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Table of Contents

Welcome to Menu.Applet ................................................................................ 2
Why Java™-based menus? .............................................................................. 2
Basic terminology ........................................................................................... 2
Getting to know Menu.Applet .......................................................................... 4
Creating a new menu applet ............................................................................ 5

Applet Properties Panel: General Tab .................................................................................................... 5
Background Tab ................................................................................................................................... 6
Options Tab (Slider menu only) ........................................................................................................... 7

Creating a new Slider menu ............................................................................ 8

Item Tab ............................................................................................................................................... 9
Level - General Tab ............................................................................................................................... 9
Level – Icon Tab ................................................................................................................................. 10
Level – Event Tab ................................................................................................................................ 10

Creating a Pop-up menu ............................................................................... 11

Item Tab ............................................................................................................................................. 12
Main Menu Tab (First level menu only) .............................................................................................. 12
Level - General Tab ............................................................................................................................. 13
Level – Color Tab ................................................................................................................................ 13

Using HTML frames ....................................................................................... 14
Saving your work .......................................................................................... 15

Summary of Contents for MENU.APPLET

Page 1: ...t 5 Applet Properties Panel General Tab 5 Background Tab 6 Options Tab Slider menu only 7 Creating a new Slider menu 8 Item Tab 9 Level General Tab 9 Level Icon Tab 10 Level Event Tab 10 Creating a Pop up menu 11 Item Tab 12 Main Menu Tab First level menu only 12 Level General Tab 13 Level Color Tab 13 Using HTML frames 14 Saving your work 15 ...

Page 2: ...te stunning Web sites and add impressive effects without having to write a single line of code Why Java based menus Menus rarely follow the one level format of one parent item many child items More often than not one menu item leads to more options creating multi level menus that would be difficult to lay out using traditional text and image based methods as these require all menu items to be disp...

Page 3: ...ate when there is no mouse action Mouseover state The state when the mouse pointer is placed on the menu item but is not clicked Mousedown state The state when the menu item is clicked These menu items are all Parent items Menus found under Children items are called submenus For example 2000 is a submenu of Archives These menu items are Sibling items of each other and Children items of the 2000 me...

Page 4: ...Add menu and submenu items child and or sibling items to your menu in this panel Properties Panel Configure and customize the applet and menu items in this panel Preferences for dimension color background and behavior of each item can be set using this panel Compose Preview Panel Display the layout of your menu in two modes Compose layout only or Preview shows a running version Correct errors fine...

Page 5: ...e message that will be displayed while the applet is being loaded into the Web page Smooth pop up Pop up menu only If enabled the pop up submenu will glide out on mouseover Leaving this box clear will cause the entire submenu to be displayed instantly Applet Properties Panel General Tab The General Tab for Slider Menus is different from the General Tab for Pop up Menus in that it has fewer options...

Page 6: ...ut the applet background if the image dimensions are smaller than the applet s dimensions Background Tab The Background Tab is identical for both Slider and Pop up Menus Pop up Menu Applet Properties Panel General Tab Pop up speed Pop up menu only Only enabled if the Smooth pop up check box has been selected The speed of the gliding motion of the submenu can be specified here Assign a low value to...

Page 7: ...the glide effect Icon blink rate The rate at which the icon blinks when the glide setting is enabled Assign a low value for a slow blink Show all submenus Keep submenus expanded even when other submenus have been clicked Menu vertical position The anchor point from which the menu glides out with reference to the top edge of the applet If a scrollbar is to be used specify the Width of the scrollbar...

Page 8: ...m of the applet You can add additional same level items by either a Selecting the Slider Menu applet at the Tree View Panel then clicking Edit Add Child Item or pressing CTRL D or b Highlighting the first Child Item then clicking the Add Sibling Item button or pressing CTRL I Note Always select the parent menu item before making child items of the same level If making sibling items from a child it...

Page 9: ...ound of the menu item on mousedown Text attributes The level s universal font size and style Background sound The sound file to be played when any menu item on this level is clicked Click the folder icon to loacte the sound file Outline Place a border on your menu item on mouseover Text indent The indentation of the submenu item s text in reference to the left border of the parent item s text Icon...

Page 10: ...enu items with unexpanded submenus and menu items with expanded menu items Level Event Tab Click the color squares to select the colors of the background and text for the default state and for mouseover and mousedown events Settings determined on this level will affect the whole level Note Select the Tile option to have the image fill the the whole menu item s alloted space This is useful when you...

Page 11: ...evel items by a Selecting the Pop up menu applet at the Tree View Panel and clicking Add Child Item or pressing CTRL D or b Highlighting the first Child Item and clicking Add Sibling Item or pressing CTRL I Note Always select the parent menu item before making child items of the same level If making sibling items from a child item select the original sibling first 4 Determine the settings of the f...

Page 12: ...ttings for individual menu items Caption The menu item s text string When Show Caption in Item is disabled the text string is not displayed URL The Web page address to be opened when the menu item is selected Target The menu item s hyperlink target frame Status The message to be displayed in the browser s status window on mouseover Submenu position The X and Y coordinates of the starting position ...

Page 13: ...e sound WAV or AU file to be played when the menu item is clicked Click the folder icon to locate the sound file Level General Tab Specify text and attributes for all child items within the same level Level Color Tab Click the color squares to select the colors of the background and text for the Normal state and for mouseover events Also select the color of the border around menu items Settings de...

Page 14: ...e browser window vertically into two frames Select one of the two buttons to specify whether the menu should be in the left frame or in the right Horizontal Split the browser window horizontally into two frames Select one of the two buttons to specify whether the menu should be in the top frame or in the bottom Menu frame The name of the frame in which the menu is displayed Open undefined targets ...

Page 15: ... Save on the Standard Toolbar 2 Locate the folder where you want to save your project file Assign a name to the project The file extension for Menu Applet files is UMA 3 Click Save To update existing Java components or insert a new component in an existing HTML file 1 Click File Update HTML 2 Locate the HTML file to be updated 3 Select the file and click Open To save your work as Java 1 Click File...

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