/*
aqtmenus.js
Aquatax Site Dynamic Menu creation script
*/
var sub_menus = [];
var menu_close_timeout = []; /* array to hold the menu timer objects */
var delay = 100; /* millisecond pause on the menu hide operation */
/* Some global objects we use repeatedly below */
var dd = null; /* document.getElementById('dropdowns_ex'); */
var b = null; /* document.getElementsByTagName('body'); */
var head = null; /* document.getElementById('header'); */
/*
The following array elements define the top-menu-bar cells; Parameters are:
- a short name for the section: used to attach submenus only
- the text to display in the cell
- the link to the page (absolute format please)
- the amount of padding (pixels) on the top of the cell (max of 11)
*/
menu_bar = [
['home','Home Page','/index.html',11],
['aquatax','AquaTax Consulting
Services & Information','/aquatax.html',5],
['skmacro','SK Macroinvertebrates
& Fish Info','/BugGuide.html',5],
['skaq','SK Aquatic
Info & Surveys','/skaquaticinfo.html',5],
['snowyowls','RCAF 420 Squadron
Tribute','/snowyowl.html',5],
['photos','Misc. Photos','/insectphotos.html',11],
['about','About The
Webpages & Links','/about.html',5]
];
/*
If you want sub-menus on a cell, you define as the following examples show: the array
KEY is the short name for the menu-bar cell under which the submenu is to be displayed;
The parameters are:
- a short name for the sub-menu item (this must go into the onload="menuInit()" function call in tag
- the text to display in the cell
- the absolute link to the page
*/
/* sk aquatic info sub-menu */
sub_menus['skaq'] = [
['skaq','SK Aquatic Information','/skaquaticinfo.html'],
['athabasca','Lake Athabasca','/Athabasca.html'],
['candle','Candle Lake','/CandleL.html'],
['pipestone','Pipestone Creek','/Pipestone.html'],
['nature','Nature SK Sanctuaries','/natskweb.html'],
['property','Our Property
Biodiversity Survey','/Property.html']
];
/* sk macro and fish submenu under here */
sub_menus['skmacro'] = [
['skaquaticinsects','SK Aquatic Insects','/skAquaticInsectInfo.html'],
['lifecycles','Insect Lifecycles','/insectlifecycle.html'],
['collecting','Collecting Aquatic "Bugs"','/collect.html'],
['ids','Identification & Classification','/classify.html'],
['skdb','SK Macroinvertebrate
Distribution Database','/invertsdb/'],
['bugguide','SK Bug Guide','/BugGuide.html'],
['orderkey','SK Insect Order Key','/TaxaKey.html'],
['mayflies','Mayflies (Ephemeroptera)','/mayfly.html'],
['stoneflies','Stoneflies (Plecoptera)','/plecoptera.html'],
['odonata','Dragonflies & Damselflies (Odonata)','/odonata.html'],
['hemiptera','True Bugs (Hemiptera)','/hemiptera.html'],
['coleoptera','Beetles (Coleoptera)','/coleoptera.html'],
['trichoptera','Caddisflies (Trichoptera)','/trichoptera.html'],
['minor','Aquatic Moths (Lepidoptera)','/minor.html'],
['minor','Dobsonflies (Megaloptera)','/minor.html'],
['minor','Spongillaflies (Neuroptera)','/minor.html'],
['minor','Parasitic Wasps (Hymenoptera)','/minor.html'],
['miscflies','Two-winged Flies (Diptera)','/miscdip.html'],
['leeches','Leeches (Hirudinea)','/leech.html'],
['snails','Snails & Clams (Mollusca)','/mollusca.html'],
['crustacea','Crayfish and Scuds (Crustacea)','/crayfish.html'],
['fish','Fish','/fish.htm']
];
/* photos sub-menu */
sub_menus['photos'] = [
['insects','"Bug" Photos','/insectphotos.html'],
['wildlife','Wildlife Photos','/wildlifephotos.html'],
['plants','Plant Photos','/plantphotos.html'],
['landscapes','Landscape Photos','/landscapephotos.html'],
['planes','Planes and Jet Photos','/planephotos.html']
];
/* aquatax sub-menu */
sub_menus['aquatax'] = [
['aquatax','AquaTax Consulting
Home Page','/aquatax.html'],
['aquataxServices','AquaTax Consulting
Services','/aquataxServices.html'],
['aquataxQualifications','AquaTax Consulting
Qualifications','/aquataxQualifications.html']
];
/* snowyowl sub-menu */
sub_menus['snowyowls'] = [
['snowyowl','420 Squadron Tribute
Home Page','/snowyowl.html'],
['hampden','Hampdens
Jan to Jul 1942','/Hampden.html'],
['wellingtons','Wellingtons
Aug 1942 to Oct 1943','/Wellingtons.html'],
['NAfrica','North Africa
May to Oct 1943','/NorthAfrica.html'],
['halifaxes','Halifaxes
Oct 1943 to Apr 1945','/Halifaxes.html'],
['Lancasters','Lancasters
May to Jun 1945','/Lancasters.html'],
['Group Images','420 Group Photos
"Who is Who','/420Photos.html'],
['Memorial','420 Squadron
Losses','/Memorial.html']
];
/*
the sk database sub-menus will be built dynamically under here: the first
element is defined here as the 'search' or intro page
*/
sub_menus['skdb'] = [
['search','Search Database','/invertsdb/']
];
//
// this is the width to set the FIRST menu bar cell: fixed to correspond to the left panel width
//
var left_panel = '138px';
//
// pull in a jscript file and attached it to the head element: use to set up
// an asynchronous event handler (AJAX);
//
function IncludeJScript(jsURL,id) {
var head = document.getElementsByTagName("head").item(0);
if ( !head ) { alert("No head!"); return null; }
var s = document.createElement("script");
if ( !s ) { alert("No script!"); return null; }
s.setAttribute("type", "text/javascript");
s.setAttribute("charset", "utf-8");
s.setAttribute("src", jsURL);
s.setAttribute("id", id);
head.appendChild(s);
}
//
// this is the work horse function: call it from within the tags onload event. The parameter
// is a key to a cell that you want displayed as the selected (or active) style: it should always be the
// page that you are actually viewing, and can be numerical to select a top-menu cell, or a short name for
// a sub-menu cell
//
function menuInit(selected) {
var ul;
var ul2;
//
// get the dropdowns div and the body/head elements
//
dd = document.getElementById('dropdowns_ex');
b = document.getElementsByTagName('body');
head = document.getElementById('header');
if ( dd ) {
ul = document.createElement('ul');
dd.appendChild(ul);
var li;
var sm;
for ( i = 0; i < menu_bar.length; i++ ) {
tname = 'tmenu_'+menu_bar[i][0];
li = document.createElement('li');
ul.appendChild(li);
li.style.paddingTop = menu_bar[i][3]+'px';
li.style.paddingBottom = (11 - menu_bar[i][3])+'px';
li.setAttribute('id','tmenu_'+menu_bar[i][0]);
li.innerHTML = menu_bar[i][1];
if ( i == 0 ) li.style.width = left_panel;
if ( selected == i || selected == menu_bar[i][0] ) li.className = 'selected';
else li.onclick = new Function('jump_to(\''+menu_bar[i][2]+'\')');
}
}
//
// top level menus are in place: build submenus where needed
//
buildSubMenus(selected);
}
//
// this can be called directly from the onload function if you are using static html for the
// top menus: just make sure that the top-menu elements all have correct id specified
// (e.g.