Tabs Beta
(Cross Posted: Chinwags)
Calling Javascript Writers
I'm struggling, struggling. Let me lay out what I wish to do and you Javascript writers tell me whether it is possible. For browsers that don't support content loading in sidebars (eg Opera or Safari) I have created a frames version of MT/WP Tabs. Now I wish to take it to the next level. When someone clicks the bookmarklet for the frames version, I want the current page to appear in the main (right hand side) content with the MT/WP Tabs appearing in the left "sidebar" If you manage to figure out how to do this I will credit you with it on all files that contain your code also I will give you a GMail Invite. If you manage to figure it out, send me an email arvind.2111 | at | gmail.com
UPDATE: I've modified the stylesheet to make sure that the tabs don't wrap to the width of your sidebar by adding a width specification (can't believe I forgot that!) thanks to everyone who reminded me. Also cleaned the mark-up slightly !
I've put up a beta of a new MT and WP Tabs. This is largely thanks to akmal who provided me with the basis of a new design and javascript. I've put up a beta of both MT and WP Tabs.
Internet Explorer 5 or greater for PC
Drag the following link to your Links bar: MT Tabs. You can then click on this Link to open the MT Tabs in the Search Pane.
Drag the following link to your Links bar: WP Tabs. You can then click on this Link to open the WP Tabs in the Search Pane.
Netscape 6.x or Mozilla
This is still quite a test design, if you're using any of the Mozilla browsers, I think you're in for a treat (depending on your tastes) if you're on Internet Explorer a lot of the nice new CSS features won't work ! If you have any suggestions please leave them as comments here.
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Simon Cox said:
on Aug 26, 2004 4:43 PM | Reply
The tabs could do with a bit of work - I'm using Firefox 0.9.2 on PC and usually have my side bar quite thin so when the tabs wrap it loks a bit iffy, otherwise looks great and will be very useful!
Arvind Satyanarayan said:
on Aug 27, 2004 6:11 AM | Reply
The width of the sidebar is not something I can control. If you have your sidebar really thin, the tabs will wrap and look ugly, there really is nothing I can do about that sorry - unless someone finds out how I can control the sidebar length....
akmal said:
on Aug 27, 2004 6:33 AM | Reply
you should add border-bottom:0; or border-top:0; to the inactive tabs. it's making a stupid gap on the border line.
Simon Cox said:
on Aug 27, 2004 4:01 PM | Reply
Hey, that's much better! Fabbo!
akmal said:
on Aug 27, 2004 5:57 PM | Reply
heh. you should also offer gmail invites to whoever can make your wish happen. people nowadays will do anything for an invite...
Andrew Brown said:
on Aug 29, 2004 11:45 AM | Reply
Opera does support sidebars; and it does so very well. All you need to is to put rel="sidebar" into the normal address of a page, and it will show up as a sidebar in Opera.
Arvind Satyanarayan said:
on Aug 29, 2004 11:49 AM | Reply
Hi Andrew, I knew of that before and had even tried it out but it hadn't worked. Perhaps I had done something wrong. I'll give it another shot, thanks for pointing it out !