> > >> I'm attempting to code a fly-out menu resembling the one shown at the top >> of this page (http://www.cssmenus.co.uk/flyout.html), with the difference >> being that I want to make an Ajax request every time I hover over a menu >> item to pull the sub-categories to reduce load. >> > > That will reduce page size somewhat, but at the expense of more traffic to > the server. Are you sure that is a good thing to do?
We built a recursive category structure using EOs that could (theoretically) accommodate an infinite number of levels, so implementing this using Ajax seems like a good alternative to having to pull the whole category structure all at once, even if that is done only once per session. > I've gotten as far as tinkering with AjaxTree, but realized that I would >> have to rewrite a bunch of code in AjaxUpdateLink as it assumes that the >> Ajax request will be sent "onClick" instead of "onMouseover". >> >> Before I go down that path, I wanted to know if anyone has done this >> before or if someone has other suggestions for me. >> >> Thanks, >> Ben >> > > -- > Chuck Hill Senior Consultant / VP Development > > Practical WebObjects - for developers who want to increase their overall > knowledge of WebObjects or who are trying to solve specific problems. > http://www.global-village.net/products/practical_webobjects > > > > > > > >
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