Jquery menu plugin integrated in Tab's (using a custom theme )

Question

Hi,
I'm trying to use the jquery menu plugin and use it combined with tab's. I would like to get the effect which is also in the APEX IDE ( TAB's with submenu's expanding below the TAB ).
So far I have my tab's and also my menu's which are show as a button on the page which expand when you click on them. But I would like to have the menu attached to the tab.
I found somewhere (http://www.theapexfreelancer.com/apex/f?p=APEXFREELANCER:JQUERY_MENU_PLUGIN:0) that I should name the TAB and the LIST's on which the menu's are build exactly the same to achieve this, but so far no luck.
Does anyone know of a cookbook describing how to achieve this or has any ideas what to check ?
Regards,
Bas
b.t.w. Have a great 2012!

Answer 1

The steps can be detailed as follows (I will make it specific to my theme -Application Builder- and you can replace what you want)
0) a) My Page template name is WithNicolettePlugin.
b) Put the Nicolette (Thanks alot for him) plugin on #REGION_POSITION_08# in Page Zero (Global page)
c) the settings of the plugin as follows:
- Template : WithNicolettePlugin
- Before HTML : <ul class="dhtmlMenuLG2"> - After HTML : </ul> - jQuery selector submenu : .dhtmlSubMenu2
- Tab set : main
- Include single subtab : yes
- Class first parent : ui-corner-left
- Class last parent : ui-corner-right
- File Prefix : #IMAGE_PREFIX#
the others are empty     
1) link the following CSS's into the Header section of the Page Template of (Bluejay-22)
<link rel="stylesheet" href="/i/css/apex_builder.min.css?v=4.2.0.00.27" type="text/css" />
<link rel="stylesheet" href="/i/css/apex_ui.min.css?v=4.2.0.00.27" type="text/css" />
<link rel="stylesheet" href="/i/css/apex_ui_builder_home.css" type="text/css" />2) link the following Scripts into the Header section of the Page Template
<script type="text/javascript">
var apex_img_dir = "/i/", htmldb_Img_Dir = apex_img_dir;
</script>
<script src="/i/libraries/apex/minified/desktop_all.min.js?v=4.2.0.00.27" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="/i/libraries/apex/minified/legacy.min.js?v=4.2.0.00.27" type="text/javascript"></script>
<style> html {visibility:hidden;} </style>
<script type="text/javascript">
apex.security.framebreaker("D");
</script>
<script src="/i/libraries/apex/minified/widget.textarea.min.js?v=4.2.0.00.27" type="text/javascript"></script>
<script src="/i/libraries/apex/minified/builder.min.js?v=4.2.0.00.27" type="text/javascript"></script>3) Re-write the Body section to be as the following
<div id="page-header">
  .... LOGO AND WELCOME HERE ...... 
   <div class="apex-top-bar-end">
       <div class="apex-top-bar">
            <div id="tabs" class="dhtmlMenuLG">
              #REGION_POSITION_08#   <!-- Put the plugin at your page zero in REGION 8 -->
            </div>
       </div>
   </div>  
</div>
<div id="topbar">#REGION_POSITION_01##REGION_POSITION_04#</div>
<div id="messages">#SUCCESS_MESSAGE##NOTIFICATION_MESSAGE##GLOBAL_NOTIFICATION#</div>
<div id="body">
    <table class="tbl-body" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" summary="">
    <tbody>
      <tr>
        <td class="tbl-main" width="100%">#REGION_POSITION_02##BOX_BODY#</td>
        <td class="tbl-sidebar">#REGION_POSITION_03#</td>    
      </tr>
    </tbody>
    </table>
</div>4- Update the section of Standard Tab Attributes to have Current Tab as the following *(PLEASE, REMOVE THE MINUS BEFORE onmouseover)*
<li class="dhtmlSubMenuN" -onmouseover = "dhtml_CloseAllSubMenusL(this)" >
  <a href="#TAB_LINK#" class="dhtmlSubMenuN"
     title="#TAB_LABEL#">
     "#TAB_LABEL#
  </a>
</li>
{code}
and Non Current Standard Tab as the following
{code}
<li class="dhtmlSubMenuN" -onmouseover = "dhtml_CloseAllSubMenusL(this)" >
  <a href="#TAB_LINK#" class="dhtmlSubMenuN"
      title="#TAB_LABEL#">
      "#TAB_LABEL#
  </a>
</li>5- Update the section of Parent Tab Attributes to have Current Parent Tab as the following
<div id="#TAB_ID#" class="current">
    <a href="#TAB_LINK#" title="#TAB_LABEL#" class="link_text">#TAB_LABEL#</a>
    <a href="#" class="link_icon">
      <img src="/i/apex/builder/down_dark_12x12.gif" width="12" height="12" 
           class="dhtmlMenu" alt="#TAB_LABEL# Drill Down"/>
   </a>
   <ul id="#TAB_NAME#" htmldb:listlevel="1" class="aTabs dhtmlSubMenu pulldown-tabs" style="display:none;">
       #TABS#
       <li class="last" dir="RTL"><span></span></li>
    </ul>
</div>and Non Current Parent Tab as the following
<div id="#TAB_ID#" class="non-current">
    <a href="#TAB_LINK#" title="#TAB_LABEL#" class="link_text">#TAB_LABEL#</a>
    <a href="#" class="link_icon">
      <img src="/i/apex/builder/down_dark_12x12.gif" width="12" height="12" 
           class="dhtmlMenu" alt="#TAB_LABEL# Drill Down"/>
   </a>
   <ul id="#TAB_NAME#" htmldb:listlevel="1" class="aTabs dhtmlSubMenu pulldown-tabs" style="display:none;">
       #TABS#
       <li class="last" dir="RTL"><span></span></li>
    </ul>
</div>6- You will find a sample here in
Workspace : ralab
User : nicolette
Password : abc123
Application 33791 - TestDropDownAppBuilderTabs
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Best Regards
Mahmoud