Comments on: jQuery hover drop-down menus and the setTimeout issue http://sltaylor.co.uk/blog/jquery-hover-drop-down-menu-settimeout/ Freelance WordPress developer in London - XHTML, CSS & design Wed, 28 Jul 2010 19:08:36 +0000 hourly 1 By: Leo http://sltaylor.co.uk/blog/jquery-hover-drop-down-menu-settimeout/#comment-4050 Leo Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:45:33 +0000 http://sltaylor.co.uk/?p=161#comment-4050 You're absolutely right about the delay function Steve - It just delays a function. If you hover out before the delay is over it will just continue regardless and you end up with a menu being shown without hovering over it. The problem I have with your method is the jquery.data() function doesn't seem to be returned an integer, rather an object (on jquery 1.4.1). You’re absolutely right about the delay function Steve – It just delays a function. If you hover out before the delay is over it will just continue regardless and you end up with a menu being shown without hovering over it.

The problem I have with your method is the jquery.data() function doesn’t seem to be returned an integer, rather an object (on jquery 1.4.1).

]]> By: Steve Taylor http://sltaylor.co.uk/blog/jquery-hover-drop-down-menu-settimeout/#comment-3694 Steve Taylor Wed, 20 Jan 2010 20:32:45 +0000 http://sltaylor.co.uk/?p=161#comment-3694 Yes, I saw this - great news! Although, I wonder if the main problem addressed above remains. It's not the lack of a delay function that's the real issue, it's the fact that you need to also cancel the function that's waiting to trigger if the mouse leaves the item before it's been triggered. I've not looked into the jQuery 1.4 docs, though, maybe it handles this too. Yes, I saw this – great news! Although, I wonder if the main problem addressed above remains. It’s not the lack of a delay function that’s the real issue, it’s the fact that you need to also cancel the function that’s waiting to trigger if the mouse leaves the item before it’s been triggered. I’ve not looked into the jQuery 1.4 docs, though, maybe it handles this too.

]]> By: George http://sltaylor.co.uk/blog/jquery-hover-drop-down-menu-settimeout/#comment-3691 George Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:25:45 +0000 http://sltaylor.co.uk/?p=161#comment-3691 in jQuery 1.4 there is delay option: delay(500) which will give you similar results in jQuery 1.4 there is delay option: delay(500) which will give you similar results

]]> By: roger http://sltaylor.co.uk/blog/jquery-hover-drop-down-menu-settimeout/#comment-1017 roger Tue, 11 Aug 2009 16:25:58 +0000 http://sltaylor.co.uk/?p=161#comment-1017 The id for my menu is 'dropline', I'll try and substitue #nav-main with that and see if it works. If not I'll try a few other alternatives and I'll post the solution (if I figure one out, that is). Thanks, roger The id for my menu is ‘dropline’, I’ll try and substitue #nav-main with that and see if it works. If not I’ll try a few other alternatives and I’ll post the solution (if I figure one out, that is). Thanks,
roger

]]> By: Steve Taylor http://sltaylor.co.uk/blog/jquery-hover-drop-down-menu-settimeout/#comment-1016 Steve Taylor Tue, 11 Aug 2009 16:09:26 +0000 http://sltaylor.co.uk/?p=161#comment-1016 That link you posted seems to be for a complete drop-downs system - which I don't know anything about. The above code is really for people who are coding their own menus from scratch and need a bit of a nudge with the jQuery... I'm not sure how my code might interact with the Dropline system (evidently not very well!). That link you posted seems to be for a complete drop-downs system – which I don’t know anything about. The above code is really for people who are coding their own menus from scratch and need a bit of a nudge with the jQuery… I’m not sure how my code might interact with the Dropline system (evidently not very well!).

]]> By: roger http://sltaylor.co.uk/blog/jquery-hover-drop-down-menu-settimeout/#comment-1015 roger Tue, 11 Aug 2009 16:06:35 +0000 http://sltaylor.co.uk/?p=161#comment-1015 Hi Steve, I'd figured that that would probably be the area for customization but not sure how. I don't have a link to my site as it is an internal one in our office but I got this from here: http://www.cssmenus.co.uk/dropline.html Except for the submenu descriptions I haven't changed anything from the code. Hi Steve,

I’d figured that that would probably be the area for customization but not sure how. I don’t have a link to my site as it is an internal one in our office but I got this from here:
http://www.cssmenus.co.uk/dropline.html

Except for the submenu descriptions I haven’t changed anything from the code.

]]> By: Steve Taylor http://sltaylor.co.uk/blog/jquery-hover-drop-down-menu-settimeout/#comment-1014 Steve Taylor Tue, 11 Aug 2009 15:51:38 +0000 http://sltaylor.co.uk/?p=161#comment-1014 Hi Roger, <code>#nav-main ul.nav > li</code> is the main bit you might need to customize, to match the list items in your nav menu. If this doesn't work, maybe link to your example? Hi Roger, #nav-main ul.nav > li is the main bit you might need to customize, to match the list items in your nav menu. If this doesn’t work, maybe link to your example?

]]> By: roger http://sltaylor.co.uk/blog/jquery-hover-drop-down-menu-settimeout/#comment-1013 roger Tue, 11 Aug 2009 15:48:47 +0000 http://sltaylor.co.uk/?p=161#comment-1013 Hello, I tried your code for my css menu but it didn't seem to work. I'm a jQuery noob. Do I have to customize the code anywhere for it to work with my menu? Hello,

I tried your code for my css menu but it didn’t seem to work. I’m a jQuery noob. Do I have to customize the code anywhere for it to work with my menu?

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