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Setting Up HierMenus
To setup version 6 of HierMenus for use on your site, you must follow these three
basic steps: Install the scripts on your server, create and install your configuration
file, and then apply the scripts to your HTML pages. While each of these tasks have
exceptions here and there depending on exactly what you intend to do (and how you
choose to do it), the vast majority of HierMenus installations will simply follow
the recommendations provided within these instructions. Where those exceptions do
exist we will note them, often with links to pages that further describe the issue
in detail.
As we go through the setup instructions, we will assume a basic installation
that follows all of our main recommendations; i.e., we will assume, for example, that
the directories created in step 1 (installing the scripts on your server) are those
that we recommended when we discuss the application of the scripts to your Web pages
in step 3. While you are welcome to jump back and forth between steps, for best results
we recommend that you review these instructions in their entirety and in order
at least once before you begin the actual work.
Note that the instructions presented here pertain only to version 6 of HierMenus.
If you are using an older version of HierMenus (versions 4 or 5) visit our
Documentation Archive for relevant information.
- 1.) Installing the Scripts on your Server
- The instructions here include the creation of server directories and uploading
of files, as well as information describing the differences between the verbose and
optimized script sets. Configuration of the HM_Loader.js file is also
discussed in this step.
- 2.) Creating a Configuration File
- Instructions for creating your own functional and object based version 6
configuration file, the heart of any HierMenus implementation. This step is most likely
where you will spend most of your time.
- 3.) Applying HierMenus to Your Pages
- Having created a configuration file capable of producing menus in the shapes and
styles that you want, it's time to add the necessary code to your HTML pages to enable
the menu displays themselves. The majority of the cross-frames specific instructions
are presented in this section, including a look at the difference between the standard and
alternate cross-frame implementation methods.
- Advanced Topics
- These are not part of the standard setup instructions per se; nevertheless you may
find the information here helpful depending on your more advanced needs.
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