"Steven Cheng[MSFT]" wrote:

> Hello Dave,
>
> As for the questions on the ASP.NET menu control, here are my understanding
> on them:
>
> 1) I would like to have a menu that is horizontal with graphic tabs for
> background images. How do I set this?
> =============================
> If what you want is display image for menu item you can use the "ImageUrl"
> property of menu item. There are also other image properties(such as
> separator image on menu item):
>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> <asp:Menu ID="Menu1" runat="server" Orientation="horizontal">
>             <Items>
>                 <asp:MenuItem Text="New Item1" Value="New Item1"
> ImageUrl="http://msdn2.microsoft.com/msdn/Controls/MTPS_BannerCtrl/en-us/msd
> n.jpg">
>                   ..............
> <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
>
>
> 2) For some of the main menu items, I want to have 2 or 3 sub menus. I
> would
> prefer that they appear horizontially. How do I set this?
> =============================
> I'm not sure about the exact layout you want, however, based on my
> understanding, the ASP.NET Menu control only support a simple orientation
> setting, it can either display menu items a horizontal menu(main menu items
> listed horizontally) or display a vertical menu(main menu items listed
> vertically).
>
>
> 3) When a main menu item has sub menu items, I would prefer that the main
> menu item not be clickable. Can this be done and if so how?
> =============================
> As for the "not Clickable", do you mean it can not be selected or it can
> not be used to redirecct user to other hyperlink?  If you do not specify
> "NavigateUrl" for menu item, it won't work like hyperlink. However, if you
> want further customization, you can consider configure the
> <StaticItemTemplate> or <DynamicItemTemplate> to define your own menu item
> UI layout.
>
>
> 4) When I have a page that is one of the sub menu items displayed, I would
> like all of the submenu items permanently displayed under the main menu so
> I
> can easily switch from one submenu to the next. How can I do this?
> =============================
> I'm afraid this is not supported in the current ASP.NET menu control. All
> the sub menu items will only display when we hover onto parent menu items
> and it will disappear after the mouse leave the menu items.
>
> Though the menu control has provided many style and template customization,
> it is still quite limited since the well encapsulation. Anyway, please feel
> free to let me know if there is anything else you wonder.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Steven Cheng
>
> Microsoft MSDN Online Support Lead
>
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