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HTML Example - Single Image Per Button
<applet code="jonetMenu4.class" width=94 height=130>
<param name="picheight" value="26">
<param name="speed" value="10">
<param name="offset" value="20">
<param name="pause" value="no">
<param name="offImage" value="offImage.GIF">
<param name="onImage" value="onImage.GIF">
<param name="foreColor" value="FF0000">
<param name="backColor" value="FFFFFF">
<param name="fontstyle" value="Helvetica">
<param name="fonttype" value="plain">
<param name="fontsize" value="12">
<param name="buttontextleft" value="20">
<param name="buttontexttop" value="18">
<param name="soundappear" value="ding.wav">
<param name="soundhover" value="ding.wav">
<param name="soundclick" value="ding.wav">
<param name="menu_1" value="menu 1">
<param name="menu_2" value="menu 2">
<param name="menu_3" value="menu 3">
<param name="menu_4" value="menu 4">
<param name="menu_5" value="menu 5">
<param name="url_1" value="http://www.javaobjects.net">
<param name="url_2" value="http://www.javaobjects.net">
<param name="url_3" value="http://www.javaobjects.net">
<param name="url_4" value="http://www.javaobjects.net">
<param name="url_5" value="http://www.javaobjects.net">
<param name="target_1" value="_top ">
<param name="target_2" value="_top ">
<param name="target_3" value="_top ">
<param name="target_4" value="_top ">
<param name="target_5" value="_top ">
<param name="animation_1" value="1">
<param name="animation_2" value="2">
<param name="animation_3" value="3">
<param name="animation_4" value="4">
<param name="animation_5" value="0">
<param name="hoveranimation_1" value="1">
<param name="hoveranimation_2" value="2">
<param name="hoveranimation_3" value="1">
<param name="hoveranimation_4" value="2">
<param name="hoveranimation_5" value="1">
<param
name="tooltip_1" value="choose my menu 1">
<param name="tooltip_2" value="choose my menu 2">
<param name="tooltip_3" value="choose my menu 3">
<param name="tooltip_4" value="choose my menu 4">
<param name="tooltip_5" value="choose my menu 5">
</applet>
HTML Example - Multiple Images Per Button
<applet code="jonetMenu4.class" width=94 height=90>
<param name="picheight" value="26">
<param name="speed" value="10">
<param name="offset" value="20">
<param name="pause" value="no">
<param name="offImage_1" value="button1off.GIF">
<param name="onImage_1" value=" button1on.GIF">
<param name="offImage_2" value=" button2off.GIF">
<param name="onImage_2" value=" button2on.GIF">
<param name="offImage_3" value=" button3off.jpg">
<param name="onImage_3" value=" button3on.jpg">
<param name="menu_1" value="">
<param name="menu_2" value="">
<param name="menu_3" value="">
<param name="animation_1" value="1">
<param name="animation_2" value="2">
<param name="animation_3" value="1">
<param name="hoveranimation_1" value="1">
<param name="hoveranimation_2" value="2">
<param name="hoveranimation_3" value="1">
<param name="url_1" value="http://www.javaobjects.net">
<param name="url_2" value="http://www.javaobjects.net">
<param name="url_3" value="http://www.javaobjects.net">
<param name="target_1" value="_top">
<param name="target_2" value="_top ">
<param name="target_3" value="_top ">
<param
name="tooltip_1" value="choose my menu 1">
<param name="tooltip_2" value="choose my menu 2">
<param name="tooltip_3" value="choose my menu 3">
</applet>
Installation and Configuration
Download the
class file. Use the "Buy Now" button found on the website.
Copy the
above code (in bold) into your HTML (note, not the content) of
your web page, then copy the class file into the same
directory. Choose the relevant HTML code depending on
whether you are using one image for each button, or individual
images per button.
You can
customise your applet by changing the following parameters
(some or all of which are optional, i.e. can be omitted) :
|
width
height |
Adjust to
suit the size of applet you wish to appear on your page.
For best effect, the width should be the same width as
your button images (in pixels) and the height should be a
multiplier of the height of your buttons (e.g. if you have
5 buttons at 25 pixels high, the height should be set to
125) |
|
picheight |
The
height of each button image, in pixels. All images must
be the same height. |
|
speed |
The speed
of the animation on load and unload. The higher the value,
the faster the animation. Defaults to 5 if omitted |
|
offset |
The
offset value used when displaying the buttons. See below
for more information. Defaults to 0 if omitted. |
|
pause |
“yes” or
“no”. If you want the applet to fully finish the
animation of the first button before starting the
animation of the second button (and so on) then set to
“yes”, otherwise if you want all the buttons to be
animated at the same time set to “no” or omit the
parameter. |
|
offImage |
SINGLE
IMAGE : If using only one image per button, the image
displayed when the user is not hovering over the button.
See below. |
|
onImage |
SINGLE
IMAGE : If using only one image per button, the image
displayed when the user is hovering the cursor over the
button. See below. |
|
offImage_n |
MULTIPLE
IMAGES : If using many images, one per button, this is the
image displayed when the user is not hovering over the nth
button. See below. |
|
onImage_n |
MULTIPLE
IMAGES : If using many images, one per button, this is the
image displayed when the user is hovering the cursor over
the nth button. See below. |
|
backcolor |
The
background color to the applet. This is the color of the
area the user will see before the animation is finished.
Set to the same background color as your web page.
Defaults to white. |
|
forecolor |
If you
want the applet to display the menu text over your button
(rather than the text being part of the menu image itself)
the following font and color parameters will be use (See
below for further information).
The color
of the main menu item text. Defaults to black if omitted. |
|
fontstyle |
Helvetica, TimesRoman or Courier. Defaults to Helvetica
if parameter is omitted |
|
fonttype |
Plain,
Bold, Italic. Defaults to Bold if parameter is omitted |
|
fontsize |
The size
of the menu text. Defaults to 11 if omitted |
|
buttontextleft |
Optional.
Advanced User. The space in pixels from the left edge of
every button to the start of the text. Used for aligning
the button text perfectly in the centre of the button.
Defaults to 14. |
|
buttontexttop |
Optional.
Advanced User. The space in pixels from the top edge of
every button to the top of the text. Used for aligning the
button text perfectly in the centre of the button.
Defaults to 14. |
|
soundappear |
Optional. The wav file to play when the menu is initially
drawn. |
|
soundhover |
Optional. The wav file to play when the user hovers over
a menu option. |
|
soundclick |
Optional. The wav file to play when the user clicks on a
menu option. |
|
menu_n |
The list
of main menu texts, where 'n' starts at 1. You must have
at least two main menu texts (buttons). You can have any
number of main menu texts (buttons). If you are using
multiple images (one per button) which already include the
menu text, set to blank ( = “”) |
|
animation_n |
The
animation on load/unload for each button, if required. Set to ‘0’ for no
animation. See below. |
|
hoveranimation_n |
The animation when the
user hovers over the button, if required. Remove
parameter completely for no animation. See below
|
|
url_n |
The URL
to go to if the user selects this menu option. |
|
target_n |
The
target window to open this URL in. See below. |
|
tooltip_n |
A message that will appear in
the browsers status bar when the user hovers over each
button, one message per button. |
Offset
: the offset value can be used to “stagger” the images during
the animation. For example, if all your buttons scroll in
from left to right, setting an offset of 0 would mean that all
the buttons scroll in at the same time, and finish the
animation at the same time. Setting an offset value of, say,
10 would mean that the second button would appear fractionally
after the first button, and the third button fractionally
after the second (and so on) giving a stepped or cascade
effect.
A negative
value (e.g. –10) means that the second button appears before
the first button slightly, third button before the second and
so on.
Single
/ Multiple Images
:
You must change the names of the image
files listed in the example HTML above to suit your image file
names. You can use your own file(s) or an image from the
supplied example buttons.zip file.
You have two
options with regards to the images and menu text displayed to
the user.
The first
option is a single on/off image, where the same image is used
for each button, and the menu_n and font parameters are used
to set the text for each menu. The on/off images can be the
same image file, if you don’t want the button’s appearance to
change when the user hovers the mouse over the button.
The second
option is to have a different on/off image for each button.
You can still use the menu_n options to display text over each
button if you wish, or you can set the menu_n options to blank
( = “”) and embed the menu’s text into the image
itself. Again, each on/off image can point to the same file
if no effect is required when the user hovers over a button.
menu_n /
url_n / target_n / animation_n
/
tooltip_n :
You must have one menu_n value for every button you wish to display.
Note : there must be one url_n, one target_n and one animation_n
parameter for every menu_n parameter, for example :
<param
name="menu_8" value="Option 8">
<param name="url_8" value="www.this.com">
<param name="target_8" value="_blank">
<param
name="animation_8" value="1">
<param
name="tooltip_8" value="This will appear in the
status bar">
So, if you have 5 menu options being displayed you will have five
parameters called menu_1 through menu_5, five
parameters called url_1 through url_5, five
parameters called target_1 through target_5 and
five parameters called animation _1 through
animation _5. The tooltip_n parameter is
optional.
We recommend, for clarity of reading the HTML, that all the image
parameters are grouped together, and all the url, target and
animation parameters are grouped together, however this is not
necessary for the applet to work.
Values for the animation_n parameter are as follows :
0
No
animation, just draw the button
1
Scroll the button in from left to right
2
Scroll the button in from right to left
3
Scroll the button in from top down
4
Scroll the button in from bottom up
Values for the hoveranimation_n parameter are as follows :
0
No
animation when the user points at the button
1
Scroll the button in from left to right and back out again
2
Scroll the button in from right to left
and back out again
Each button can have it’s own
animation and hover animation style, so a mix and match effect can be created.
Color Hex Values and URL Target Values
More information on calculating color hexadecimal values
and what URL Target window values mean can be found
here.
Download Demo
There is a demo version which you can use to try out the
Java (TM) applet before purchasing. Demo version is fully
functional, but menu options will always send the user to this
page. Replace the name of the
class in the html specified on the documentation page with jonetMenu4Demo.class,
alternatively use the examples supplied in the zip file. Download here : jonetMenu4Demo.class
Download example buttons here :
buttons.zip (24k) Download including demo class file, all documentation and
examples : jonetMenu4Demo.zip
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