order of menu items

Poster: david1721
Dated: Monday December 18 2006 - 19:26:24 GMT

Is there a way to set the parameters in a multi-col menu so the menu items
are displayed in this order

1 5
2 6
3 7
4 8

rather than

1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8

Also, is there a way to insert non menu text inbetween menu headings like:

some_heading
1
2
another_heading


Thanks

David
3
4

Poster: Ruth
Dated: Monday December 18 2006 - 22:47:28 GMT

Hi,

The only way to do that is to order the items how you want them to be when the menu is set to divide. In a horizontal menu the divides works sort of like 'rows' If you have 8 items then the first 4 will be in the top row and the second 4 in the bottom. So you would have to set up your menu as
1 5 2 6 3 7 4 8.

In a vertical menu, the divides works like columns, so the division is odd numbered items in column 1 and even in column 2.

Ruth

Poster: Ruth
Dated: Monday December 18 2006 - 23:11:55 GMT

Hi,

One other suggestion came to mind that has been used by some instead of divides. They have created two horizontal 'main' i.e. visible menus and placed them one above the other.

Ruth

Poster: david1721
Dated: Monday December 18 2006 - 23:21:46 GMT

Thanks for the suggestions. Since I'm dealing with four cols, the logistics of
generating my list gets a bit complicated so I guess I just have to live with

1 2 3 5

5 6 7 8

David

Poster: Andy
Dated: Monday December 18 2006 - 23:52:13 GMT

Check this out:

http://www.milonic.com/mm_multicolumnsorting.js

Should be exactly what you are looking for

Poster: david1721
Dated: Tuesday December 19 2006 - 0:04:30 GMT

thanks, that's great!