Standard Nested UL cat tree styled via css

[Biffy]

Re: Standard Nested UL cat tree styled via css

Steve,

Are you saying don't use <ul>....</ul> anywhere in html?

It's okay if it doesn't have any links in it and no rollovers.

[wcw]

Re: Standard Nested UL cat tree styled via css

I use <ul> all the time for various pages, usually without links though. If I have a link in it there is a security hole that can be hacked? Am I misunderstanding something?

[Biffy]

Re: Standard Nested UL cat tree styled via css

Bill, the entire problem is with IE6 browser bugs for the UL container.

I learned it the hard way by using the UL in the cattree and then dealing with the constant flood of user complaints. Since I don't like working non-billable hours and I sure don't like customer complaints, I quit using the UL in the cattree.

I'll bet the guy that wrote that CSS book never built a Miva store and never had to deal with the customer complaints his recommendations cause.

The best way to understand this is to go ahead and use the UL in your cattree. Then put your email up for complaints. You'll quickly see the issue quite clearly.

[wcw]

Re: Standard Nested UL cat tree styled via css

Then I misunderstood. I thought it was a hacker issue as hacks was mentioned.

[Biffy]

Re: Standard Nested UL cat tree styled via css

I was using the term hack in the classic sense. In the old days a hacker was a programmer:
Hacker

Nowdays we have the term "browser hack" which means coding around browser bugs:
Browser Hacks

[wcw]

Re: Standard Nested UL cat tree styled via css

Like I said, I misunderstood your use of the term browser hack. You weren't talking about things like
http://www.pcsympathy.com/2008/04/08...ters-insecure/

[RayYates]

Re: Standard Nested UL cat tree styled via css

Thanks Barrett for posting this.

For what it's worth the script does not close the open <li> tags. Adding </li> directly after each of the final </mvt:if> statements resolves the problem.

 
                                    </mvt:foreach>
                                    </ul>
                                </mvt:if>
                                </li>
                            </mvt:foreach>
                            </ul>
                        </mvt:if>
                        </li>
                    </mvt:foreach>
                    </ul>
                </mvt:if>
                </li>
            </mvt:foreach>
            </ul>
        </mvt:if>
        </li>
    </mvt:foreach>
    </ul>
    
</div>

[aarcmedia]

Re: Standard Nested UL cat tree styled via css

We've also created drop down and slide out menus using both UL's and DIV's using bill's toolkit. I had originally input source code here for others but decided to yank it as it took a long time to get it done.

Reguarding the UL's not displaying properly in IE6, it can be done, and it's not all that difficult. Sure the new DIV only based dropdowns and flyouts are probably better and more cross-browser compatible, but assuming it can't be done is narrow-minded.