JI Icon Menu
Version
1.0
Rating
Compatibility
Votes
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2
License
GPLv2 or later
Non-Commercial
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30814
Date Added
4 October 2009
Don't want to be too harsh here because this module does work right out of the box. However it does have a number of basic flaws, chief among them the requirement that your menu have no more and no less than 12 items. So you can't have more and if you have less because it's still embedding target=self links on the page you get ugly missing graphics (Safari 3, for example.)
So first of all there needs to be a field in the xml file to select how many menu items. Also any items you try to leave blank will re-autoopulate with a link to http://joomlaink.com, so in some broswers you'll just have random links for no reason.
Also just to clear up any mistaken assumptions, this module does not integrate in any way with the Joomla menu system. It merely allows you to create a different menu and enter the URLS for exactly 12 items BY HAND.
There is no provisioning for spacing, although that's easily fixed in css. Still shouldn't this really be included OOB? The other minor issues can be fixed in the code, but the module doesn't work with the Joomla menu system.
Having said all that. I did find this module useful, (!) after I made the necessary changes to its code, but wanted to make it clear to users beforehand what this module does and does not do. If I am mistaken about anything I welcome the opportunity to be corrected.
So first of all there needs to be a field in the xml file to select how many menu items. Also any items you try to leave blank will re-autoopulate with a link to http://joomlaink.com, so in some broswers you'll just have random links for no reason.
Also just to clear up any mistaken assumptions, this module does not integrate in any way with the Joomla menu system. It merely allows you to create a different menu and enter the URLS for exactly 12 items BY HAND.
There is no provisioning for spacing, although that's easily fixed in css. Still shouldn't this really be included OOB? The other minor issues can be fixed in the code, but the module doesn't work with the Joomla menu system.
Having said all that. I did find this module useful, (!) after I made the necessary changes to its code, but wanted to make it clear to users beforehand what this module does and does not do. If I am mistaken about anything I welcome the opportunity to be corrected.
Owner's reply
Hi compustretch
Thank you for review. This's very good review for me to develop the module. The module was tested on Firefox and IE only and I need more time to test on another browsers.
Now a day, for linking to http://joomlaink.com, you can change or put "#". In the future, I will try to integrate with the Joomla menu system.
If it's possible, could you tell me how did you make the necessary changes to its code, it will use to develop the module.
Thank you.
This extension works very nicely. I had a couple of issues with IE, which I fixed in the code, but having said that it could have had something to do with the template I was using rather than the extension.
Well done.
Well done.
Owner's reply
Hi Suezy
Thank you for review. I will use your idea to develop next version.