Mick Redman

Wednesday 15 September 2010

Drop down menu using jQuery

This is an adaptation on some work done by Myles Angell. I've just simplified the CSS so that you can do more with it. The original is at http://be.twixt.us/jquery/suckerFish.php

See demo.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<title>Drop Down Menu</title>
<style type="text/css">
*
{
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
}
body
{
font-family:Sans-serif;
}
#container
{
margin:0 auto;
width:800px;
}
.nav, .nav ul, .nav ul
{
list-style: none;
}
.nav, .nav li
{
position: relative;
}
.nav
{
z-index: 100;
}
.nav ul
{
width:100px;
position: absolute;
top: -999em;
left: -1px;
}
.nav ul a
{
width: 80px;
}
.nav li
{
float: left;
}
.nav li a, .nav li a:link, .nav li a:active, .nav li a:visited
{
height:20px;
display: block;
padding:10px;
text-decoration: none;
}
.nav li a:hover, #navigation li:hover a, #navigation li.sfHover a, #navigation li:hover ul a:hover, #navigation li.sfHover ul a:hover, .nav ul a:hover
{
background: #CCCCCC;
color: #000000;
}
#navigation li:hover ul a, #navigation li.sfHover ul a, .nav ul, .nav li a, .nav li a:link, .nav li a:active, .nav li a:visited
{
background: #000000;
color: #FFFFFF;
}
.nav li:hover ul, .nav li.sfHover ul
{
top:40px;
}
</style>
<script src="http://www.google.com/jsapi"></script>
<script>
google.load("jquery", "1");
google.load("jqueryui", "1");
</script>
<script>
$(document).ready(function()
{
$("#navigation li").hover(
function()
{
$("ul", this).fadeIn("fast");
},
function()
{
}
);
if (document.all)
{
$("#navigation li").hoverClass ("sfHover");
}
});

$.fn.hoverClass = function(c)
{
return this.each(function()
{
$(this).hover(
function()
{
$(this).addClass(c);
},
function()
{
$(this).removeClass(c);
}
);
});
};
</script>
</head>
<body>
<div id="container">
<ul id="navigation" class="nav">
<li><a href="#item1">item 1</a>
<ul>
<li><a href="#item1.1">item 1.1</a></li>
<li><a href="#item1.2">item 1.2</a></li>
<li><a href="#item1.3">item 1.3</a></li>
<li><a href="#item1.4">item 1.4</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a href="#item2">item 2</a>
<ul>
<li><a href="#item2.1">item 2.1</a></li>
<li><a href="#item2.2">item 2.2</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a href="#item3">item 3</a>
<ul>
<li><a href="#item3.1">item 3.1</a></li>
<li><a href="#item3.2">item 3.2</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a href="#item4">item 4</a>
<ul>
<li><a href="#item4.1">item 4.1</a></li>
<li><a href="#item4.2">item 4.2</a></li>
<li><a href="#item4.3">item 4.3</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</div>
</body>
</html>

Simple layout #6

In this layout I've tried to gain a clean look using green. I've also tried to use an image to separate the navigation from the content and provide a footer with the same graphic. Normally, I would have used a different font for the header. Still, you can take it apart and supply your own elements.

See demo.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<title>green wave</title>
<style type="text/css">
*
{
margin:0;
padding:0;
}
html, body
{
font-family:Sans-serif;
background:#FFFFFF;
}
#waveHolder, #container
{
margin:0 auto;
}
#waveHolder
{
width:920px;
background:url(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4150/4992713040_90495781a7_b.jpg) no-repeat top left;
min-height:600px;
}
#container
{
float:left;
width:580px;
min-height:600px;
background:url(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4083/4992103573_f90491d9b8_m.jpg) no-repeat top right;
}
h1
{
text-align:right;
padding-top:80px;
margin-right:28px;
font-size:2em;
font-weight:lighter;
color:#00c600;
}
span#heading
{
color:#000000;
}
#mainContent
{
width:500px;
margin-top:100px;
margin-left:60px;
padding-right:40px;
}
#mainContent p
{
font-size:0.9em;
text-align:justify;
line-height:160%;
color:#6d6d6d;
}
#nav
{
float:left;
text-align:left;
height:224px;
width:200px;
margin-left:80px;
padding-top:200px;
font-size:1.2em;
}
#nav a.subMenu
{
display:block;
text-decoration: none;
width:100px;
height:40px;
padding-top:8px;
padding-left:10px;
padding-right:4px;
color:#00c600;
}
#nav a.subMenu:hover
{
background:url(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4149/4992711584_49616c74dc_t.jpg) no-repeat;
color:#FFFFFF;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<div id="waveHolder">
<div id="nav">
<a href="#" class="subMenu">home</a>
<a href="#" class="subMenu">products</a>
<a href="#" class="subMenu">services</a>
<a href="#" class="subMenu">about</a>
</div>
<div id="container">
<h1>welcome to the  <span id="heading">green wave</span></h1>
<div id="mainContent">
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</div>
</div>
</div>
</body>
</html>

Tuesday 14 September 2010

Simple layout #5

This layout has started to appear in many websites these days. I haven't added any clever graphics, but it is very flexible in that regard. In my own version it's black with a red radial aligned to the centre which fades to transparency. I tried adding to to flickr, but flickr is not good with such subtleties. I also didn't bother with any changes to hover over the navigation in an attempt to keep the code as small as possible. Anyway, enjoy playing!

See demo.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<title>Simple Layout 5</title>
<style type="text/css">
*
{
margin:0;
padding:0;
}
html, body
{
font-family:Sans-serif;
}
#container
{
margin:0 auto;
width:920px;
}
#navigation, #header, #content, #highlights, #footer
{
display:block;
}
#navigation, #footer
{
background:#000000;
color:#FFFFFF;
height:40px;
}
#header, #highlights
{
height:200px;
}
#navigation
{
text-align:right;
}
#navigation a
{
color:#FFFFFF;
text-align:center;
text-decoration:none;
width:80px;
padding-top:10px;
padding-left:10px;
padding-right:10px;
display: inline-block;
}
h1, img
{
float:right;
}
h1
{
margin-top:60px;
}
#content
{
clear:right;
height:80px;
padding-left:20px;
padding-right:20px;
border-bottom:1px solid #000000;
}
.highlight
{
float:left;
width:260px;
margin:20px;
}
.highlight p
{
text-align:justify;
}
#footer
{
clear:left;
}
#footer p
{
text-align:center;
padding-top:10px;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<div id="container">
<div id="navigation">
<a href="#" class="subMenu">home</a>|
<a href="#" class="subMenu">products</a>|
<a href="#" class="subMenu">services</a>|
<a href="#" class="subMenu">about</a>
</div>
<div id="header"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4084/4989747012_e306b1cc6e.jpg" alt="bigImageLabel" /><h1>Important Header</h1>
</div>
<div id="content">
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</div>
<div id="highlights">
<div class="highlight">
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</div>
<div class="highlight">
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</div>
<div class="highlight">
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</div>
</div>
<div id="footer"><p>This could be quite a long footer</p></div>
</div>
</body>
</html>

Friday 10 September 2010

Simple layout #4

This is the kind of design which could work as starting position for, as an example, a designer furniture shop. There is a little more code than I would usually try and use on this blog. I wanted to create a gradient using pure CSS rather than an image which meant adding the IE only code. Other than that, it's quite simple.

See demo.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<title>box design</title>
<style type="text/css">
html, body
{
font-family:Sans-serif;
height:100%;
background-color: #F3F3F3;
background-image: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #F3F3F3, #FFFFFF); /* FF3.6 */
background-image: -webkit-gradient(linear,left top,left bottom,color-stop(0, #F3F3F3),color-stop(1, #FFFFFF)); /* Saf4+, Chrome */
filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(startColorStr='#F3F3F3', EndColorStr='#FFFFFF'); /* IE6,IE7 */
-ms-filter: "progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(startColorStr='#F3F3F3', EndColorStr='#FFFFFF')"; /* IE8 */
}
#container
{
margin:0 auto;
width:800px;
}
h1, h2
{

font-family:Georgia;
font-weight:lighter;
}
h1
{
text-align:center;
font-size:4em;
}
h2
{
text-align:left;
font-size:2em;
margin-left:20px;
margin-top:1em;
}
.box, .twoBox
{
float:left;
min-height:260px;
}
.box
{
width:260px;
}
.twoBox
{
width:520px;
}
#box1
{
background:#77F9CF;
}
#box2
{
background:url(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4125/4945802498_a53b3eedc5.jpg);
}
#box3
{
background:#7DD0F8;
}
#box4
{
background:#FFA77A;
}
#box5
{
background:#000000;
}
p
{
margin:20px;
text-align:justify;
line-height:140%;
color:#FFFFFF;
}
#footer
{
clear:left;
text-align:center;
color:#A3A3A3;
font-size:0.8em;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h1>The Heading</h1>
<div id="container">
<div id="box1" class="box">
<h2>Sub</h2>
<h2>Heading</h2>
</div>
<div id="box2" class="twoBox">
</div>
<div id="box3" class="box">
</div>
<div id="box4" class="box">
</div>
<div id="box5" class="box">
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</div>
<div id="footer">This could be quite a long footer</div>
</div>
</body>
</html>

Friday 3 September 2010

jQuery Drag and Drop

The example below is based largely on a demonstration at : http://jqueryui.com/demos/droppable/
I've just tidied it up, and added a couple of things which make it possible for you to copy and paste. It's so simple, even I understood it.

See demo.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<title>Drag and drop</title>
<style type="text/css">
body
{
font-family:Sans-serif;
}
#draggable, #droppable
{
border:1px solid #CCCCCC;
padding:0.5em;
float:left;
}
#draggable
{
width:100px;
height:100px;
margin:10px 10px 10px 0;
}
#droppable
{
width:150px;
height:150px;
margin: 10px;
}
</style>
<script src="http://www.google.com/jsapi"></script>
<script>
google.load("jquery", "1");
google.load("jqueryui", "1");
</script>
<script type="text/javascript">
$(function()
{
$("#draggable").draggable();
$("#droppable").droppable(
{
drop: function(event, ui)
{
$(this).addClass('ui-state-highlight').find('p').html('Dropped!');
},
over: function(event, ui)
{
$(this).addClass('ui-state-highlight').find('p').html('Over!');
},
out: function(event, ui)
{
$(this).addClass('ui-state-highlight').find('p').html('Out!');
}
});
});
</script>
</head>
<body>
<div class="demo">
<div id="draggable" class="ui-widget-content">
<p>Drag me to my target</p>
</div>
<div id="droppable" class="ui-widget-header">
<p>Drop here</p>
</div>
</div>
</body>
</html>

Simple layout #3

For this one, I have used the approach of having the header, contained in the footer. I have also created quite a lot of space around the navigation.

See demo.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<title>Jo's Orange ring photographed by Cath</title>
<style type="text/css">
html, body
{
font-family:Sans-serif;
height:100%;
margin: 0 auto;
color:#000000;
}
#container
{
height:70%;
}
#background
{
position:absolute;
z-index:-1;
width:100%;
height:100%;
}
h1
{
text-align:right;
margin-right:120px;
color:#FFFFFF;
font-size:3em;
}
#footer
{
height:30%;
clear:both;
background:#A3A3A3;
color:#FFFFFF;
opacity:0.6;
filter:alpha(opacity=60);
}
#nav
{
text-align:left;
height:224px;
width:200px;
margin-left:80px;
font-size:1.2em;
position:relative;
border-radius:6px;
behavior: url(scripts/PIE.htc);
background:#A3A3A3;
color:#FFFFFF;
opacity:0.6;
filter:alpha(opacity=60);
}
#nav a.subMenu
{
display:block;
text-decoration: none;
width:180px;
height:40px;
padding-top:16px;
padding-left:16px;
padding-right:4px;
color:#FFFFFF;
}
#nav a.subMenu:hover
{
background:#000000;
color:#FFFFFF;
}
.menuSelected
{
background:#CCCCCC;
color:#FFFFFF;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<img id="background" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3216/2329105730_265bae807a.jpg" alt="orangering4" />
<br /><br />
<div id="container">
<div id="nav">
<a href="#" class="subMenu">home</a>
<a href="#" class="subMenu">products</a>
<a href="#" class="subMenu">services</a>
<a href="#" class="subMenu">about</a>
</div>
</div>
<div id="footer">
<h1>Orange Ring 4</h1>
</div>
</body>
</html>

Thursday 2 September 2010

Overlapping logo

I'm often seeing websites where a logo overlaps the navigation bar and sticks out either side. Here is how it's done. You'll need to add your own image in place of mine because flickr didn't seem to accept the transparency behind my silver sticker logo.

See demo.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<title>Overlapping logo</title>
<style type="text/css">
body
{
font-family:Sans-serif;
}
#container
{
margin: 0 auto;
width:920px;
border:1px solid #CCCCCC;
}
h1
{
margin-left:120px;
color:#FFFFFF;
}
#nav
{
text-align: center;
background:#000000;
height:40px;
width:100%;
}
#nav a
{
width: 100px;
   height:28px;
   padding-top:8px;
   padding-bottom:4px;
   padding-left:30px;
   padding-right:30px;
display: inline-block;
letter-spacing: normal;
white-space: normal;
text-align: normal;
vertical-align: middle;
color:#FFFFFF;
text-decoration:none;
}
#nav a:hover
{
background:#FF0000;
}
#nav img
{
float:right;
position:relative;
top:-30px;
right:20px;
}
#content
{
min-height:400px;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<br /><br />
<div id="container">
<h1>This is a sticky footer example</h1>
<div id="nav">
<img src="images/silversticker.png" alt="silver sticker" />
<a href="#">First item</a>
<a href="#">Second item</a>
<a href="#">Third item</a>
</div>
<div id="content">
</div>
</div>
</body>
</html>