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Ulead MENU.APPLET Manual

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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
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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    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) ......................

  • Page 2: Welcome To Menu.applet

    Web pages with maximum ease and a minimum of fuss. Menu.Applet is designed to help even novice users create stunning Web sites and add impressive effects – without having to write a single line of code.
  • Page 3 Slider Menu example 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 These menu items are Sibling items of are Sibling items each other, and of each other, and Children items of Children items of...

  • Page 4: Getting To Know Menu.applet

    Getting to know Menu.Applet To help you get started, this section provides an initial overview of the Menu.Applet interface. First, let’s look at a typical Menu.Applet workspace: Item Tree View Panel Compose/ Preview Panel Properties Panel The Menu.Applet workspace contains three main panels: Item Tree View Panel, Properties Panel, and Compose/Preview Panel.

  • Page 5: Creating A New Menu Applet

    Creating a new menu applet 1. Click File : New or press [CTRL + N]. 2. 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. 3.

  • Page 6: Background 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 slow the slide effect. • Separator line (Pop-up menu only) Pop-up Menu Applet Properties Panel: When selected, each submenu is...

  • Page 7: Options Tab (Slider Menu Only)

    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. • Enable submenu glide Make submenu items glide out when clicked.

  • Page 8: Creating A New Slider Menu

    Creating a new Slider menu 1. Select File: New or press [CTRL + N]. 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.

  • Page 9: Item Tab

    Level - General Tab Item Tab Specifications made to menu items on • Caption The menu item’s text string. this tab will apply to all items on that When Show Caption Text in Item is menu item’s level: disabled the text string is not displayed.

  • Page 10: Level - Icon Tab

    Level – Icon Tab Icon settings determined in this tab will affect all menu items on this level. Image files can be specified for icons to appear beside each menu item. Different icons can be selected for menu items with no child submenus; menu items with unexpanded submenus;...

  • Page 11: Creating A Pop-Up Menu

    Creating a Pop-up menu 1. Select File: New or press [CTRL + N]. Note: Click Template to use a pre-defined template. 2. Specify the Applet’s general attributes using the Properties Panel. Note: See pages 5 - 6 to know the different settings available on the Properties Panel.

  • Page 12: Item Tab

    Item Tab Main Menu Tab (First level menu only) Define settings for individual menu Specify an icon and icon attributes for items: each child item: • Caption The menu item’s text string. • Normal The image to be displayed as When Show Caption in Item is the menu item’s default background.

  • Page 13: Level - General Tab

    Level - General Tab Specify text and attributes for all child items within the same level: • Text attributes The level’s universal font, size and style. • Margin left/right The size of the left and right margins in pixels. • Margin top/bottom (second level and above menus only) The size of the above and below margins in pixels.

  • Page 14: Using Html Frames

    Using HTML frames Menu.Applet offers the choice of using frames in a Web page, providing greater flexibility when creating menus. 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.

  • Page 15: Saving Your Work

    Saving your work Menu.Applet files can be saved in two different ways; either as project files or as HTML files. Project files contain information about source images and settings. These can be opened again for editing at a later time. Java™ files are the final output that will be seen on your Web page.

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