Menu Problem

>
>
> All,
>     This is a formatting problem on the menu, the red ! seem to be showing  above the menu when it drops down. This is probably just a zindex, but I wasn't  sure which to change
>
> Thanks
>
> Ryan
>
>
>
>
>
> Ryan  Puddephatt
> Software  Engineer
>
>
> Teleflex Group - IT  UK
> 1 Michaelson  Square
> Livingston
> West  Lothian
> Scotland
> EH54  7DP
>
> e> [hidden email]
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> f> +44(0)1506 407  108
> w> www.teleflex.com
>
>
>

>-----Original Message-----
>From: [hidden email] [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf
>Of Alessandro Vernet
>Sent: 10 January 2007 02:25
>To: [hidden email]
>Subject: Re: [ops-users] Menu Problem
>
>Ryan,
>
>I never thought about having the value selected by the menu
>being invalid. I am wondering if we should even display the
>red ! for menus.
>When using a menu, users don't feel like they are selecting
>the value (like in a select/select1), but rather taking some
>action (like when clicking on a button). Adding a visual clue
>that tells them "what you just selected in the menu is
>invalid" is kind of clunky. Maybe if an entry is not valid, it
>should not be there in the menu in the first place?
>
>I suggest we fix this by removing the red ! for menus. What do
>you think?
>
>Alex
>
>On 1/4/07, Ryan Puddephatt <[hidden email]> wrote:
>>
>>
>> All,
>>     This is a formatting problem on the menu, the red ! seem to be
>> showing  above the menu when it drops down. This is probably just a
>> zindex, but I wasn't  sure which to change
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Ryan
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Ryan  Puddephatt
>> Software  Engineer
>>
>>
>> Teleflex Group - IT  UK
>> 1 Michaelson  Square
>> Livingston
>> West  Lothian
>> Scotland
>> EH54  7DP
>>
>> e> [hidden email]
>> t>  +44(0)1506 407 110
>> f> +44(0)1506 407  108
>> w> www.teleflex.com
>>
>>
>>
>
>
>
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> Alex,
>         I don't think I was clear in my original email, reading it again.
> The red ! Are actually on other controls in the page, but when expanding the
> menu it overlaps these controls, with the ! Showing through rather than
> being hidden behind.
>
> I've attached a screenshot that could show this better
>
> Ryan
>
> Ryan Puddephatt
> Software Engineer
>
> Teleflex Group - IT UK
> 1 Michaelson Square
> Livingston
> West Lothian
> Scotland
> EH54 7DP
>
> e> [hidden email]
> t> +44(0)1506 407 110
> f> +44(0)1506 407 108
>
>
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: [hidden email] [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf
> >Of Alessandro Vernet
> >Sent: 10 January 2007 02:25
> >To: [hidden email]
> >Subject: Re: [ops-users] Menu Problem
> >
> >Ryan,
> >
> >I never thought about having the value selected by the menu
> >being invalid. I am wondering if we should even display the
> >red ! for menus.
> >When using a menu, users don't feel like they are selecting
> >the value (like in a select/select1), but rather taking some
> >action (like when clicking on a button). Adding a visual clue
> >that tells them "what you just selected in the menu is
> >invalid" is kind of clunky. Maybe if an entry is not valid, it
> >should not be there in the menu in the first place?
> >
> >I suggest we fix this by removing the red ! for menus. What do
> >you think?
> >
> >Alex
> >
> >On 1/4/07, Ryan Puddephatt <[hidden email]> wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >> All,
> >>     This is a formatting problem on the menu, the red ! seem to be
> >> showing  above the menu when it drops down. This is probably just a
> >> zindex, but I wasn't  sure which to change
> >>
> >> Thanks
> >>
> >> Ryan
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Ryan  Puddephatt
> >> Software  Engineer
> >>
> >>
> >> Teleflex Group - IT  UK
> >> 1 Michaelson  Square
> >> Livingston
> >> West  Lothian
> >> Scotland
> >> EH54  7DP
> >>
> >> e> [hidden email]
> >> t>  +44(0)1506 407 110
> >> f> +44(0)1506 407  108
> >> w> www.teleflex.com
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> >--
> >Blog (XML, Web apps, Open Source):
> >http://www.orbeon.com/blog/
> >
> >
>
>
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: [hidden email] [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf
>Of Alessandro Vernet
>Sent: 30 January 2007 02:50
>To: [hidden email]
>Subject: Re: [ops-users] Menu Problem
>
>Ryan,
>
>A screenshot is worth a thousand words! Now, I can't seem to
>be able to reproduce that. See menu.xhtml attached. You can
>run it in the XForms sandbox. Also see the attached screenshots.
>
>Alex
>
>On 1/10/07, Ryan Puddephatt <[hidden email]> wrote:
>> Alex,
>>         I don't think I was clear in my original email,
>reading it again.
>> The red ! Are actually on other controls in the page, but when
>> expanding the menu it overlaps these controls, with the ! Showing
>> through rather than being hidden behind.
>>
>> I've attached a screenshot that could show this better
>>
>> Ryan
>>
>> Ryan Puddephatt
>> Software Engineer
>>
>> Teleflex Group - IT UK
>> 1 Michaelson Square
>> Livingston
>> West Lothian
>> Scotland
>> EH54 7DP
>>
>> e> [hidden email]
>> t> +44(0)1506 407 110
>> f> +44(0)1506 407 108
>>
>>
>>
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >From: [hidden email] [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of
>> >Alessandro Vernet
>> >Sent: 10 January 2007 02:25
>> >To: [hidden email]
>> >Subject: Re: [ops-users] Menu Problem
>> >
>> >Ryan,
>> >
>> >I never thought about having the value selected by the menu being
>> >invalid. I am wondering if we should even display the red ! for
>> >menus.
>> >When using a menu, users don't feel like they are selecting
>the value
>> >(like in a select/select1), but rather taking some action
>(like when
>> >clicking on a button). Adding a visual clue that tells them
>"what you
>> >just selected in the menu is invalid" is kind of clunky.
>Maybe if an
>> >entry is not valid, it should not be there in the menu in the first
>> >place?
>> >
>> >I suggest we fix this by removing the red ! for menus. What do you
>> >think?
>> >
>> >Alex
>> >
>> >On 1/4/07, Ryan Puddephatt <[hidden email]> wrote:
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> All,
>> >>     This is a formatting problem on the menu, the red !
>seem to be
>> >> showing  above the menu when it drops down. This is
>probably just a
>> >> zindex, but I wasn't  sure which to change
>> >>
>> >> Thanks
>> >>
>> >> Ryan
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Ryan  Puddephatt
>> >> Software  Engineer
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Teleflex Group - IT  UK
>> >> 1 Michaelson  Square
>> >> Livingston
>> >> West  Lothian
>> >> Scotland
>> >> EH54  7DP
>> >>
>> >> e> [hidden email]
>> >> t>  +44(0)1506 407 110
>> >> f> +44(0)1506 407  108
>> >> w> www.teleflex.com
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>> >
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>> >Blog (XML, Web apps, Open Source):
>> >http://www.orbeon.com/blog/
>> >
>> >
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