After installing the DHTML menu module for Drupal, I noticed that the Catalog block was not working with DHTML. After a little research on the Ubercart forums, I noticed that the Catalog block is not using the Drupal menu API to generate the links. I guess my suggestion is move the menu generation to the Drupal API in order to enable the DHTML functions on the Catalog block.

I'm considering beginning work on this. I found the thread in Ubercart.org but not here so I felt like I should add it. Cheers.

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nickcaballero commented

Related DHTML Menu Bug Report: #352005: Ubercart DHTML conflict - use module-specific selector
Related Ubercart Suggestion: uc_catalog: Use the menu API for generating menu blocks

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nickcaballero commented
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DHTML Menu bug fix for the Catalog block only prevents the handling of the Catalog block as a DHTML menu.

Ubercart forums reveals various fixes using Taxonomy Menu and Views. Seems like a viable fix but DHTML menus in the Catalog block seems lacking - I almost took it for granted when I first installed.

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rszrama commented
Title: DHTML Menu Support » Use the menu system for the catalog block
Status: Active » Postponed

Yeah, at this point I'd recommend Taxonomy Menu if possible. It's what I've used to replace the catalog block on sites.

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nickcaballero commented

I tried to use Taxanomy Menu and it is a good solution. Nonetheless, using the menu API seems like the right approach. I think I'll start to work on this because it seems like a feature that should have been integrated from the beginning.

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tr commented
Version: 6.x-2.0-rc6 » 7.x-3.x-dev
Status: Postponed » Active

Moving to 7.x-3.x.

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Status: Active » Closed (won't fix)

I don't see how this can be done in D7. Catalog menu items are /catalog/N where N is the term ID, we would need to reorganise this into a hierarchy of /catalog/A/B/C/D where D is a child of parents C, B, A for it to work in the standard Drupal menu structure - but then I don't see how that would be compatible with using Views arguments to display the relevant page. Perhaps possible in D6, but not worth changing now.