| Type |
Navigation Component |
| Navigation pattern |
Vertical hierachical navigation inside the site |
| Inclusion |
Included on the web page by means of <!--#include virtual="....."--> syntax |
| Component structure |
- For the Public: <table class="mainMenuRight borderBlue">
- For the Intranet: <table class="mainMenuRight borderRed">
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| Content formatting |
ordered list using <ol> |
| Description and use |
- The menu situated in the rightmost column of the page implements the hierarchical navigation inside the web site (see example). It is presents on the home page only.
- On the following pages the menu stays on the left (see example)
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- When it is possible to apply this type of menu on the Home page?
- For highlighting and providing a shortcut to some of the sub-sections in the site. This Template is typically used for web site complex and deep at the level of the content structure (Site index with many sections and/or sub-sections) - see example 1 and example 2. The benefit of this approach over using the left-hand menu and quick links on the right is that it displays the quick links in context. The left-hand menu with quick links on the right does not provide indications on where in the site structure those quick links reside. The right-hand menu establishes context and helps users form the mental model of the site.
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- For highlighting and providing a shortcut to ALL the sub-sections in the site. This Template is typically used for web site which menu contains more than 10 items (sections and sub-sections). Because it is not possible for the main navigation menu on the left to appear opened showing all the sub-sections, then it is moved on the right on the home page. - see example
- In case the menu contains up to 10 items, then it can be always opened on all the web site pages, Home page included, but on the left side of the page only (never on the right) - see example
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| Position on the page |
Right column |
| Conventional File name used |
rightmenu.htm |