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gib65
06-14-2008, 12:21 AM
1) Script Title:

Floating Menu script

2) Script URL (on DD):

http://www.shahspace.com/mm-theory/home.htm

3) Describe problem:

Hello,

I'm trying to program a Floating Menu script into my website here (http://www.shahspace.com/mm-theory). I did it exactly as the instructions say: I copied and pasted the whole code provided and just before my </body> tag. It seems to work in that it keeps the menu at the bottom of my page but it's literally at the bottom of the page - i.e. it's WAY below the bottom of the screen and you have to scroll WAY down to see it. How can I program it to hover at the bottom of the screen rather than the entire page? Or better yet, how do I get it to hover near the middle or near the top? How can I set the precise location?

Thanks for the forthcoming help.
rangana
06-14-2008, 12:42 AM
See if removing the DTD helps.
rangana
06-14-2008, 12:49 AM
Floating menu script never works when there is a DTD.
Hopefully, this new edition should work with DTD:


<script>
if (!document.layers)
document.write('<div id="divStayTopLeft" style="position:absolute">')
</script>

<layer id="divStayTopLeft">

<!--EDIT BELOW CODE TO YOUR OWN MENU-->
<table border="1px" width="130px" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
<tr>
<td width="100%" bgcolor="#FFFFCC">
<p align="center"><b><font size="4px">Menu</font></b></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="100%" bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
<p align="left"> <a href="http://www.dynamicdrive.com">Dynamic Drive</a><br>
<a href="http://www.dynamicdrive.com/new.htm">What's New</a><br>
<a href="http://www.dynamicdrive.com/hot.htm">What's Hot</a><br>
<a href="http://www.dynamicdrive.com/faqs.htm">FAQs</a><br>
<a href="http://www.dynamicdrive.com/morezone/">More Zone</a></td>
</tr>
</table>
<!--END OF EDIT-->

</layer>


<script type="text/javascript">

/*
Floating Menu script- Roy Whittle (http://www.javascript-fx.com/)
Script featured on/available at http://www.dynamicdrive.com/
This notice must stay intact for use
*/

//Enter "frombottom" or "fromtop"
var verticalpos="frombottom"

if (!document.layers)
document.write('</div>')

function JSFX_FloatTopDiv()
{
var startX = 3,
startY = 200;
var ns = (navigator.appName.indexOf("Netscape") != -1);
var d = document;
function ml(id)
{
var el=d.getElementById?d.getElementById(id):d.all?d.all[id]:d.layers[id];
if(d.layers)el.style=el;
el.sP=function(x,y){this.style.left=x+'px';this.style.top=y+'px';};
el.x = startX;
if (verticalpos=="fromtop")
el.y = startY;
else{
el.y = ns ? pageYOffset + innerHeight : document.body.scrollTop + document.body.clientHeight;
el.y -= startY;
}
return el;
}
window.stayTopLeft=function()
{
if (verticalpos=="fromtop"){
var pY = ns ? pageYOffset : document.body.scrollTop;
ftlObj.y += (pY + startY - ftlObj.y)/8;
}
else{
var pY = ns ? pageYOffset + innerHeight : document.body.scrollTop + document.body.clientHeight;
ftlObj.y += (pY - startY - ftlObj.y)/8;
}
ftlObj.sP(ftlObj.x, ftlObj.y);
setTimeout("stayTopLeft()", 10);
}
ftlObj = ml("divStayTopLeft");
stayTopLeft();
}
JSFX_FloatTopDiv();
</script>


Hope it helps.
gib65
06-14-2008, 02:17 AM
You're right! Commenting out the DTD solved the problem... but it created a different problem. Now my webpage is all messed up. The main content has completely disappeared.

My DTD looks like this:

<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/strict.dtd">

Is there something I can replace it with that'll work with my floating menu?
rangana
06-14-2008, 02:30 AM
Have you had tried to play with the script I posted in post#3? It should work with DTD.
gib65
06-14-2008, 04:02 AM
I sure did. I tried it with my DTD and without it. It only works without it.
rangana
06-14-2008, 04:07 AM
You're not updating your page. And, if you will, I could'nt get in since its blocked (just now) in my workplace.

Have you tried adding the highlighted into the script:


el.sP=function(x,y){this.style.left=x+'px';this.style.top=y+'px';};
gib65
06-14-2008, 04:27 AM
You're not updating your page. And, if you will, I could'nt get in since its blocked (just now) in my workplace.

No I haven't updated the code on the server. I have no access to it right now. I'm updating it on my laptop. I probably won't be able to update the server until after the weekend unless I make a stop at the office sooner.



Have you tried adding the highlighted into the script:


el.sP=function(x,y){this.style.left=x+'px';this.style.top=y+'px';};


Yes, that line is already there - even the highlighted parts.

I appreciate the help. Any other suggestions (like a substitute for the DTD)?
gib65
06-16-2008, 07:30 PM
I've updated the website.