Top-Level and Sub Section Navigation (Javascripts)

[bkadvpc]

I'm using the Layout14 from the Clean Layout Themes (w/ Section List already exists -NETQUOTEVAR:TOPLEVELSECTIONSTOP-). And, I'm trying to change the Section list either to a jump menu with a drop-down menu for Top-Level and Sub Sections or a list. With following the steps from the Advanced Users Guide (pg 27 through 33), I'm getting multiple Java runtime errors on previewing the web site locally. I removed the NETQUOTEVAR:TOPLEVELSECTIONSTOP, and tried each single section list option from Adv.Users Guide. None of them seems working, or I'm leaving out something.

My purpose is having Top-Level and Sub Section List on the left to ease the navigation. I've more than three-level sub sections on some of them. So it creates a hasssle to reach the products.

Or is there another way besides NorTree?
Any suggestions?

B.Kaya
Thanks

PS: Web site has not been launched to Internet yet.

[TraceyG]

Hi,

I've tried the code that you were using for a Drop-Down List with Top Level Sections and Sub-Sections by copying and pasting the code into my Primary template and it worked fine.

Can you attach your Act_Primary.html file (change to extention to .txt so you can attach it or paste the contents into your post) and I will take a look at what you have done.

[bkadvpc]

Here it is...

Here is what I wanna do; I'm having our Top-Level Sections on the left, while having a drop-down jump menu for Top & Sub-level Sections on the right. I tried both drop-down and list for top and sub-level sections, they gave errors. I also tried Yahoo style, it gave me an error.

The attached file is Drop down for top-sub section.

The JS errors I'm getting are:
Error: Expected Hexadecimal digit
Error:"section_tree" is undefined

bk

[bkadvpc]

PS:

PS: With Netscape it seems like it's ok.

[NormanRouxel]

I'll bet you've got some unusual characters in one of your section names.

Norman

[TraceyG]

Hi,

I've tested your Act_Primary.html template in one of my sites and it works ok without any javascript errors so there is nothing wrong with the coding. Can you check Norman's suggestion.

[bkadvpc]

Ok I think I've got it!



Norm, you were right. I had ignored naming conventions and used some characters on some of the section names. But, though I changed those, I still got the errors. When searched the net I found what it's.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...cimaldigit.asp

http://www.webmasterworld.com/forum91/383.htm


"\u" is escape code for a hex digit
"u\" also gives errors

So I changed the image names:

WAS
section_tree[5].pChild[4].pChild[1].sImage = "images1\subsecCPU\xeon_1_512.gif";

NOW
section_tree[5].pChild[4].pChild[1].sImage = "images1\subsecCPU\ixeon_1_512.gif";

WAS
section_tree[20].pChild[1].sImage = "images1\subsecimg\ups_netsvr.gif";

NOW
section_tree[20].pChild[1].sImage = "images1\subsecimg\apcups_netsvr.gif";

Thanks guys. Tracy, Norm I appreciate your help.

Regards

BK

[NormanRouxel]

I think Actinic already know about this. This is a Previewing problem only. Also it probably woudn't affect a live site as all the images are in the same folder and there would be no \ in any path names.

In fact a \ should really always be represented by \\ in a JavaScript string (because future versions of JavaScript may define new \ codes) so Actinic would be much better fixing this by replacing all \ with \\ when generating these JavaScript arrays for Previewing.

Norman