Popup Menu Computer Software Web Tips Guide
Popup Menu With Links To Pages
By Christine Wales
A new browser window may open up on a computer for different
reasons, as when a popup is activated on a website. However, a
popup menu is created with the use of javascript and is used to
help the web user access different links and not to attempt to
sell items to Internet users.
The menu application is activated when a user rolls their mouse
over a primary button on the menu bar; hence the menu will then
pop up, or drop down, allowing the user to see the optional buttons
and review their options.
Navigation Bar With A Popup Menu
Rolling the computer mouse over a primary menu button will cause
the secondary popup menu to appear. Different scripting methods
are used to enable this type of popup, or drop down menu to appear.
These include CSS javascript and javascript PHP, along with Ajax
applications.
Together these applications work to display the menu above the
web page text that the user is viewing. Unlike a normal popup
window, the menu does not need to be closed in order for it to
disappear from the web page. Once the user moves their mouse or
clicks on one of the buttons contained in the menu, the drop down
box will disappear.
Rolling Images And Links On My Space
Pop up images may be displayed similarly to the menus; rather
than requiring a click to close or display an ad, a popup image
may be shown when a keyword is rolled over that an image has been
linked to.
Menus may also be triggered by keywords, rather than menu buttons.
An example is easily found on the popular
www.myspace.com
website. When at a user’s homepage, there are headings displayed
near the top of the screen, below an ad space; the buttons include
such things as "Home", "Mail" and "Profile,"
and as each of these are rolled over with the mouse, a menu pops
up underneath with sub headings, making navigation easier.
Rather than clicking on the mail link before, waiting on a new
page to load, then clicking on another link to send a message
and then waiting for another page to load, the menu makes direct
connections easier and more efficient.
Popup Killer Does Not Prevent Popup Menus From Functioning
If javascript is disabled on the computer or if the user is using
one of the various popup killers to stop popups on the web, then
the popup menu will still work normally when the primary menu
button is rolled over or clicked.
A pop up menu differs from a popup advertisement, not only in
what it is used for, but also in that it cannot be blocked by
a popup blocker. Popup blockers are designed to know the difference
between the two types of applications.
About the Author:
Christine Wales has written a number of articles on Web Content, Web Design,
Computers, Software and Online Shopping including
Ajax,
Website Design,
Social Media,
Advertising Online,
Online Shopping.
Keep a lookout for more of her articles on this website.
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