A website dropdown menu or navigation header are integral
parts of most websites. In the past most web designers use
Java script to make pull-down menus. It would take
considerable amount of scripting knowledge for designers to
get the right design and right options on the navigation
menu, and incompatibility problems arise often between
different web browsers and Java script versions.
In recent years, more and more websites are using flash
menu instead of javascript menu systems. Flash menus
provide better browser compatibility -- as flash web menu
appears and works the same in all browser and operating
system conform to the Adobe Flash standard. Base on
Adobe's website information, over 98% of web users now have
flash installed with their browser.
A main factor that makes your visitors trust you is your
web site's appearance & design. Javascript language does
not support high quality graphics or animations. In
contrast, flash menu is often visually Rich, and comes with
high quality graphics and animated effects, which make
using a flash header and navigation menu bar much more
attractive than a static Javascript menu. Moreover, Java
script is often disabled by users for security reasons, and
to block popup windows. Java script menus will be invisible
for these users, which leave a blank area on your website
and gives visitors a poor impression about your website
quality.
Another main advantage of flash menu is its easy
maintenance. Most flash menu stores its settings in a
single SWF file, changes to site navigation are very easy.
Just upload the new file to your site and refresh are
instant. If you use Javascript menu, as the javascript code
is repeated to all pages, you would need to edit all pages.
To create a flash menu, you can do it in 2 ways. You can
either create the flash menu by yourself using Adobe Flash
with acctionscript -- which requires techniques such as
timeline control, frame labels, button event handlers, plus
animation creation skills.
To create flash menu the easy way, you can consider to use
a flash menu building software. Most flash menu builder
software provide a wizard and easy steps to make flash
menu, you can simply choose a ready made design from a
collection of flash menu templates, and then fill your menu
captions, links, and define sub-menus.
A flash menu builder makes it possible for beginners and
non-programmers to build their own flash menu header in
minutes without any coding. Even skillful webmasters might
find the flash web menu software providing great assistance
and time saver to create flash dropdown menu.
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Godfrey Fai Ko (http://www.faico.net), website developer
since 1996. Developed software including a flash website
builder, flash menu builder, interactive map builder and
video player.
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