This kind of navigation tool has the advantage that it takes up less space than a conventional menu made of text or image links, or an image map. Unfortunately, it also has some disadvantages.
One problem is that the navigation menu will take on the appearance of standard menus on whatever platform your visitors are using, which is likely to clash with whatever look and feel you have chosen for your pages on at least some platforms.
A more serious disadvantage is that this technique depends on JavaScript. As such, if you use it as the only method of navigation on your site, you will close your pages to users who have disabled JavaScript on their browser, as well as those who don't have JavaScript-capable browsers. As more and more sites use JavaScript to assault their visitors with pop-up dialogs, scrolling tickers, extra windows, layers and other assorted irritations, more and more Web users are likely to disable JavaScript so it is unwise to rely on it as the only way for people to get around your site.JavaScript > Scripts and Programs > Navigation > Form BasedOct 12, 2006
Similar to the location box in your browsers, just enter a complete web site address (starting with http://) in the box and click enter to jump to that site! Short script - only three lines of code!
This Javascript will display an ordinary-looking menu . Once a link is selected, the visitor is automatically taken to the website without hitting 'Go!' or anything. If you use this script, please leave a link to our site in the pulldown menu!
This is your straightforward drop down menu, except in IE5+ and NS6+, a description of each selection is displayed beneath it. Very nice addition to a popular application wouldn't you say? Script updated to support options opening in a new window (IE5/NS6+ only), and ability to include multiple menus on the same page.
Streamline you links into one box for easy selection and navigation with this script. As an added touch, the script briefly "flashes" the selected link before whisking visitors to it upon clicking the "Go there" button.
Example: Try selecting a link and clicking the "Go there" button. Notice how the selected item "flashes".
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