Thank you Acorn, I have been looking for something like this for a while. I will play with it in the next 2 to 3 days.
Thanks again for your amazing support.
Roly
Thank you Acorn, I have been looking for something like this for a while. I will play with it in the next 2 to 3 days.
Thanks again for your amazing support.
Roly
This fails in the same manner as creating a layer and doing the same thing natively in Xara. Make it sticky (essential in my mind) and it doesn't work.
It's a shame the Xara team doesn't appear to be addressing their content that doesn't work correctly.
+1It's a shame the Xara team doesn't appear to be addressing their content that doesn't work correctly.
Gary W. Priester
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I've got carried away!
I have reworked the 'simple' into a chimera!
The code now allows you to use any number of symbol menus on the one page.
Xara doesn't let you add a ClassName or ID to a Group; it just disappears.
All the menu entries are grouped and some more CSS finds the parent and changes it to a fixed position.
Firefox still does not recognise the :has() function so I had to compromise with some JavaScript that only fires up for that browser. So my aspiration of a pure CSS menu has been tainted (only 3% (Egg!) use Firefox) but obviously you have to meet expectations.
I then had fun with Full Width as it ends up plastered above everything else. i had to develop my own flavour to find Firefox is a PITA. Anyhow I cheated with putting the Stick at the Top yellow bar at the sides of the Pasteboard as well.
I finally, changed most things that can be altered to CSS Variables so you can change values there and not mess with the rest of the CSS.
Do treat as EXPERIMENTAL.
I will make it work for my needs and if you report an issue, I may consider fixing it but there are no promises.
CSS - Main & Variant Symbol Menu.xar
Acorn
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Thanks for this @acorn. Easy to understand for intermediate users. As Chris and Gary mentioned this is sadly needed in the content catalogue. I realize that Xara starting WBs is fine. WBs in the catalogue are more current, but what about the folks who want something more current as designers. The regular components for web really need a complete updating.
I’ve looked for some fast grids for design. Saves time, but you have to go to web blocks for a grid, open it up, strip it down and copy over.
Failing that just sub to xbuilder!
Xara .. just plop a hamburger button in the button section and be done with it.
Many thanks for filling that obvious hole.
Bill Wood
Charity Web Design
XARA Pro+. WD17, Designer 17. Premium packages.
Bill, grids are easy in 'Freeform' Xara designs.
Create one image holder
Create one text block.
Arrange and Group.
Now Enable Smart Duplication (Shift+Ctrl+5 (toggles)).
Create copies across and/or down.
Adjust spacing.
Blindingly fast. Smart Duplication is one of the later introductions that actually works, if you know how.
Otherwise Clone and position dragging with Ctrl down.
Acorn
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Darn cool Acorn. One of the features that I breezed over and now I find very useful. Not sure what you meant as an image holder. I simply dumped a pic in as a holder. Thanks again.
Bill Wood
Charity Web Design
XARA Pro+. WD17, Designer 17. Premium packages.
Acorn - installed Xara software: Cloud+/Pro+ and most others back through time (to CC's Artworks). Contact for technical remediation/consultancy for your web designs.
When we provide assistance, your responses are valuable as they benefit the community. TG Nuggets you might like. Report faults: Xara Cloud+/Pro+/Magix Legacy; Xara KB & Chat
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