How do i actually do this? I've checked Menu Settings, Simplemenu Settings, Advanced Settings but I see no such option.

I'm trying to make the Inactive Parent module work with my Superfish menu but I have no idea how to set the flag.

I've cleared cache and checked http://www.m2osw.com/doc-simplemenu-inactive-parents but i just don't get it!

Thanks in advance
Terry

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AlexisWilke commented

Did you check the "Allow Simplemenu to call the theme() function"?

I realize that the screenshot I show there has it unchecked (which is the default but not what you want in this case!)

Thank you.
Alexis

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Tezza commented

Check it? I dunno where to find it Alexis :)

I raised the ticket because I don't know where this option is located. I'm guessing it's supposed to appear on the Simplemenu configuration page (config/simplemenu) but it's not there.

And thanks for responding so quickly.

Terry

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AlexisWilke commented

Ah! Is this really for version 7.x? If so, I don't think it's there, indeed. Version 7.x is not really being supported.

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Tezza commented

Ok, that's a real shame, but thanks anyway Alexis.

I'll let you assign the appropriate status to this issue :)

T

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crobinson commented
Assigned: Unassigned » crobinson
Category: support » bug
Status: Active » Postponed (maintainer needs more info)

I'm confused. What setting is missing? I can support 7.x but don't actively use the inactive_parents submodule so I'm not that familiar with it. Point me in the right direction, somebody?

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AlexisWilke commented

crobinson,

The simplemenu extensions use a "hack" which is to plug themselves in the theme() processing stack.

However, the main simplemenu functionality was changed to avoid calling the theme() function so by default the extensions would not work. Without first running the hack setup, the hack fails. Plus, if the theme() function is not used, the callbacks don't happen.

The following is the function used to plug ourselves in the theme registry:

function simplemenu_inactive_parents_theme_registry_alter(&$theme_registry) {
  global $theme;

  // Save theme function
  $themes = variable_get('simplemenu_inactive_parents_theme_function', array());
  $themes[$theme] = $theme_registry['menu_item_link']['function'];
  variable_set('simplemenu_inactive_parents_theme_function', $themes);

  // Replace with our own
  $theme_registry['menu_item_link']['function'] = 'simplemenu_inactive_parents_theme_menu_item_link';
}

Otherwise, the point of the other function is the following text and output. Also I use an anchor (necessary for the drop-down to work,) it is not a link. In other words, that specific title cannot be clicked on. This is useful because some end users cannot prevent themselves from clicking on the top-level menu entry.

  if (!empty($link['has_children']) && simplemenu_running()) {
    ++$cnt;
    return '<a name="menu-id-' . $cnt . '">' . $link['title'] . '</a>';
  }

And thank you for looking into all those 7.x problems.
Alexis Wilke

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crobinson commented
Status: Postponed (maintainer needs more info) » Active

Alexis, does this only affect the _inactive_parents module or the entire package?

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AlexisWilke commented

The non calling of the theme() function affects two extensions. But the inactive parents was created that way because the output of the D6 menu could not easily be modified once generated (it is generated in the theme() function of the menu.) Maybe there is a better way, although I would imagine that would really only work in a theme and not really in a module.