navigation menus

[anguilla]

Does any know of any good navigation javascript code ?

I'm helping to design a web site and we are investigating different types of presentation (ease of use, managability, etc). I sort of like the tabular menubars that have multiple layers (using onMouseOver). I'm just looking for more sample sites and some of the javascript code behind it.

Thx.

[Charles]

Keep in mind that those JavaScript dependent menus are a bit problematic. They simply do not work for a lot of people. Especially, they do not work for users of Braille and audio browsers which can run you afoul of certain accessibility laws. Not that you shouldn't use them, it's just that you will need to have some other, redundant, accessible navigation on each page.

[anguilla]

so, what other types of navigation would you recommend ? I've seen stuff down in flash (which I'm not at all familar with) Our web site is only for internal use, so I'm not too worried about users that don't use IE/NS or Mozilla.

A pointer to a few sample pages would be great.

[Charles]

Flash is just as bad. But I didn't write that you shouldn't use either, only that you must have some sort of redundant, accessible navigation on each page. And it doesn't matter if this is for an intranet. If, say, you are doing this for a business that employs 15 or more people and you are located in the US then Title I of the Americans With Disabilities Act requires that you keep your intranet accessible.

My own reccomendation, though, is to keep it simple and don't use anything that moves around. The less flashy the better.

[anguilla]

do you have any sample sites, or source code, that you could recommend ? I do agree, at same level, the less flashy the better (you know the acronym: KISS), but I also want to have something that is flexible and robust incase our menu needs to change (which it will ... I won't go into the specifics)