Ok, I made the sprite for you with css.
http://www.commadot.com/jquery/lavalamp/
This will make it load the bubble all at once.
I also added in the change from Brian to make it trigger quicker.
Glen
On 8/14/07, Ganeshji Marwaha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Sure, i will try that... I sincerely hope that solves the unresponsiveness
> problem...
>
> -GTG
>
> On 8/14/07, Brian Cherne < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > You may be able to tweak hoverIntent's default settings to make it react
> > more quickly. Maybe something more like:
> >
> > .hoverIntent({
> > sensitivity: 2,
> > interval: 50,
> > over: function(){ move(this); },
> > out: noop
> > });
> >
> > Brian.
> >
> > On 8/14/07, Glen Lipka < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > >
> > > Its a great effect and will make a great plugin. I love it.
> > > Are you hard-coding the easing or allowing options?
> > >
> > > I saw a little bit of strangeness in the first load, when only the
> > > right-side of the button showed up.
> > > One suggestion. Use a button sprite to have the caps and the body as
> > > part of the same image. That way it would load all at once.
> > >
> > > Nice work!
> > >
> > > Glen
> > >
> > > On 8/14/07, Ganeshji Marwaha < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > wow, u guys overwhelm me ;-). I sent this message before starting
> > > > for work, and when i reach my desk i have such a pleasant surprise...
> > > > Thanks
> > > > guys...
> > > >
> > > > Now, lemme answer some of your concerns...
> > > >
> > > > @Stephan - I am sure u know what !important is. If your question is,
> > > > why i have commented that out, then, it is because, the original
> > > > mootools
> > > > author chose to use images as menu items instead of text for some
> > > > reason.
> > > > Since he used images, he had to hack IE 6 with gif versions of the
> > > > images.
> > > > So, he had the !important hacks in place. But, since i figured it is
> > > > cleaner
> > > > and easier to use text rather than images there, i didnt need those
> > > > hacks,
> > > > so i just commented them out. ;-)
> > > >
> > > > Also, the backout easing effect is causing the bubble to move out of
> > > > the target sometimes... I experimented with other easing effects, and it
> > > > looks cool for most of them. I chose to display "backout" as my first
> > > > effect
> > > > because that is the same as
> > > > what mootools version uses and that will give you apples and apples to
> > > > compare and comment.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > @Brandon - Thanks a ton... <<blushing>>
> > > >
> > > > @Mike - Thanks
> > > >
> > > > @Andy - I am using the hoverIntent plugin, that is probably causing
> > > > the delay, but as of now i dont have a choice because, if i directly use
> > > > hover, then the effect will be spoilt. For example, if you move your
> > > > mouse
> > > > all the way across from the first menu item to the last menu item and
> > > > then
> > > > back, you will notice a long animation that slowly passes over one menu
> > > > item
> > > > after another although your intent was not to hover over the interim
> > > > menu
> > > > items. This can at present be solved with interface's animation
> > > > library. I
> > > > will try that next. The good news is, once jquery 1.2 comes out, i
> > > > wont need interface plugin as well, coz John has promised a method to
> > > > stop
> > > > animations for jquery 1.2
> > > >
> > > > @Rick - Yes, you are right... You will find lot of documentation
> > > > when this little thing progresses into a plugin. I really have an eye
> > > > for
> > > > documentation. Take a look at my
> > > > jCarouselLite<http://gmarwaha.com/jquery/jcarousellite/index.php>and u
> > > > will know what i am mean ;-) jus kidding...
> > > >
> > > > @Rajesh - See comments for @Andy above. I guess that should address
> > > > your concern.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks again guys... Based on the reponse it seems that it is worth
> > > > making this into a real plugin... I will start doing that...
> > > >
> > > > -GTG
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On 8/14/07, Stephan Beal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > On Aug 14, 5:31 pm, "Ganeshji Marwaha" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > I have ported this fancy menu over from mootools to jquery. You
> > > > > can take a
> > > > > > look at
> > > > > ithttp://www.gmarwaha.com/jquery/jfancymenu/test/test.html
> > > > >
> > > > > Slick, Ganishji :). My first thought is "lava lamp", so maybe
> > > > > "lava
> > > > > lamp menu" would be a suitable plugin name?
> > > > >
> > > > > Is it intentional that the "bubble" slides past its target, and
> > > > > then
> > > > > back (a "single bounce" effect)? That's a bit disconcerting - when
> > > > > it
> > > > > happens i think, "oh, no, it's moving to the wrong menu item."
> > > > > Have
> > > > > you tried it without the bounce?
> > > > >
> > > > > And a CSS question for you:
> > > > >
> > > > > i notice several commented-out blocks with "!important" in them.
> > > > > What
> > > > > does that mean in CSS?
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
