Creating a drop down menu

I've created a drop down menu as described in Xara Outsider March 2009. (http://outsider.xara.com/tutorials/march09/)
This is working very good for just one drop down menu.
But when I try to place a second drop down menu on the same page, both drop down menu's will open together when going with the mouse over just one of them.
I'v tried to change the names in the different layers but this is without result.
Since I'm not very experienced with the use of layers I wonder if it's possible to place two different menu-buttons on the same place that will react separately.
If someone has an easy solution?
Frank

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Originally Posted by GK5

I've created a drop down menu as described in Xara Outsider March 2009. (http://outsider.xara.com/tutorials/march09/)
This is working very good for just one drop down menu.
But when I try to place a second drop down menu on the same page, both drop down menu's will open together when going with the mouse over just one of them.
I'v tried to change the names in the different layers but this is without result.
Since I'm not very experienced with the use of layers I wonder if it's possible to place two different menu-buttons on the same place that will react separately.
If someone has an easy solution?
Frank

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Frank, the easy solution is to use a NavBar with one topmost button and as many menu items you care to throw at it.
You can have as many separate NavBars as you choose.

For the Tutorial, all you need to do is create another Layer, say, "MouseOver menu B", for your second pop-up button's menu items.

Acorn

Each new drop down menu MouseOver layer needs a unique name so as Acorn says MouseOver B, MouseOver C, etc.

You can get very fancy with these. Here's an example I did many years ago that uses multiple layers and multiple mouseover layers http://gwpriester.com/menu-test/

Thanks. I will try.
Frank

I've tried the solution of adding an extra layer by duplicating each part of the base-layer with another name.
Now I become 2 menu's.
But when testing only the original menu is working.
Since I do not known a lot about layers could someone maybe check the attached web-file and explain me what I'm doing wrong.
A little workout of how to duplicate the original menu in a new layer will also help me I think.
Thanks

Use this naming hierarchy

MouseOver 2 [mouseover objects for menu 2]
Menu 2 [mouseoff objects for menu 2]
Mouseover 1 [mouseover objects for menu 1]
Menu 1 [mouseoff objects for menu 2]
MouseOver
MouseOff [buttons that link to menu 1 and menu 2]

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Originally Posted by GK5

I've tried the solution of adding an extra layer by duplicating each part of the base-layer with another name.
Now I become 2 menu's.
But when testing only the original menu is working.
Since I do not known a lot about layers could someone maybe check the attached web-file and explain me what I'm doing wrong.
A little workout of how to duplicate the original menu in a new layer will also help me I think.
Thanks

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Sorry but what you have produced is a tangle of spaghetti that cannot be unravelled.

Try this instead and read the Help information about NavBars and creating your own.

Attachment 120252

Acorn

I have created two menus using the structure I referenced in my last post. Each menu is on its own layer.

The mouse over layers are actually not necessary if you just use Linked text. I changed the mouse off and mouse over color so the drop down menu has mouse over effects on the text that coordinate with the menu color.

I used Web Animation > Show Pop-up Layer to link to the menus.

Finally chosen to work with 'nav-bars' as Acorn suggested. And indeed this is very easy to work with. As base I've used 'Buttons' from the design gallery and deleted button 2 and 3.
Thanks to everyone for their help and suggestions.
Frank

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Originally Posted by GK5

Finally chosen to work with 'nav-bars' as Acorn suggested. And indeed this is very easy to work with. As base I've used 'Buttons' from the design gallery and deleted button 2 and 3.
Thanks to everyone for their help and suggestions. Frank

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Frank, keep asking.

Acorn