Navigation question/problem

[jd]

Hi,
I have the following question. In a website I'm using global content blocks for the navigation. I use something like this:

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<div id="subnav">
<ul>
<li>{cms_selflink page='who' text='Who we are'}</li>
<li>{cms_selflink page='what' text='What we do'}</li>
<li>{cms_selflink page='contact' text='Contact'}</li>
</ul>
</div>

Everything is fine, but I still want to add something extra to this navigation. If there some way, that when for example I have opened a page (let's say the "who" page), the cms_selflink for this page in the navigation is made bold?

Thanks in advance!

[Pierre M.]

Hello !

I don't want to be rude, but I think you are reinventing the wheel. The menu tags make all you want automatically (with tag attributes like {menu collapse='1'} and associated stylesheets). This is the power of a CMS to empower your content hierarchy without you having to care about it. See the doc of the menu tag in the admin.
And have fun.

Pierre M.

[jd]

sorry, but where these menu tags come from?

[Pierre M.]

The {menu}, {title} etc tags are in the templates of the pages. Log in the admin, go to layout/templates, you will see {menu} makes all you want. See the attributes (start=, collapse=...) in the help of menu manager in the admin.
You should install CMSms with sample content to discover the tutorial.
Pierre M.

[jd]

10x. I looked around and found it. Sorry for asking again, but I can't manage it by myself

I use this

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{menu template='test' collapse='0' start_element="2.1.1" number_of_levels="1" show_root_siblings="1" }

but still how can I make let's page 2.1.2 bold when I open it?

The template is the minimal_menu.tpl from the default templates from the Menu Manager.

10x in advance!

[Pierre M.]

I think this is CSS tuning : the {menu} tag should (but does it?) place a class/id on the current item and the CSS should bold/grey/whatyouwant the class/id. Look the drop down CSS/ellnav menu in the sample content. I'm confident you can find the class/id (view HTML source) and modify the CSS to your needs.
Pierre M.
PS : use ' rather than " in attributes.

[Dr.CSS]

You will have to have the template 'test' in the Layout » Menu Manager Database Templates tab and in it you will need the calls for currentpage etc. to get the class or id for it to work in the CSS, most times I just use the Import Template to Database button on the right, in the File Template tab, for one of the default menu templates then change/modify/rework it till it does what I need, my site has about 37 of them...

[jd]

10x guys, it worked!