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by damurphy
Fri Apr 05, 2002 8:02 am
Forum: Archived Topics for the old Version 3.0 JavaScript Menu
Topic: Tips for sharing scripts from an About.com article
Replies: 0
Views: 2604

Tips for sharing scripts from an About.com article

Sharing Your Scripts Tips on making your scripts more useful to others So you just created the coolest script ever and you want to share it with the world or perhaps just your teammates. Before you hit the submit button here are a few suggestions and tips that will make it easier for others to reuse...
by damurphy
Thu Apr 04, 2002 2:41 pm
Forum: Archived Topics for the old Version 3.0 JavaScript Menu
Topic: Please dump old browser support
Replies: 2
Views: 3540

Please dump old browser support

Since IE and NS are free and upgrades are free please consider whether there is a demand for NS4, IE4, IE5. In my case, I try to encourage users to upgrade to the latest browsers for security reasons and because programming for the new browsers is easier (more features and bug fixes). God bless you!...
by damurphy
Thu Apr 04, 2002 2:38 pm
Forum: Archived Topics for the old Version 3.0 JavaScript Menu
Topic: Using CSS for menus
Replies: 2
Views: 3692

Using CSS for menus

Please consider using CSS attributes to set menu properties. This would allow users to set these attributes in a .css file and change the files without having to recode menus. An example function below creates a style based upon css: function getStyleBySelector(selector) { var sheetList = document.s...
by damurphy
Thu Apr 04, 2002 2:35 pm
Forum: Archived Topics for the old Version 3.0 JavaScript Menu
Topic: Using Classes for menus
Replies: 0
Views: 2580

Using Classes for menus

There is a serious problem with the global javascript variables interacting with the user's javascript variables. In fact, if your menus are not loaded first on a page, all sorts of problems occur--the menus do not display, the menus show up in the wrong location. Please consider using prototypes or...
by damurphy
Thu Apr 04, 2002 2:29 pm
Forum: Archived Topics for the old Version 3.0 JavaScript Menu
Topic: Place different versions in separate files
Replies: 0
Views: 2307

Place different versions in separate files

Please consider placing different versions of your menu in separate files with a loader.js to load the appropriate file.

For example, MenuDOM.js for DOM compatible browsers, MenuNS4.js etc. This will increase the speed of the program and simplify debugging and testing.

God bless you!

Dieter