Navigating back to an open dropdown

[dwag]

I know it's been discussed before, but I can't find it: open a dropdown and click a link in the dropdown that takes you to another topic. When you go back to the original topic, the dropdown is closed, of course. Is there a way to keep it open?

[i-tietz]

First thought: Only with a bit of effort, but that would be only once ...
I just wrote a javascript that on loading the topic transforms specific links into doing very specific things - that could turn out very similar to what you want to do.

If you know your way around javascript (or know sb who does), here's the idea:

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- run though all links of the document:
   - find those that have a dropdown body as father element:
      - enter an anchor in front of or behind the found link (=> the anchor is inside the dropdown body)
      - write into the found link: 
         - a location.replace with the document.url extended by the anchor (topic.htm#anchorname)
         - a location.href to the actually intended target topic

That should help ...

[dwag]

Thanks for sharing your expertise. I certainly don't know my way around javascript, but you've given me something I can take to someone who does.

By the way, in case I'm asked, where, exactly, is the script supposed to go?

Thanks, again.

[i-tietz]

By the way, in case I'm asked, where, exactly, is the script supposed to go?

I inserted it into the head of the master page. If you don't use a master page, you could also insert it into the head of the templates.

[dwag]

Good deal. You've been most helpful.