The ExpandingMenu applet
is used to provide a method of navigation.
It contains menu items which can be expanded two levels to display
the menu contents, which can be hyperlinks, file links, etc.
Colors
Here you can change the color of the background,
panel text, menu panel background, item text, item background,
item highlighting and item text highlighting.
Fonts
You can here specify the main item font size, sub item font
size and the font. This applet supports FFT files.
Items
Here you can create the items within your menu. Click AddSibl.
button to create a menu item at the same level as the currently
selected item. Click AddChild button to create a menu item
below the currently selected item. Each item must contain
some text for the menu item heading, and a fully qualified
URL (ie http://www.url.com). Each menu item can only
extend two levels. To delete an item, select it, then click
the Del button. If a main item doesn't have any sub items,
then it will function like a link.
Mouseover option
The menu can work in two modes: mouseover and clicking mode.
In the mouseover mode submenus will be opened after rolling
over mouse on panels. If the panel or a submenu item is clicked
on, the corresponding URL will be opened in target window.
With clicking mode the submenus are opened only if the panel
is clicked. If the panel is clicked again then the submenu
will be closed. Panel URL will be opened only if there is
no submenu defined for a panel.
Panel Padding
Space (in pixels) between each top level menu item.
Span Speed
Determines how fast a top level menu item will expand to
reveal its sub items.
Subitems Padding
Space (in pixels) between each sub item.
Highlight Percentage
Percentage of highlight color used for highlighting a sub
menu item when the mouse moves it. (0% - 100%).
Scroll Speed
Determines how fast the entire menu will scroll. This function
is only enabled if the number of items within the menu exceeds
the size of the applet.
Target Frame
For information on using the target frame see URL
Links and Frame Targets
Other settings
There are other settings that are discussed on the following
topics from the Anfy Flash documentation:
 The
Flash Applet Size Parameters
Working
With Text Fields
Working with fonts
Working
With File Fields And File Lists
Working
With Time Delays and Pauses
Working
With Color Buttons
Working
with Check Boxes
Compression Ratios for images
Version history
1.2 : Added the option for top level items to invoke URL's.
Now, when a top level item doesn't have any sub items, it's
URL will be invoked when the user clicks on it. Also added
the option of opening main menus on mouse overs.
Nick Bell
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