Graphic Navigation using WebTab and WebMenuBar

4 replies. Last post: February 1, 2010 5:26 AM by Handy Surya
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Scott FrenchMember

Hello,

Using the support found on this forum we have been able to replace an older menu system used in our application with a new, much nicer one utilizing all Intersoft tools. A database driven WebTab is the first level and the next three levels come from a WebMenuBar that is built on the fly inside each tab. We got to the end of this implementation and put the new navigation into testing where several users found a huge issue. There is no longer any option to right click a link and choose "Open in New Window" or "Open in New Tab". This is something that will basically kill the project if there is not a way around it. We started with trying to add a WebContextMenu and associate it to the WebMenuBar but the context menu would only open on the top level MenuCommand objects. We also thought it might be possible to replace the JavaScript onClick call with a true HTML link but could not figure out a way to do this with the support documentation provided.

We know this was likely not the intended usage for these controls so at this point we are just looking for any suggestions on how to get this working. Our users expect to be able to load a page with data, then use the menu locate another page and choose "Open in New Window" so they can cross reference information on two or more pages. I've received many complaints since our dev site switched over to this new menu. The TargetURL automatically loads on a right or left click. If there was a way to differentiate these clicks it might be possible to load the link into at least a new window (if not tab). Any hints on how to get closer to our goal would be much appreciated.

Thanks in advance for any feedback!
Scott French

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