Future of Dropmenu ??

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[chucky]

Hi everyone !
i was just wondering :  Ditto/Newslisting snippets have become so great snippets, that they now includes all the functionalities of the Dropmenu. It is possible to build a menu, very simply with Ditto, and with a better output control than with Dropmenu. so i just would like to know if Dropmenu will still be developed, as it is now obsolete compared to ditto/newslisting ??
bye


( sorri if my english sucks )

[rthrash]

I suppose you could but it would most likely be a lot of extra overhead. DropMenu is being re-crafted as well and will make an appearance soon in a much nimbler and flexible form.

[doze]

I was about to merge some of the existing dropmenu mods together and fix the most discussed bugs, but I've hold off the changes after that I saw this. My question is that will the existing mods be included to the new DropMenu? Here's a list of some mods/bug/wish threads around the forums for your reviewing. Some of the issues can also be found at bug tracker.

Performance issues

Use several times on one page with different input: maxlevels and startdoc

MenuTitle has to be on every document

If a document is a folder AND it's below the top level AND you want it not to be a link, DropMenu fails

Missing $subnavClass

selfaslink and here class issues:
Here class variation
Fix by sottwell

Possible to show startDoc in menu

Link from folder to first item:
Have empty folders link to first child document
Weblink as folder no link at all

Better css id's/classes
decimal-classification of levels
Set .class and rel for <a> tags
Custom class for the dropmenu's <LI>
Individual Ids
indication of subpages

Wish: a more configurable dropmenu

Usefull mods / hacks:

Modified for weblinks and regexp on keywords/TV.

Access Keys

startFromParent

activeTreeOnly

Some hacks merged and some bugs fixed

Please people, add more to this thread if there's something important missing above. I hope atleast some of these issues will be taken into consideration when reworking the DropMenu snippet.

[Lammikko]

Very, very useful list Doze. This should be added to the repository with Dropmenu.

[yoomai]

I was about to merge some of the existing dropmenu mods together

Bookmarked! This is a great list, doze.

[davidm]

Yeah Doze great work, sorry I have been unable to help you, stuck with moving and doing some work in the new appartment !

Bookmarked also

[rthrash]

Thank you doze... saved me more than a few hours!

FYI, the next version/replacement for DropMenu will use templates (chunks, actually) heavily to format the output. This will allow us a LOT more flexibility in doing away with a lot of the hacks. You interested in helping out re-architect the whole thing doze?

[davidm]

Thank you doze... saved me more than a few hours!
FYI, the next version/replacement for DropMenu will use templates (chunks, actually) heavily to format the output. This will allow us a LOT more flexibility in doing away with a lot of the hacks.

This is GREAT news Ryan, having so many hacks around is not so great, templates and chunks, now you're talking !
I am eager to see this in action