I cut short the main page to just two items: login form and Newest members (since these are symmetrical vertically). As the top-most item I added a content-related slide show, which is working fine, just below the Top Bar, but there is one catch. 'Tools' no more displays the drop-down menu. Is there a wayout?
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You must log in to post replies.Maybe Javascript conflict ... or your template was created for a former version of Elgg.
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Use JS no conflict - Google for it.
I had a problem with Elgg messages and error messages while using a sliding animation on the homegae.
Shouvik, thanks.
Javascript conflict, possible. Anyway I am going to check it with another theme.
This is 100% a javascript problem. Try disabling 3rd party themes and plugins one at a time until your site works.
Well, Brett, coming from you, I am sure of it.
I am writing this on behalf of my friend woodpecker, who wrote to me about this problem. In fact, I am convinced the suspicious third party stuff is the slideshow itself, because it is not an Elgg-specific plugin.
I sat today and dropped the drop-down menu and spread the items along a horizontal bar for woodpecker (he just can't part with that slideshow).
One important thing is that I discovered a thing or two during the process, which I think is very important. BTW, it is related to the conversation between you and woodpecker about blogs elsewhere. I will post it as a new topic.
Regards.
For Brett. The latest.
Your posting gave me a clue suddenly. The slideshow in question uses two javascript frameworks: Mootools and jQuery (which is the JavaScript library required by the slideshow). I looked for the parameter values in Woodpecker's installation and found Mootools was chosen. I changed it to jQuery - and lo! - now the drowndown menu can appear over the slideshow. Perhaps you may like to take a look.
Thanks. Regards.
be careful with jquery if you duplicate any javascript that already is imported in the head section weird things will happen...this happened with me two...
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Thanks for the caution, I will remember it. In this case, the entire software (all the files, all the images) that generates the slideshow is in a folder of its own outside the Elgg installtion. In the Elgg index page I use a skeltal script that contains only my site name, elgg folder name, and the path to the remote software.
The slideshow uses either jQuery or mootools at one time. I think the idea is: use the one that doesn't entail a conflict.