Bullet List Accordion Menu question

**hugh** · 09-13-2011, 02:21 PM

1) Script Title: Bullet List Accordion Menu

2) Script URL (on DD): http://www.dynamicdrive.com/dynamici...enu-bullet.htm

3) Describe problem:

Hi, in the Bullet List Accordion Menu, I want the accordion to open UPWARDS from the trigger link, not to drop down.

How do I do that?

thx

**vwphillips** · 09-13-2011, 03:34 PM

Code:

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml2/DTD/xhtml1-strict.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en">

<head>

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.4.2/jquery.min.js"></script>

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.dynamicdrive.com/dynamicindex17/ddaccordion.js">

/***********************************************
* Accordion Content script- (c) Dynamic Drive DHTML code library (www.dynamicdrive.com)
* Visit http://www.dynamicDrive.com for hundreds of DHTML scripts
* This notice must stay intact for legal use
***********************************************/

</script>


<script type="text/javascript">


ddaccordion.init({
	headerclass: "expandable", //Shared CSS class name of headers group that are expandable
	contentclass: "categoryitems", //Shared CSS class name of contents group
	revealtype: "click", //Reveal content when user clicks or onmouseover the header? Valid value: "click", "clickgo", or "mouseover"
	mouseoverdelay: 200, //if revealtype="mouseover", set delay in milliseconds before header expands onMouseover
	collapseprev: true, //Collapse previous content (so only one open at any time)? true/false
	defaultexpanded: [0], //index of content(s) open by default [index1, index2, etc]. [] denotes no content
	onemustopen: false, //Specify whether at least one header should be open always (so never all headers closed)
	animatedefault: false, //Should contents open by default be animated into view?
	persiststate: true, //persist state of opened contents within browser session?
	toggleclass: ["", "openheader"], //Two CSS classes to be applied to the header when it's collapsed and expanded, respectively ["class1", "class2"]
	togglehtml: ["prefix", "", ""], //Additional HTML added to the header when it's collapsed and expanded, respectively  ["position", "html1", "html2"] (see docs)
	animatespeed: "fast", //speed of animation: integer in milliseconds (ie: 200), or keywords "fast", "normal", or "slow"
	oninit:function(headers, expandedindices){ //custom code to run when headers have initalized
		//do nothing
	},
	onopenclose:function(header, index, state, isuseractivated){ //custom code to run whenever a header is opened or closed
		//do nothing
	}
})



</script>

<style type="text/css">

.arrowlistmenu{
width: 180px; /*width of accordion menu*/
}

.arrowlistmenu .menuheader{ /*CSS class for menu headers in general (expanding or not!)*/
font: bold 14px Arial;
color: white;
background: black url(titlebar.png) repeat-x center left;
margin-bottom: 10px; /*bottom spacing between header and rest of content*/
text-transform: uppercase;
padding: 4px 0 4px 10px; /*header text is indented 10px*/
cursor: hand;
cursor: pointer;
}

.arrowlistmenu .openheader{ /*CSS class to apply to expandable header when it's expanded*/
background-image: url(titlebar-active.png);
}

.arrowlistmenu ul{ /*CSS for UL of each sub menu*/
list-style-type: none;
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
margin-bottom: 8px; /*bottom spacing between each UL and rest of content*/
}

.arrowlistmenu ul li{
padding-bottom: 2px; /*bottom spacing between menu items*/
}

.arrowlistmenu ul li a{
color: #A70303;
background: url(arrowbullet.png) no-repeat center left; /*custom bullet list image*/
display: block;
padding: 2px 0;
padding-left: 19px; /*link text is indented 19px*/
text-decoration: none;
font-weight: bold;
border-bottom: 1px solid #dadada;
font-size: 90%;
}

.arrowlistmenu ul li a:visited{
color: #A70303;
}

.arrowlistmenu ul li a:hover{ /*hover state CSS*/
color: #A70303;
background-color: #F3F3F3;
}

</style>

</head>

<body>

<div class="arrowlistmenu">

<ul class="categoryitems">
<li><a href="http://www.dynamicdrive.com/style/csslibrary/category/C1/">Horizontal CSS Menus</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.dynamicdrive.com/style/csslibrary/category/C2/">Vertical CSS Menus</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.dynamicdrive.com/style/csslibrary/category/C4/">Image CSS</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.dynamicdrive.com/style/csslibrary/category/C6/">Form CSS</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.dynamicdrive.com/style/csslibrary/category/C5/">DIVs and containers</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.dynamicdrive.com/style/csslibrary/category/C7/">Links & Buttons</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.dynamicdrive.com/style/csslibrary/category/C8/">Other</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.dynamicdrive.com/style/csslibrary/all/">Browse All</a></li>
</ul>
<h3 class="menuheader expandable">CSS Library</h3>

<ul class="categoryitems">
<li><a href="http://www.cssdrive.com">CSS Gallery</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.cssdrive.com/index.php/menudesigns/">Menu Gallery</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.cssdrive.com/index.php/news/">Web Design News</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.cssdrive.com/index.php/examples/">CSS Examples</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.cssdrive.com/index.php/main/csscompressor/">CSS Compressor</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.dynamicdrive.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=6">CSS Forums</a></li>
</ul>
<h3 class="menuheader expandable">CSS Drive</h3>

<ul class="categoryitems">
<li><a href="http://www.javascriptkit.com/cutpastejava.shtml" >Free JavaScripts</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.javascriptkit.com/javatutors/">JavaScript tutorials</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.javascriptkit.com/jsref/">JavaScript Reference</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.javascriptkit.com/domref/">DOM Reference</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.javascriptkit.com/dhtmltutors/">DHTML & CSS</a></li>
</ul>
<h3 class="menuheader expandable">JavaScript Kit</h3>

<h3 class="menuheader" style="cursor: default">FeedBack</h3>
<div>
Regular contents here. Header does not expand or contact.
</div>

</div>

<p>Assuming the current page is named "current.htm", the below links when navigated to expands a particular header on that page:</p>
<p>
- <a href="current.htm?expandable=0">Expand 1st header within "expandable" header group</a><br />
- <a href="current.htm?expandable=2">Expand 3rd header within "expandable" header group</a><br />
</p>

<p>Helpful links: </p>
<p>
- <a href="http://www.dynamicdrive.com/dynamicindex17/ddaccordion_suppliment.htm">Adding arbitrary links hat expand/ collapse the contents</a><br />
- <a href="http://www.dynamicdrive.com/dynamicindex17/ddaccordion_suppliment2.htm">Taking advantage of the oninit() and onopenclose() event handlers</a><br />
</p>

</body>
</html>

**hugh** · 09-13-2011, 04:22 PM

Hi Vic,

Many thanks for replying.

Could I ask what is it that has changed in respect to the original code? It could be just one simple option to change, or maybe you've recoded it for me

cheers
Hugh

**vwphillips** · 09-14-2011, 07:29 AM

the ul is positioned above the header in the HTML code

**hugh** · 09-15-2011, 11:40 AM

Thanks for that, Vic.

I don't quite understand or see anything different?....the UL is positioned above what header? The only thing I see above the header is the DOCTYPE statement...??

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