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Menus that are dynamic (move, layer, change images, make sounds, act on
events like mouse hover) are commonly used on websites that need
navigation. The ways to implement dynamic menus are many and non are
compatible with all versions of all web browsers.
Some common ways to implement the 'dynamic' part of the menu is to use
features of the web browser that may be native or added like plugins. The
client's web browser has to have way understood by the source on your web
server and the applications used by the web browser to implement the dynamic
actions driven by events like a mouse pointer over a location or other.
- DHTML,
Dynamic HTML, is built on an object model that extends the traditional
static HTML document which enables Web authors to create more engaging and
interactive Web pages. DHTML provides authors with enhanced creative
control so they can manipulate any page element at any time. DHTML is
also the easiest way to make Web pages interactive, using open,
standards-based technologies.
- Java, either by script or
applet used with features of the web browser to make web page(s) dynamic.
- Using DHTML, Cascading
Style Sheets (CSS, a simple mechanism for adding style (e.g. fonts,
colors, spacing) to Web documents) and some scripting or aplets like Java.
- Active X
was around for Microsoft Internet Explorer prior to DHTML but not for
Netscape Navigator.
- Macromedia Flash
can do a lot of unique things, but it is not native to most web browsers
and requires that it be installed, usually as a plugin.
- other methods....
As of this documentation many websites used DHTML with
Javascript or Java applets, but the trend is towards more CSS with less Java to
implement.
Their is no one grand nomenclator to assign nomenclature, naming, to things
on the Internet. Like the real world naming conventions get mangled.
That said, we will endeavor to describe some dynamic menu types and reference
notes here:
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Popup menus, usually the menu is on a different layer above so it can cross
over frames if appropriate information is included in the content of frame
overlapped. For our local example of popup menu solution we picked a donation
ware solution designed by Twin Helix Designs that uses DHTML,
CSS and Java Script . click
here for local example
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Drop Down, usually the menu is horizontal, if it is vertical sometimes it is
thought to be fly out. Usually the drop down menu is on the same layer and
will not cross over a frame or some other elements
Fly out, usually done vertically.
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Slide,
somewhat like other menus but it slides or opens up differently.
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Spherical/Centric, sometimes implemented in unique ways like expanding dots
or buttons moving outward in a radius.
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Tree/branch
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And many others....
Other Websites that may be useful:
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