Make the menu bar entries href's

Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon

07/11/2007 11:45:34 PM · #1

It would be very nice to be able to right-click on the drop-down menu items and launch them into new tabs (or windows). In particular this would make it easier to open a tab with your portolio in it when searching for image id's to post into a thread you have open in the original tab.

Simple change, requires minimal time/effort. Just wrap them in href anchors.

Thanks

crayon

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

07/11/2007 11:47:03 PM · #2

i've always wanted this when i try to load the stuff on a new tab/window!

strangeghost

Canon EOS-7D

07/11/2007 11:50:37 PM · #3

Is that "huh-ref" or "aitch-ref?"

Inquiring minds need to know!

RainMotorsports

Nikon D60

Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR

07/11/2007 11:54:54 PM · #4

Yup yup yup, depending on what the menu is made from it might not be possible straight up but im sure it can be changed.

BUT....

Smurfguy just wrote a new thing for the menu bar you'll mess it all up silly!

smurfguy

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

07/12/2007 12:01:58 AM · #5

"aitch-ref" in my book.

This would require changes to the menu JavaScript code, which is from a 3rd party site. Having just played with the menu code, I can tell you - it looks like friggin' Egyptian. Fairly unintelligible... which in fact, is how you write JavaScript if you don't want people to learn from or modify it.

Nevertheless, I agree with the OP - good idea. I'll right-clicked them myself. Maybe I'll play with it...

07/12/2007 12:26:48 AM · #6

From a brief glance, it would require adding href wrappers to the strings already present in menu9_21.js. All the menu9_com script is doing is pulling elements out of the arrays defined in _21 and stuffing them between div tags on the page we are looking at.

eg

Menu1=new Array("My Home","/index.php","",5,15,66,"","","","","","",-1,-1,-1,"","");

becomes

Menu1=new Array("My Home","/index.php","",5,15,66,"","","","","","",-1,-1,-1,"","");

But whatever, I'm sure there is other stuff on the list.

smurfguy

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

07/12/2007 12:34:35 AM · #7

Yes, that would probably work. Though passing in both the and defining the link location (2nd parameter) may have unexpected results. And you could only click the text to get the href - now the whole box is clickable.

The menu9_21.js file contains the DPC-specific code, and is very straightforward. But the menu9_com.js file which implements the menu is something else.

07/12/2007 07:23:01 AM · #8

The com file isn't that bad. Read on document object model. The rest is just straight js.

SaraR

Sony Alpha a7R III

Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM

07/12/2007 07:50:37 AM · #9

Originally posted by strangeghost:

Is that "huh-ref" or "aitch-ref?"

Inquiring minds need to know!

Either, but definitely not the dreaded "Haitch".

Would be useful, I agree.

smurfguy

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

Tamron SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 Di II LD Aspherical (IF) for Nikon

07/12/2007 09:42:41 AM · #10

SaraR- I had an Irish chemistry professor - it was always "oh haitch my nuss" (OH-) to him. =)

routerguy666 - all I'm saying is that it isn't written intelligibly. Call me crazy, but if I have to edit code, I'd much rather see:

than

levyj413

Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max

07/12/2007 10:01:52 AM · #11

Originally posted by routerguy666:

In particular this would make it easier to open a tab with your portolio in it when searching for image id's to post into a thread you have open in the original tab.

YES!

Anything, oh, ANYTHING, to avoid having to open a new tab manually and then go to a bookmark and click. I mean, that's THREE actions, and it might take me 5 whole seconds!

*grin*

In all seriousness, it would be a nice enhancement. I just occasionally manage to step back a bit and realize how incredibly impatient we all get over time. I remember when faxing seemed incredibly quick compared to mail. Now if PS takes 17 seconds to load, I'm frustrated.

And in the priority list, I'd much rather Langdon figure out a good system for adding "previous" and "next" buttons for browsing challenge results, portfolio entries, etc.

RainMotorsports

Nikon D60

Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR

07/12/2007 10:03:24 AM · #12

You know what i do just right click on the dpc logo open in new tab and then click back up on the menu... sucks but it works. High speed users no problem dialup u might hate that alot more lol.

pgirish007

Canon EOS-5D Mark IV

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II

07/12/2007 10:07:14 AM · #13

Originally posted by RainMotorsports:

You know what i do just right click on the dpc logo open in new tab and then click back up on the menu... sucks but it works. High speed users no problem dialup u might hate that alot more lol.

You don't even need to right click on the logo, just hold on the shift key and click on this, would open the DPC in a new window.