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- 1. Web menus Flash Component Flash Component – is a standard extension for Flash 8 and Flash CS3. You simply install the MXP file and then you just drag & drop the extension from the Components panel onto the scene of your movie. All parameters can be modified in a really easy to use interface (Custom UI). Also, component can operate with external XML file. Web menus component info We are offering you a universal web menu component where you can customize many parameters using our user friendly custom UI or external XML file. Two main advantages of our web menu are user-friendly CustomUI and unlimited levels of a submenu. Color and Font parameters of the sub menu buttons can be customized independently of the main menu buttons. Web menus component features • Menu shadow • Main menu bar round corners • Any font • Unlimited submenu levels • Unlimited amount of main and sub buttons • Custom button width • Unlimited text length • Independent colortext settings for main and sub menus o Background color o Text color, rollover text color o Rollover bar color o Text font o Text bold o Text size o Text horizontal align • Custom button actions o GetUrl o LoadMovie o GotoAndStop o GotoAndPlay o Your click handler with transfer of parameter • User friendly custom UI or external XML file • Import background pictures • Import button sounds • Detailed documentation
- 2. • Support Flash player 7, 8, 9 • Small target file size (16 Kb) Documentation Flash component documentation • Purchase and Installation • Starting the Work • Parameter Description • XML File Format Purchase and Installation Once you purchase the component, the link to the download file will be sent to you by e-mail. This will be a zip archive with the component files and the documentation. Download this archive to your computer, unzip it and run the WebMenuName.mxp file. This will install* the component on your computer. If you are not currently running the FLASH, close and restart it. The next time the environment is started the component will appear in the components panel and be ready to work. * To install a mxp file you need macromedia extension manager, it can be downloaded for free from http://www.adobe.com/exchange/em_download/, it usually comes with flash or other macromedia products. After you have downloaded the mxp file open extension manager, select the product in which you want to install the extension (Flash 8, Flash CS3) from the drop down menu then click "install new extension", browse to the mxp file and click "install", now just fallow the instructions ("next", "accept"). Now the extension should be installed and displayed in extension manager list, you can click on the installed extension to see details about it. Starting the Work To start working with the component simply drag its copy onto the Stage and specify menu properties. For high quality motion our menu usually requires high fps values. In our component we used fps = 21 Parameter Description Menu properties Menu Button width This parameter sets the width of the main and sub buttons. If set to “”, the menu buttons width will be automatically calculated. Menu shadow You can chose a menu shadow state. If set to “true” – menu will be with shadow, “false” - menu will be without shadow. Main menu bar round corners
- 3. You can chose, show or not round main menu corners. If set to “true” - menu bar will be with corners, “false” - menu bar will be without corners. Menu background This parameter is the path to the menu background file. Its value may be either an external jpeg, swf, gif or png file path. If no name is specified, the background will not be used. If the name is incorrect, the background will not be used. Menu rollover sound This parameter is the path to the menu buttons rollover sound file. Its value may be either an external mp3 file path. If no name is specified, the rollover sound will not be used. If the name is incorrect, the rollover sound will not be used. Menu style (Independent color settings for main and sub menus) Button background color This parameter determines the button background color. The color should be set in RGB in the following format: NNNNNN, where N is a hexadecimal number (0-F). Button rollover bar color This parameter determines the button rollover bar color. The bar color will be displayed when the user will rollover the cursor on the button. The color should be set in RGB in the following format: NNNNNN, where N is a hexadecimal number (0-F). Button text color This parameter determines the button label color. The color should be set in RGB in the following format: NNNNNN, where N is a hexadecimal number (0-F). Button rollover text color This parameter determines the button rollover label color. The bar color will be displayed when the user will rollover the cursor on the button. The color should be set in RGB in the following format: NNNNNN, where N is a hexadecimal number (0-F). Button text font This parameter determines the button label font. Button text bold status This parameter determines the bold status of a button label. If set to "0", the bold status will be disabled. If set to "1", the bold status will be enabled. Button text size This parameter determines the text size of the button. The text size should be set in the following format: N, where N is a number. Button text align This parameter determines the text align of the button. The text align should be set in the following format: “left” or “center” or “right”.
- 4. Menu tree Menu tree editor Here you can add, remove and change main and sub buttons. Button actions If you want that the button was visible without execute any action then set it’s ACTION to "". "GetUrl" opens url in target window. "loadMovie" load your file (jpeg, swf, gif or png) in target movie clip. "gotoAndStop" go and stop to frame or label in target movie clip. "gotoAndPlay" go and play to frame or label in target movie clip. "nameofyourfunction" execute your function in target movie clip and transfer parameter in it (if it is necessary). XML File Format To prepare your SWF file for work with external configuration xml file you need setup it. The component settings XML file is a usual text file of the following format: <menu> <properties> <menu_buttons_width width="160"/> <menu_shadow state="1"/> <main_menu_corners state="1"/> <menu_background bg_file_path=""/> <menu_rollover_sound mp3source="" mp3volume="10"/> </properties> <style> <main_button_background Color="BFAA8C"/> <main_button_rollover_bar_light Color="52402E"/> <main_button_text Color="52402E" rolloverColor="FFFFFF"/> <main_button_text_font name="Tahoma"/> <main_button_text_bold state="1"/> <main_button_text_size size="11"/> <main_button_text_align align="center"/> <sub_button_background Color="ABBF8C"/> <sub_button_rollover_bar_light Color="526237"/> <sub_button_text Color="52402E" rolloverColor="FFFFFF"/> <sub_button_text_font name="Tahoma"/> <sub_button_text_bold state="1"/> <sub_button_text_size size="11"/> <sub_button_text_align align="center"/> </style> <buttons> <button text="Button actions" url="" target="" action=""> <button text="getUrl action" url="your.html" target="_blank" action="getUrl"/> <button text="loadMovie action" url="test.swf" target="_parent.test_mc.swfloader" action="loadMovie"/> <button text="gotoAndStop action" url="30" target="_parent.test_mc" action="gotoAndStop"/> <button text="gotoAndPlay action" url="playframe" target="_parent.test_mc" action="gotoAndPlay"/> <button text="myFunction action" url="1000" target="_parent.test_mc" action="myFunction"/> </button> <button text="Products" url="your.html" target="_blank" action="getUrl"/> <button text="Services" url="your.html" target="_blank" action="getUrl"/> <button text="Contact Us" url="your.html" target="_blank" action="getUrl"/> <button text="Company" url="your.html" target="_blank" action="getUrl"/> </buttons> </menu>
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