Menu Control

Hey all,

What is Menu Control?
This modification, installs a second navagation bar below the original one, and best of all, it's admin controllable! Menu Control is a very easy to use modification, and it takes less than a minute to install!

What can I do using Menu Control?
The features of Menu Control include:
* Forum Directory - Ability to change your forum directory
* Nine Customizable Menu Links - Gives the ability to add, modify or remove nine customizeable
Menu Links!
* HTML Ready - Gives the ability to use HTML in the menu links! Add colour or style to your
links!
** On / Off Capability - The ability to turn your menu online and off.
*** Format Techniques - The ability to change the colour of your menu links.
*** External Links - The ability to link to external links from the links in your menu.
**** Window Features - The ability to change how your links open.
**** Colour Switch - The ability to turn the colour of your links on and off.
**** Menu Images - The ability to put an image next to each of your menu items.
**** Menu Image Switch - The ability to turn all images off and on.


* = Features in 1.0
** = Features in 1.1
*** = Features in 1.2
**** = Features in 1.3 Final

How long will it take me to install Menu Control?
Menu Control is a very easy modification to install. It should take no more than 1 minute to install! It comes with a product file, so all you have to do is import the included product file, edit one template and the modification is installed!

Support
For support on this mod, you can go to either:
MgArcade.com

Or

Post in this topic!

Suggestions
Got a suggestion? Post it here, PM me, or email me, I will try my best to include it in a future version.

Credits
Menu Control was Created By: Marky

Other
You must not allow this file for download anywhere but vbulletin.org without the consent of Mark Spiers (Marky)

If you install this modification, please click 'Install' to show your support!

Would you like to donate to me? I'd be extremely grateful, no matter the amount!


Current Version: 1.3

Features in Version 1.3
**** Window Features - The ability to change how your links open.
**** Colour Switch - The ability to turn the colour of your links on and off.
**** Menu Images - The ability to put an image next to each of your menu items.
**** Menu Image Switch - The ability to turn all images off and on.

Features in Version 1.2
*** Format Techniques - The ability to change the colour of your menu links.
*** External Links - The ability to link to external links from the links in your menu.

Features in Version 1.1
** On / Off Capability - The ability to turn your menu on and off.

Thanks,

Marky

[Marky]

Originally Posted by ravenes

Marky, the colors switch is not working for me...can you give me a hand please?

Sure PM me your MSN address and i'll help you out

[Ashiro]

Can I make a suggestion?

Rather than just allowing the colour to be changed. Allow people to add their own html styling. You know usergroup titles can have html styling and is provided by having two text boxes that allow you to enter begin and end tags?

So have two boxes for the begin and end tag that could allow someone to do something like this:

FIRST BOX:
<span style="color:FF0000; font-family:arial; font-weight:normal;">

SECOND BOX:
</span>

That way you aren't just allowing them to change the colour of that menu item but the whole style of it.

Those two values would obviously be added either side of the link text and url.

If you need any help with this then let me know.

[Smiry Kin's]

is is possible to set a dimentsion for say a pop up. e.g for chat, i dont want it to be full page, i want it to be half or sumit?? please help dude :P

[brvheart]

Originally Posted by Marky

Sure PM me your MSN address and i'll help you out

did you get the pm?

[VTXCafe.com]

I have a question, I read thru all the pages and didn't see it answered.

I have 5 links I'm using, don't need all 9 right now. I want to use the image function but when I turn the image function it adds the red X for the link I'm not using. I have the other 4 links (6-9) blank, is there a way to use images in the 5 links I'm using without having the X's?

[Marky]

Originally Posted by ravenes

did you get the pm?

I just got your PM
Replied too

Originally Posted by VTXCafe.com

I have 5 links I'm using, don't need all 9 right now. I want to use the image function but when I turn the image function it adds the red X for the link I'm not using. I have the other 4 links (6-9) blank, is there a way to use images in the 5 links I'm using without having the X's?

Wow... I can't believe I've not thought of that! Sorry, this is not included in this version, but I will include it in the next version!

On the same subject, I have decided since I need to add so many new features to this modification, I will be bringing out version 1.4 before I bring out 2.0.
So the next version will be 1.4 Final. You can expect this update to be released just after I have opened vBDiscussion.com.

Thanks,

Marky

[bada_bing]

I have installed this hack on my other site but it wont display. I am using a different skin then the original VB one. here is my navbar. Where and what code do I place to make this show up. Yes its enabled in admin cp


<script type="text/javascript">
<!--
function log_out()
{
ht = document.getElementsByTagName("html");
ht[0].style.filter = "progidXImageTransform.Microsoft.BasicImage(gray scale=1)";
if (confirm('$vbphrase[sure_you_want_to_log_out]'))
{
return true;
}
else
{
ht[0].style.filter = "";
return false;
}
}
//-->
</script>
<br />
<div class="breadcrumb" nowrap="nowrap"><a href="#" onclick="history.back(1); return false;" style="float: $stylevar[left]"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/navbits_start.gif" alt="$vbphrase[go_back]" border="0" /></a><img class="inlineimg" src="$stylevar[imgdir_misc]/navbits_finallink.gif" alt="" style="float: $stylevar[right]" /><div class="breadcrumbtext" style="float: $stylevar[right]"><span class="navbar"><span class="smallfont">

<if condition="$show['member']">

<if condition="$bbuserinfo['pmunread'] AND $show['pmstats']"><a href="private.php$session[sessionurl_q]"><img src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/pmnew.gif" alt="$vbphrase[private_messages]" border="0" /></a></if>
<if condition="$show['popups']">
<a href="$show[nojs_link]#memberinfo" title="<phrase 1="$bbuserinfo[username]">$vbphrase[welcome_x]</phrase>" id="memberinfo">$bbuserinfo[username]</a> <script type="text/javascript"> vbmenu_register("memberinfo"); </script>
<else />
<a href="usercp.php$session[sessionurl_q]" title="$vbphrase[user_control_panel]">$bbuserinfo[username]</a></if>

<else />
<if condition="$show['popups']">
<a href="$show[nojs_link]#login" title="$vbphrase[enter_username_to_login_or_register]" id="login"><if condition="$show['registerbutton']">$vbphrase[register] / </if>$vbphrase[log_in]</a> <script type="text/javascript"> vbmenu_register("login"); </script>
<else />
<if condition="$show['registerbutton']">
<a href="register.php$session[sessionurl_q]" rel="nofollow">$vbphrase[register]</a></if>
</if>

</if>


</span></span>
</div>

<if condition="is_array($navbits)">
<div class="breadcrumbtext"><span class="navbar" ><strong><a href="$vboptions[forumhome].php$session[sessionurl_q]" accesskey="1">$vboptions[bbtitle]</a></strong> $navbits[breadcrumb]
<if condition="THIS_SCRIPT == 'showthread' or THIS_SCRIPT == 'newreply' or THIS_SCRIPT == 'editpost' or THIS_SCRIPT == 'private'"><else />
$navbits[lastelement]</if></span></div>
<else />
<div class="breadcrumbtext" nowrap="nowrap"><span class="navbar"><strong>$vboptions[bbtitle]</strong></span></div>
</if>

</div>


<br />
<if condition="!$show['popups']">
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0">
<tr><td valign="top">

<if condition="$show['guest']">
<!-- guest welcome message -->
<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0">
<tr>
<td class="tcat"><phrase 1="$vboptions[bbtitle]">$vbphrase[welcome_to_the_x]</phrase></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="alt1">
<phrase 1="faq.php$session[sessionurl_q]" 2="register.php$session[sessionurl_q]">$vbphrase[first_visit_message]</phrase>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<!-- / guest welcome message -->
</if>

</td>
<if condition=" $show['guest']">
<td style="padding: $stylevar[cellpadding];">&nbsp;</td>
<td valign="top">
<!-- login -->
<div align="$stylevar[right]">
<form action="login.php" method="post" onsubmit="md5hash(vb_login_password, vb_login_md5password, vb_login_md5password_utf, $show[nopasswordempty])">
<script type="text/javascript" src="clientscript/vbulletin_md5.js"></script>
<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="250">
<tr>
<td class="thead" colspan="3" nowrap="nowrap"><phrase 1="$bbuserinfo[username]">$vbphrase[welcome_x]</phrase></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<!-- login form -->



<td class="alt1" valign="top" nowrap="nowrap">
<input type="text" class="bginput" style="font-size: 11px" name="vb_login_username" id="navbar_username" size="10" accesskey="u" tabindex="101" value="$vbphrase[username]" onfocus="if (this.value == '$vbphrase[username]') this.value = '';" />
</td>

<td class="alt2" valign="top" nowrap="nowrap">
<input type="password" class="bginput" style="font-size: 11px" name="vb_login_password" size="10" accesskey="p" tabindex="102" />
</td>
<td class="alt1" valign="top" nowrap="nowrap">
<input type="submit" class="button" value="$vbphrase[log_in]" tabindex="104" title="$vbphrase[enter_username_to_login_or_register]" accesskey="s" /><label for="cb_cookieuser_navbar"><input type="checkbox" name="cookieuser" value="1" tabindex="103" id="cb_cookieuser_navbar" accesskey="c" style="visibility:vboptions[rememberme]" checked="checked" />
</td>
<!-- / login form -->

</tr>
</table><input type="hidden" name="s" value="$session[sessionhash]" />
<input type="hidden" name="do" value="login" />
<input type="hidden" name="vb_login_md5password" />
<input type="hidden" name="vb_login_md5password_utf" />
</form></div><!-- / login -->
</td>
<else />
<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" ><tr>
<td class="alt2" valign="top" nowrap="nowrap">
<div class="smallfont">

<phrase 1="$pmbox[lastvisitdate]" 2="$pmbox[lastvisittime]">$vbphrase[last_visited_x_at_y]</phrase>
<if condition="$show['pmstats']"><br /><phrase 1="$vbphrase[unread_x_nav_compiled]" 2="$vbphrase[total_x_nav_compiled]" 3="$session[sessionurl_q]">$vbphrase[private_messages_nav]</phrase></if>

</div>
</td></tr></table>


</if>
</tr>
</table>
<br />
</if>



<if condition="$show['forumdesc']">
<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" align="center">
<if condition="THIS_SCRIPT == 'showthread'">
<tr>
<td class="tcat" width="100%"><div style="float: $stylevar[right]">
<if condition="$vboptions['allowthreadedmode']">
<!-- ************************************************** ** -->

<!-- thread display mode menu -->

<if condition="$show['linearmode']">
<img class="inlineimg" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/mode_linear_on.gif" alt="$vbphrase[linear_mode]" />
<else />
<a href="showthread.php?$session[sessionurl]p=$FIRSTPOSTID&amp;mode=linear$highlightwords#post $FIRSTPOSTID"><img class="inlineimg" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/mode_linear.gif" alt="$vbphrase[switch_to_linear_mode]" border="0" /></a>
</if>

<if condition="$show['hybridmode']">
<img class="inlineimg" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/mode_hybrid_on.gif" alt="$vbphrase[hybrid_mode]" />
<else />
<a href="showthread.php?$session[sessionurl]mode=hybrid&amp;t=$thread[threadid]$highlightwords"><img class="inlineimg" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/mode_hybrid.gif" alt="$vbphrase[switch_to_hybrid_mode]" border="0" /></a>
</if>

<if condition="$show['threadedmode']">
<img class="inlineimg" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/mode_threaded_on.gif" alt="$vbphrase[threaded_mode]" /> <else />
<a href="showthread.php?$session[sessionurl]p=$FIRSTPOSTID&amp;mode=threaded$highlightwords#po st$FIRSTPOSTID"><img class="inlineimg" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/mode_threaded.gif" alt="$vbphrase[switch_to_threaded_mode]" border="0" /></a>
</if>


<!-- / thread display mode menu -->


</if>
</div>
$vbphrase[thread]: $thread[title]
</td>
</tr>
</if>
<tr>
<td class="alt1" width="100%"><strong>$foruminfo[title]</strong> <span class="smallfont">$foruminfo[description]</span></td>
</tr>
</table>
<br />
<else />
<if condition="THIS_SCRIPT == 'showthread'">
<table class="tborder" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" border="0" width="100%" align="center">

<tr>
<td class="tcat" width="100%">
<div style="float: $stylevar[right]">
<if condition="$vboptions['allowthreadedmode']">
<!-- ************************************************** ** -->

<!-- thread display mode menu -->

<if condition="$show['linearmode']">
<img class="inlineimg" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/mode_linear_on.gif" alt="$vbphrase[linear_mode]" />
<else />
<a href="showthread.php?$session[sessionurl]p=$FIRSTPOSTID&amp;mode=linear$highlightwords#post $FIRSTPOSTID"><img class="inlineimg" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/mode_linear.gif" alt="$vbphrase[switch_to_linear_mode]" border="0" /></a>
</if>

<if condition="$show['hybridmode']">
<img class="inlineimg" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/mode_hybrid_on.gif" alt="$vbphrase[hybrid_mode]" />
<else />
<a href="showthread.php?$session[sessionurl]mode=hybrid&amp;t=$thread[threadid]$highlightwords"><img class="inlineimg" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/mode_hybrid.gif" alt="$vbphrase[switch_to_hybrid_mode]" border="0" /></a>
</if>

<if condition="$show['threadedmode']">
<img class="inlineimg" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/mode_threaded_on.gif" alt="$vbphrase[threaded_mode]" /> <else />
<a href="showthread.php?$session[sessionurl]p=$FIRSTPOSTID&amp;mode=threaded$highlightwords#po st$FIRSTPOSTID"><img class="inlineimg" src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/mode_threaded.gif" alt="$vbphrase[switch_to_threaded_mode]" border="0" /></a>
</if>


<!-- / thread display mode menu -->


</if>
</div>
$vbphrase[thread]: $thread[title]
</td>
</tr>

</table><br /></if>
</if>

<if condition="$show['popups']">
<!-- NAVBAR POPUP MENUS -->

<if condition="$show['searchbuttons']">
<!-- header quick search form -->
<div class="vbmenu_popup" id="navbar_search_menu" style="display:none">
<table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="1" border="0">
<tr>
<td class="thead">$vbphrase[search_forums]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="vbmenu_option" title="nohilite">
<form action="search.php" method="post">
<input type="hidden" name="do" value="process" />
<input type="hidden" name="showposts" value="0" />
<input type="hidden" name="quicksearch" value="1" />
<input type="hidden" name="s" value="$session[sessionhash]" />
<input type="text" class="bginput" name="query" size="20" />&nbsp;$gobutton<br />
</form>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="search.php$session[sessionurl_q]" accesskey="4" rel="nofollow">$vbphrase[advanced_search]</a></td>
</tr>
</table>
</div>
<!-- / header quick search form -->
</if>

<if condition="$show['member']">

<!-- memberinfo -->
<div class="vbmenu_popup" id="memberinfo_menu" style="display:none">
<table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="1" border="0">
<tr>
<td class="thead" nowrap="nowrap">
<phrase 1="$bbuserinfo[username]">$vbphrase[welcome_x]</phrase>&nbsp;&nbsp;
<if condition="is_browser('safari')"><input type="submit" onclick="window.location=\'usercp.php$session[sessionurl_q]\'; return false" class="button" value="$vbphrase[user_cp]" /><else />
( <a href="usercp.php$session[sessionurl_q]">$vbphrase[user_cp]</a> )</if></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="alt1">
<span class="smallfont"><phrase 1="$pmbox[lastvisitdate]" 2="$pmbox[lastvisittime]">$vbphrase[last_visited_x_at_y]</phrase>
<if condition="$show['pmstats']"><br /><phrase 1="$vbphrase[unread_x_nav_compiled]" 2="$vbphrase[total_x_nav_compiled]" 3="$session[sessionurl_q]">$vbphrase[private_messages_nav]</phrase></if></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="login.php?$session[sessionurl]do=logout&amp;logouthash=$bbuserinfo[logouthash]" onclick="return log_out()">$vbphrase[log_out]</a>
</td></tr>
</table>
</div>
<!-- / memberinfo -->
<else />
<!-- login -->
<div class="vbmenu_popup" id="login_menu" style="display:none">
<table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="1" border="0">
<tr>
<td class="thead"><phrase 1="$bbuserinfo[username]">$vbphrase[welcome_x]</phrase></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="alt2" nowrap="nowrap" style="padding:0px">

<!-- login form -->
<form action="login.php" method="post" onsubmit="md5hash(vb_login_password, vb_login_md5password, vb_login_md5password_utf, $show[nopasswordempty])">
<script type="text/javascript" src="clientscript/vbulletin_md5.js"></script>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="$stylevar[formspacer]" border="0">
<tr>
<td class="smallfont">$vbphrase[username]</td>
<td><input type="text" class="bginput" style="font-size: 11px" name="vb_login_username" id="navbar_username" size="10" accesskey="u" tabindex="101" value="$vbphrase[username]" onfocus="if (this.value == '$vbphrase[username]') this.value = '';" /></td>
<td class="smallfont" colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap"><label for="cb_cookieuser_navbar"><input type="checkbox" name="cookieuser" value="1" tabindex="103" id="cb_cookieuser_navbar" accesskey="c" style="visibility:vboptions[rememberme]" checked="checked" /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="smallfont">$vbphrase[password]</td>
<td><input type="password" class="bginput" style="font-size: 11px" name="vb_login_password" size="10" accesskey="p" tabindex="102" /></td>
<td><input type="submit" class="button" value="$vbphrase[log_in]" tabindex="104" title="$vbphrase[enter_username_to_login_or_register]" accesskey="s" /></td>
</tr>
</table>
<input type="hidden" name="s" value="$session[sessionhash]" />
<input type="hidden" name="do" value="login" />
<input type="hidden" name="vb_login_md5password" />
<input type="hidden" name="vb_login_md5password_utf" />
</form>
<!-- / login form -->

</td>
</tr>
<if condition="$show['registerbutton']">
<tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="register.php$session[sessionurl_q]" rel="nofollow">$vbphrase[register]</a>

</td></tr></if>
</table>
</div>
<!-- / login -->
</if>

<if condition="$show['member']">
<!-- user cp tools menu -->
<div class="vbmenu_popup" id="usercptools_menu" style="display:none">
<table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="1" border="0">

<tr><td class="thead">$vbphrase[quick_links]</td></tr>
<if condition="$vboptions['enablesearches']"><tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="search.php?$session[sessionurl]do=getdaily">$vbphrase[todays_posts]</a></td></tr></if>
<tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="forumdisplay.php?$session[sessionurl]do=markread">$vbphrase[mark_forums_read]</a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="#" onclick="window.open('misc.php?$session[sessionurl]do=buddylist&amp;focus=1','buddylist','statusbar=n o,menubar=no,toolbar=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=y es,width=250,height=300'); return false;">$vbphrase[open_buddy_list]</a></td></tr>

<tr><td class="thead"><a href="usercp.php$session[sessionurl_q]">$vbphrase[user_control_panel]</a></td></tr>
<if condition="$show['siglink']"><tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="profile.php?$session[sessionurl]do=editsignature">$vbphrase[edit_signature]</a></td></tr></if>
<!--<if condition="$show['avatarlink']"><tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="profile.php?$session[sessionurl]do=editavatar">$vbphrase[edit_avatar]</a></td></tr></if>-->
<tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="profile.php?$session[sessionurl]do=editprofile">$vbphrase[edit_profile]</a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="profile.php?$session[sessionurl]do=editoptions">$vbphrase[edit_options]</a></td></tr>

<tr><td class="thead">$vbphrase[miscellaneous]</td></tr>
<if condition="$show['pmstats']"><tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="private.php$session[sessionurl_q]" rel="nofollow">$vbphrase[private_messages]</a></td></tr></if>
<tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="subscription.php$session[sessionurl_q]" rel="nofollow">$vbphrase[subscribed_threads]</a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="member.php?$session[sessionurl]u=$bbuserinfo[userid]">$vbphrase[my_profile]</a></td></tr>
<if condition="$show['wollink']"><tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="online.php$session[sessionurl_q]">$vbphrase[whos_online]</a></td></tr></if>
<tr><td class="vbmenu_option"><a href="login.php?$session[sessionurl]do=logout&amp;logouthash=$bbuserinfo[logouthash]" onclick="return log_out()">$vbphrase[log_out]</a>
</td></tr>
</table>
</div>
<!-- / user cp tools menu -->
</if>
<!-- / NAVBAR POPUP MENUS -->

<!-- PAGENAV POPUP -->

<div class="vbmenu_popup" id="pagenav_menu" style="display:none">
<table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="1" border="0">
<tr>
<td class="thead" nowrap="nowrap">$vbphrase[go_to_page]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="vbmenu_option" title="nohilite">
<form action="$vboptions[forumhome].php" method="get" onsubmit="return this.gotopage()" id="pagenav_form">
<input type="text" class="bginput" id="pagenav_itxt" style="font-size:11px" size="4" />
<input type="button" class="button" id="pagenav_ibtn" value="$vbphrase[go]" />
</form>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</div>

<!-- / PAGENAV POPUP -->
</if>

[bloodwrath]

awesome
installed

[patsalko]

hello! great hack
however where do you put the images in order for them to show on the menu???
the documentation does not say

TIA

[Boofo]

Any add this to the top of the navbar instead of under the other one?