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darian smith

post date:
2007-12-04 17:28:36
my menus do not work and are just text and go down the page when i inserted an iframe into the page is there a fix for this
Monica Chitu [Extend Studio]

post date:
2007-12-05 08:31:40
Hello Darian,

Please send us the link to the site you are working on in order for us to be able to help you. Our best guess is that you don't have all the Menu Assets in the Includes folder or you don't have the correct path.

Regards,
Monica Chitu.
Chase Jestley

post date:
2007-12-05 12:27:14
I too am having an issue with an iframe, though I think it is due to a complex control i inserted into the url line...

the coding i used was --> javascript:void(0)" onclick="sidebar.location='inews.html'; content.location='iwelcome.html' <-- which is designed to control multiple iframes at once. alas, i dont think something likes me.

For Darian... did you ensure you named the frames correctly?
Monica Chitu [Extend Studio]

post date:
2007-12-06 09:01:01
Hello Chase,

As I said in the previous post, you should send us the link in order for us to be able to help you.

Regards,
Monica Chitu.
Chase Jestley

post date:
2007-12-06 12:51:32
Hi Monica...

The control of a SINGLE iframe works fine (see www.toraenergy.com/welcome.html), though it doesnt completly achieve what i am after. I have uploaded the adjusted input containing the javascript control which will control TWO iframes simultaneously on a single click (dev.jestley.com) it alas doesn't work at all now.

The only other issue is when i try to click on the second option on my drop down menu (there is only one in the set) I cant get to it in Firefox, in IE, it works, but in FF the menu closes rather than let it get to the second choice... kind of odd...

Suggestions?

Chase Jestley
Catalin Serban [Extend Studio]

post date:
2007-12-07 11:07:04
Hi Chase,

We will investigate the problem and have a resolution for it no later than Monday.

Regards,
Catalin Serban




Horea Radu [Extend Studio]

post date:
2007-12-11 05:12:59
Hello Chase,

Regarding your problem with opening a page in each iframe: this can be fixed by creating a small javascript function that opens the pages you want in each iframe and calling the function when the menu is clicked. You can call the function from the menu by using javascript:my_function()? as the link for the button.

Regarding the Firefox problem with the submenus disappearing: this is a Firefox bug and I dont know if there is anything we can do about it. It only happens when the menu opens on top of the iframe because Firefox acts like the iframe is on top of everything (even if its not displayed that way) and the menu loses focus when the mouse moves over the iframe. We will try to find a fix and include it in the next update but we cannot guarantee it since this is a browser issue. We did not focus our tests very much on frames and iframes since they are kind of deprecated. Also, iframes are very search engine unfriendly (the content that loads into the iframes will not be indexed by search engines at all) so I dont recommend using them.

Best regards,
Horea Radu.
Chase Jestley

post date:
2007-12-13 17:53:25
Horea,
the dummy in me has come out... perhaps a quick hint as to the JS coding to accomplish this task, i've tried a few variations courtesy the net, but can not make any part work... so I'll admit, just a touch lost.

Chase
Horea Radu [Extend Studio]

post date:
2007-12-14 16:59:04
Hi Chase,

You will have to place your function inside a "script" tag in the "head" tag of your web page. Here is a small example of a function:


function my_function() {
alert('This is a message from my function');
}

Then, in order to call the function when a menu button is clicked, you just have to write "javascript:my_function()" instead of the button link.

Best regards,
Horea RADU, Extend Studio.