Looking for a good menu script

[pcorreia]

I'm looking for a good script that will do pop-up hierarchical menus, in the style of Webreference's HierMenus script:

http://www.webreference.com/dhtml/hiermenus/

I'm not crazy about the actions that WebReference has been taking lately -- they completely changed the licensing for this script, changing it from a free download to a pay-per-use license, without notifying anyone, and applied that retroactively to all previous versions in such a way to make it look like it's always been that way. Not a good way to build positive business relationships.

But enough of my rant... my needs for the new script are this:
[ul][li]The script must be free or low-cost for commercial use[/li]
[li]The script must be easy to implement and maintain[/li]
[li]The script must write only valid XHTML and CSS markup[/li]
[li]Finally, once these are accomplished, the script must work in as many browsers as possible -- IE5+ and Netscape6/Mozilla are a must, and IE4, NS4, Opera are all preferred.[/li]
[/ul]
Any suggestions?

 

[Boomerang]

Hi pcorreia,

Try this one:

http://www.dynamicdrive.com/dynamicindex1/hvmenu/index.htm

Hope this helps,
Erik

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[FesterSXS]

pcorreia,

http://developer.netscape.com/viewsource/smith_menu/smith_menu.html

I found this menu about a month ago and have used it in 3 projects already - its great.

Hope it fits the bill

Tony

 

[pcorreia]

Thanks for the suggestion, Erik. I have checked this script out, and it looks like I'm guilty of omitting one requirement. This script is great, but it seems to require that you specify an absolute position for the menu. I'm trying to develop a fluid site. Have you used this script before? Do you think it's up to the task?

 

[Boomerang]

No I never used it. I'm working on a development of a new site and have plans to implement this menu. I'm sorry that I can't tell you the benefits/disadvantages.

Erik <!-- My sport: Boomerang throwing !!
This year I will participate at the World Championships in Germany. (

http://www.boomerang2002.com)

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[pcorreia]

The Netscape deveoloper link looks very promising -- I'll be checking that out this morning and I'll let you know! Thanks for all your suggestions, people.

 

[MarcLodge]

pcorreia,
Don't know enough about these things, but would

http://www.dhtmlcentral.com/projects/coolmenus/

fit your requirements?

 

[RenoWV]

The coolmenu script that Marc recommended is excellent - very good instructions and easy to configure. However I believe it too requires absolute positioning - worth checking out though.