Here's a twist..., Now, I dare YOU! Options

[xfx]

For the past 18 months we have allowed you to test the power and flexibility of DHTML Menu Builder by providing us with challenges and see if DHTML Menu Builder was really able to create any type of pull-down menu.
Well, now its our turn... and now, we're the ones doing the challenge.

We already know that DHTML Menu Builder can be used to create anything from the simplest menu to the most complex menus we have ever seen, but we want to see if you are able to take the most our of DHTML Menu Builder and create any type of pull-down menu with it (just like we did with your challenges).

So, here's our first challenge:

• Visit this web site: http://mexicano.blog.deejay.it/
• Start up DHTML Menu Builder (any version) and create a menu that mimics, as close as possible, the menus on the web site
• Do not create menus with the exact same content as those found on the web site
• Do not create pure-image-based menus (that is, menus that consist of images only)
• Do not use the images from my submission (see next post); those images have been watermarked so I'll know if you cheated
• Do not post your project; instead, post a screenshot of your menus (from DHTML Menu Builder's preview window) and then email me the project; make sure you include your forum nick name in the email.

The winner will get US$250.00
Yep, you read that just right... the winner will get US$250.00

Now, to the boring part, the rules:

• You must use DHTML Menu Builder to build the menus (you can use any version, even the DEMO version)
• You cannot use any type of AddIn
• Payment will be made through PayPal so you must have a PayPal account to participate
• The challenge ends November 30
• The winner will be picked by me, Xavier Flix (aka "xfx"), based on how close your menus mimic those at the referred web site
• Check the next post were I present my submission; your menus must look and behave equally or better than mine
• I reserve the rights to not pick a winner in the case that the submissions do not equal or improve my own submission

So, what are you waiting for? Get to work and show us all your skills!

[xfx]

So, here's how my menus look like: http://software.xfx.net/utilities/dmbuilde.../requests/req1/

Make sure your menus provide "something else" so they have a chance to beat me and win the US$250.00 price.

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[JohnM]

I'm still looking for the "challenge". Could it be to spot the design mistake on the menu in the website at: http://mexicano.blog.deejay.it/

Nice to see, Xavier, that you didn't fall into the same trap!
Ho, Ho, Ho!!!! and LOL, of course.

JohnM

[xfx]

Dear JohnM,

No the challenge is much simpler: just re-create the menus so they as similar as possible to those at the original web site. That's it, plain and simple.

There are a few things that I didn't mimic in my version of the menus... so whoever is able to to improve upon my version will win the price.

[JohnM]

Well, I suppose someone has to go first, so here's my effort. Have tried to make more of the colors. This menu works from the keyboard as well as the mouse. Ctrl. then keyboard arrows. See it working here
JohnM

Xavier
Your link above to email you the project file does not appear to take an attachment. JohnM

[PuLLi]

Here is my version of the twist, i hope i understood it right



This post has been edited by PuLLi: Nov 4 2005, 10:39 PM

[xfx]

I just wanted to let everyone that I have received your entries and I will revising them as time permits is.
On Nov 30 I will stop accepting entries and I will announce the winner before the end of the day.

[xfx]

Well, just two days left but I have only received 7 entries... I guess it will be easier for me to decide who's the winner

[xfx]

WOW! I just received 12 new entries today! I guess everybody was waiting for the last day.

This means that I will not be able to review them all and announce the winner today.
I will do my best to finish reviewing all the entries today and I'll announce the winner tomorrow.

[PuLLi]

nice to hear

xavier, can you make tomorrow all the entries available to take a look at them?
i'm very interested on the other solutions and of course the winner!

regards

[xfx]

nice to hear

xavier, can you make tomorrow all the entries available to take a look at them?
i'm very interested on the other solutions and of course the winner!

regards

I'll ask permission to the authors.

[PuLLi]

have you reached all authors or what's up?

regards

[xfx]

I'm still evaluating all the entires... a the last minute I received 47 entries!!!
It's 1:00am here and I still have to evaluate 22 more entries.

I think I'm going to sleep... I'm just too tired right now

So, hopefully, we'll know who's the winner sometime tomorrow.

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Weird thing: over 90% of the entries are from already-resgitered users. I was hoping this could be some sort of incentive to new commers...

[JohnM]

I think it's brilliant that so many members took the trouble to enter but what happened to the entry insruction:

Do not post your project; instead, post a screenshot of your menus (from DHTML Menu Builder's preview window) and then email me the project; make sure you include your forum nick name in the email.

I would like to have picked my choice of winner to see how it compared with Xavier's!!!
JohnM
P.S. Xavier, do you mean to say that you actually go to bed during times like this, shame on you LOL

[PuLLi]

hehe i've already had the same idea like JohnM

but xavier needs his sleep to take a wise decision

[JohnM]

but xavier needs his sleep to take a wise decision

Thats true - I can hear him snoring from here (Cornwall UK)
I reckon its about 4 am in Santiago so he should be stirring shortly!!!!
JohnM

[PuLLi]

lol, what's the time difference between uk and santiago?
here in germany it's always late in the evening or already night as an answer of xavier arrives

[JohnM]

PuLLi
Acording to the "World Clock" website. We in the UK (GMT) are only 4 hours in front of Xavier so I was wrong in my last post. Fed in Cologne and that is 5 hours in front of Xavier. It is now 13.07 hrs here and 09.07 in Xaviers bedroom. I think it is about time he was up and about.
JohnM

[JohnM]

Hey PuLLi
Do you think we have ruined our chances of a prize?
JohnM

[PuLLi]

Dear John,

i think so
we are the bad boys