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Hiermenus Go Forth, II:
Version 4 - The External Arrays - New Menu Tree Parameters



Element 12 - position_under

Description
Causes the first child menu in a menu tree, with a permanent horizontal top-level menu, to be positioned directly under its parent item.


The menu above is a horizontal permanently positioned top-level menu. The first child menu appears directly below the item that causes it to be displayed.

Value
Boolean
May be specified as:
  • true Boolean (true / false)
  • integer Boolean (1 / 0)
  • string JS expression to be evaluated

Example Values
true Boolean: true
    First child menu appears below its parent item.
true Boolean: false
    First child menu overlaps its parent item like all child menus.

integer Boolean: 1
    First child menu appears below its parent item.
integer Boolean: 0
    First child menu overlaps its parent item like all child menus.

JS expression (function call): "setPositionUnder()"
    A custom function that you have created is called. The return value of this function will be assigned to the position_under parameter.
JS expression (complete statement): "(IE4)"
    The first child menu will display directly under the parent item that called it if the user is using IE. (This is not a very good example, but I could not think of a case where one would need a conditional for this parameter. In any case, the ability to use JavaScript statements is included. I'm sure someone will think of a useful scenario. )

Default
false.
If omitted, the first child menu will overlap its parent item based on values set in the Global Parameter Variables.
The Version 4 Global Parameter Variables have not yet been discussed, but they follow the same logic as the Version 3 in-page Global Parameter Variables.

Differences from Version 3 equivalent
There is no Version 3 equivalent. All first child menus items were positioned according to values set in the Global Parameter Variables.

Comments
This parameter is useful only if HM is used to create a horizontal toolbar, with precisely positioned first child menus, as in the example above. It will only work if both top_is_permanent and top_is_horizontal are set to true.
If these prerequisites are not fulfilled, position_under is ignored.

The next parameter is useful for permanent toolbars, as well.


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Created: Sept 05, 2000
Revised: Sept 05, 2000

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