using flash as menu item

azaro · Post by **azaro** » Wed Nov 19, 2003 3:14 am

I want to use this flash banner as a main menu item, but is it possible?

Here is the HTML code as as provided by the Ninjai.com site:

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<embed src="http://ww1.ninjai.com/banners/banner1_120x90.swf" quality=high pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="120" height="90"></embed>

kevin3442 · Post by **kevin3442** » Fri Nov 21, 2003 6:19 am

You could try putting the html code in the text menu item property, surrounding it in back quotes, and replacing the double quotes with single quotes, like so:

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aI("text=`<embed src='http://ww1.ninjai.com/banners/banner1_120x90.swf' quality=high pluginspage='http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' width='120' height='90'></embed>`;url=...");

Don't know if that'd work... haven't tried it... but it might be worth a shot.

Kevin

azaro · Post by **azaro** » Fri Nov 21, 2003 3:36 pm

I tried that solution, but it didn't work.

But thanks for the reply.

kevin3442 · Post by **kevin3442** » Mon Nov 24, 2003 11:29 pm

OK, try it like this. Define your flash menu items in string variables, at the top of menu_data.js, like so.

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menuItem01="<embed src='http://ww1.ninjai.com/banners/banner1_120x90.swf' quality=high pluginspage='http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' width='120' height='90'></embed>";

Then, in your aI() menu item definitions, do this:

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aI("text="+menuItem01+";showmenu=subMenuName;");

I tried a quick test with my own .swf test file and it worked fine, even with a mouseover effect in the flash.

Kevin

azaro · Post by **azaro** » Tue Nov 25, 2003 2:39 am

Thanks Kevin, that solved it. I'm sure others will find this very useful as well!

kevin3442 · Post by **kevin3442** » Wed Nov 26, 2003 12:47 am

Glad it worked. Do us a favor, if you don't mind, and post a url to the site when you're done. I helped a guy quite some time ago who was incorporating flash into menu items using version 3, and the result was a very cool looking design. I'd like to see how you've incorporated flash when your done... again, if you don't mind. I bet it'll be pretty cool.

Kevin