Yeah, you can change the list image in the CSS, too. I hadn't thought
of that. But, I'm not sure that you can click on the list item image
and register a click on the list item; I've never tried, though.
- Dash -
Gareth Evans wrote:
> Dont list items have a list item icon that you can set?
>
> Gareth
>
>
> On 6/3/07, David Dashifen Kees <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>> Hrm ... when I added plus/minus images, I added <img> tags within the
>> list items. I made the list items position:relative and that way I
>> could use position:absolute for an <img> and a <label> within the list
>> items. Then, with prototype, you can use the up() function to figure
>> out what list item you're within.
>>
>> But, in your case, the best I can think of is to maybe float a <div>
>> element over the plus/minus background image?
>>
>> - Dash -
>>
>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>>
>>> here is a version that adds a + - sign besides the list. the only
>>> problem is that it won't expand when i click on the + or - sign..
>>> anyway to accomplish that?
>>>
>>> thanks!
>>>
>>>
>>> <html>
>>> <head>
>>> <script type="text/javascript" src="prototype.js"></script>
>>> <style>
>>> ul.mktree li.liOpen ul { display: block; border-left:1px }
>>> ul.mktree li.liClosed ul { display: none; }
>>> ul.mktree li.liOpen .bullet { cursor: pointer; background:
>>> url(minus.gif) center left no-repeat; }
>>> ul.mktree li.liClosed .bullet { cursor: pointer; background:
>>> url(plus.gif) center left no-repeat; }
>>> ul.mktree li.liBullet .bullet { cursor: default; background:
>>> url(bullet.gif) center left no-repeat; }
>>> /* Turn off list bullets */
>>> ul.mktree li { list-style: none; }
>>> /* Provide space for our own "bullet" inside the LI */
>>> ul.mktree li .bullet { padding-left: 15px;}
>>> ul.mktree, ul.mktree ul , ul.mktree li { margin-left:10px; padding:
>>> 0px; white-space: nowrap}
>>> </style>
>>> </head>
>>> <body>
>>>
>>> <div id="tree_menu" >
>>>
>>> <ul class="mktree">
>>>
>>> <li class='liClosed'><span class="bullet"> </span>1
>>> <ul>
>>> <li class='liBullet'><span class="bullet"> </span>1.1
>>>
>> </li>
>>
>>> <li class='liBullet'><span class="bullet"> </span>1.2
>>>
>> </li>
>>
>>> <li class='liClosed'><span class="bullet"> </span>1.2
>>> <ul>
>>> <li class='liBullet'><span
>>>
>> class="bullet"> </span>1.2.1</li>
>>
>>> </ul>
>>> </li>
>>> </ul>
>>> </li>
>>>
>>> <li class='liClosed'><span class="bullet"> </span>2
>>> <ul>
>>> <li class='liBullet'><span class="bullet"> </span>2.1
>>>
>> </li>
>>
>>> <li class='liBullet'><span class="bullet"> </span>2.2
>>>
>> </li>
>>
>>> </ul>
>>> </li>
>>>
>>> </ul>
>>>
>>> </div>
>>>
>>>
>>> <script type="text/javascript">
>>>
>>> $("tree_menu").observe("click", function(event) {
>>> var element = Event.element(event);
>>> if (element.tagName == "LI") {
>>> if( $(element).hasClassName("liOpen") ) {
>>> element.removeClassName("liOpen");
>>> element.addClassName("liClosed");
>>> } else if ( $(element).hasClassName("liClosed") ) {
>>> element.removeClassName("liClosed");
>>> element.addClassName("liOpen");
>>> }
>>>
>>> }
>>>
>>> });
>>>
>>> </script>
>>>
>>> </body>
>>> </html>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Jun 1, 12:14 pm, David Dashifen Kees <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> You don't need to put open/closed classes on your <ul> tags, only the
>>>> <li> ones which contain lists. With the CSS that we've defined,
>>>>
>> there's
>>
>>>> not a problem with doing so, but since the class is undefined it may
>>>>
>> not
>>
>>>> really help very much. Other than that, looks good to me.
>>>>
>>>> - Dash -
>>>>
>>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> thank you very much, David. here is the simple test html that works
>>>>>
>>>>> <html>
>>>>> <head>
>>>>> <script type="text/javascript" src="prototype.js"></script>
>>>>> <style>
>>>>> li.open ul { display: block; }
>>>>> li.closed ul { display: none; }
>>>>> </style>
>>>>> </head>
>>>>> <body>
>>>>>
>>>>> <div id="tree_menu">
>>>>>
>>>>> <ul>
>>>>> <li class='open'>
>>>>> <li class='closed'>1
>>>>> <ul class='closed'>
>>>>> <li>1.1</li>
>>>>> <li>1.2</li>
>>>>> </ul>
>>>>> </li>
>>>>> </li>
>>>>> </ul>
>>>>>
>>>>> </div>
>>>>>
>>>>> <script type="text/javascript">
>>>>>
>>>>> $("tree_menu").observe("click", function(event) {
>>>>> var element = Event.element(event);
>>>>> if (element.tagName == "LI") {
>>>>> if( element.hasClassName("open") ) {
>>>>> element.removeClassName("open");
>>>>> element.addClassName("closed");
>>>>> } else {
>>>>> element.removeClassName("closed");
>>>>> element.addClassName("open");
>>>>> }
>>>>> }
>>>>>
>>>>> });
>>>>>
>>>>> </script>
>>>>>
>>>>> </body>
>>>>> </html>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Jun 1, 11:38 am, David Dashifen Kees <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Yes, the JS can do that. Assuming your tree menu is within an
>>>>>>
>> element,
>>
>>>>>> probably a div, with an ID of "treemenu", you can do this:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> $("treemenu").observe("click", function(event) {
>>>>>> var element = Event.element(event);
>>>>>> /* ... other stuff ... */
>>>>>>
>>>>>> }
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The Event.element() function will return the DOM object which caused
>>>>>>
>> the
>>
>>>>>> Event to happen. Thus, if you click a specific list item within the
>>>>>> tree menu div, then it will (a) call the function above and (b) know
>>>>>> exactly which list item was clicked using the Event.element()
>>>>>>
>> function.
>>
>>>>>> - Dash -
>>>>>>
>>>>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> er. i am wrong. I need the ID to identify which list item i am
>>>>>>>
>> working
>>
>>>>>>> on.
>>>>>>> i thought that when i click on certain list that js will figure out
>>>>>>> which one i am clicking..
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> James.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Jun 1, 11:26 am, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>>>>>>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>>>>>> On Jun 1, 11:09 am, "Richard Quadling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Each node should have a unique ID. The classname is just to alter
>>>>>>>>>
>> the
>>
>>>>>>>>> styling from open to close.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I don't see why i need ID for it. All i need is to show or hide a
>>>>>>>> branch with onclick. a classname should do it, no?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> James.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On 01/06/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I want to make a tree menu that is only need to be viewed (no
>>>>>>>>>>
>> drag/
>>
>>>>>>>>>> drop, editing ).
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> searched the groups and i found this post. http://xrl.us/wsgg
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> quote the 6th post from David Dashifen Kees
>>>>>>>>>> ====
>>>>>>>>>> I'd suggest using a structure rather than hierarchical divs; I've
>>>>>>>>>>
>> made
>>
>>>>>>>>>> tree menus mostly out of unordered lists. The children of any
>>>>>>>>>>
>> node in
>>
>>>>>>>>>> a
>>>>>>>>>> list are then contained within an internal <ul> within the <li>
>>>>>>>>>>
>> of the
>>
>>>>>>>>>> node. Then, when a list item is clicked, you can open or close
>>>>>>>>>>
>> it's
>>
>>>>>>>>>> internal <ul> with toggling or, as I usually do it, changing the
>>>>>>>>>>
>> class
>>
>>>>>>>>>> name of the list item that you click. That way the class name
>>>>>>>>>>
>> can not
>>
>>>>>>>>>> only control the display of any internal <ul> but it can also
>>>>>>>>>>
>> alter
>>
>>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>>> image that appears to the left of the <li> which indicates
>>>>>>>>>>
>> whether the
>>
>>>>>>>>>> list is expanded or collapsed.
>>>>>>>>>> ====
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> that seems to be a simple solution but i don't understand the
>>>>>>>>>> "changing the class
>>>>>>>>>> name of the list item that you click".. I thought i would give a
>>>>>>>>>> unique classname for each <ul> when i generate the whole tree.
>>>>>>>>>>
>> then i
>>
>>>>>>>>>> can expand this <ul> when user click on it. why changing the
>>>>>>>>>> classname ? I reread his explanation few time but still can't
>>>>>>>>>>
>> figure
>>
>>>>>>>>>> out the reason..
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> thanks,
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> James.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>> -----
>>>>>>>>> Richard Quadling
>>>>>>>>> Zend Certified Engineer :
>>>>>>>>>
>> http://zend.com/zce.php?c=ZEND002498&r=213474731
>>
>>>>>>>>> "Standing on the shoulders of some very clever giants!"
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>
>>>
>
> >
>
>
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