Release:

• Version : 5.6.5
• Date: Jan. 24, 2007

Browser Support:

• IE5+ (Windows & Mac.)
• Gecko Browsers (Netscape6+, Mozilla, Mozilla Firebird & Firefox, Camino, etc.)
• Opera7+
• Safari

License:

• Free if you put on your site index page a credit link back to my site, or buy a license via [ PayPal ] if a credit link is not an option to you.
• Drop me a note at [ m_yangxin@hotmail.com ] if you need an unlimited license.

Major Features:

• Unlimited number of menus on the same page.
• Unlimited levels of sub-menus for a menu.
• Separates menu content, menu style (CSS) and menu logic (position, alignment, direction, layout, behavior, floating, etc.) for easy maintenance.
• Supports cross-frame menus in any frame layout.
• Builds a menu "just-in-time", minimizes the delay of page loading and rendering.
• Uses CSS for menu styling (images, fonts, colors, borders, paddings, etc.).
• Supports IE filter effects at both menu level and item level.
• CSS styles can be applied to individual menus and items
• Supports absolute positioning, relative positioning and pre-defined slots positioning.
• Supports long menu scrolling and sub-menu flip-into-view.
• Supports dynamic creation and re-creation of menu contents and menus after page is loaded.
• Supports change of item display, item link and item code on-the-fly.
• Provides user functions for menu manipulation.

• Menu G5

• Define a menu
• Build a menu instance
• Define the style
• Apply the style
• Position a menu instance
• Cross-Frame menus
• Cross-Frame menus (cont.)
• Cross-Frame menus (cont.)

• When Javascript is disabled
• Using images in menu
• The revenge of menus
• Slide-in menu
• Highlight it
• Alternative to form select list
• Highlight it [2]
• Using images in menu [2]
• Showing tool tips for menu items
• Menu bar
• Menu bar on BrainJar.com
• Menu-level and item-level styling
• Showing the page path
• Alternative to form select list [2]
• Menu swapping
• Menu swapping [2] (not working in Safari)
• Embedding HTML form into the menu (not working in IE/Mac)
• When a menu is long
• IE Filters
• The text look
• Using images in menu [3]

• Menu G5 Specification
• Differences between Menu G4 and Menu G5

# 5.6.5 ... Jan. 24, 2007

• fixed a bug in detecting item actual width in IE.

# 5.6.4 ... Aug. 29, 2006

• fixed a bug in cross-frame script for item focus detection.

# 5.6.3 ... Jun. 27, 2006

• updated sub-menu look-up mechanism.
• updated IE/Opera version detection.

# 5.6.2 ... Jan. 26, 2006

• fixed a bug in cross-frame script for FireFox.

# 5.6.1 ... Jun. 15, 2005

• fixed a minor syntax bug.

# 5.6.0 ... May 16, 2005

• added an option to take right/bottom border as reference point for sub-menu alignment in cross-frame menus.
• IE/Opera now return offsetWidth instead of clientWidth for window width.
• IE/Opera now return offsetHeight instead of clientHeight for window height.

# 5.5.5 ... Mar.30, 2005

• added a workaround for the IE SP2 cross-frame access bug.

# 5.5.4 ... Feb.23, 2005

• added the feature that shift-click will open the link in new window.

# 5.5.3 ... Jan.24, 2005

• added browser detection of Opera 8.

# 5.5.2 ... Oct.31, 2004

• fixed a bug that the cursor CSS didn't apply.

# 5.5.1 ... Oct.05, 2004

• fixed a bug in handling cross-frame image tiles.
• fixed a bug in handling empty sub-menus.

# 5.5.0 ... Jul.02, 2004

• added support of Safari.
• added support of the "supportSafari" variable in the path script, when it's set to 0 (default is 1), Safari won't show the menu.
• added support of IE5/Mac.
• added support of the "supportIEMac" variable in the path script, when it's set to 0 (default is 1), IE/Mac won't show the menu.
• revised the mouseover behavior for sub-menu items.

# 5.4.5 ... Jul.01, 2004

• fixed a bug in detecting the Opera browser.
• implemented the workaround for IE memory leak issue.

# 5.4.4 ... Jun.08, 2004

• fixed a bug in cross-frame menu floating.
• changed item event to be triggered on mouseover.

# 5.4.3 ... May 20, 2004

• fixed a bug in sub-menu alignment for cross-frame menus.

# 5.4.2 ... May 12, 2004

• added support of background tiles for menu pads.
• added support of the second icon for menu items.
• added support of text as icons and sub-menu tags.
• fixed a bug in calculation of minimum width.

# 5.4.1 ... May 07, 2004

• improved control of IE filters.
• minor fixes.

# 5.4.0 ... May 02, 2004

• added support of multiple columns and rows of menu items.
• fixed a bug in menu item overflow.
• changed signature of initMenu("ins", "mode", "frame-name") to initMenu("ins", "mode", frame-path)

# 5.3.3 ... Apr.21, 2004

• fixed a bug in target frame checking.
• improved html form input in info item.

# 5.3.2 ... Apr.06, 2004

• added support of the "inheritStyle" variable in the path script, for a menu that does not link to a menu style, if this variable is set to 1 (default), the menu will use the parent menu's style, if this variable is set to 0, the menu will use style set by the setDefaultStyle() call.
• added support of the "minimumWidth" variable in the path script, when a menu is using actual item width, this variable defines the minimum width in pixel for the items (default is 0).

# 5.3.1 ... Apr.06, 2004

• fixed a bug that in some special situation the item style won't apply when a menu shows up for the first time.

# 5.3.0 ... Apr.03, 2004

• added support of highlighting "page-path" of the current page.
• reduced the use of onePixel.gif.
• added support of the "showMessage" variable in the path script, when it's set to 0 (default is 1), no status message will be shown.
• added support of the "showToolTip" variable in the path script, when it's set to 1 (default is 0), tooltip will be shown for the menu items.
• added support of the "onePixelGIF" variable in the path script, when it's set, Menu G5 will use it as the one pixel image (default is onePixel.gif).
• added support of the "assumeFrameset" variable and the "framesetURL" variable in top-menu frame of a cross-frame menu, when the control frameset is not found and assumeFrameset is set to 1 (default is 1), Menu G5 will assume the top frameset as the control frameset, otherwise loads the page set by the "framesetURL" variable.
• added support of the "baseFrameset" variable in the path script, when it's set, the target frame for links will be searched from there (default is from the control frameset).
• added a new user function: setSubFrameName("ins-name", "sub-menu-frame-name").
• changed interface for updateItemDisplay(), updateItemLink() and updateItemCode().
• added support of updateItemDisplay(), updateItemLink() and updateItemCode() to cross-frame menu.
• fixed a bug in cross-frame menu that when a non-HTML document is loaded into the target frame, links could afterwards open in new window instead of the target frame.
• fixed a bug in cross-frame checking when a non-HTML document is loaded into the target frame.

# 5.2.10 ... Feb.27, 2004

• fixed the filter issues in the IFRAME workaround for IE.

# 5.2.9 ... Feb.19, 2004

• fixed a bug in detecting border/padding size in cross-frame scripts of IE/Opera.

# 5.2.8 ... Feb.10, 2004

• fixed a bug in the IFRAME workaround for IE.

# 5.2.7 ... Jan.25, 2004

• fixed a bug in cross-frame IE scripts that transition filters don't play.

# 5.2.6 ... Dec.10, 2003

• fixed a bug in Netscape7.02 in cross-frame script that page reloading would have the cover image size-down.

# 5.2.5 ... Dec.10, 2003

• fixed a bug in targeting a link in cross-frame script.

# 5.2.4 ... Dec.09, 2003

• fixed a bug in the "highlight:no" handling.
• fixed a bug in pad rendering in IE.
• fixed a bug in the SELECT/OBJECT/EMBED detection.

# 5.2.3 ... Dec.04, 2003

• added the tool tips for menu items.
• fixed a bug in the IFRAME workaround for IE.

# 5.2.2 ... Nov.28, 2003

• fixed a bug in positioning IFRAME in IE.
• fixed a bug in adjusting menu item size.
• revised some internal codes.

# 5.2.1 ... Nov.25, 2003

• fixed a bug in offset calculation for Opera.
• fixed a bug in frame page checking for Opera.

# 5.2.0 ... Nov.24, 2003

• added two new user functions for cross-frame menus: getLeft() and getTop();
• added cross-frame support.
• changed to not collapse the menu when clicking on the menu pad or separator.
• changed to take over the onresize/onclick events when the first menu is shown, instead of when the script is loaded.

# 5.1.10 ... Nov.14, 2003

• fixed a z-index bug in Netscape6.
• adjusted the sub-menu flipping position.
• added four new user functions: closeMenuNow(), updateItemDisplay(), updateItemLink() and updateItemCode().
• added support of CSS cursor settings in addStyleItem().
• fixed a bug in playing transition filters in IE5.5 and IE6.

# 5.1.9 ... Nov.13, 2003

• fixed a bug in playing transition filters in IE5.0.
• fixed a bug in offset calculation.
• added "abs-center" option to the "direction:" phrase in addStylePad() and addInstance().
• changed position adjusting to accept alignment options when menu items have different sizes at different stages.

# 5.1.8 ... Nov.12, 2003

• solved the "flash-show-through-menu" issue in IE5.5 and IE6.

# 5.1.7 ... Nov.12, 2003

• made a compact version of the scripts to reduce file size (use menuG5LoaderX.js).
• added support of position adjusting when menu items have different sizes at different stages.
• renamed slideBack() to slideMenuBack();

# 5.1.6 ... Nov.09, 2003

• changed menu scrolling to accept "both", "x-only", "y-only" and "none".
• simplified the offset calculation in IE script and Opera script.
• added a new user function: slideBack().
• enhanced on-menu-close event handling.
• fixed a floating menu bug in page reloading.
• changed sub-menu flip-into-view to be optional.

# 5.1.5 ... Nov.07, 2003

• added a new user function: switchMenu().
• fixed a bug of item width for separators.
• corrected a typo in IE script.
• simplified the codes a bit.

# 5.1.4 ... Nov.05, 2003

• added group ID to separator items.
• added support of re-creation of menu content and menu instance.
• sub-menus now inherit menu style from parent menu if not specified.

# 5.1.3 ... Nov.03, 2003

• added a Stop() call to IE transition filters.

# 5.1.2 ... Nov.02, 2003

• solved the "form-select-lists-show-through-menu" issue in IE5.5 and IE6.
• fixed a resizing bug in IE6 when a page has a DTD line.
• added support of transparent effect in pad holder class for Gecko browsers.
• fixed a bug in menu floating.

# 5.1.1 ... Oct.31, 2003

• made sub-menu items mousedown-able.
• minor fixes for menu without CSS definition.
• minor fixes for applying CSS classes for font styles.
• added support of IE transition filters for sub-menu tags and image icons.

# 5.1.0 ... Oct.30, 2003

• added two new user functions: setHolder() and setCoordinates().

# 5.0.1 ... Oct.29, 2003

• had icon layer created before tag layer.
• fixed a bug in IE script that showed extra space with BasicImage filter.

# 5.0.0 ... Oct.28, 2003

• changed to use external CSS definition for menu styling.
• added support of IE filter effects.
• made image icon part of the menu styling calls.
• added support of mousedown effect for item, icon, tag and text.
• added support of image as separator.
• fixed some minor problems of sub-menu positioning.
• dropped support of IE4, IE/Mac and Netscape4.