A library that helps you write a static dropdown menu, a panel, that follows the digital accessibility recommendations.
First of all, get the source code in the src folder of this repository. You need to copy the javascript file & the css file:
<link rel="stylesheet" src="src/panel-style.css"><script src="src/JSPanel.js">Note: the source code is available in TypeScript & JavaScript.
According to the digital accessibility recommendations, the panel needs to be opened by a button. Here is an example of what your code should be:
<html>
<head>
<style>
#container {
position: fixed;
bottom: 30px;
right: 30px;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<div id="container">
<button id="panel-controller">
</div>
<script src="src/JSPanel.js"></script>
<script>
const button = document.querySelector("#panel-controller");
const panel = new JSPanel(button, {
bottom: 0 + button.getBoundingClientRect().height,
right: 0,
items: [
{ title: "My Profile", onclick: () => console.log("et voilà") }
],
});
</script>
</body>
</html>Note: the aria- attributes are added dynamically.
A panel has 5 different options:
| name | type | default value | description |
|---|---|---|---|
top |
number | null | The top CSS property. |
right |
number | null | The right CSS property. |
bottom |
number | null | The bottom CSS property. |
left |
number | null | The left CSS property. |
items |
Array of items | required | The items to be displayed in the panel. |
By default, the panel is placed in the upper left corner (top:0,left:0).
The items have also specific options:
| name | type | default value | description |
|---|---|---|---|
title |
string | (required) | The title of the item. |
id |
positive number | from 0, incrementing | The id of the item. Used to recognize items via some methods like removeItem() etc. |
icon |
string | null | The path to an image. |
fontawesome_icon |
string | null | The className of a Fontawesome icon. |
fontawesome_color |
string | null | The color of the Fontawesome icon. |
className |
string | null | Additional classes to be added to the item, separated by a white space. |
attributes |
[string, string][] |
null | Additional attributes to be added to the item. Exemple: [["data-thing", "thing"], ...[]] |
onclick |
() => void | null | The callback function when the user clicks on the item. |
separator |
boolean | false | Displays a line. This item cannot have any other options. |
In order to use fontawesome_icon and fontawesome_color, make sure you've installed Fontawesome in your project.
Use the following methods to modify the content of the panel after its creation:
-
toggleItem(id:number, disable=false): set disable to true if you want to disable the items. Set disable to false if you just want the item to disappear (display:none). Select the item with its ID (by default the first item has an ID of 0, then 1 etc.). -
removeItem(id:number): removes an item. -
removeItems(ids:number[]): removes several items. -
getAllIDS(): gets the id of each item. -
getItem(id:number): gets an item according to its ID. -
addItem(item): adds a new item. -
replaceItemWith(item, id:number): selects an item with its ID and replaces it by the new one. -
deletePanel(): deletes the panel.
You can change the style of the panel by modifying the CSS file. There are the main variables defined at the beginning of the file:
:root {
--panel-background-color: #fff;
--panel-box-shadow: 0 0 4px rgba(204, 204, 204, 0.75);
--panel-width: 160px;
--panel-text-color: #404040;
--panel-hover-item-background-color: #f4f6fa;
--panel-hover-item-color: #385074;
--panel-icon-width: 13px;
--panel-separator-color: #dfe3eb;
}For further modifications, you'll need to modify the CSS properties. Be careful not to modify the file too much at the risk of compromising the proper functioning of the panel.
Following the digital accessibility recommendations for this kind of panels, it is necessary to open or close the panel by clicking either the Enter or Space key. See https://www.accede-web.com/en/guidelines/rich-interface-components/show-hide-panels/ for more information.
MIT License