Thank you for raising this issue. While we can see how this feature would be useful, we have no plans to implement it in the foreseeable future. In order to set expectations, we're closing this request now.

Thanks again for your idea.

Bill Arconati,
Confluence Group Product Manager

This and other html can be implemented with the html macro.

Hi Atlassian, I too would be very interested in seeing this working on Confluence.
Having emailed Danielle about this I then wrote some html to give an example of what it is we're wanting. Attached is a html file in which are two drop down boxes which explain the functionality of what we're desiring. Obviously the links within the dropdowns would either link to pages within the wiki we were using or external URLs.
Please let me know your thoughts or if this is possible within Confluence/wiki markup...
The code is also below...

 
<select onchange="window.open(this.options[this.selectedIndex].value,'_top')">
  <option value="">Choose a destination...</option>
  <option value="http://www.atlassian.com/">Atlassian Website</option>
  <option value="http://confluence.atlassian.com/dashboard.action">Atlassian Confluence</option>
  <option value="http://jira.atlassian.com/secure/Dashboard.jspa">Atlassian JIRA</option>
</select>

 
<form>
<select name="myDestination">
  <option value="">Choose a destination...</option>
  <option value="http://www.atlassian.com/">Atlassian Website</option>
  <option value="http://confluence.atlassian.com/dashboard.action">Atlassian Confluence</option>
  <option value="http://jira.atlassian.com/secure/Dashboard.jspa">Atlassian JIRA</option>
</select>
<input type="button"
    value="Go..."
 onclick="ob=this.form.myDestination;window.open(ob.options[ob.selectedIndex].value)">
</form>

I already know how to do drop down lists in templates, but what I would
like to do is create drop down lists to be able to navigate to other
pages from the main page being used.

The drop down list would not change the content in the page, but instead
link to another page on the wiki... or another space outside the wiki
entirely.

Navigation bar that once it is clicked, brings open a list of items that
the user can choose which link to other spaces.

I'm sorry to be so confusing.

Thanks,

Danielle Thacker, VTOC Lead & Training Coordinator

Virginia Tech

For example:

opens to...

April, thanks for your request.

I'm not sure what you want a drop-down list for. Are you wanting a drop-down list where selecting an option changes the content in the page? Do you want a template with drop-down lists for creating pages in the same format? If you want the former, please give a bit more detail. If you want the latter, the Scaffolding Plugin [1] might do what you require.

The two suggestions for the cloak and deck macros should be raised in the issue tracker for the Composition Plugin [2], which includes them. The author of the plugin will be able to comment on the feasibility of your ideas.

Regards,
Matt

[1] http://www.customware.net/repository/display/AtlassianPlugins/Scaffolding+Plugin
[2] http://jira.adaptavist.com/browse/POSI