Menu Manager

Started by tfs, May 04, 2009, 11:41:03 AM

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tfs

May 04, 2009, 11:41:03 AM
The jumbled menu in SMF is something that should be addressed ASAP.  The top level menu on my forum, for example, looks like this...

Home * Forum * Help * Arcade * Search * Admin * Moderate * Profile * My Messages * Quiz * Calendar * Prediction League * Gallery * Members * Chat * Logout

And every mod I install makes it more jumbled and illogical.  SMF should come up with a system where mods can add themselves to a list of items that belong in the menu, but on the admin side the menu items can be arranged in a more logical manner, using CSS to create a flowing and logical layout of their own choosing.

I should be able to create a top level menu, and assign any of them to any of the functions available in SMF, or to any of the mods that have registerd themselves to be available.  And those menus should be able to be stacked.  For instance, using the menu above as an example...

Home
Forum
  My Messages
  Discussion
  Calendar
  Members
  Chat
  Search
Games
  Arcade
  Quiz
  Prediction League
Downloads & Media
  Gallery
    Music
    Pictures
    Video
    Other 3rd Level Stuff
Admin
  Admin Center
  Moderate
  My Settings
New Users Menu
  Message To Admin
  Delete My Account
Guests Menu
  Things
  I
  Want
  Guests
  To
  See
Help
Logout


These things should be able to be arranged in a GUI environment, assigned whatever functionality the Admin wants, and of course adhere to forum security settings.  With the above, my top level menu now looks like this...

Home * Forum * Games * Downloads & Media * Admin * New Users Menu * Guests Menu * Help * Logout

I know that some forums have done this, but it involves writing code that the vast majority of people will never write.  As it is now, it's a jumbled mess that gets more jumbled with every new mod that creates a top level menu.
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vbgamer45

#1
May 04, 2009, 09:42:29 PM
I like this idea and I think would benefit a lot of users who have many mods installed.
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rongsak

#2
May 05, 2009, 03:41:21 AM
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Robbo_

#3
May 06, 2009, 03:47:30 PM
I have been planning on making a mod to do this for  some time. It is the next mod I will be making and you will hopefully be seeing it in a few weeks.
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Kyle P

#4
May 08, 2009, 09:49:02 PM
100% support this =]
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Bigguy

#5
May 08, 2009, 09:51:42 PM
In the immortal words of "Larry The cable guy".... Get r done. :)

_pi

#7
October 17, 2009, 03:02:05 PM
i like the idea.
with permission control which item will be shown.

Liam.

#8
October 17, 2009, 03:43:50 PM
This may be a feature, may not. SMF 2.0 is feature frozen at the moment, but still would be nice to see! But it would sort of defeat the object of having the menu in the Sources as opposed to themes. But I suppose then it isn't theme specific. Look at me, rambling on!

Also, the option to have an icon for each menu item would be good!

Arantor

#9
October 17, 2009, 04:52:58 PM
Well, 2.0's menu system does have submenus, and menus can have child menus - so it's not as if this is a million miles away to do.

The key issue actually isn't the UI, the problem is in the storage of it.

Right now it's stored in Subs.php in code. Changing this means altering Subs.php programmatically or otherwise pushing it into the DB somehow/where.
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Robbo_

#10
October 18, 2009, 07:14:19 AM
I have already started making this mod btw. Will be released to charter members once I have most the stuff done so I can work out what it is missing. There is something I can't put my finger on. Also it will be fairly powerful so you can add different link categories for say footer links or links grabbed from SSI.php. Also, you can have as many child links as you like, works the same as forum boards.
Aus-Newerth

Quote from: IRC
Roph> I just finished a double 1/2lb cheese, bacon & salad beef burger
Roph> no woman on earth could satisfy me as much as I am satisfied right now by this burger
... later on ...
Roph> how could ensie go about satisfying me =o
<Ensiferous> Roph: Merely looking at me would yield far more pleasure than a burger can provide.

Arantor

#11
October 18, 2009, 07:44:59 AM
Sounds awesome, Robbo_ !

Curious - how are you storing the menu links?
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Robbo_

#12
October 18, 2009, 09:35:27 AM
Database. The array in Subs.php will probably be used to show the default links or something.

You will see it once I get a chance to finish it off ;)

This is a screen I took of it a while ago...
Aus-Newerth

Quote from: IRC
Roph> I just finished a double 1/2lb cheese, bacon & salad beef burger
Roph> no woman on earth could satisfy me as much as I am satisfied right now by this burger
... later on ...
Roph> how could ensie go about satisfying me =o
<Ensiferous> Roph: Merely looking at me would yield far more pleasure than a burger can provide.

Arantor

#13
October 18, 2009, 10:00:22 AM
Oh, that looks awesome :)
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Robbo_

#14
October 18, 2009, 10:34:44 AM
The custom field is the main problem I have with it. I don't know if I should just let them use PHP or something like the SMF email stuff where you add stuff like {something here}. I could also make a custom language type thing for it. My main problem is this cutsom field, so feedback about it would be awesome.... (the main reason this will be released to charter members first is because I want to know what to do with the custom stuff.
Aus-Newerth

Quote from: IRC
Roph> I just finished a double 1/2lb cheese, bacon & salad beef burger
Roph> no woman on earth could satisfy me as much as I am satisfied right now by this burger
... later on ...
Roph> how could ensie go about satisfying me =o
<Ensiferous> Roph: Merely looking at me would yield far more pleasure than a burger can provide.

Arantor

#15
October 18, 2009, 01:02:31 PM
PHP would be more flexible but I can see both performance issues and "hlp i borke ym fourm" (sorry) support posts.

Stuff like the newsletter would be preferable in that respect.
Holder of controversial views, all of which my own.

Robbo_

#16
December 06, 2009, 08:41:15 AM
Aus-Newerth

Quote from: IRC
Roph> I just finished a double 1/2lb cheese, bacon & salad beef burger
Roph> no woman on earth could satisfy me as much as I am satisfied right now by this burger
... later on ...
Roph> how could ensie go about satisfying me =o
<Ensiferous> Roph: Merely looking at me would yield far more pleasure than a burger can provide.
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