PVII Drop Menu Magic -Advanced Current Marker
Overview
The Drop Menu Magic system includes a built-in feature that applies a Current Marker to a link in the menu that matches the current page's URL. The system sets this link to a special style class named current_mark. This provides a visual trail to the current page in the menu—a you are here indicator. This feature can be turned on or off by checking the Enable box for Current Marking in the user interface for each menu on the page.
This default Current Marker feature works automatically, without user intervention—but it does rely on matching the current page's URL to the hyperlinks contained in the menu. In most cases this will work just fine. However, when the current page is not reflected as a link in the menu, the current marker will not be able to find a match and no marker is applied. Fortunately, Drop Menu Magic includes an Advanced Current Marker system to allow you to handle these exceptions so that even pages that do not appear as links in the menu can have a specified link Current Marked.
Note: Use the Advanced Current Marker ONLY when the page does NOT appear as a link within the menu system. In other words, the Advanced Current Marker is designed to handle the exceptions that go beyond the capabilities of the default current marking feature.
The Advanced Current Marker system is designed to be 100% Dreamweaver Template friendly. It can be applied to any template or template-based page. The system will detect the page type and process accordingly.
Opening the Advanced Current Marker
To open the interface:
-Click inside the DMM menu that you wish to act on.
-Choose Commands > Studio VII > Drop Menu Magic by PVII > Advanced Current Marker Options...
Note: The Advanced Current Marker option will be unavailable (grayed out) if there is no Drop Menu Magic html markup on the page or if you have not clicked on the menu you wish to act on.
The Advanced Current Marker user interface will open.
The interface allows you to manage each of four options and also allows you to Remove an existing Advanced Current Marker.
To activate the Advanced Current Marking feature you simply click the radio button next to the option you wish to use:
- Using the None Option
- Using the Text Link Option
- Using the URL Match Option
- Using the Folder/Text Option
Modifying the Advanced Current Marker
The system also includes the ability to Modify the parameters of a page that already has one of the Advanced Current marker options applied.
On a page that already contains an Advanced Current Marker...
-Click inside the menu that you wish to act on.
-Choose Commands > Studio VII > Drop Menu Magic by PVII > Advanced Current Marker...
The interface will open in Modify mode.
Note: When the Advanced Current Marker interface is in Modify mode, a Remove button appears in the column of command buttons on the right edge of the interface window.
In this example, the interface opens with the URL option selected. The system will detect which option is being used on the page and set the interface accordingly.
Removing the Advanced Current Marker
The Advanced Current Marker system includes a handy Remove utility that allows you to quickly remove an existing Advanced Current Marker from any page. If the system detects an Advanced Current Marker on your page, it will open in Modify mode - in which case, a Remove button will be present below the OK button.
-Click the Remove button.
The system will completely remove the Advanced Current Marker settings from your page.
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