[WEB4LIB] RE: creating links that use an onmouseover to displ ay more links

[Pons, Lisa (ponslm)]

Do you use Macromedia Fireworks? There is a command under the "Modify" menu
for a pop up menu, with a wizard like interface. You can use images or html,
then export the results with javascript. There is info in the help area on
this as well.It might not be exactly what you are looking for, but... 30 day
trials are available from Macromedia's web site as well.

Lisa Pons-Haitz

Webmaster
University Libraries
University of Cincinnati
lisa.pons at uc.edu
(513)556-1431

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Robert Eiffert [mailto:beiffert at comcast.net]
> Sent: Monday, December 20, 2004 10:00 AM
> To: Multiple recipients of list
> Subject: [WEB4LIB] RE: creating links that use an onmouseover 
> to display
> more links
> 
> 
> There is an article at _A List Apart_, walking through all 
> the coding for that kind of menu.  Drop-Down Menus, Horizontal Style
> (http://www.alistapart.com/articles/horizdropdowns/).  
> Bookmarked it this weekend, thinking of using for a redo of 
> my school site.
> 
> 
> Robert Eiffert, Librarian
> Pacific Middle School, Vancouver WA
> Pac.egreen.wednet.edu/library
> Beiffert at egreen wednet edu
> beiffert.net
> 
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: web4lib at webjunction.org 
> [mailto:web4lib at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of John
> > Fitzgibbon
> > Sent: Monday, December 20, 2004 3:16 AM
> > To: Multiple recipients of list
> > Subject: [WEB4LIB] creating links that use an onmouseover 
> to display more links
> > 
> > Hi,
> > 
> > On many web pages, moving a mouse over a link causes a div to appear
> > right next to the original link. The newly appeared div 
> contains links
> > allowing for more precise navigation.
> > 
> > The web page http://www.infotoday.com is a good example of 
> where this is
> > done. Click on the link 'Magazines' on the left and you 
> will see a list
> > of links to magazines appear next to the original link.
> > 
> > I wish to find a resource, either a web site or a book, 
> which explains
> > how this is done.
> > 
> > I know that the visibility style of the original div is 
> being changed
> > from hidden to visible using JavaScript and this is done by 
> invoking an
> > onmouseover event handler. Positioning the div right next to the
> > original link is a mystery to me. I assume that positioning 
> is done with
> > JavaScript by making the position of the div equal to this.style.top
> > (the position of the link that has just been clicked on) 
> but I don't see
> > this anywhere in the JavaScript.
> > 
> > Is there a resource that will walk me through the steps?
> > 
> > Any ideas would be most welcome.
> > 
> > Regards
> > John
> > 
> > 
> > John Fitzgibbon
> > 
> > Galway Public Library
> > Island House
> > Cathedral Square
> > Galway
> > Ireland
> > 
> > p: 00 353 91 562471
> > f: 00 353 91 565039
> > w: http://www.galwaylibrary.ie
> > 
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