Menus interfere with each other on pages with multiple menus (MM2)
Article Applies To:
MenuMachine 2 only
GoLive CS, CS2
Mac, Windows
Article ID: 000072
Category: Browser Issues
Issue
If multiple menus are placed on the same page, one menu can affect the other menu. This can take the form of the other menu's submenus opening, making the other menu react on rollover making the other menu behave strangely.
Solution
In some circumstances menu items in different menus can be given the same "internal" names, which causes the two menus to conflict if they are placed on the same page. We are working on an update that will prevent this from occurring but you can fix the problem by following these steps:
1. Download the latest update of MenuMachine 2 by going to this page:
http://www.menumachine.com/download/
2. Once you have installed the latest update to MenuMachine 2, launch GoLive and open the site.
3. Open one of the menus in the MenuMachine Editor.
4. Change the menu (e.g. change the text in a menu item then change it back).
5. Hold down the Command and Shift keys (Mac OS) or Control and Shift keys (Windows).
While holding down the two keys, click on the Save button in the edit screen. This is the button on the right hand side of the button toolbar, next to the Delete Menu (Trash) icon.
Note: You must be holding down the two keys while you click Save. If you did not, repeat from Step 4. as the menu must be in a state which requires saving when you perform Step 5.
6. Close the menu editor and repeat steps 3-6 with the other menu(s).
This will force MenuMachine to change the internal name of the menu items so they no longer clash. You only have to do this once.
7. Re-upload the menumachine folder to your web server.
8. Check the page (you may need to refresh your browser cache).
Last updated: February 6, 2007
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