This is accordion for showin', man! 2007/8/4, Dan G. Switzer, II <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > Mitchell, > > >Hi John > > > >I set up your menu so its as close to the one from Adobe as I could, > given > >my meager knowledgebase. > > > >Adobe > >http://www.whatbird.com/wwwroot/Components/Accordion%20Menu.html > > > >Resig > >http://www.whatbird.com/wwwroot/Components/Accordion%20Menu_Resig.html > > > >There are two things missing from Resig I would love to see. Maybe others > >won't care about these. > > > >1. Adobe changes color when you click on the accordian, and gives it > >focus. That's a nice thing. Click outside and it loses focus and goes > page > >to the default colors. > > > >2. I could not figure out how to use other easing effects, which would > >make it more flexible. I do see how to control the duration. > > > >I moved the css into an external sheet along with the JS. > > > >Regardless you have created an amazing plug in and I urge you to continue > >to work on it. I've looked at a ton of accordions and this one makes the > >others look like dark stuff that smells funny. The official jQ accordian > is > >the pits IMHO. > > I threw together a really quick plug-in based on John's code and your > example. I also addressed the issues you list above. > > http://www.pengoworks.com/workshop/jquery/resig_accordion.htm > > I changed a few things about the CSS declarations and the plug-in is based > on John's original code--so I take no credit for that. > > Just thought it looked like something to do while drinking a few > Michelobs. > > Click the "Toggle Easing" to see a different "Easing" algorithm at work. > Not > all of the algorithms provide a very good effect, so be careful with the > easing you test. > > Also, instead of placing an onclick event to handle sound, I added an > onSelected event handler you use to attach an additional "onclick" effect. > > I debated getting rid of the need for the anchor tag altogether inside the > <dt> element, but decided the <a> element allowed for good unobtrusive > behavior. > > Obviously, this is a very basic plug-in. > > -Dan > >
-- Dragan Krstić krdr http://krdr.ebloggy.com/
