By jou00jou on
I searched for a module that converts the standard navigation menu into a drop down menu and found only one called lucid menu but after hours of trial couldn't find out how to make it work so any idea how to make it work.
I just don't understand the problem, I could build a drop down menu and create a nice website design but don't seem to be able to do that in drupal (Content Management System in general).
Could someone help me with my drop down menu and a way to customize Garland theme because I am heading for a big site, and I think I have the required knowledge (i.e. css, php).
Thank you
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Why not design your own drop
Why not design your own drop down menu (using Javascript, DHTML, CSS or Flash), and put it in a Custom Block (in Header)
For Garland, the block in header is ABOVE the logo (site name, slogan) - unless you want to change the placing in page.tpl.php
For Drupal, its a breeze to create a block (as many as you want), you can use HTML, Java, PHP, Flash, or just plain text, without having to edit the templates
Awesome but How...
Thank you so much for your reply; this is indeed a very active community.
Now, suppose I have the right piece of code that will create a drop down menu, how do I implement it in a new block.
Thank you
goto administer -> blocks
goto administer -> blocks and click on the add tab at the top
Thanks a bunch
I just tried it and it works like charm, you just made my day. ( I have been trying this for a long time)
You certainly aren't Misunderstood now :)
Do you know how to use my new drop menu with the standard menu module or do I have to hard coded it in the script I used?
Thanks again
youll have to hard code it
youll have to hard code it
How'd you do it?
jou00jou,
Did you say you got the drop down menu working for Drupal 5? Does it work in IE6? If so, could you post it or something, and let us know how you integrated it?
not yet for 5.x
Sadly, the Nice Menus module: http://drupal.org/project/nice_menus
has not yet been updated for 5.x. In the issue queue it seems that people are working on it.
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Yahoo YUI (Menu)
try the dropdown menu "Yahoo YUI (Menu)" http://drupal.org/project/yui
Lucid Menu
I've got the Lucid Menu working on two sites. There's a tutorial for it that explains how to augment it to work. You have to go Administer->Site Configuration->Lucid Menu (in Drupal 5) and set some parameters. When I didn't do this, the popup menu would appear no where near the root. I set the following:
SetBackground('%module_path/m5.gif')
SetCorrection(-0, -0)
_pop.SetCorrection(-0, -0)
SetExpandIcon(true,'','')
SetBorder(1,'#660000','solid')
SetFont('','16')
_pop.SetBackground('#ffffff')
_pop.SetFont('','16')
SetItemText('#660000', 'left','normal', 'none', 'normal')
_pop.SetItemText('#660000', 'left','normal', 'none', 'normal')
SetItemTextHL('#660000', 'left','bold', 'none', 'normal')
_pop.SetItemTextHL('#660000', 'left','bold', 'none', 'normal')
I learned these from the tutorial, which may be hard to find. I think I did a google search on lucid to find it. It may come with the module, I don't remember. Anyhoo, once you activate the menu under blocks, you may need to configure the block as well, with the same parameters. I believe under Site config-> Lucid it's the default, but under blocks it is for the individual menu.
Also, I got drop downs on primary links using suckfish. It's the default for the bealestreet theme.
Hi, I am trying to add a
Hi, I am trying to add a drop down menu in the garland theme. I tried the yui module, the dropdown garland theme, but it does not work. I have expanded the primary links and put a child under the primary link, but the drop down does not appear.
What should I do. i need to post the drop down soon, so please help me.
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Maria
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Take a look at the http://drupal.org/project/nice_menus module.
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Thank you that was useful. I
Thank you that was useful. I could downlaod it and it works, but nice menus only add to the header block in Garland theme. How do I add the nice-menus in the menu bar(the blue bar)?
Thanks.
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It's been a while since I've looked at the code for garland, but if there's not a region where you want to put the menus, you can always add one.
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"Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime." - Lao Tzu
"God helps those who help themselves." - Ben Franklin
"Search is your best friend." - Worldfallz
Thank you for that link. But
Thank you for that link. But it is a lot of php coding which I am not very good at. However I have managed to give my site the look I want in the menu region using the primary links. But I still could not figure a way to add in drop down menus for those primary links.
Please give me more suggestions..
Thank you very much.
--Maria
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There's not much else to suggest-- I use nice_menus for drop downs.