CSS Dropdown menu for the header- With Categories!

[jettrue]

I'm trying to validate my site do some optimization.

The csshover.htc is causing problems in both FF and IE

FF says:

Warning: Unknown property 'behavior'.  Declaration dropped.
Source File: http://nahidfashions.com/boutique/includes/templates/NAHID_ARTISTIC/css/stylesheet_header_menu.css
Line: 2

IE says:

Error: Access denied to 
http://nahidfashions.com/boutique/includes/csshover.htc

I've played around with the htaccess file but nothing seems to work.

Please post your .htaccess file. The behavior FF warning can be ignored.

[shocker]

Please post your .htaccess file. The behavior FF warning can be ignored.

##### NOTE: Replace /shop/ with the relative web path of your catalog in the "Rewrite Base" line below:

Options +FollowSymLinks
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /boutique/

# From Ultimate SEO URLs
RewriteRule ^(.*)-p-(.*).html$ index\.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=$2&%{QUERY_STRING} [L]
RewriteRule ^(.*)-c-(.*).html$ index\.php?main_page=index&cPath=$2&%{QUERY_STRING} [L]
RewriteRule ^(.*)-m-([0-9]+).html$ index\.php?main_page=index&manufacturers_id=$2&%{QUERY_STRING} [L]
RewriteRule ^(.*)-pi-([0-9]+).html$ index\.php?main_page=popup_image&pID=$2&%{QUERY_STRING} [L]
RewriteRule ^(.*)-pr-([0-9]+).html$ index\.php?main_page=product_reviews&products_id=$2&%{QUERY_STRING} [L]
RewriteRule ^(.*)-pri-([0-9]+).html$ index\.php?main_page=product_reviews_info&products_id=$2&%{QUERY_STRING} [L]

# For Open Operations Info Manager
RewriteRule ^(.*)-i-([0-9]+).html$ index\.php?main_page=info_manager&pages_id=$2&%{QUERY_STRING} [L]

# For dreamscape's News & Articles Manager
RewriteRule ^news/?$ index\.php?main_page=news&%{QUERY_STRING} [L]
RewriteRule ^news/rss.xml$ index\.php?main_page=news_rss&%{QUERY_STRING} [L]
RewriteRule ^news/archive/?$ index\.php?main_page=news_archive&%{QUERY_STRING} [L]
RewriteRule ^news/([0-9]{4})-([0-9]{2})-([0-9]{2}).html$ index\.php?main_page=news&date=$1-$2-$3&%{QUERY_STRING} [L]
RewriteRule ^news/archive/([0-9]{4})-([0-9]{2}).html$ index\.php?main_page=news_archive&date=$1-$2&%{QUERY_STRING} [L]
RewriteRule ^news/(.*)-a-([0-9]+)-comments.html$ index\.php?main_page=news_comments&article_id=$2&%{QUERY_STRING} [L]
RewriteRule ^news/(.*)-a-([0-9]+).html$ index\.php?main_page=news_article&article_id=$2&%{QUERY_STRING} [L]

# All other pages
# Don't rewrite real files or directories
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f [NC] 
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule ^(.*).html$ index\.php?main_page=$1&%{QUERY_STRING} [L]

## Add these to your .htaccess file so that only one way to your site exists, either http://yoursite.com and http://www.yoursite.com ... the following adds the www if it's missing:

##RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^nahidfashions.com$ [NC]
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://www.nahidfashions.com/$1 [R=301,L]

## If you'd like your site to go to http://mysite.com instead of http://www.mysite.com, add these changes instead (remove the two pound symbols before each line in the section below, and delete the section above):

##RewriteEngine On
##RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^www.nahidfashions.com$ [NC]
##RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://nahidfashions.com/$1 [R=301,L]

## the following makes sure the correct mime type is sent for the .htc file
AddType text/x-component .htc

<Files *.htc>
Order Allow,Deny
Allow from all
</Files>

Note that my store is in http://www.nahidfashions.com/test_boutique

[shocker]

Like I said I've been playing around with this, so I don't know what the current attempt will display.

[jettrue]

##### NOTE: Replace /shop/ with the relative web path of your catalog in the "Rewrite Base" line below:

Options +FollowSymLinks
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /boutique/

# From Ultimate SEO URLs
RewriteRule ^(.*)-p-(.*).html$ index\.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=$2&%{QUERY_STRING} [L]
RewriteRule ^(.*)-c-(.*).html$ index\.php?main_page=index&cPath=$2&%{QUERY_STRING} [L]
RewriteRule ^(.*)-m-([0-9]+).html$ index\.php?main_page=index&manufacturers_id=$2&%{QUERY_STRING} [L]
RewriteRule ^(.*)-pi-([0-9]+).html$ index\.php?main_page=popup_image&pID=$2&%{QUERY_STRING} [L]
RewriteRule ^(.*)-pr-([0-9]+).html$ index\.php?main_page=product_reviews&products_id=$2&%{QUERY_STRING} [L]
RewriteRule ^(.*)-pri-([0-9]+).html$ index\.php?main_page=product_reviews_info&products_id=$2&%{QUERY_STRING} [L]

# For Open Operations Info Manager
RewriteRule ^(.*)-i-([0-9]+).html$ index\.php?main_page=info_manager&pages_id=$2&%{QUERY_STRING} [L]

# For dreamscape's News & Articles Manager
RewriteRule ^news/?$ index\.php?main_page=news&%{QUERY_STRING} [L]
RewriteRule ^news/rss.xml$ index\.php?main_page=news_rss&%{QUERY_STRING} [L]
RewriteRule ^news/archive/?$ index\.php?main_page=news_archive&%{QUERY_STRING} [L]
RewriteRule ^news/([0-9]{4})-([0-9]{2})-([0-9]{2}).html$ index\.php?main_page=news&date=$1-$2-$3&%{QUERY_STRING} [L]
RewriteRule ^news/archive/([0-9]{4})-([0-9]{2}).html$ index\.php?main_page=news_archive&date=$1-$2&%{QUERY_STRING} [L]
RewriteRule ^news/(.*)-a-([0-9]+)-comments.html$ index\.php?main_page=news_comments&article_id=$2&%{QUERY_STRING} [L]
RewriteRule ^news/(.*)-a-([0-9]+).html$ index\.php?main_page=news_article&article_id=$2&%{QUERY_STRING} [L]

# All other pages
# Don't rewrite real files or directories
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f [NC] 
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule ^(.*).html$ index\.php?main_page=$1&%{QUERY_STRING} [L]

## Add these to your .htaccess file so that only one way to your site exists, either http://yoursite.com and http://www.yoursite.com ... the following adds the www if it's missing:

##RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^nahidfashions.com$ [NC]
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://www.nahidfashions.com/$1 [R=301,L]

## If you'd like your site to go to http://mysite.com instead of http://www.mysite.com, add these changes instead (remove the two pound symbols before each line in the section below, and delete the section above):

##RewriteEngine On
##RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^www.nahidfashions.com$ [NC]
##RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://nahidfashions.com/$1 [R=301,L]

## the following makes sure the correct mime type is sent for the .htc file
AddType text/x-component .htc

<Files *.htc>
Order Allow,Deny
Allow from all
</Files>

Note that my store is in http://www.nahidfashions.com/test_boutique

OK, here's the deal. You're telling it to change alll non-www to www. Which is fine, if that is the way you normally link to your site. IE sees a non-ww and www site as two different sites, even if they're the same site. THAT is why you get the error:

Error: Access denied to
http://nahidfashions.com/boutique/includes/csshover.htc

This is perfectly normal behavior for IE.

Now, if you want to refer to your site without the www, then you need to change the .htaccess files, and the configure.php files to remove the www.

[shocker]

OK, here's the deal. You're telling it to change alll non-www to www. Which is fine, if that is the way you normally link to your site. IE sees a non-ww and www site as two different sites, even if they're the same site. THAT is why you get the error:

Error: Access denied to
http://nahidfashions.com/boutique/includes/csshover.htc

This is perfectly normal behavior for IE.

Now, if you want to refer to your site without the www, then you need to change the .htaccess files, and the configure.php files to remove the www.

If this is normal in IE than it should work regardless of the error?

But in IE 6 sometimes the menu doesn't work when the page first loads. It then works after navigating to another page.

What I really want is for both non-www and www to work.

Also the change to the .htacess should be where? In my sites root (www.nahidfashions.com/) or in my stores root (www.nahidfashions.com/boutique/)?

[mauryg]

the rule of thumb is that the .htaccess file affects the directory it is in and all subdirectories below it...UNLESS there is another .htaccess file in a subdirectory which contradicts the first one. I would suggest putting the .htaccess file in the root directory.

Hope this helps

[chufty bill]

Hi.

I am reposting in the hope somebody reads this.....

This was the only thread I could find regarding the drop menu, so taking a chance and posting here.

I have installed the drop menu and it is excellent. Just what I wanted.
I have one issue which I hope somebody can help me with.

On my index page (Main_page), I am using the page as a 'gateway' page and have disabled both side columns, etc.

The drop menu doesnt appear, and I have just set up a page with Dreamweaver. It looks Ok for now, but when I look at the page source, it contains all the zen and drop menu coding. I have inserted part below.

<!-- menu area -->

<div id="dropMenuWrapper">
<div id="dropMenu">
<ul class="level1">
<!-- You can manually put whatever additional links you like in using this structure
<li class="submenu"><a href="http://skiddaddle.co.uk/index.php?main_page=index">Home</a>
<ul class="level2">
<li><a href="yourlinkhere">yourtexthere</a></li>
<li><a href="http://skiddaddle.co.uk/index.php?main_page=products_all">All Products</a></li>
<li><a href="http://skiddaddle.co.uk/index.php?main_page=specials">Specials</a></li>
<li><a href="http://skiddaddle.co.uk/index.php?main_page=advanced_search">Search</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
-->
<li class="submenu"><a href="http://skiddaddle.co.uk/index.php?main_page=index&amp;cPath=102">BOOKS</a><ul class="level2"><li>
<a href="http://skiddaddle.co.uk/index.php?main_page=index&amp;cPath=104">Fiction</a></li><li>
<a href="http://skiddaddle.co.uk/index.php?main_page=index&amp;cPath=106">First Editions</a></li><li>
<a href="http://skiddaddle.co.uk/index.php?main_page=index&amp;cPath=105">Non Fiction</a></li></ul></li><li><a href="http://skiddaddle.co.uk/index.php?main_page=index&amp;cPath=92">CDS</a></li><li class="submenu"><a href="http://skiddaddle.co.uk/index.php?main_page=index&amp;cPath=97">DVDS</a><ul class="level2"><li>
<a href="http://skiddaddle.co.uk/index.php?main_page=index&amp;cPath=99">DVD</a></li><li>
<a href="http://skiddaddle.co.uk/index.php?main_page=index&amp;cPath=100">VHS</a></li></ul></li><li><a href="http://skiddaddle.co.uk/index.php?main_page=index&amp;cPath=107">Gift Vouchers</a></li><li><a href="http://skiddaddle.co.uk/index.php?main_page=index&amp;cPath=103">GIFTS</a></li><li><a href="http://skiddaddle.co.uk/index.php?main_page=index&amp;cPath=98">TOYS</a></li><!-- You can also add links on this side of your catefories menu
<li class="submenu"><a href="http://skiddaddle.co.uk/index.php?main_page=index">Information</a>
<ul class="level2">
<li><a href="http://skiddaddle.co.uk/index.php?main_page=shippinginfo">Shipping Info</a></li>
<li><a href="http://skiddaddle.co.uk/index.php?main_page=privacy">Privacy Policy</a></li>
<li><a href="http://skiddaddle.co.uk/index.php?main_page=conditions">Conditions of Use</a></li>
<li><a href="http://skiddaddle.co.uk/index.php?main_page=FILENAME_ABOUT_US">About Us</a></li>
<li><a href="http://skiddaddle.co.uk/index.php?main_page=site_map">Site Map</a></li>
<li><a href="http://skiddaddle.co.uk/index.php?main_page=gv_faq">Gift Certificate FAQ</a></li>
<li><a href="http://skiddaddle.co.uk/index.php?main_page=discount_coupon">Discout Coupons</a></li>
<li><a href="http://skiddaddle.co.uk/index.php?main_page=unsubscribe">Newsletter Unsubscribe</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
-->
</ul>
</div>
</div>
<div class="clearBoth"></div>
<!--eof-drop down menu display--> </div>


I am trying to optimize my page, but my software tell me that the first 250 characters of my webpage content is:

[FONT=Arial]Home Log In Home yourtexthere All Products Specials Search --> BOOKS Fiction First Editions Non FictionCDSDVDS DVD VHSGift VouchersGIFTSTOYSInformation Shipping Info Privacy Policy Conditions of Use About Us Site Map Gift Certificate FAQ Discout Coup ...[/FONT]

HOW CAN I REMOVE THIS?
I really hope somebody cam make some sense of my gibberish, but I am going google eyed trying to figure it.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Regards Chris

[vik007]

Hi, i am lost

Is it possible to have the left side column running as normal and in the horizontal drop down to have 'Specials' New products, All products and FAQ's but dont need to link the catogories to the top drop down.

Where do i start???

im sorry just need a nudge in the rite way.