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  • #435
    linter
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    hey ho — love the plugin, just having some problems getting it right, largely because i have no idea what i’m doing.  the site is http://www.howtostanduppaddlesurf.com.

    I’ve kind of figured out how to use the custom feature, but how can I get rid the big space under "board people" and add another space under "the board dealers"?

    Also: How can I get the text to align to the left the way it does elsewhere in the sidebar?

    Thanks much!

    Erik

    Erik

    #4074

    Interesting use for the plugin. I haven’t see anyone try to do this before.

    Are you sure you aren’t better off with a flyout menu though? The dropdown is displaying on top of the other menu option when you hover over the one above.

    I [b:1hk3cc2l]think[/b:1hk3cc2l] (haven’t checked) that the following is causing your problems with the text not lining up properly. Try changing the 10px to something less.

    [code:1hk3cc2l]#suckerfishnav li li a {
        padding:4px 10px;[/code:1hk3cc2l]

    #4075
    linter
    Member

    yup, the dropdown is not so good but if i put a flyout menu in, won’t i run into problems if i add too many links?  thing’ll fly right off the edge of the screen.  maybe i’ll have to separate the two dropdowns into custom1 and custom2 and hope i never need a third.  or else maybe there’s a way to have one go up (dropup?) and the other dropdown.  ha ha, just kidding, i think.

    meanwhile, i tried changing the 10px to a lesser number, to no effect.  any other ideas, either to lessen the space above or add space below?

    #4076
    linter
    Member

    just saw what the vertical menus are — very cool.  but they’re a premium feature, right?  i wonder how much that might cost for my little operation …

    update:
    okay, i just figured out some of the spacing issues; i’d misplaced some code.  but … i still can’t figure out how to get rid of the space after the > marks. hmmmm.

    another update:
    okay, brilliant me just put the menus side by side and there’s no overlap.  looks a little ungainly but it works fine, so far.
      but … the damn little > marks are still giving me fits.  Can’t get the text close to ’em, plus they’re not exactly level with the text.  thoughts?  or else maybe you know how i could get rid of them altogether.  they don’t do much for me …

    #4077
    linter
    Member

    hey, i’m posting to myself mostly but i might as well update my progress.  i finally got everything worked out to my satisfaction, with the spacings all correct and the menus dropping down in such a way that one doesn’t bother the other.  wish i could have two instances of the plugin running, one for the l sidebar and one for the right, but one will have to do.  very nice.
      i learned a lot setting everything up, so the 12 or 14 hrs was time well spent.  and fun, too.
      thanks again for the plugin.  it’s very nice.

    #4078

    [quote:rwfk5uso]just saw what the vertical menus are — very cool.  but they’re a premium feature, right?  i wonder how much that might cost for my little operation …[/quote:rwfk5uso]

    Since you are just doing a tiny flyout, just hit the donate button and I’ll set it up as a flyout for whatever amount you put in there.

    [quote:rwfk5uso]wish i could have two instances of the plugin running, one for the l sidebar and one for the right, but one will have to do.  very nice.[/quote:rwfk5uso]

    That is possible, but you need to hard code in the second dropdown. I’m thinking of adding this as an option in a future version of the plugin.

    [quote:rwfk5uso]  but … the damn little > marks are still giving me fits.  Can’t get the text close to ’em, plus they’re not exactly level with the text.  thoughts?  or else maybe you know how i could get rid of them altogether.  they don’t do much fo[/quote:rwfk5uso]

    Perhaps try using text-indent:0 in your CSS or adjusting the paddings (I haven’t tested either of these).

    #4079
    linter
    Member

    Thanks for your offer, Ryan.  I’m going to sit tight for the moment, however, and try to figure out what I want before I do my usual thing and just stumble ahead blindly.  I’ll be back …

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