Re: (slightly off) using menu and [search]

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1998


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 21154
interpreted = N
texte = >* can the menu be created so that a submit button isn't needed? (so that >the action takes place when an item is selected from the menu)Yes, but it requires JavaScript. There are plenty of websites out there that you can steal from.>* can I avoid sending the user to the next page somehow if they don't >select a valid category? (For example, if the choose the first Select >One: or if the choose *Headers* in the list that are used to group the >categories)Yes, by putting some WebDNA on the next page that checks for valid input and does a [redirect] back to the original page if something's wrong.>* can I control the width of the menu -- other than making the category >names shorter -- so that I can fit it onto a navigation bar?I don't think so. You might try setting the smaller, but I doubt it.Technical Support | ==== eCommerce and Beyond ==== Pacific Coast Software | WebCatalog, WebMerchant, 11770 Bernardo Plaza Court | SiteEdit Pro, PhotoMaster, San Diego, CA 92128 | Typhoon 619/675-1106 Fax: 619/675-0372 | http://www.smithmicro.com/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: (slightly off) using menu and [search] (Dave MacLeay 1998)
  2. Re: (slightly off) using menu and [search] (PCS Technical Support 1998)
  3. (slightly off) using menu and [search] (Dale Stokdyk 1998)
>* can the menu be created so that a submit button isn't needed? (so that >the action takes place when an item is selected from the menu)Yes, but it requires JavaScript. There are plenty of websites out there that you can steal from.>* can I avoid sending the user to the next page somehow if they don't >select a valid category? (For example, if the choose the first Select >One: or if the choose *Headers* in the list that are used to group the >categories)Yes, by putting some WebDNA on the next page that checks for valid input and does a [redirect] back to the original page if something's wrong.>* can I control the width of the menu -- other than making the category >names shorter -- so that I can fit it onto a navigation bar?I don't think so. You might try setting the smaller, but I doubt it.Technical Support | ==== eCommerce and Beyond ==== Pacific Coast Software | WebCatalog, WebMerchant, 11770 Bernardo Plaza Court | SiteEdit Pro, PhotoMaster, San Diego, CA 92128 | Typhoon 619/675-1106 Fax: 619/675-0372 | http://www.smithmicro.com/ PCS Technical Support

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