something strange with reload

reload works, but next function dead

[ctoz]

Hi,

I have a front pane which starts with a welcome message. Mouseover the welcome and the main menu drops down (script).

I want to the viewer to be able to return to the front pane via a link and when returned, to have the menu already dropped down and available.

Sounds straightforward—run reload function, and delay the dropdown function—but the reload function seems to be stopping the dropdown function from running at all. Not getting any error messages either.

Any ideas?

Reload:
function reLoad() {
window.location.reload(true); // or just .reload()
}

Drop the menu (reveals links progressively):
dropMenu() {
onD('MBR');
setTimeout('onV(\'enq\')',400);
setTimeout('onV(\'browse\')',800);
setTimeout('onV(\'notes\')',1200);
setTimeout('onV(\'bones\')',2000); return false;
}

Putting them together:
onclick="reLoad(); setTimeout('dropMenu()', 400);"

//ends

[daveVk]

Reload causes the current document to be unloaded, and a new document to be loaded. Javascript (and pending timeouts) running at the time of the unload are assumably terminated.

I want to the viewer to be able to return to the front pane via a link and when returned, to have the menu already dropped down and available.

Consider using a different url eg www.example.com?menu=open or set a cookie to indicate menu required before href actioned.

[ctoz]

Thanks Dave for explaining. First solution is within my present knowledge; will have a look at cookies as well.