Here are the changes and additions since version 4.20.10 was released:

• DHTML Menu Builder 4.20.017 is released
  • Fixed problem that prevented the Install Menus tool from displaying some folders.
  • Fixed problem that could cause DHTML Menu Builder to generate invalid HTML code under some circumstances.
  • Fixed multiple issues with the Publishing tool.
  • Fixed bug with the CollapsibleMenus AddIn which prevented some projects from working correctly.
  • Fixed problem that, under some circumstances, could crash DHTML Menu Builder when the mouse hovered over one of the program's menus.
  • Added preliminary support to export projects as sitemaps (File->Export As Sitemap) following the Sitemap 0.9 standards (http://www.sitemaps.org/).
  • Added support to create menus in languages that require Unicode text. This feature must be activated through the Edit->Preferences dialog.
  • The ShowMutipleToolbars AddIn (which is used to create multi-column menus) has been considerably enhanced providing limitless possibilities to create highly complex multi-column menus.
  • Improved the performance of the Install Menus tool. Now, the tool will load in a matter of seconds regardless of the amount of files contained in the web site.
  • Added support to modify the behavior of the "Follow Browser's Scrollbars" feature.
    (See the documentation for the Tools->Toolbars Editor->Advanced dialog for more information)
• Engine 2.6.017 has been updated
  • Fixed several bugs that caused compatibility problems with Internet Explorer 8.
  • Fixed problem that prevented the Advanced Unfolding Effects from working on documents utilizing one of the XHTML specifications.
  • Fixed code generation for separators so that they don't' break DynAPI-based menus.
  • Fixed problem that caused menus containing Unicode text to be rendered wider than required.
  • Fixed bug that could cause some toolbar items to appear empty (caption-less) under some circumstances.
  • Fixed problem with the newly introduced "Smart Scrolling" feature.
  • Fixed problem with the code generated by the "Search Engine Optimization" feature.
  • Fixed bug that could cause the Live Preview to generate javascript errors under some configurations.
  • Improved the code the generation in order to properly comply with newer standards.
  • The code that displays the menus when using Free Flow has been improved reducing (although not eliminating) the initial display delay.
• Developers' Edition
  • Fixed several issues with the DynAPI code (currently at version 1.1) that considerably improves the reliability of dynamicly generated menus.
  • The DynAP documentation has been updated to contain an introduction tutorial that will guide you through the most basic steps to create your first dynamic menus.
  • The DynAPI code has been considerably enhanced. Over 12 different bugs have been resolved allowing programmatically generated menus to include complex styles, render faster than ever and work perfectly under all modern browsers (such as Safari, Internet Explorer 7 and 8 and FireFox 3).
  • The recently introduced function "dmbAPI_parseArray" is now able to completely substitute every single DynAPI function related to generation of menus considerably simplifying the use of the DynAPI.

We have just been informed that DHTML Menu Builder has been awarded 5 out of 5 stars by the editors at freedownload.com!

DHTML download & screenshots

Although DHTML Menu Builder does not natively support the creation of multi-column menus, we have created an AddIn that incorporates such ability to the program making it extremely easy to create highly complex menus.

I recently received a request from a user on the public forums requesting to see a multi-column menu that could mimic the menus at MTV.com
Although the menus at MTV.com are rather simple, they feature one submenu with a rather complex set of columns... this was no match to the power of the AddIn that allows DHTML Menu Builder to display multi-column menus.

BrotherSoft has just awarded DHTML Menu Builder (version 4.20) with their Editor's Pick award!
Click here to view DHTML Menu Builder's entry at BrotherSoft's web site.

Here are the changes and additions for this new release:

• DHTML Menu Builder 4.20.010 is released
  • Fixed some minor issues with the user interface.
  • DHTML Menu Builder now includes a new AddIn that will let you build multi-column menus.
    You may refer to the Tips & Tricks section for information and instructions about this new AddIn:
    
• Engine 2.6.010
  • Added transparency support for Safari and Opera.
• Developers' Edition
  • Added a new function (dmbAPI_parseArray) which will considerably ease the process of populating menu items programmatically.
  • Fixed the "Google Suggestions" sample to conform with the new format being used by Google

Over 600 users have decided to register their web on our list of web sites using DHTML Menu Builder!

Registering your web site is easy as you just need to fill out a very simple form, which is available here. Having your web site listed with us will give it further exposure as the list can be indexed by search engines. Registered web sites will also be shown (at not particular order) on the front page.
The list of registered web sites is also a great tool to allow newcomers to see how DHTML Menu Builder is being used under different scenarios.

We have just updated the samples section with four new samples:

• Adobe Menus
• Adobe Menus Part II
• Modern Buttons
• Office 2007 menus

We hope you enjoy them!

Since Macromedia's web site has just been merged with Adobe's (due to Adobe purchasing Macromedia), the Flash-based menus that were used in Macromedia?s web site are not longer available. I guess this makes for a valid excuse to make the DHTML Menu Builder projects that mimicked these menus freely available to the public.

So, if you have ever wanted to download those samples, please, feel free to do so now:

• Macromedia Menus Sample 1
• Macromedia Menus Sample 2

DHTML Menu Builder 4.20 is, by far, the most stable and feature reach release ever.
So far, there have been 7 updates to this version which have contributed to provide better compatibility with Windows Vista and fixed some minor issues.

This new version, 4.20.008, solves some issues, recently reported by some customers, and improves usability by adding some new features. Here's what's new:

• DHTML Menu Builder 4.20.008
  • Fixed bug that could cause DHTML Menu Builder to crash with projects utilizing font substitutions.
  • Added support to delete a toolbar and its child items all at once.
• Wizard 2.1.39
  • Fixed problem that caused the wizard to fail if ran under a limited account (non administrative).
  • Fixed problem with the "Apply Style from Preset" option which, with some presets, the styles were not properly applied.
  • The "Apply Style from Preset" option has been considerably enhanced resulting in much better results when utilizing complex presets.
• Engine 2.6.008
  • Added a workaround that solves a problem with the menus and some specific versions of Netscape 6 and 7.
    This was not a bug; this workaround simply performs some functions in a different way in order to, once again, avoid triggering a bug in this browser.

I'm very pleased to announce the support to place orders for DHTML Menu Builder through a fourth partner: DigitalCandle.com

DigitalCandle accepts payments using a wide variety of options:

• Credit Cards: American Express, Mastercard, Visa, Discover, JCB (very popular in Japan), Diner's Club.
• Paypal
• Purchase Orders (with no additional fees)
• Mail/Fax Orders (with no additional fees)
• Phone Orders (with no additional fees)
• Money Orders
• Personal Checks
• Cash in any currency

If you have recently tried to install DHTML Menu Builder and you are running an anti-virus program (such as F-secure or Kaspersky) you may have noticed that the installation is interrupted because the anti-virus reports that some of the files included with the DHTML Menu Builder installer are infected with a strain of the Trojan-PSW.Win32.LdPinch virus.

Well, plain and simple that is not true! This is not the first time this has happened and I can assure you that this is just a false positive caused by a bug in the virus definitions of these programs.
DHTML Menu Builder has been awarded several times for being 100% clean of any type of malware. You do not have to worry about those false positives.

So, if you need to install DHTML Menu Builder, shutdown (or uninstall) your faulty anti-virus and install DHTML Menu Builder without worries.

This new version of DHTML Menu Builder provides fixes for some minor issues including one that prevented it from working correctly under Windows Vista.

But, perhaps, the most important feature introduced in this release is the support to allow search engines to "see" the links on the menus; we have called this new feature Search Engine Optimizations. When this option is enabled, search engines will be able to detect the links on the menus and follow them and allow your web site to be properly indexed.

More and more DHTML Menu Builder customers are taking advantage of the powerful features introduced since the release of version 4.0

We have already created several samples that showcase most of these features but, this time, we wanted to use some of our client's web sites to show off how well the menus integrate into their web sites and how each one of them has decided to take advantage of some of the newest and coolest features introduced into DHTML Menu Builder.

Snell Acoustics
Just take a look at the cool effect that has been achieved while hovering over the products' menu. A custom image is beautifully displayed below the menus to provide even more information to the visitors.

ReplayTV
Simple, beautiful and highly effective... what else could you ask about a menu? This time, the developer who designed these menus implemented the "item highlighting" functionality to let the visitor know the section of the web site where he/she is at.

Made in Malta Products
This developer simply took the CollapsibleMenus AddIn to its limits! These are simply the best CollapsibleMenus I have ever seen with a beautiful tree-like design and support for item highlighting and auto-menus expansion to reflect the active section. Simply impressive.

See more customers' web sites
Share your DHTML Menu Builder menus

Right along with the releases of Internet Explorer 7 and FireFox 2 we introduce DHTML Menu Builder 4.20

Here's a brief list of what's new in this version:

• Highly enhanced support for frames now allows you to easily implement multiple dhtml menus on different frames and share the same main frame to display the submenus.
• The FTP Publishing option is back and it's available in all versions (Developers' Edition, Standard Edition and LITE version).
  Just like in version 3.0, you now can now publish your menus via FTP right from within DHTML Menu Builder.
• The Live Preview component has been considerably enhanced so it now provides a 100% accurate rendering of the element being edited.
  You can now preview single commands, complete groups and even toolbars.
• Two new options have been added to the "Background Image" support for both commands and toolbar items. The new "Tile" option will let you control if the background image should be tiled and the "Prevent Cropping" option will ensure that menu items are never too small so that the background image gets cropped.
• The LITE version has been upgraded to provide access to the custom Width and custom Height settings for both Toolbars and Groups.
• The Color Picker component has been enhanced so it's now easier to copy/paste colors in HTML format.
• The same Copy/Paste styles support that has been available for groups and commands is also now available for Toolbars.
• Several areas have been improved to ensure that DHTML Menu Builder works correctly under the upcoming Windows Vista.

This time it is Vista-Files.org who, after reviewing the program, has awarded DHTML Menu Builder 5 out of 5 stars!

Click here to view all the awards won by DHTML Menu Builder Click here to download DHTML Menu Builder

We have recently received many reports from users saying that their anti-virus program is reporting that DHTML Menu Builder is infected with some sort of malware (virus, trojan, worm, spyware... you name it).

Well, that is NOT true. Unfortunately, this is caused by a broken anti-virus program which produces what's known as a false positive, that is, detecting something where there isn't anything.

DHTML Menu Builder is not infected and does not contain any type of malware.

Other users are also reporting that our server times out when they try to download DHTML Menu Builder; this is actually caused, again, by a broken anti-virus program incorrectly detecting that the dmbsetup.exe file is infected.

It's a shame that companies with million dollar budgets are incapable of producing a decent anti-virus program.

So, if you are experiencing similar problems, try to update your anti-virus definitions or simply shutdown your anti-virus while you download DHTML Menu Builder.

You may refer to the links below which proof that DHTML Menu Builder is a 100% malware-free application:

Among other features, DHTML Menu Builder version 4.9.005 adds support to let you have several toolbars inside different frames and let them all display their menus inside the same main frame. Until now, this was not possible...

We have just created a sample demonstrating this powerful feature so you can learn how to implement this types of menus in your own projects.

We are extremely pleased to announce that DHTML Menu Builder now offers support to import ROR files. ROR is a rapidly growing XML format for describing your site content in a generic fashion, so any search engine can better find and understand your site information.

This version also introduces the ability to let you display multiple toolbars on different frames and let them share the same main frame to display their menus.

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).

We have just created another sample that demonstrates the power and versatility of the new Free Flow positioning option. This time you will learn how to create toolbars that resize, automatically based on the browser's size.

Among many other enhancements, version 4.10 introduces a new positioning method for your toolbars known as Free Flow.
Learn all this feature can do by visiting the Tips & Tricks section.

We have just updated two of the most popular AddIns for DHTML Menu Builder hoping to solve some compatibility issues that have appeared since the release of DHTML Menu Builder (Standard Edition) version 4.9.018:

pShowMenu: The AddIn has been updated to resolve an issue that, sometimes, caused two menus to remain visible at the same time.
CollapsibleMenus: This version will fix an "Object Expected" javascript error that could occur when clicking a top-level menu item.

Among other enhancements, this releases introduces two highly requested features

• Added support to exclude menu items from the compilation process without deleting them (Standard and "developers edition" only).

• Faster rendering of menus created with the DynAPI ("developers' edition" only).

The menus generated by the upcoming DHTML Menu Builder 4.9.016 will be easier to use allowing your visitors to make mistakes as they move their mouse over the menus.

Move your mouse over the "Display DEMO" link below and you will see this feature in action: the menus will preserve their selection until the mouse has rested for a pre-defined period of time over a single menu option allowing the user to pass over different menu items without actually changing the selection

Display DEMO video

DHTML Menu Builder 4.9.016 will be released soon... keep checking this page for further information.

Download2you.com has awarded DHTML Menu Builder 4.9.015 with their highest ranking of 5 stars!

The latest release of DHTML Menu Builder <developers' edition> implements two new technologies that allow the DynAPI to run up to 55% faster: buffering and render on demand.

In this new release, menu items added through the dmbAPI_addCommand() function are buffered allowing your code to run faster and then are rendered as the menus are displayed thus improving the speed of all the DynAPI-related code.

We're glad to announce that F-Prot, a product from Frisk Software International, has released an update to their excellent tool to resolve a problem with DHTML Menu Builder. Let me explain, as this is worth mentioning:

Mr. Gareth Kitchen, a long time user of DHTML Menu Builder recently discovered that when F-Prot's "RealTime Protection" option was enabled DHTML Menu Builder ran extremely slow.
He immediately reported this problem to us and we started to run some tests and found that F-Prot was causing a considerable delay when an application used some system functions to obtain information about a file's version.

We then developed a small benchmarking application that demonstrated the problem. When "RealTime Protection" was turned off, access the affected functions produced no delay but when it was turned on the functions caused a delay of about 400 milliseconds. This may not sound as much but when a program has to access such functions a hundred times in a single operation it begins to become considerable.

I suggested Mr. Kitchen to report the problem to Frisk Software International in hopes that their support department could resolve the problem. Honestly, I didn't expect them to even consider looking into it as we have found problems with other anti-virus and security programs and their support departments have never taken us seriously and have even taken the time to reply to our emails.

But, to my surprise, today, I received an email from Mr. Kitchen saying that Frisk Software International had downloaded DHTML Menu Builder and used the benchmarking tool I had developed to test and verify the problem and decided that it was worth fixing... so they did!

I must admit that I'm truly amazed by their response time, their support and dedication towards their customers and willingness to ensure the satisfaction of whoever uses their products.

xFX JumpStart would like to thank Frisk Software International, Mr. Gareth Kitchen and Mr. Valt?r J?nasson.
Mr. Valt?r J?nasson was the support person at Frisk Software International who attended the problem and is responsible for channeling the support request to the development team that fixed the problem.

I'm very glad to know that there're large companies that care about their customers and want to ensure their satisfaction.

What a great story...

Over 500 users have decided to register their web on our list of web sites using DHTML Menu Builder!

Registering your web site is easy as you just need to fill out a very simple form, which is available here. Having your web site listed with us will give it further exposure as the list can be indexed by search engines. Registered web sites will also be shown (at not particular order) on the front page.
The list of registered web sites it is also a great tool to allow newcomers to see how DHTML Menu Builder is being used under different scenarios.

This new release of DHTML Menu Builder provides several bug fixes (specially for projects with frames support) and included an updated version of the CollapsibleMenus AddIn which now features the ability to assign a third style for selected menu items.

The latest release of DHTML Menu Builder generates much simpler code to render the menus without affecting the quality or features provided by earlier versions. This allows the menus to run smoother and a lot faster consuming less memory and CPU resources.

We have also redesigned some parts of the menus' code to make commonly used functions run faster without compromising functionality or compatibility. Consequently the menus will allow other components on the HTML pages to run smoother and require less CPU resources.

If you are a returning visitor to this web site you may have noticed that everything runs... smoothly... the menus, their effects and the options on the left hand side of the page are now more responsive, quite a lot more responsive.

We strongly recommend that you download the latest release of DHTML Menu Builder and that you recompile your menus to take advantage of these latest improvements.

We have just released the final version of the CollapsibleMenus AddIn.
This version fixes many of the known problems that 0.7 had and also adds two great improvements:

1. You're no longer required to use the "Click" event to open submenus. You can now use the default "Over" event to display the submenus allowing you to add links to the "Click" event.
   This means that you're now able to perform two actions at the same time: display a menu and execute a link.
    
2. The AddIn now provides a function to let you expand menus programmatically.

Want to spice up your menus?
Then you don't want to miss this new sample which explains how you can add sound to your menus!

Since the introduction of the Custom Offsets support in DHTML Menu Builder 4.8 many AddIns that were previously required to position the menus in a non-standard manner are no longer required.

One of the most popular AddIns was the "LeftAligned Menus for Horizontal Toolbars".
This AddIn let you align all the root level menus to the left border of the toolbar, as shown in this sample.

Now, thanks to the Custom Offset Definitions you no longer need this AddIn.

DHTML Menu Builder will let you position, align and anchor your menus in any way imaginable; unfortunately, some users tend to find the positioning controls a bit intimidating.

If that's the case with you, check the "Understanding the Positioning Controls" sample we have just added to the Tips & Tricks section:

As you'll see, the controls a very simple and yet powerful enough to let you place your menus in any way you want.

Are you looking for some dazzling effects for your menus?
Then check out the new Wave Effect AddIn on the Samples section!

This new release introduces, among other improvements, two new exciting features:

• The ability to select the reference image to use as an anchor for toolbars
• Global in-group scrolling support which allows menus to automatically display scroll buttons when they cannot fit inside a page. Click here to see a sample of this new feature.

daolnwod.com, has reviewed DHTML Menu Builder and awarded it with their highest possible ranking of 5 stars!
(30/Jul/2004)

About four months ago we started a topic in the public forum where we asked users to challenge DHTML Menu Builder:

If someone could find a working pulldown menu that could not be re-created with DHTML Menu Builder we would give him/her a free copy of the program.

So far... no one has been able to find such menu!

We have now organized all the posts on the public forum on an easy-to-use interface so you can compare the original and the DHTML Menu Builder version of the menus. You will even be able to download the projects we created.

We would like to thank all of you who decided to take advantage of the special we ran on DHTML Menu Builder's birthday and say that we're glad to announce that we broke all sales records in just 24 hours!
What better gift could have DHTML Menu Builder gotten?

We hope you all enjoy DHTML Menu Builder and make sure you visit us back soon to find out about the upcoming-completely-rebuilt-from-the-ground-up version 5.0

Adlenterprises.com has awarded DHTML Menu Builder 5 stars, their highest ranking!

SoftDepia, one of the largest software listing web sites in the Internet has awarded DHTML Menu Builder with the "Editor's Choice" award!

A few days back we started a topic in the public forums where we offer a free registration license for DHTML Menu Builder to that who can find a working web-based menu that cannot be replicated with DHTML Menu Builder.

Well, so far no one has found one and DHTML Menu Builder has proven, once more, that is the most powerful and versatile javascript-based menus design utility currently available!

With improved performance and many new features version 4.9 marks another milestone in the javascript menus design.

• Apply completely different effects to each menu item independently
• The best crossbrowser and crossplatform support
• 100% frames support
• Apply eye-catching effects
• Mix different menus in the same page
• Full support for templates and SSI
• Apply pre-made styles to your existing projects
• Create a fully functional menu in a matter of minutes using the Wizard
• Create both pulldown and tree-like menus
• Create unlimited number of menus for as many domains as you want
• And as if this wasn't enough... upgrades are free for life!

GlobalShareware has awarded DHTML Menu Builder with their GLOBALSHAREWARE 5 Gold Disc Awards!

Click here to see all the awards DHTML Menu Builder has won over the past years.

This new release is packed with some very nice and unique features that will not find on any other similar applications.
Among these features you will find that you now can:

• Display tooltips for each menu item
• Control the menus using your keyboard
• Highlight menu items to reflect the currently selected section in your web site
• Generate broken links reports to help you make sure that the links on your menus are up-to-date and valid

Click here to download it now!

Effective right now, we're accepting orders via RegNet, RegNOW and PayPal!

Click here to download DHTML Menu Builder 4.7

Since the first public release of DHTML Menu Builder, back in 1998, we have been providing cutting edge features that make DHTML Menu Builder the most advanced, flexible and powerful menu creation tool available.

And version 4.7 is no exception!

Among other features, version 4.7 introduces support to navigate the menus using the keyboard.
Want to test it? Well, then press the CTRL key (ALT+CTRL under Linux) on your keyboard and then use the ARROW keys to navigate the menus.
Use the ENTER key to select a menu item or press the CTRL key again to disable the keyboard support.

This feature is compatible with the following browsers:

• Internet Explorer 5, 5.5 and 6.0 (Windows)
• Internet Explorer 5 (Mac)
• All Mozilla-based browsers (Windows, Mac and Linux)
• Opera 7 (Windows)

Click here to download version 4.7 now!