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Andy 1968
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July 23, 2016
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Where is the Spry Menu Bar in Dreamweaver CC ?

  • July 23, 2016
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I have went from CS 5.5 to the Creative Cloud and I do not see the Spry Menu Option. A lot of things have changed. I like how on the left side of the GUI the CSS Designer Panel has all the CSS options for text, color and even rounded corners but I wish the option was still there to have the old CSS Box pop up. There are things I like and things I don't like. Have they done away with the Spry Menu Bar? If so what can I use?

Correct answer hans-g.

Hello Andy,

here I quote from different contributions of the forum:

Spry was developed in 2006 long before touch screen devices.  Spry has been dead since 2012.  There's no point in trying to re-write the code to work in iPhones and iPads.  Simply replace your Spry widgets with something better.

"Spry has been deprecated and is no longer officially supported by Adobe", “Adobe abandoned Spry late last year after CS6 came out. Future products will probably not contain any Spry so learning to use jQuery is a valuable skill to have for the future.” “The news was released in August 2012:

http://blogs.adobe.com/dreamweaver/2012/08/update-on-adobe-spry-framework-availability.html”

” and: "All Spry framework related examples available here: http://adobe.github.com/Spry/samples/

You may want to take a look at it. I'd recommend you switch to a jQuery library for your further requirements.

Examples

http://users.tpg.com.au/j_birch/plugins/superfish/examples/

http://www.egrappler.com/a-stylo-modern-jquery-accordion-akordeon/

http://craigsworks.com/projects/simpletip/

http://calebjacob.com/tooltipster/

http://www.solutions4website.com/Extensions/nova_dropdown_menu.aspx

Tutorials:

http://speckyboy.com/2012/08/29/10-responsive-navigation-solutions-and-tutorials/

http://try.jquery.com/

http://learn.jquery.com/

https://tutsplus.com/course/30-days-to-learn-jquery/

http://www.w3schools.com/jquery/

If you have a budget to work with, look at PVII's Pop-Menu Magic3.

http://www.projectseven.com/products/menusystems/pmm3/index.htm

There you will find the old SPRY examples!

http://adobe.github.com/Spry/samples

Hans-Günter

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Andy 1968Author
Inspiring
July 23, 2016

Thanks for letting me know the Spry Assets are gone from Dreamweaver CC.

Is there anyway to do accordion style menus, drop down menus or menu tabs within Dreamweaver CC? Is there video tutorials anywhere?

My website url is below. It makes use of the accordion style menu bar with transparency and works with cellphone just fine. The Flash does not work. If you click the sample website Innovative Upholstery Solution it has the transparent drop down menu. That also works on cellphones. It seem like they should have kept the Spry assets in the CC. It make or may not work for you needs but it should still be included for those who want to use it.


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    Nancy OShea
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    Nancy OSheaCommunity Expert
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    July 23, 2016

    Spry is a decade old script.  It's not modern or touch screen friendly.  That's why it was dropped from further development and removed from DW CC.    There's lot's of things you can and should use instead of Spry.

    If you want accordions, look at jQuery UI widgets.

    If you're building a responsive web site, look at the built-in Bootstrap navbars.

    Adding and removing buttons in the Navbar Dreamweaver

    Go to File > New > Starter Templates.  See screenshot.   Pick one of the Bootstrap Layouts and hit Create button.

    Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
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    Andy 1968Author
    Inspiring
    July 23, 2016

    Are there any video tutorials that can show you how to customize the menus? That is what I need.

    hans-g.
    hans-g.Correct answer
    Legend
    July 23, 2016

    Hello Andy,

    here I quote from different contributions of the forum:

    Spry was developed in 2006 long before touch screen devices.  Spry has been dead since 2012.  There's no point in trying to re-write the code to work in iPhones and iPads.  Simply replace your Spry widgets with something better.

    "Spry has been deprecated and is no longer officially supported by Adobe", “Adobe abandoned Spry late last year after CS6 came out. Future products will probably not contain any Spry so learning to use jQuery is a valuable skill to have for the future.” “The news was released in August 2012:

    http://blogs.adobe.com/dreamweaver/2012/08/update-on-adobe-spry-framework-availability.html”

    ” and: "All Spry framework related examples available here: http://adobe.github.com/Spry/samples/

    You may want to take a look at it. I'd recommend you switch to a jQuery library for your further requirements.

    Examples

    http://users.tpg.com.au/j_birch/plugins/superfish/examples/

    http://www.egrappler.com/a-stylo-modern-jquery-accordion-akordeon/

    http://craigsworks.com/projects/simpletip/

    http://calebjacob.com/tooltipster/

    http://www.solutions4website.com/Extensions/nova_dropdown_menu.aspx

    Tutorials:

    http://speckyboy.com/2012/08/29/10-responsive-navigation-solutions-and-tutorials/

    http://try.jquery.com/

    http://learn.jquery.com/

    https://tutsplus.com/course/30-days-to-learn-jquery/

    http://www.w3schools.com/jquery/

    If you have a budget to work with, look at PVII's Pop-Menu Magic3.

    http://www.projectseven.com/products/menusystems/pmm3/index.htm

    There you will find the old SPRY examples!

    http://adobe.github.com/Spry/samples

    Hans-Günter

    BenPleysier
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    July 23, 2016

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    Legend
    July 23, 2016

    OT: Hello Ben,

    we're off with three generations of our family to a small lake situated in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol for ten days of sailing, hiking and relaxing. No Adobe at all! ;-)))

    Alles Gute auch für Deinen Urlaub,

    Hans-Günter mit Barbara ;-)))

    Nancy OShea
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    Nancy OSheaCommunity Expert
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    July 23, 2016

    Have a wonderful vacation!!

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