Sub menu padding help please!

[Td5boy]

Hi everyone,

I've just acquired a Milonic menu and admit to being a code numbskull for the most part.

However I've got the menu working the way I need, and the padding for the main menu is great. Unfortunately the global padding value is carried over into the submenus and I'd like to specify a lower value if possible.

I'm sure there's a simple line or two that's needed, it's just that I can't work it out. (Code numbskull remember...)

Any help would be very gratefully received.

Here's the way it is online: http://www.bigyellospot.com The submenus are under "JOBS"

Here's my menu_data.js

fixMozillaZIndex=true; //Fixes Z-Index problem with Mozilla browsers but causes odd scrolling problem, toggle to see if it helps

_menuCloseDelay=500; // The time delay for menus to remain visible on mouse out
_menuOpenDelay=150; // The time delay before menus open on mouse over
_subOffsetTop=2;
_subOffsetLeft=-10;




with(menuStyle=new mm_style()){
bordercolor="#296488";
borderstyle="solid";
borderwidth=0;
fontfamily="Verdana, Helvetica, Tahoma, Arial";
fontsize="10px";
letterspacing="1px";
fontstyle="normal";
headerbgcolor="#ffffff";
headercolor="#000000";
offbgcolor="none";
offcolor="#003838";
onbgcolor="#none";
oncolor="#666666";
outfilter="randomdissolve(duration=0.3)";
overfilter="Fade(duration=0.2);Alpha(opacity=90);Shadow(color=#777777', Direction=135, Strength=5)";
padding=15;
pagebgcolor="#CDEAF9";
pagecolor="black";
separatorcolor="#CDEAF9";
separatorsize=0;
// subimage="/images/arrow.gif";
// subimagepadding=2;
}

with(milonic=new menuname("Main Menu")){
alwaysvisible=1;
left=20;
overflow="scroll";
style=menuStyle;
top=125;
aI("status=Back To Home Page;text=HOME;url=http://www.bigyellospot.com/;");
aI("showmenu=WHO WE ARE;text=WHO WE ARE;url=http://www.bigyellospot.com/who.htm;");
aI("showmenu=WHAT WE DO;text=WHAT WE DO;url=http://www.bigyellospot.com/what.htm;");
aI("showmenu=RECENT WORK;text=RECENT WORK;url=http://www.bigyellospot.com/recent.htm;");
aI("showmenu=RESEARCH;text=RESEARCH;url=http://www.bigyellospot.com/research.htm");
aI("showmenu=JOBS;text=JOBS;");
aI("showmenu=NEWS;text=NEWS;url=http://www.bigyellospot.com/news.htm;");
aI("showmenu=CONTACT;text=CONTACT;url=http://www.bigyellospot.com/contact.htm;");
}

with(milonic=new menuname("WHO WE ARE")){
overflow="scroll";
style=menuStyle;

}

with(milonic=new menuname("WHAT WE DO")){
style=menuStyle;

}

with(milonic=new menuname("RECENT WORK")){
style=menuStyle;

}

with(milonic=new menuname("RESEARCH")){
style=menuStyle;

}

with(milonic=new menuname("JOBS")){
style=menuStyle;
aI("text=DESIGNERS;url=http://www.bigyellospot.com/designers.htm;");
aI("text=WRITERS;url=http://www.bigyellospot.com/writers.htm;");
aI("text=PROJECT MANAGERS;url=http://www.bigyellospot.com/managers.htm;");
}

with(milonic=new menuname("NEWS")){
style=menuStyle;

}


with(milonic=new menuname("CONTACT")){
style=menuStyle;

}

drawMenus();

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[marty]

Hi,

The easiest way is probably to create a second style, minus the unwanted padding:

with(newStyle=new mm_style()){
bordercolor="#296488";
borderstyle="solid";
borderwidth=0;
fontfamily="Verdana, Helvetica, Tahoma, Arial";
fontsize="10px";
letterspacing="1px";
fontstyle="normal";
headerbgcolor="#ffffff";
headercolor="#000000";
offbgcolor="none";
offcolor="#003838";
onbgcolor="#none";
oncolor="#666666";
outfilter="randomdissolve(duration=0.3)";
overfilter="Fade(duration=0.2);Alpha(opacity=90);Shadow(color=#777777', Direction=135, Strength=5)";
pagebgcolor="#CDEAF9";
pagecolor="black";
separatorcolor="#CDEAF9";
separatorsize=0;
}

and then assign your style to the menu:

with(milonic=new menuname("JOBS")){
style=newStyle;
aI("text=DESIGNERS;url=http://www.bigyellospot.com/designers.htm;");
aI("text=WRITERS;url=http://www.bigyellospot.com/writers.htm;");
aI("text=PROJECT MANAGERS;url=http://www.bigyellospot.com/managers.htm;");
}

Hope this helps
-Marty

[Td5boy]

Thanks Marty... that seems simple enough even for me.

I assume I just place the new style below the existing menuStyle? Make the changes to the submenus as you've indicated and Bob's your uncle as they say!

[Ruth]

Hi,

That's correct. You can also shorten it if all you're changing is one or two items by using the copyOf method.

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newStyle=new copyOf(menuStyle); 
subStyle.padding=5; 

You might take a look at the Beginners' Guide link below my name, there are a few sections, 3 basic ones on style - it really is pretty basic so it won't give you advanced info, and it's a pretty quick read.

Ruth

[John]

Marty... Marty who