FAQs/collapsible text

What is the the simplest system for FAQs (basically paragaphs where clicking the heading toggles an expanding/hiding of the rest of the paragraph with the page size adapted accordingly in both regular and mobile views). I recall a suggestion to do this with popup layers but can't get it to work properly.

Pop up layers would be my recommend but there is also a scrolling text box which might work though it is not very elegant.

I am sure this has been covered but I have no idea where. Acorn is pretty good at running these things down.

You could try this:
https://www.w3schools.com/howto/tryi...w_js_accordion

Thanks there's another thread at https://www.talkgraphics.com/showthr...AQ)&highlight= but the popup text thing is tricky across variants and I was wondeing if there is a simpler way to handle this within Xara.

I think it was okay across two variants but not more.

I attach another accordion that Siran created a while back which closes previously opened tabs on opening a new one.

I offered up this a time back: Attachment 122288. The source is http://accordionslider.com/.

Attachment 122289 is a pure Xara approach that is simple in concept but need careful sequencing to minimise effort.

Acorn

Thanks Gary, Egg and Acorn,

I ideally want to contract a paragraph without opening another and to also expand/contract whole sections (not just individual questions)...

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Thanks Gary, Egg and Acorn,

I ideally want to contract a paragraph without opening another and to also expand/contract whole sections (not just individual questions)...

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yjs, the TDH approach allows any combination of opening & closing layers. You can create further links as well.

Enjoy.

Acorn

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yjs, the TDH approach allows any combination of opening & closing layers. You can create further links as well.

Enjoy.

Acorn

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Thanks, I'll give it a try

This will help. It is dynamic and Responsive and you can work from the back end.

https://simplephpscripts.com/faq-script-php/

Thanks I had ideally wanted something native to Xara

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Thanks I had ideally wanted something native to Xara

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yjs, until we have a concrete and detailed example of your need, it i difficult to visualise a solution.

Had you explained upfront what you have just added, I might have suggested a simple collection of buttons acting a a horizontal tab accordion in stead of the TDH vertical accordion.

Here is another demonstration: Attachment 122296.

Both TDH and XPU are native Xara.

Acorn

Acorn, sorry I wasn't clear. My response above about wanting native Xara implementation. was to Edgemu, who had suggested PHP scripts, which I also have access to - but I had wanted something native to Xara that I could adapt easily within Xara for a desktop and mobile version.

My needs are actually very simple: a FAQ made up of several sections with the facility to toggle the hiding of both entire sections and answers to specific questions. As I mentioned I'm trying the TDH which looks promising. I will also look at Prometheus Unbound - thanks.

My input is if you ever use a code/placeholder, then only use it for one variant, you can not use it for both Main and a variant, I had to use a different script for the mobile variant.