Jscm (JsCookMenu based dropdown menu)

Summary:Jscm (JsCookMenu based dropdown menu)
Version: 2.4.1-20230212
Prerequisites: PmWiki 2.2.122+, PHP 5.6.40+
Status: Active/Stable
Maintainer: VKrishn
Users: (view / edit)
Discussion: Jscm-Talk

Questions answered by this recipe

  • Widget based dropdown menu that can be inserted on pages with little effort.

Jscm (JsCookMenu based dropdown menu)

Jscm-sample1 - Jscm-sample2 - Jscm-sample3(From page wiki links) - Jscm-sample4(From Pagelist) - Jscm-menubuilder

Description

  • Jscm is a powerful Menu system adapted to use with PmWiki.
    • This menu system uses "JsCookMenu".
    • The menus uses javascript. This recipe allows javascript to be directly inserted in wikipage (similar to Infobox Recipe).
    • This package should be tested first in local or intranet before use in production sites.
    • This recipe has been developed as a reusable simple widget for applications that could be build on top of PmWiki, needing menus.

Notes

Some of the potential uses:

  1. It can be used inside the wikipages.
  2. Site wide or group wide menus can be set.
  3. Page wise menus can be set.
  4. Menupages can be easily created (using web based menu creater) and uploaded.
  5. This menu system can also change its theme by changing a variable value.

About Jscm

Some issues Jscm addresses:

  1. Easy and reusable simple widget.
  2. Simple syntax.

Release notes

If the recipe has multiple releases, then release notes can be placed here. Note that it's often easier for people to work with "release dates" instead of "version numbers".

See also

Contributors

  1. Original Author of "JsCookMenu": Heng Yuan

Issues:

  • Please test this package at localhost or intranet to understand how it works.
    Leaving out menu pages and group (Content) unprotected from password could be risky.

Known Issues:
1. On Menu Wiki pages do not leave the first/last line blank before hitting save.
2. Menu Wiki pages do not support internal/inline format markups eg. '''example''' for bold.
3. This menu system might not work if the menupages are READ protected.

Demo:

  • Please see links at the beginning of this page. see above

Requirements
Package/AppsMinimumLast test
Php5 >= 5.6.408.0.19
PmWiki2.2.122+2.3.15
BrowserMost browsers built after 2014
with JavaScript support + CSS2+

Files/Download

Changelog

February 12, 2023
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Jscm version 2.4.1
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 -- Added jscmDraw option format=pmwiki
 -- Renamed jscookmenu.php to jscm.php
 -- Moved defaultmenu.js to /js
 -- Minor bug fixes.
 -- Updated documentation.

January 13, 2023
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Jscm version 2.4.0
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 -- Make compatible with php 7.2x
 -- Make compatible with php 8.0.x

March 10, 2014
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Jscm version 2.3.0
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 -- Make compatible with php 5.5x.
 -- Add option effect=fading|sliding
 -- Add option clickopen=1
 -- Add option delay=<num>
 -- Add web browser based menubuilder(directive option)
 -- Fix ThemeInfoClick and ThemeGray.
 -- Minor bug fix.
 -- Code clean.
 -- Updated documentation.

November 07, 2012
===================
Jscm version 2.2.2
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 -- Updated menubuilder.
 -- Updated themes.
 -- Updated local/ sample config files.
 -- Minor bug fix.
 -- Minimized js.
 -- Code clean.

October 5, 2009
===================
Jscm version 2.2.1
--------------------------
 -- Added minified js.
 -- Shows default menu if no arguments are given.
 -- Updated themes
 -- Corrected MenuPage length in password code.

September 14, 2009
===================
Jscm version 2.2.0
--------------------------
 -- Complete rewrite.
 -- Module loads only when directive present on page.

February 05, 2006
===================
CookMenu version 2.0.16
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 -- Added theme "ThemeInfoClick".

October 16, 2005
===================
CookMenu version 2.0.15
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 -- Minor bug crept from changing the install folder name
    now fixed by $thisDir = 'cookmenu';
 -- Minor clean up.

October 2, 2005
===================
CookMenu version 2.0.14
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 -- Upgraded to use jscookmenu v1.4.3.
 -- Minor clean up.

September 13, 2005
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CookMenu version 2.0.13
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 -- Added more values in version.php
 -- Fixed minor bug for loading local menu file.
 -- Fixed minor bug in sanity check.

September 7, 2005
===================
CookMenu version 2.0.12
--------------------------
 -- Fixed minor bug with farm installation.

September 6, 2005
===================
CookMenu version 2.0.11
--------------------------
 -- Changed the version.php file format.
 -- Code clean.

August 26, 2005
===================
CookMenu version 2.0.10
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 -- Changed default cmContainer to cmMainID
 -- Changed default menu name from cmMenu to cmMainMenu.
 -- Bug fix $cmpagenameUrlFmt.
 -- Code clean.

August 25, 2005
===================
CookMenu version 2.0.9
--------------------------
 -- Code clean.

August 23, 2005
===================
CookMenu version 2.0.8
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 -- Improved farm/field logic.
 -- Added facility for uploaded menu files.
 -- Forked this recipe as cookmenupro.
 -- Code clean.

August 22, 2005
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CookMenu version 2.0.7
-----------------------
 -- Added a new theme cmThemeMini.
 -- Added wikipage wise menus.
 -- Added syntax for menuDraw with params.
    Now any menu can be called giving its own theme.

August 21, 2005
===================
CookMenu version 2.0.6
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 -- Complete rewrite.

August 16, 2005
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CookMenu version 2.0.5
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 -- Upgraded to use jsCookMenu.js v1.4.2
 -- Removed extra comment lines from jsCookMenu.js
 -- added name value to arrays eg.$HTMLHeaderFmt['cookmenu']
 -- Moved all themes under /themes directory.

April 29, 2005
===================
CookMenu version 2.0.4
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 -- Code Clean

April 29, 2005
===================
CookMenu version 2.0.3
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 -- Added markup for display of menu in wikipage.

April 29, 2005
===================
CookMenu version 2.0.2
-----------------------
 -- Code Clean

April 28, 2005
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CookMenu version 2.0.0
-----------------------
 -- Version jump to coincide with PmWiki version 2.

April 28, 2005
===================
CookMenu version 1.0.0
-----------------------
 -- Initial release.

Author

  • V.Krishn

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