Q: I noticed you just released a new version of the coolMenus. Why did you call it version 4.0 when the latest version was 3.2?

Answer by dhtmlcentral
Eh... Well, I sort of thought it needed a full number since it's really a total rebuild of the code. What's it to you anyway, it's my code, I can call it whatever I want :)



Q: Why doesn't this new version work with frames?

Answer by dhtmlcentral
I have used a tremendous ammount of time making this version of the script, basically because I wanted it to work in ALL browsers. To make it work this good with frames is a totally different thing, I know I have to do it though, and I will. Just give me a little more time.



Q: When I have downloaded the zip and tries the examples offline I cannot see the images anymore!

Answer by dhtmlcentral
You have to set the offlineRoot property correctly, if not the script will not find the images on your drive. If you have your script in:

c:\myweb\coolmenus_test

Set the offlineRoot to:

myCoolMenu.offlineRoot='file:///c|myweb/coolmenus_test/'



Q: How can I avoid overlapping form elements, flash plugins or applets thru coolmenus?

Answer by Sergi Meseguer
There are certain elements that "float above" HTML elements. It is not a "z-index" issue. Well, this is not an easy issue, as the problem is not from the script but from browsers behaviours. Please make sure you read carefully the following article in DHTML Lab: http://www.webreference.com/dhtml/diner/seethru/

There you will find a through explaination of this proble. They say there is no fix. Actually, if you're using form elements, the fix is placing the form in a div and hide it everytime the coolmenu gets in its path. See example 11 in the Coolmenus3 section.

No solution found for java applets and coolmenus overlapping yet.



Q: Where can I download the coolMenus?

Answer by dhtmlcentral
You can download the coolMenus script from the download section.



Q: When will the frame version be finished?

Answer by dhtmlcentral
I don't know. But from v4.05 it supports frames, though maybe not so good yet.



Q: Why do I get the error 'makeCM' not defined?

Answer by dhtmlcentral
You get this error because your page cannot find the coolmenus4.js file. Check that you have uploaded the file and check the src of your script tag:

<script language="JavaScript1.2" src="coolmenus4.js">

Be sure that it points to the directory where you have the file.



Q: How do I get a link to open a page in a different frame?

Answer by dhtmlcentral
Each menuitem has a argument that spesifies what frame the link should be opened in.

oCMenu.makeMenu('top1','Test',','mylink.html','MY_TARGET_FRAME')

Replace MY_TARGET_FRAME with the frame that you want the link to open in.

Q: Coolmenu´s doesn´t works currently on Internet Explorer 7, what´s can i do?
Still, you  can only waiting for a update of coolmenu.