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[Guest]

Hello -

I have a web app currently has regular links down the left-hand side of the
pages. They are attached to a database and put into an ascx so all I have to
do is change the database info to change all links on all pages. This works
fine, however, it looks funky.

I am using VS 2003, which has no way of making decent menus that I'm aware
of.

How does anyone out there deal with the menu issue? Is there a way I can
combine some kind of graphic into my above-mentioned menu solution?

Any help will be greatly appreciated!

 

[clintonG]

Ever hear of CSS?

search: css menu

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[Frankie]

From your description it sounds like you are "rolling your own" menu with
basic links. Which begs the question why then don't you just roll your own
<img> and CSS into it?

For a serious menu that is easy to implement, well documented, and is stable
and lightweight (relative to the features offered, anyway), check out the
menu offered at www.componentart.com
Yes, you'll have to pay for it, but that's part of the tradeoff (how much is
your time/frustration worth?)

-HTH

 

[Mark Rae]

Any help will be greatly appreciated!

http://www.aitoc.com/en/flex_menu_net.html

 

[Guest]

Hi Clinton -

Thanks for your response. I've only used css for entire web pages -- been
too busy working with the ADO.NET stuff.

I looked on the web and found lots of goodies I'll take a look at tomorrow.

 

[Guest]

Hi Frankie -

I appreciate your response! Clinton (above) suggested the css option also.
I'll probably go that way. I took a look at Componentart and it wasn't
immediately evident to me how to incorporate that into the ascx I've already
developed. Am I missing something?

Thanks again!

 

[Guest]

Hi Mark -

Thanks for your input. I did try the flex menu in my earlier days of
developing the site. That was also in the earlier days of my developing in
..Net. For some reason, at that time, it didn't work for me.

I'll take another look at it now that I have more experience under my belt;
although most of my acquired experience admittedly is ADO.NET stuff . . .
extensive building with datagrids . . . fascinating!

 

[Frankie]

Re:
<< Am I missing something >>

I'm not sure, but if you are, then this might help:

You can see *exactly* what it would take [or at least one way] to implement
the ComponentArt menu in your project by going to their menu demo page at
the following URL:
http://www.componentart.com/demos/menu/features/core_features/webform1.aspx

The top part of that page shows a sample menu. Below that there is a box
labeled "About This Example" and in that section there is a check box
labeled "Show Code". Check that box. The page will refresh and the bottom
part of the page will show you the code, data, and styling css that creates
the sample viewed in the top part of the page. When you select a different
menu to preview the associated code, data, and CSS will appear in the code
preview section at the bottom of the page. They have samples for loading the
menu from an XML file, from a database, or by hard-coding the menu items.

Now, about your need to put it in an ASCX. That's a fairly straight-forward
thing to do. There's really no difference between putting it into an ascx
(user control) vs an aspx (page).

-HTH

 

[Mark Rae]

Thanks for your input. I did try the flex menu in my earlier days of
developing the site. That was also in the earlier days of my developing
in
.Net. For some reason, at that time, it didn't work for me.

I've never had a problem with it...