Using advanced menus

We have four main advanced menu dashboard selectors that we can use inside our dashboard. We have already introduced Accordion Menu in the first chapter, in the accordion menu sample. Here, we will discuss the features and options for those menus in more detail:

  • Label-based menu
  • Sliding-picture menu
  • Fisheye menu
  • Accordion menu

Let's discuss each of these in more detail.

Label-based menu

Label-based menu will display labels horizontally or vertically. It is very similar to the drop-down menu, and can be configured to display the menu name only, in order to save space. It will expand when you click on it. The other option is to display all labels—as we mentioned—horizontally or vertically.

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