I like the idea.
But we might improve the top-nav a bit. Suppose you have a lot of links (or just a small browser) then the top-nav will claim another row. I think we need some sort of fancy horizontal scrolling support here. -Robert ---------------------------------------- > Date: Sat, 15 Oct 2011 14:17:55 +0200 > Subject: Re: [skin][fluido] Menu location > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > > Hi Ivan! > the reason why I started adding menus in 2 places is that while the > sidebar is fixed in the page, the topbar is always available while > scrolling the pages; immagine the skin applied to the Apache Commons > Digester guide[1], once reached the bottom page, users have the > commodity to avoid scrolling up to open a new guide page. > > My proposal is to keep it ATM to experiment and collect feedbacks from > users too, maybe if we are lucky enough we attract more users to > express their opinion :) > WDYT? > > Have a nice WE! > Simo > > [1] http://commons.apache.org/digester/guide/binder.html > > http://people.apache.org/~simonetripodi/ > http://simonetripodi.livejournal.com/ > http://twitter.com/simonetripodi > http://www.99soft.org/ > > > > 2011/10/15 Ivan Habunek <[email protected]>: > > Hi guys. > > > > The way it is now in sanbox, the <menu> from site.xml is rendered in the > > side bar and in the top bar. Additionaly <links> are rendered in the right > > part of the top bar. > > > > I think there's no reason to have <menu> rendered in two places. I can see > > several options here: > > > > 1. Render the <links> in the top bar, and <menu> in the side bar. > > > > The problem is that currently, <item> nodes in <links> cannot have children, > > like they can in <menu>. See difference between LinkItem and MenuItem in the > > XSD [1]. > > > > This means that the links in the top bar cannot have drop-down lists like it > > is implemented now. For me this is not a big problem, but it does limit the > > available functionality offered by bootstrap. > > > > 2. Render both the <menu> and <links> in top bar, remove the sidebar. > > > > This is the way it is now, but minus the sidebar. Personally, i don't want > > to remove the sidebar, it is much more appropreate for larger menus. > > > > What do you think? Should we go with 1.? Any other ideas? > > > > Regards, > > Ivan > > > > [1] http://maven.apache.org/xsd/decoration-1.1.0.xsd > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
