On Mon, 2009-10-26 at 15:01 +0000, MEM wrote: > Thank you all. > > > > Ok. Please stay with me, cause I still have some doubts. > > Not only do I need to display the subitems on click but also, when the > user clicks on one menu item, I need to change the URI as well. > > Why? Because, each time the user clicks on a menu item (whateaver that > item as childs or not), I want to display a list of products related > to the clicked item. > > > > So, I was trying to avoid js, because, I don’t know that much about > js. However, I’d like to do it properly, so, the only way I was > allowing the use of js, was by do not disabling the back button > functionality and by allowing a add to favorites option as well, > allowing the URI changing… O.o > > > > Anyway, let’s face it: > > Js is my only option, could this be a nice workflow, for an > unobtrusive solution? > > > > > > 1) Generate the multidimensional array from query. > > 2) Generate the ul / li menu (echo + foreach) displaying all > child elements as well. > > 3) Apply the anchor to the list items. > > 4) Apply some js to that ul / li that: > > 4.1) will be responsible for show/hide elements. > > 4.2) Will be responsible to show/hide elements only when some DOM > node(?) as children. > > 4.3) Change the URI on click, so that some information can be showed > based on uri segment. > > > > Can I have your help to fill the blanks here, or, if there are to > many, just an orientation reference, in order to get started… > > > > > > > > Thanks a lot once again, > > Márcio > > > > > > > > > > > From: Ashley Sheridan [mailto:ash@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: segunda-feira, 26 de Outubro de 2009 14:38 > To: MEM > Cc: php-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: dynamic menu with show hide capabilities - > understanding possible workflow > > > > > > On Mon, 2009-10-26 at 13:28 +0000, MEM wrote: > > > > Hello all, > > I'm on my way to build my first dynamic menu using php. > However, each time I say this, people start jumping at me crying out loud: > "Jquery" . > I don't need js for this. Really. (At least, this is what I believe). > > So I was wondering if It's possible to accomplish it, by using css and php > only. > > > If so, I'm wondering if something like this it's a good way for doing this: > > 1) > Generate a multidimensional array from database table containing categories > and subcategories. > > 2) > Create a css file with two classes one that shows, another that hides. > > 3) > Grab that array and: > 3.1) print it recursively (no idea how to accomplish this) > 3.2) print it with some sort of class="showThis" inside the generated html > element. > 3.3) make a conditional somewhere (I really don't know where, and this may > be related with the recursion doubt), in order to display the children > elements, only when we click the parent element. > > And here resides my main doubt: Is the point 3.3 feasible without the use of > js? > > > > I just need some directions please, > > Regards, > Márcio > > > > > > > Everything there is feasible without Javascript except for the > clicking part, which is pretty essential to what you want. Pure > CSS-only menus are still unavailable because of IE, so using some > Javascript is your only option really. > > Is there a particular reason you are shying away from Javascript in > this case? There are ways you can construct drop-down menus in a way > that if Javascript is unavailable, then they fall back to becoming a > bog-standard navigation bar. > > Also, before anyone mentions them, <select> lists are not the same > thing as a drop-down menu, and navigating to different parts of a > document upon changing the selected option is actually breaking their > default behavior, and can become confusing to people who expect them > to work as select lists. > > Thanks, > Ash > http://www.ashleysheridan.co.uk > > > > > > > > In that case, what you need to do is navigate to a new URL each time, as there is no way you can change the URL at all. The only way to change it without reloading is to alter the #anchor part of the URL, but that is not too flexible. Thanks, Ash http://www.ashleysheridan.co.uk
