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Ahh, OK, thanks!

Have you looked at this menu? It's GPL compatible. http://mmenu.frebsite.nl/

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Originally Posted by lankeeyankee

Have you looked at this menu? It's GPL compatible. http://mmenu.frebsite.nl/

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Thanks for posting the link. It looks nice ;)

Thanks,

Anne

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Originally Posted by lankeeyankee

Have you looked at this menu? It's GPL compatible. http://mmenu.frebsite.nl/

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That's the menu I will be using.. Found it earlier this week.. Slimmenu doesn't work well for longer category lists.. This looks like it will work better..

I also like the way it functions overall and the great addons and extensions it has, makes it more app-like. The header, footer, and search box are especially nice as well as making the whole line an active area instead of a small box at the right side of each link and submenus sliding out instead of dropping down. Very slick indeed.

In the process of switching everything to work with css/js loader for easier future modifications. Then I'll be testing some swipe scripts so things like featured products can be swiped to make it even more app-like. I have a number of changes I'm going to make and will share them if there is any interest.

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Originally Posted by lankeeyankee

I also like the way it functions overall and the great addons and extensions it has, makes it more app-like. The header, footer, and search box are especially nice as well as making the whole line an active area instead of a small box at the right side of each link and submenus sliding out instead of dropping down. Very slick indeed.

In the process of switching everything to work with css/js loader for easier future modifications. Then I'll be testing some swipe scripts so things like featured products can be swiped to make it even more app-like. I have a number of changes I'm going to make and will share them if there is any interest.

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Yes, always share your improvements so that I can incorporate them into the package ;)

Thanks,

Anne

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Originally Posted by lankeeyankee

I also like the way it functions overall and the great addons and extensions it has, makes it more app-like. The header, footer, and search box are especially nice as well as making the whole line an active area instead of a small box at the right side of each link and submenus sliding out instead of dropping down. Very slick indeed.

In the process of switching everything to work with css/js loader for easier future modifications. Then I'll be testing some swipe scripts so things like featured products can be swiped to make it even more app-like. I have a number of changes I'm going to make and will share them if there is any interest.

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Yep I agree, and on smartphones in particular I think this is a better way of navigating.. I am starting to look at integrating swipe actions into a slider (not necessarily the one that comes with this template as I may swap that out too), and adding swipe to Zen Colorbox as well.. (lightbox and it's underlying Slimbox library are just too old to mess with)

Agree, basically I am going to make the mobile view as app-like as possible to match people's expectations of their mobile experiences from elsewhere. Never used a responsive template before so I am currently spending time familiarizing myself with the files so I know where to go to make changes.

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Originally Posted by lankeeyankee

Agree, basically I am going to make the mobile view as app-like as possible to match people's expectations of their mobile experiences from elsewhere. Never used a responsive template before so I am currently spending time familiarizing myself with the files so I know where to go to make changes.

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That would be great. Any improvements to the package are always welcome.

Thanks,

Anne

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Originally Posted by lankeeyankee

Agree, basically I am going to make the mobile view as app-like as possible to match people's expectations of their mobile experiences from elsewhere. Never used a responsive template before so I am currently spending time familiarizing myself with the files so I know where to go to make changes.

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That sounds EXACTLY like the discussion I just had the other day with my client on the direction we're moving with her site and the swaps and changes I plan to make accordingly.. We have been doing an informal usability study with a group of her current customers, and their feedback was invaluable. (some even provided links to other sites they shop with to help guide some of the changes we're now going to be making) The first step is changing the mobile menu to one that looks more like the typical menus used in Android and iOS apps.. There are other things we're going to do some more usability testing on like for example, we haven't decided if we'll use the hamburger menu or the vertical ellipse as the menu icon.. Both are used in mobile applications to symbolize a menu.. That may sound silly, but it's all about providing intuitive features and a good usability experience for site visitors. What I am finding is that it's just not enough for the template to work on a mobile device.. The mobile experience has to be a good user experience or one will find themselves with high bounce rates from mobile users..