Module: Main Menu and other Menus

Purpose:

Each Menu in the system has a corresponding Module. The settings in each individual Module apply to the specific Menu tied to that Module.

Details

- Title: Title of the module to display on the page.
- Show Title: Show/Hide the Title (above) of the Module on the page.
- Position: Assign the Module to a position on the template.
- Module order: The order the module will appear among modules assigned to the same page, in the same position.
- Access Level: Determines who (which class of user) can view the Module.
- Published: Show/Hide the Module.
- ID: This is the ID number for the module item. This is auto-allocated by the Mambo system when the module is saved.
- Description: A short description of the functions provided by the Module Type
- Pages / Items: Sets on which pages the Module will appear.

Usage: | n/a
Default State: | Published

Parameters:

- Menu Class Suffix: Type (if needed) a suffix to be applied to the CSS class of the Menu Items (mainlevel and sublevel).
- Module Class Suffix: Type (if needed) a suffix to be applied to the CSS class of (table.moduletable). This allows individual module styling.
- Menu Name: Type the name of the menu as defined in the Menu Manager. This menu contains the Menu Items that will display on your site.
- Menu Style: Three styles of menu are provided with Mambo. Vertical, Horizontal and Flat List.
  - The Vertical menu displays its Menu Items vertically in a table format. It may display sublevels menus if desired. These are presented in an indented form.
  - The Horizontal Menu honors only the first level items and produces a horizontal collection of Menu Items separated (if desired) by a Spacer as defined below. It is displayed in a table format.
  - The Flat List is a type of Menu displayed in a list format (<li> tags). Depending on the CSS, it may display horizontally or vertically. It does not display sublevels.
- Enable Cache: Cache the contents of the Module..
- Show Menu Icons: Show or Hide the menu icons you have specified for your Menu Items.
- Menu Icon Alignment: Choose which alignment to display these icons if checked to show.
- Expand Menu: Show or hide the sublevel menus for the chosen menu by default (only for Vertical Menus).
- Indent Image: Choose which indent system to use. It could be None, provided by the template, be the default Mambo system or customized with the following parameters "Indent Image 1 to 6". This lets you choose a specific image for each menu level (the images must be in the images/M_images folder to be available as a choice).
- Spacer: Choose a character to act as spacer in an Horizontal menu. It is often a "|" or a "-".
- End Spacer: Choose a character to act as a spacer for the end of the menu.

Toolbar Icons:

- Preview: Preview Module. NOTE: You can only Preview typed modules.
- Save: Save changes and return to Module Manager.
- Apply: Apply changes without exiting the page.
- Close: Cancel without saving your changes and return to Module Manager.