",,,0
,"Vancouver Local News","show-menu=canadanews",,,0
,"BBC News","http://news.bbc.co.uk",,,0
])

generalnews is the name of the part of the menu, and the names between the "and" are the names that willb e viewed. like CNN MSNBC etc. The urls behind that are the urls that lead to the page. You can just change them, and duplicate the parts to make more links.

if you are ready with changing the colours etc save it with File > save and you're done

[4] open up readme.txt and follow the instructions. add the <script> code in the first step between your <body> and </body> tags on thepage where the menu has to appear on. Then upload mmenu.js and menu_array.js and the images that you need (the images included into the .zip file) and you're done

a tip add the <script> codes right after the <BODY> tag. That's the easiest to do.

Love,
Mirna