Knowledge Base |
Accordion (Tree) Menu V3
(views: 20449)
Accordion Menu V3 and Accordion Tree Menu V3 are xml flash accordion menus featuring customized states, customized transitions and tweens. Here are all known issues for Accordion Menu V3 and Accordion Tree Menu V3, they should be similar, since basically it is the same component. If you have any questions that you think we should discuss here please let us know.
Go To First Child When Select Top Level Menu Item
(2007-12-13 - views: 3736)
Q: There are cases when content doesn't exist for the top level menu items. In these cases, when the user clicks a top menu item or when the clickItem() method is called on this top menu item, the first child of the menu should be selected. How can I make this happen?
A: This can be done by using the clickItem() method of the component. You need something to qualify the item as selectable or not. In the attached example we used an attribute (dataContent) in the items' xml node, in the component's setup xml file:
...
<item title="Level3 1" contentData="some data"/>
...
If the current item meets your criteria (has the contentData property), you can select it, otherwise you need to check if it has any children and select the first child. If the current item does not have any children, then its' next sibling will be selected. If it doesn't have any siblings either, then the parent's sibling will be selected (only if the item is not on the top level). In the attached file you have the full code, commented.
Files: ATM_SelectNextAvailableItem.zip
...
<item title="Level3 1" contentData="some data"/>
...
If the current item meets your criteria (has the contentData property), you can select it, otherwise you need to check if it has any children and select the first child. If the current item does not have any children, then its' next sibling will be selected. If it doesn't have any siblings either, then the parent's sibling will be selected (only if the item is not on the top level). In the attached file you have the full code, commented.
Files: ATM_SelectNextAvailableItem.zip
User Comments
Add a background to the whole menu?
posted by mlandfield on 2009-01-22
Is there a way to add a background movieclip to the entire accordion menu, not just the individual menu items? I'd like to have a background (filled with a color, let's say) that expands or contracts along with the menu. I've set this up with a separate movieclip and event listeners, but the background doesn't always animate in sync with the menu. It'd be great if I could just set a background clip in component settings, or if there were a style setting or something. Any help would be appreciated!
Add a background to the whole menu?
Unfortunately you cannot really add a background that way because as you said, it cannot be synchronized with the movement of the menu. The only solution would be to change the background of the menu items. Just edit the movie clips used as assets - for each style if you are using multiple styles.
posted by negush on 2009-01-23
@mlandfieldUnfortunately you cannot really add a background that way because as you said, it cannot be synchronized with the movement of the menu. The only solution would be to change the background of the menu items. Just edit the movie clips used as assets - for each style if you are using multiple styles.
Login to post your comment
