Simulated tool bar.

[ynneb]

I have worked out a script that makes the menu stay at the top of the browser no matter where the reader scrolls. Effectivly simulating a toolbar.

This works well but has one limitation.
If the user clicks the "tool bar" to an external link then obviuosly the bar dissapears. Essentially its a toolbar just for my site.

I would love to see MM have the ability to cross over frames so as to simulate a toolbar better and stay in view even when the user went to another site. Could this be done?

[ynneb]

Here is the script if anyone is interested.
Just rename the "test.js" in the script to the name of your generated script.

<pre class="ip-ubbcode-code-pre"> <script>
if (!document.layers)
document.write('<div id="divStayTopLeft" style="position:absolute">')
</script>

<layer id="divStayTopLeft">

<script src="xaramenu.js"></script><script menumaker src="test.js"></script>

</layer>


<script type="text/javascript">

/*
Floating Menu script- Roy Whittle (http://www.javascript-fx.com/)
Script featured on/available at http://www.dynamicdrive.com/
This notice must stay intact for use
*/

//Enter "frombottom" or "fromtop"
var verticalpos="fromtop"

if (!document.layers)
document.write('</div>')

function JSFX_FloatTopDiv()
{
var startX = 3,
startY = 0;
var ns = (navigator.appName.indexOf("Netscape") != -1);
var d = document;
function ml(id)
{
var el=d.getElementById?d.getElementById(id):d.all?d.a ll[id]:d.layers[id];
if(d.layers)el.style=el;
el.sP=function(x,y){this.style.left=x;this.style.t op=y;};
el.x = startX;
if (verticalpos=="fromtop")
el.y = startY;
else{
el.y = ns ? pageYOffset + innerHeight : document.body.scrollTop + document.body.clientHeight;
el.y -= startY;
}
return el;
}
window.stayTopLeft=function()
{
if (verticalpos=="fromtop"){
var pY = ns ? pageYOffset : document.body.scrollTop;
ftlObj.y += (pY + startY - ftlObj.y)/1;
}
else{
var pY = ns ? pageYOffset + innerHeight : document.body.scrollTop + document.body.clientHeight;
ftlObj.y += (pY - startY - ftlObj.y)/1;
}
ftlObj.sP(ftlObj.x, ftlObj.y);
setTimeout("stayTopLeft()", 1);
}
ftlObj = ml("divStayTopLeft");
stayTopLeft();
}
JSFX_FloatTopDiv();
</script>
</pre>