We have already seen that Joomla! has a strong menu-management system through which we can create multiple menus and menu items. These menus can be displayed using modules. Several third-party Joomla! extensions are available to make cosmetic changes in these menus, particularly to display menus with some animation effects. There are also some extensions for adding Flash menus into a Joomla! website. However, in this chapter, we will be limiting our discussions to the freely available Flash menu extension and the demo version of Super Web Flash module.
The only free extension in the Joomla! Extensions Directory for adding Flash menus in Joomla! sites is Flash Floating Menu. With this extension you can add floating Flash menus to your Joomla! site. In fact, you don't need to create any Flash menu, instead you just have to specify the icons, links, and tips for those links. The module will create the animated Flash menu. When you move...