Hello,
I would be grateful if someone could clarify whether there is such a thing as a
pure CSS expandable menu. The sort of thing I'm looking for is the expandable /
collapsible hierachy commonly shown in the left-hand frame of Windows programs
such as Explorer or Outlook.
I'm trying to
Hi Grant,
I'm not sure if this is what you're looking for, but this might help:
http://www.alistapart.com/articles/dropdowns
Unfortunately, this does require some javascript as IE doesn't support
a few CSS elements.
Cheers,
Jelina
On Tue, Jun 29, 2010 at 9:30 AM,
Hi Grant,
Maybe this can help: http://free-css-menu.com/vertical-css-menu.html
SteF.
On Mon, Jun 28, 2010 at 7:30 PM, grant_malcolm_bai...@westnet.com.auwrote:
Hello,
I would be grateful if someone could clarify whether there is such a thing
as a pure CSS expandable menu. The sort of
If you're talking about a tree-like menu, I've never come across a
purely CSS one. It strikes me that CSS alone doesn't have the vocabulary
to deal with something that requires an 'expanded' and 'collapsed' state.
If you're worried about accessibility, either
* expand it all by default,
Hi Grant,
It’s great you’re looking for an accessible menu solution, but I’d recommend
not throwing away javascript solutions in the process.
Yahoo has some great information on adding WAI-Aria roles and states to menu
buttons using javascript that you may be able to adapt for your purposes
Hi Grant,
You're meaning the sort of tree-menu arrangements that have a little plus
next to items with children, and clicking the plus makes the children appear
and push the other elements further down, right?
I don't believe what you're looking for is possible, as that sort of
hierarchical menu
Hi Grant,
I'm trying to avoid use of Javascript due to accessibility concerns.
There is no problem with using a javascript powered menu as long as that menu
is accessible with javascript off.
As a side note, pure CSS menus usually come with usability issues.
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Regards,
Thierry
The YUI3 menu widget has great accessibility support
http://developer.yahoo.com/yui/3/node-menunav/
Accessibility Usability Minded
The MenuNav Node Plugin was built with both accessibility and usability in
mind. The MenuNav Node Plugin implements established mouse and keyboard
interaction
