usability enhancements [#113203]

hi there - I like simplemenu - but didn't like the way the folder/arrow icons worked. (same with the old dhtml menu too)

I've changed the icons and tweaked the css so that the menus are more like those on a desktop app.. eg arrows on the right for folders, nothing for leaves. looks a lot cleaner and hooks into what people already know... would prolly be easy to use jquery to make the whole li element rollover instead of the a, too then the background of the arrow would highlight.. inverting the text woudl prolly be simple too
lemme know if you're interested in this - happy to contribute to the module - will attach the css and gifs for you here - with a screenshot.png (in zip archive) - oops drupal.org doesn;t let me attach an archive so get it here:
http://isomorpho.us/files/simplemenu-images-css.zip

just screenshot attached

cheers
jy

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Comments

Comment #1

yched CreditAttribution: yched commented 27 January 2007 at 13:32

I kind of like the current "darkish" look, but I think jyuille is right about the folder / leaf distinction, which is currently not perfect IMO

Comment #2

m3avrck CreditAttribution: m3avrck commented 30 January 2007 at 01:35

What if the folders removed and the green arrows left for anything that had submenus, would that work?

Since the CSS is easily customizable I don't want to differ much from that, but if moving the icons makes more sense default wise I'll do it :-)

Comment #3

yched CreditAttribution: yched commented 30 January 2007 at 01:44

Er, actually i commented thinking the thread belonged to the 'other' top-menu module (Administration Menu) :-D
But I guess I still agree that the folder icon can replaced.

I'll leave now :-)

Comment #4

m3avrck CreditAttribution: m3avrck commented 30 January 2007 at 04:46

Status:

Active

» Fixed

Thanks for the idea!

Cleaned things up and what not. If you have better icons for the arrows now and/or colors please create a new issue and I'll update accordingly, thanks!