User manual ULEAD MENU.APPLET

[. . . ] 9 Level - General Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Level ­ Icon Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Level ­ Event Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Creating a Pop-up menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] In the New Applet dialog box, select the type of menu applet to create (Slider or Pop-up), or click Template to open an existing template. The following section provides further details on defining the applet's attributes. Note:There are three tabs for Slider Menu: General, Background, and Options. For Pop-up Menu, only the General and Background tabs are available. 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. · · Dimensions The applet's width and height in pixels. Loading message The 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. · Slider Menu Applet Properties Panel: General Tab 5 · Pop-up speed (Pop-up menu only) Only enabled if the Smooth pop-up check box has been selected. Separator line (Pop-up menu only) When selected, each submenu is separated by a thin line. Pop-up Menu Applet Properties Panel: General Tab · Background Tab The Background Tab is identical for both Slider and Pop-up Menus. · Color Use a solid color for the background. Fit applet to image dimensions Retain your image file's original dimensions and make the applet the same size as the image. Tile Repeat the image throughout the applet background if the image dimensions are smaller than the applet's dimensions. · · · 6 Options Tab (Slider menu only) · Retain mousedown state Maintain a menu item's mousedown state after it has been selected. It will return to its normal state when another menu item on the same level is selected. Leaving this box clear will cause the entire submenu to be displayed instantly. Icon blink rate The rate at which the icon blinks when the glide setting is enabled. 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 between 5 and 32 pixels. · · · · · Scrollbar options: · Always ­ A scroll bar is generated whether or not it is required. Auto show/hide ­ Program detects if a scrollbar is required and generates one automatically. 7 Creating a new Slider menu 1. Select Slider Menu then click New. Note: Click Template to use a pre-defined template. 2. Set up the applet's attributes using the Properties Panel. Note: See pages 5 - 7 to know the different settings available on the Properties Panel. 3. In the Tree Level View panel, click Add Child Item or press [CTRL + D] to add the first menu item of the applet. 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 item, select the original sibling first. 4. [. . . ] Frames allow the menu to remain static while links are opened in the adjoining frame. Expanded menu items will therefore remain expanded while a selected link opens in the adjoining frame. Each frame can be given its own URL, enabling each frame to be loaded individually. · · Use Frames Output an HTML file using frames. Select one of the two buttons to specify whether the menu should be in the left frame or in the right. [. . . ]