I have similar needs - my menu items' skin depend on each user's completion status. I've been generating the menu at the back-end after the login validation - but mine isn't a large, multi-user app.
Looking forward to how other approach it. On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 11:17 AM, David C. Moody <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > Hi guys, > > I'm developing a pretty large multi-user application. I need a good > menu system for and was looking for some help, maybe someone has come > up with something they'd like to share or at least has some ideas. > > The general menu will be the same for everyone. But some users will > have access to certain features while others will not. > > I'm thinking of using a menuBar. But this isn't necessary, I'm just > trying to come up with the best way to accomplish this. > > What i was thinking now is have 2 databases: > > Menu & UserMenu > > Menu would hold all menu options, and then UserMenu would hold access > rights to each menu? > > But the only way I can think of doing this is: > Loop through menu and then for each menu item, check Usermenu for > access rights. > > Can anyone else think of a better way to do this? Or maybe have a > menu they'd like to share? > > Thanks, > -David > >
