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Foundation 6 - Very responsive menu layout

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Hi

 

I'm trying to code up a layout in Foundation 6, but can't quite get what I want.  I've got so frustrated here that I'm willing to pay.  But first, let me say what I'm trying to do:

 

  • Page renders on desktop and mobile (obviously)
  • On desktop, the site has a fixed (top of screen, non-scrolling) top nav which contains a dropdown menu (top-bar)
  • On mobile the site has a fixed (top of screen, non-scrolling) top bar that contains a title and icon for menu pop-out
  • On mobile when clicking the menu icon, and off-canvas menu slides out over the content
  • On mobile the off-canvas menu contains an accordion menu
  • On mobile the off-canvas menu is fixed - meaning that it doesn't need the user to scroll to view it
  • The two menu systems (desktop and mobile) use the same UL LI menu

 

I can achieve all these aspects independently, but they just don't seem to work together well.

 

Would anyone here be keen to give this a whack, and hey let me know (in advance) what they'd want for doing this?  I stress that this is born out of frustration with foundation and having a bee in my bonnet about seeing how this can be done and NOT for a commercial project.

 

Thanks

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OK, managed to do what I wanted so far, thanks :)

 

Not pretty but works!

  

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en-GB" dir="ltr">
<head>
	<title></title>
<!-- Encolding //-->
	<meta charset="UTF-8">
	<meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge">
	<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, height=device-height, user-scalable=no">
	<link rel="profile" href="http://gmpg.org/xfn/11">
<!-- Scripts //-->
	<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.1.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
	<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/foundation/6.3.0/js/foundation.min.js"></script>
	<script>
	$(document).ready(function(){
		$(document).foundation();
			// Set the top of the side menu to compensate
			$('#offCanvasLeft').css('margin-top',$('#mobileHeader').height());
		
			// Load the top menu into the side menu
			$('#sideMenu').html($('#topMenu').html());
			
			// Style the side menu sub menus to be vertical
			$('#sideMenu').find("UL").addClass("vertical");
			// Remove the title from the side menu
			$('#sideMenu').find('.menu-text').remove();
			//Turn the side menu into an accordian
			var sideMenu = new Foundation.AccordionMenu($('#sideMenu'), null);
		
			// Style the top menu to be a drop down
			$('#topMenu').addClass("dropdown");
			//Turn the top menu into a drop down
			var topMenu = new Foundation.DropdownMenu($('#topMenu'), null);
			
			// Set the spacer to suit the layout
			$('#smallSpacer').height($('#mobileHeader').height());
			$('#largeSpacer').height($('#desktopHeader').height() + 20);
	});
	</script>
<!-- Styles //-->
	<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/foundation/6.3.0/css/foundation.min.css">
</head>
<body>
<div class="off-canvas-wrapper">
	
	
	<div id="mainContent" class="off-canvas-content" data-off-canvas-content style="margin-top: 50px;">
		<!-- CONTENT HERE //-->
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		<!-- CONTENT HERE //-->
	</div>
	
	
	
	
	<!-- SMALL MENU HERE //-->
	<div class="off-canvas position-left" id="offCanvasLeft" data-off-canvas data-transition="overlap" class="show-for-small-only">
		<ul id="sideMenu" class="vertical menu"></ul>
	</div>
	<!-- SMALL MENU HERE //-->
	
	
	
</div>




<header style="position: fixed; width: 100%; top: 0px;">
	
	<!-- SMALL HEADER HERE //-->
	<div id="mobileHeader" class="nav-wrapper show-for-small-only"  style="background: #000000; width: 100%;">
		<div class="title-bar">
			<div class="title-bar-left">
				<button class="menu-icon" type="button" data-toggle="offCanvasLeft"></button>
				<span class="title-bar-title">Foundation</span>

			</div>
		</div>
	</div>
	<!-- SMALL HEADER HERE //-->
	
	
	
	<!-- BIG HEADER HERE //-->
	<div id="desktopHeader" class="top-bar show-for-medium">
		<div class="top-bar-left">
			<ul id="topMenu" class="menu">
				<li class="menu-text">Site Title</li>
				<li><a href="#">One</a>
					<ul class="menu">
						<li><a href="#">One - One</a></li>
						<li><a href="#">One - Two</a></li>
						<li><a href="#">One - Three</a></li>
					</ul>
				</li>
				<li><a href="#">Two</a></li>
				<li><a href="#">Three</a>
					<ul class="menu">
						<li><a href="#">Three - One</a></li>
						<li><a href="#">Three - Two</a>
							<ul class="menu">
								<li><a href="#">Three - Two - One</a></li>
								<li><a href="#">Three - Two - Two</a></li>
								<li><a href="#">Three - Two - Three</a></li>
							</ul>
						<li><a href="#">Three - Three</a></li>
					</ul>
				</li>
			</ul>
		</div>
		<div class="top-bar-right">
			<ul class="menu">
				<li><input type="search" placeholder="Search"></li>
				<li><button type="button" class="button">Search</button></li>
			</ul>
		</div>
	</div>
	<!-- BIG HEADER HERE //-->
	
	
</header>

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</html>

 

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