Nav question

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I'm looking for a starting point and I think I know the right questions to ask to get to that starting point.

I'm wanting to build a nav similar to the nav arrows on the side of the content areas on USA Today's website (http://www.usatoday.com).

I'm thinking that it can be done with a Pageslide jquery, but as far as how to build the link for those arrows, I'm uncertain.

Is there a way to pull the next approved url from the db? For instance, from the Home page, would there be some sort of heirarchy for the next link in the tree?

Please let this make sense to someone! lol

FatTony1952
 
EvanCooper replied on at Permalink Reply
EvanCooper
You might have a look at the next previous nav in the core. I think you might be able to template it to do what you're looking for (it creates a nav based on the current page and its siblings).
EvanCooper replied on at Permalink Reply
EvanCooper
The next previous nav block, that is.
FatTony1952 replied on at Permalink Reply
FatTony1952
Ah...never thought about using that. I'll give it a shot.

Thanks Evan!
EvanCooper replied on at Permalink Reply
EvanCooper
No probs, hope it works out for you.
ronyDdeveloper replied on at Permalink Reply 1 Attachment
ronyDdeveloper
I'm developing a block which is pretty similar with the navigation you want. You will be able to choose your nav page manually with having option to choose preset colors. Also you can set your custom colors as well as gradients. It will also provide option to choose font color for different nav items.
Have a look at the screenshot. Its near about same, just need some tweaking. If you want this, just shoot me a PM.

Rony
FatTony1952 replied on at Permalink Reply
FatTony1952
Cool! I'll check it out!