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I need a really simple menu -- basically just a text without graphic effect, either horisontal or vertical, with a look like breadcrumbs. If possible, I would also like to get rid of the ID numbers of the pages (13.3, etc.).

Anyone got any tips or ideas?

/Ylle

Ylle wrote: Anyone got any tips or ideas?

Explore the default menu's included in CMS Made Simple.
Take a look at the Module Manager help and the default Navigation stylesheets.

See also http://wiki.cmsmadesimple.org/index.php ... nu_Manager

OK, I think I got it right as far as font and simplicity goes. I'm using the minimal_menu.tpl and the same CSS as for the rest of the design. But how do I get rid of the list display:
When I really want it to just look like:
Or possibly:


Any ideas?

Oh, one more thing, is it possible to have the menu display the current page only, with children, but without displaying the siblings on the same level? I mean without using the page alias, but rather just hooking up on the current side -- i.e. I want all the pages on the same level to show current page and children but not the siblings. I couldn't find any parameter for that -- is there one?

Best regards,
Ylle

Just style the lists with CSS, take a look here:
http://css.maxdesign.com.au/listamatic/
http://www.alistapart.com/articles/taminglists/

Actually, previous links are for basic list styling. As menu's are nested lists this one is probably more appropriate:
http://css.maxdesign.com.au/listamatic2/

Also check: http://www.w3schools.com/css/css_list.asp
To get rid of the bullet use list-style-type: none; on the list
Set margin-left: 0; on the listitems to prevent indenting
Set display: inline; on the listitems to place them horizontally

I think for the menu you can return the current page from a UDT and use it as start_page or start_element parameter for the {menu} call in your template.

Dee wrote: I think for the menu you can return the current page from a UDT and use it as start_page or start_element parameter for the {menu} call in your template.

I'm afraid you lost me there, could you elaborate a bit on this one?

If you go to Extensions » Modules and click the word Help, in newer ver. the name of the module will clik to help, here you will see the parameters that the menu tag takes...

{menu show_root_siblings="1"}

(optional) show_root_siblings="1" - This option only becomes useful if start_element or start_page are used. It basically will display the siblings along side of the selected start_page/element.

mark wrote: If you go to Extensions » Modules and click the word Help, in newer ver. the name of the module will clik to help, here you will see the parameters that the menu tag takes...

{menu show_root_siblings="1"}

(optional) show_root_siblings="1" - This option only becomes useful if start_element or start_page are used. It basically will display the siblings along side of the selected start_page/element.

Hi Mark, and thanks!

But been there, done that... 

What I want is a general template menu that shows:

--------------------------------------------
ON PAGE A - template "parent"
--------------------------------------------

Menu (showing only children to A):

- child a
- child b
- child c
(etc.)

----------------------------------------------------------------------
ON PAGE B (sibling to page A) - template "parent"
----------------------------------------------------------------------

Menu (showing only children to B):

- child a
- child b
- child c
(etc.)

---------------------------------------------------------
ON PAGE a (child to A) - template "child"
---------------------------------------------------------

Menu (sowing only A and children to A):

Parent A
- child b
- child c
(etc.)

---------------------------------------------------------
ON PAGE a (child to B) - template "child"
---------------------------------------------------------

Menu (sowing only B and children to B):

Parent B
- child b
- child c
(etc.)


I can't find any parameters that makes that work. Are there any?

/Ylle

You can code each template with items="ParentA,childb,childc,etc," or whatever combo you want...