Hi,
in fact f-source menu is just HTML code + SWF file.
You need dreamweaver to generate the files, but you can edit the menu
in any text/html editor.
If you don't have dreamweaver I can generate and send you the files.
Regards
Dmitry
f-source.com
>
> Do any of your menus work with Microsoft expression web or can I
use them without Dreamweaver?
>
How can I replace the standard search box in the Macromedia-style
menu with a Google CSE Search Box? Thanks for your help!
Answer:
Hi,
for example you have the google custom search code:
<!-- Google CSE Search Box Begins -->
<form id="searchbox_015076957661366469059:4-chnwqi44u"
action="http://www.google.com/cse">
<input type="hidden" name="cx" value="015076957661366469059:4-chnwqi44u" />
<input type="hidden" name="cof" value="FORID:0" />
<input name="q" type="text" size="40" />
<input type="submit" name="sa" value="Search" />
<img src="http://www.google.com/coop/images/google_custom_search_smnarb.gif"
alt="Google Custom Search" />
</form>
<!-- Google CSE Search Box Ends -->
The menu search button must have the code:
a href="http://www.google.com/cse?cx=015076957661366469059%3A4-chnwqi44u
%26cof=FORID%3A0%26sa=Search%26q="
Regards
Dmitry
f-source.com
Hi Martin,
just give a name for the flash menu file in the SAVE FLASH ELEMENT
dialog window.
For example "menu.swf"
Dmitry
f-source.com
> I still can't get your product to work. After a little fiddling
> around, I managed to get those mxp files to open using an installer
> called Adobe ExtendScript Toolkit 2. So I went through the
> excruciating processing of unzipping every single folder and double-
> clicking every single mxp file. I thought I was installing your
> Business Drop-Down Menus correctly but now I'm not so sure. When I
> went to Dreamweaver to test it, I opened and named a fresh html doc,
> then went: INSERT/MEDIA/BUSINESS DROP DOWN MENU. Then I got a pop-up
> titled SAVE FLASH ELEMENT with an option to name the flash element and
> source it from my folders. But when I navigated back to my ALL_F-
> SOURCE_MENUS folder to choose one, I couldn't insert any of those
> options I've paid for. Again, they were all grayed out (unselectable).
> Shouldn't they be sitting in there as SWF or FLA files?
>
> How is this s'posed to work?
>
> Martin Vine
>
>
> On 25/03/2008, at 7:44 PM, f-source support, Dmitry wrote:
>
> > Hi Martin,
> > you need to have Extension Manager installed:
> > http://www.adobe.com/exchange/em_download/
> >
> > Each ZIP file contains separate menu MXP extension.
> > You will need to install them one by one.
> >
> > Regards
> > Dmitry
> > f-source.com
> >
> >
> >>
> >> I just bought the All Multi-domain Menus bundle for Mac OS10, but
> >> can't figure out how to install it. I've moved the downloaded
> >> folder (all_f-source_menus) into my Dreamweaver folder in
> >> Applications (not sure if that's what I'm s'posed to do???). In the
> >> folder I see a bunch of zip files and one called navguide.mxp. But
> >> there's no installation program that I can see. When I try clicking
> >> on the mxp file, it tells me I have no application which can open
> >> it. I'm not even sure whether that's what I need to do. I've
> >> contacted Apple but they can't help me figure this one out. I've
> >> now been wrestling with this for the better half of the morning.
> >> Please help.
> >>
> >> Martin Vine
> >>
>
>
Hi,
I've checked your page.
You have a wrong type of script language:
<script language="JScript" type="text/jscript"
src="js/ActiveContentVertical.js"></script>
"JScript" and "Javascript" are different languages.
Try to set "Javascript".
Regards
Dmitry
f-source.com
>
> This works fine in Internet Explorer but not in Firefox. It says I
am missing a script in Firefox. Please help. I sent you this last week
and finally heard back. I put the wrong weblink. I am hoping to
resolve it today (it needs to be resolved asap).
>
>
>
http://www.somethingdifferent.tv/www/a-1quickservice.com/new/v02/
>
Hi Sheron,
I've tested your pages in Firefox and IE6,
everything looks ok.
If you still have a problem with z-index, I recommend to put the DIV
id="f-source-menu" in another DIV with absolute position:
<div align="center" style="position:absolute; z-index:99; top:10px;
width:100%; left:0px;">
<div id="f-source-menu" style="position:relative;">
Regards
Dmitry
f-source.com
> Dmitry,
>
> Well i have the Vista Drop down Menu all working great - the only issue I am
> running into is the drop downs are going behind the graphics that are
> absolutely positioned on the sides of the sub pages.
>
> I work on a MAC and everything works perfectly but not on a PC running IE.
>
> I have played with the z-index but nothing is working - have you had anyone
> run into this issue? If so what did they do to fix it?
>
> Here is the site url:
> http://www.rainbowdance.com/newsite08/index.html
>
> The home page is fine - it is a one column fixed page. The issue is on all
> the rest of the pages which is a 3 column with the 2 side boxes absolutely
> positioned.
>
> I am going to attach the CSS also in case you need to look at it.
>
> Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks!
> Sheron
>
> Sheron Post
> Purple Paw Design
> 4945 N. Valadez • Las Vegas, NV 89149
> ph: 702-656-4056 • fx: 702-656-5080
>
>
> Sheron,
> your page looks ok.
> XML is not SEO friendly, so if SEO is important for you,
> I recommend to use template or library item.
>
> Regards
> Dmitry
> f-source.com
>
>
> Dmitry,
>
> Thanks for all your help - I think it's working now it but if you wouldn't
> mind looking at it to make sure that would be great - here is the link to
> the test page:
> http://www.rainbowdance.com/test_menu.html
>
> The pages don't go anywhere yet except to the home page of the existing site
>
> I am a little confused on the navigation settings and putting them into an
> XML file
> - do you have to do that?
> - if so is a library item a better way to go?
>
> I will be placing the menu into a Dreamweaver template
>
> Any suggestions you have are greatly appreciated
> Thanks!
> Sheron
>
> Sheron Post
> Purple Paw Design
> 4945 N. Valadez • Las Vegas, NV 89149
> ph: 702-656-4056 • fx: 702-656-5080
>
>
> Hi,
> - yes you can add more buttons, edit the DIV id="menu", I recommend to
> start with a blank page, use these simple steps:
> http://f-source.com/flash-menus/good-practice/
>
> - use parameter showSearchField (Yes/No)
>
> - use parameter stretch_width_to: 1024px
>
> If you will have some problem, publish your test page and send me the link,
> I will help.
>
> Regards
> Dmitry
> f-source.com
>
> can I add more buttons - I need 8 buttons total - I don't need the search
> field.
> I also want the entire menu bar to be 1024 pixels wide - I can't seem to get
> it stretched to that size - do I have to increase the button height?
Hi Martin,
you need to have Extension Manager installed:
http://www.adobe.com/exchange/em_download/
Each ZIP file contains separate menu MXP extension.
You will need to install them one by one.
Regards
Dmitry
f-source.com
>
> I just bought the All Multi-domain Menus bundle for Mac OS10, but
can't figure out how to install it. I've moved the downloaded folder
(all_f-source_menus) into my Dreamweaver folder in Applications (not
sure if that's what I'm s'posed to do???). In the folder I see a bunch
of zip files and one called navguide.mxp. But there's no installation
program that I can see. When I try clicking on the mxp file, it tells
me I have no application which can open it. I'm not even sure whether
that's what I need to do. I've contacted Apple but they can't help me
figure this one out. I've now been wrestling with this for the better
half of the morning. Please help.
>
> Martin Vine
>
Hi Toby,
you need to add wmode=transparent to the FLASH VIDEO.
See example here: http://f-source.com/faq/ => Drop down menu seem to be dropping underneath another flash movie. How to fix it?
Regards
Dmitry
f-source.com
> Greetings!
>
> I am trying to add a flash video to my site and when I do, it is always on
top of the drop down menu. The static site can be seen at
www.sisportsconnection.com, while the "new" site with flash is temporarily
at www.sisportsconnection.com/index1.html.
Can you help me
fix it so that the drop down appears ON TOP OF instead of behind the flash
element?
>
> Thanks-
>
> tb
>
> Toby J. Brooks, PhD, ATC, CSCS, PES, YCS
> Assistant Professor
> Program Director, Athletic Training Education
> Southern Illinois University Carbondale
>
> http://www.siu.edu/~athtrain
>
> What are you about?
>
Thanks that is exactly what I did. I appreciate the help!
-Brian
Studio Wilke
> Hi,
> I heard about the problem: contribute convert the flash menu code
with the function "AC_FL_RunContent"
>
> To avoid it, you can lock the code using Library item or Templale
repeating region.
>
> Regards
> Dmitry
> f-source.com
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> I am using the drop down menu I purchased on: http://www.univoip.com
>>
>> When the client uses Contribute to edit these pages, the menu drop
>> downs break. It is still pulling in the xml because the names for
>> the buttons appear, but the drop downs do not drop. Any ideas? Does
>> this need to be all run together like the flash fixed banner I have
>> on the page as well?
>>
>> Specifically I am getting this error:
>>
>> Line: 2
>> Char: 2208
>> Error" 'fdiv' is undefined
>> Code:0
>> URL: http://www.univoip.com/jobs.shtml
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> MANY THANKS!!!
>>
>> Brian Wilke
>>
>> Studio Wilke
>> 760.670.5177
>>
>>
>>> Hi,
>>> note: our menu doesn't require any additional solutions.
>>>
>>> Use the flashFix for another flash movies. ( http://f-source.com/flash/fix/
>>> )
>>>
>>> You need to remove all line breaks in the flash object code, for
>>> example
>>> correct code:
>>> <script>flashFix('<object><param ... </object>');</script>
>>>
>>> incorrect code:
>>> <script>flashFix('<object>
>>> <param ...
>>> <param ...
>>> </object>');</script>
>>>
>>> Regards
>>> Dmitry
>>> f-source.com
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Hello, I am trying to avoid the active content message. I tried a
>>>> couple of places to get this to work, but it appears to only make
>>>> my flash.swf to disappear entirely.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks in advance for your help. I have tested to make sure the
>>>> pieces are where they are supposed to be on my testing server,
>>>> but I can't seem to put the <script>flashFix('<object> ... </
>>>> object>');</script> in the right place
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> http://www.univoip.com/stage/contact.shtml
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
Hi Steven,
of course.
In fact, it must work by default.
If it's not working, possibly you forgot to disable the active content
converter:
http://f-source.com/before_insert/
Also you need to set (for local testing)"Always allow" in the online
setting manager:
http://www.macromedia.com/support/documentation/en/flashplayer/help/settings_manager04.html
I recommend to start with a blank page using these simple steps:
http://f-source.com/flash-menus/good-practice/
If you will have some problem, publish your test page and send me the link,
I will help.
Dmitry
f-source.com
> I am building a site with a table based layout.
> is there any possible way to make the menu flyouts to appear in
the cell below the cell the menu bar is in?
> any help would be appreciated.
>
> Steven Reagan.
If you buy "Unlimited Membership" you will get notification and all
new menus for free.
For example our new 18th menu "Yahoo Style Menu Bar" will be published soon.
(see attachment)
Regards
Dmitry
f-source.com
> Hi I am not sure whether or not to buy the all multi domain menus
or all future etc
>
> What are the benefits to me for the latter.
>
> Also can I build the menus for other people and put them on their
sites without the f-source button
>
> thanks
> Dave
>
Hi,
I've checked your page.
You are using wrong script "ActiveContentDropDown2.js" (it's a script
for the Adobe Style menu)
The Live Style Menu require "ActiveContentDropDownWide.js".
The script provided in the menu package.
Upload the script on your server and change the path:
<script src='http://f-source.com/scripts/ActiveContentDropDown2.js'
type='text/javascript'></script>
By the way, there is no need to make EMBED tag.
Our script will generate the EMBED tab automatically.
Regards
Dmitry
f-source.com
>
> LOVE your menus... they're working great for us in all of the
browsers we've tested, except IE. I've tried many 'fixes' and can't
get the drop-downs to display. They work great in Firefox, Opera, and
Safari (both Mac and PC). I also had difficultly with IE displaying
the main buttons correctly until I put the button code into an XML
file. When the code was still in the templates, IE displayed default
text and button configuration, while the other buttons continued to
work correctly. Any help you can offer would be greatly appreciated.
>
Ahh,
yes, we have a script to make it float:
(add the script AFTER the vertical menu)
<!-- End of f-source menu code -->
<!-- This to make things float -->
<script type="text/javascript">
var target_x = 40;
var target_y = 143;
var has_inner = typeof(window.innerWidth) == 'number';
var has_element = document.documentElement &&
document.documentElement.clientWidth;
var fm_id='f-source-menu';
var floating_menu =
document.getElementById
? document.getElementById(fm_id)
: document.all
? document.all[fm_id]
: document.layers[fm_id];
var fm_shift_x, fm_shift_y, fm_next_x, fm_next_y;
function move_menu()
{
if (document.layers)
{
floating_menu.left = fm_next_x;
floating_menu.top = fm_next_y;
}
else
{
floating_menu.style.left = fm_next_x + 'px';
floating_menu.style.top = fm_next_y + 'px';
}
}
function compute_shifts()
{
fm_shift_x = has_inner
? pageXOffset
: has_element
? document.documentElement.scrollLeft
: document.body.scrollLeft;
if (target_x < 0)
fm_shift_x += has_inner
? window.innerWidth
: has_element
? document.documentElement.clientWidth
: document.body.clientWidth;
fm_shift_y = has_inner
? pageYOffset
: has_element
? document.documentElement.scrollTop
: document.body.scrollTop;
if (target_y < 0)
fm_shift_y += has_inner
? window.innerHeight
: has_element
? document.documentElement.clientHeight
: document.body.clientHeight;
}
function float_menu()
{
var step_x, step_y;
compute_shifts();
step_x = (fm_shift_x + target_x - fm_next_x) * .07;
if (Math.abs(step_x) < .5)
step_x = fm_shift_x + target_x - fm_next_x;
step_y = (fm_shift_y + target_y - fm_next_y) * .07;
if (Math.abs(step_y) < .5)
step_y = fm_shift_y + target_y - fm_next_y;
if (Math.abs(step_x) > 0 ||
Math.abs(step_y) > 0)
{
fm_next_x += step_x;
fm_next_y += step_y;
move_menu();
}
setTimeout('float_menu()', 20);
};
compute_shifts();
if (document.layers)
{
// Netscape 4 cannot perform init move
// when the page loads.
fm_next_x = 0;
fm_next_y = 0;
}
else
{
fm_next_x = fm_shift_x + target_x;
fm_next_y = fm_shift_y + target_y;
move_menu();
}
float_menu();
</script>
Regards
Dmitry
f-source.com
> Here is an example that works closely to what I'm referring to. The only added feature would be the pop out menus like your example shows.
http://www.dynamicdrive.com/dynamicindex1/davidmenu.htm
>
> Thank you,
> Dave
>
> > Hi,
> > do you mean vertical menu like this one:
> > http://f-source.com/flash-menu-vertical/vista/ ???
> >
> > Can you show me example of the menu type?
> >
> > Regards
> > Dmitry
> > f-source.com
> >
> >
> >> In addition to what I've seen with the Vista Drop Down Menus, I need to
have a menu that floats down the left side of the web page and slide
out when the cursor is over the menu. Do you have such a menu?
> >>
> >>
> http://www.dynamicdrive.com/dynamicindex1/davidmenu.htm
>
Jeff,
in fact it is impossible to make the flash menu go beyond of the flash object.
But our script will automatically adjust the height of the flash
object to show all submenus.
If you test locally the script won't work by default.
You need to set (for local testing)"Always allow" in the online
setting manager:
http://www.macromedia.com/support/documentation/en/flashplayer/help/settings_manager04.html
If you will have some problem, publish your test page and send me the link,
I will help.
Regards
Dmitry
f-source.com
> Thanks. One more question. How can I get the menus to drop down beyond the
> boundaries of the flash object?
>
> Jeff
>
Hi,
each menu style is a separate Dreamweaver extension.
We don't offer universal menu builder, but opitimized, top-level,
ready-to-use menus. Each extension is optimized for one design and one
type of functionality.
All you need is to choose a proper menu:
http://f-source.com/dreamweaver-extensions/
However each menu has many parameters for customization, I recommend
to try a free version of some menu, for example, Adobe Style Menu:
http://f-source.com/buy/adobeMenu/menu.zip
Regards
Dmitry
f-source.com
>
> Hi, I'm wondering how many menu style does Macromedia Style Menu
plugin has? and would it be able to set them in either horizontally or
vertically?
> Thank you
> lk
>
Hi Barry,
the vista menu can have only fixed width,
but you can extend the flash menu with the image to get similar effect,
here is an example with the Business style menu:
http://f-source.com/flash-menu/business-style/100p-width-example/
Regards
Dmitry
f-source.com
> Just bought the bundle of menus. Inside a div that doesn't have a
width rule (using css not tables etc.) I insert a ruby red menu and it
beautifully fits to the width of the div and when the window of the
browser is resized it also resizes. I notice in the html code the
width shows '100%'. I want to have the same result when using the
vista menu but it stays a fixed width. I've entered 100% in both the
html code and in the 'stretch_with_to' box thinking it might be that
but it isn't. Can you help please?
>
> Regards, Barry Goodwin.
>
