Best free js dropdown menu you've seen?

Dropdown or vertical or whatever, preferebly with no code injection into the page and all menu values stored externally, which one do you recommend?

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"rams30" <webforumsuser (AT) macromedia (DOT) com> posted:

Dropdown or vertical or whatever, preferebly with no code
injection into the page and all menu values stored externally,
which one do you recommend?

I've never actually seen a drop-down menu on the web that I actually like.
I've built a few, myself, to learn how. But after doing it a few times, I
got bored with it and after experimenting with building graphics and
assembling web pages, I'm turned off by it. I've become a minimalist. If I
wanted to build another extensive website today, I'd build it probably much
in the same fashion as Jakob Nielsen, using only what's actually necessary
to get the site to display, convey the information I want to convey, and
loads and navigates very quickly.

I like that idea, but all the pages in the Nielsen Group, while simple and
fast-loading, could be organized better with more effective use of tables,
in my opinion. And putting things on different pages. I can't stand those
that when they finally finish loading, they're literally so huge that my
scrollbar is only 3-4 pixels tall, and there's a huge list of named-anchor
links at the top of the page. It's even worse when it's some kind of fan
site and it contains images.

But even for a fast-loading page, I would think of this as a big no-no in
usability: excessive named anchors.

http://www.jnd.org/recommended_readings.html

The news section of Jakob's site -- I dunno. I guess if you visit the page
every day to keep up with what he does, and you're familiar with what's
already on it, then new links added to the top of the news list wouldn't be
a HUGE deal, but for people who just happen upon it, in my opinion, it's not
all that "usable". It's functional, but I think SOMEtimes an image or two
to access common features to draw extra attention to them is good as long as
it's not overdone and the text is there, too.

Damaeus

which one do you recommend?
NONE!

If you want to build usable, functional websites avoid all-js menus. use CSS
based menu systems like those found at www.projectseven.com.

--

Walt


"rams30" <webforumsuser (AT) macromedia (DOT) com> wrote

Dropdown or vertical or whatever, preferebly with no code injection into
the page and all menu values stored externally, which one do you
recommend?

Dropdown or vertical or whatever, preferebly with no code injection into
the page and all menu values stored externally, which one do you
recommend?

Use a PVII menu, and externalize it with Server-side includes. You cannot
go wrong with that approach. I have not found a free menu that is worth
considering.


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"rams30" <webforumsuser (AT) macromedia (DOT) com> wrote

Dropdown or vertical or whatever, preferebly with no code injection into
the page and all menu values stored externally, which one do you
recommend?