Reload Menu

bobwill · Post by **bobwill** » Thu Jan 16, 2003 4:59 pm

I have a horizontal menu that is set to be a scrollable menu. When ever one of my menu items links to another domain and I use the browser "BACK" key to return to my domain, the menu will not work unless I do a "Reload". The menu is froze at its last position on the screen.

Is there a way for me "Reload" the page automatically when you link to another domain and then return??

kevin3442 · Post by **kevin3442** » Mon Jan 20, 2003 7:52 pm

Hi Bob,

I've never tried it, but I suppose you could check the domain of the referrer, and if it's not the same as your domain, reload the page.

I wonder, however, if there's something else going on that could be causing the problem. Got a URL you can post?

Kevin

bobwill · Post by **bobwill** » Tue Jan 21, 2003 5:42 am

Check it out here. http://www.baseball.legion.org/newsite/ Go to the main menu "Links" and then go to "Baseball Hall of Fame" and then use the "Back" on your browser and see if the menu functions correctly.

Post by **John** » Tue Jan 21, 2003 10:50 pm

Bob -

Tried what you asked and all works well. Also tried it with the menu in different positions down the page. No problems at all. IE 6.0.28 and Netscape 7.01/XP.

If it's still messing up on your end you might want to try adding a target="_new" (or target="_blank") to your off-domain URLs. No more back button, and also keeps folks on your site while they're out looking around.

kevin3442 · Post by **kevin3442** » Wed Jan 22, 2003 1:05 am

Hi Bob,

I checked it out also. Everything worked fine in IE6, NS7, and NS4.75 in Win2k. BUT, it did as you said (got stuck) in Opera 6.05. I have no idea why... maybe another Opera-related problem? Determining that would take some more testing. What browser/os are you using?

You could, perhaps, download the latest mmenu.js (3.5.11) and see if that helps (but that seems like a long shot). Also, John's suggestion of opening urls to other domains in a new window seems worth considering.

You new site is coming along nicely!

Kevin

bobwill · Post by **bobwill** » Wed Jan 22, 2003 2:40 pm

I am using Windows 98 and running Milonic menu version 3.5.10

I tried adding the "target=", but I cannot get it to work.

I get an error that the URL does not exist.

This is what I added.

,"Baseball Hall of Fame","http://www.baseballhalloffame.org/ target=_new",,,1
,"Baseball Hall of Fame","http://www.baseballhalloffame.org/ target=_blank",,,1

I even tired the sample at the following location and when you click on the "Google" sample it does not work.

http://www.milonic.co.uk/menu/menusampl ... ampleid=16

What is the correct syntax?

Post by **John** » Wed Jan 22, 2003 2:57 pm

Sorry 'bout that, Bob. The old habits of hand-coding HTML as opposed to JS.

This...

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,"Baseball Hall of Fame","http://www.baseballhalloffame.org/ target=_new",,,1

...should be this...

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,"Baseball Hall of Fame","http://www.baseballhalloffame.org/ target=\'_new\'",,,1

Since the URL is already enclosed in double quotes you can't add another set, so you have to use single quotes around _new, but those quotes need to be escaped, hence the backslash (\). That finally gives you, within your already double-quoted URL, target=\'_new\'. Same would apply, of course, for _blank or whatever.

Given the description of the fix in 3.5.11, I don't think that will help your problem. However, Kevin's point is valid - it's always (usually?) best to keep up with the latest version.

Jeez, it's too early over here for this

bobwill · Post by **bobwill** » Wed Jan 22, 2003 3:05 pm

I figured it out. You need a space or blank after the URL address

,"Baseball Hall of Fame","http://www.baseballhalloffame.org/ target=_blank",,,1

If your URL address also contains the actual "HTML" file, then you need to put a semi-colon on the end of the "target"

,"ALB Web Sites","http://members.tripod.com/~Post_119_Gul ... bbnet.html target=_blank;",,"Department Web Sites",1

I am did not try your suggestion with the quotes, but I am sure it will work. The above seems to work for me. Beginners Luck.

Thanks for your help.

Post by **John** » Wed Jan 22, 2003 3:14 pm

Interesting. Just tried it and it does work your way. Not sure which is "correct", but what the hay.

In the original code I quoted from your post you do have a space between the URL and 'target', so that statement has me confused (easy to do anyway).