Hello Peoples,
we are looking to implement a "bread crumb" (path) style navigation portlet within Jetspeed 1.5 (and then Jetspeed 1.6 with the JSR 168 adapter when available).
By the term "bread crumb", I am referring to a "path" showing the location of the current page (containing the navigation portlet) within the scope of the site.
For example,
- If the browser was displaying the "Home" page, the "bread crumb" (path) would be "Home"
- If the browser was displaying the "Entertainment" page, the "bread crumb" (path) would be "Home > Entertainment"
- If the browser was displaying the "Moviest" page, the "bread crumb" (path) would be "Home > Entertainment > Movies"
Each "node" in the bread crumb path is also a hyper-link to that area of the site.
A online example can be seen at URL "http://www.westernpower.com.au/html/home/smart_ways_to_save/brochures.html" which shows the "bread crumb" as "Your Home > Smart Ways to Save >".
We would probably display the "bread crumb" portlet within the main content area of the page, under the top level navigation header.
viz.
.-------------------------------------------------------.
| TOP LEVEL NAVIGATION HEADER |
|--------------------------------------------------------.
| .-------------------------------------------. |
| | BREAD CRUMB PORTLET | |
| .-------------------------------------------. |
| |
.--------------------------------------------------------.
This feature is quite common for many web sites with a single view.
Does this style of navigation have a general name ?
Has anybody seen or worked on a general approach (or pattern) for this type of problem ?
It would seem this type of portlet could be used for many web sites requiring a particular kind of navigation.
Comments and thoughts welcome.
Tim.
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Tim Telcik
Technical Application Architect
Business Systems Delivery
Group Services, HBF, Inc.
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