Navigation components index

Pull-down menu on TOP of a page having 1 column

Type Navigation Component
Navigation pattern Horizontal navigation between pages of the same class
Inclusion Included on the web page by means of <!--#include virtual="....."--> syntax
Component structure
  • <table class="sectionMenuPull">
Content formatting Given by the form tag "select"
Description and use
  • It can be present in case a section is split into further subsections or to navigate between multiple destination pages (see as example).
  • It is an alternative navigation tool to the Section menu on the right.
  • The intent is to gain horizontal space for the text, in case the text si very long and/or the Section menu contains more than 7 (maximum 10) items. By using this navigation tool a page too cluttered is avoided (see as Example 2).
Position on the page
  • Center column
  • The position of this menu is underneath the gray horizontal line delimiting the top part of the page (see the example)
Conventional File name used pulldown_menu.htm

The component

/public/english/template1/components/pulldown/pulldown_menu.htm

Example