Menu Builder was designed to overcome problems found with using JavaScript for rollovers in navigation menus. Menus need to be fast loading, retrievable from cache, and workable with page inserts. From the publishing point of view they need to be able to be placed into pages efficiently.
Menu Builder enjoys the same rollover functions as JavaScript, but in a simple package that can be easily copied to your web pages. To increase your directory, simply paste another Menu Builder to the page. There is no limit to how many can be used on a page or the variations possible.
Display a background tile
The menu Builder applet will display a background tile of any size. The image is tiled to seamlessly fill the area regardless of the original size. If a tile is not required this parameter can be left blank.
Display image #1
In its rested state Menu Builder displays image #1. If it is a transparent GIF file, it will be superimposed over the background colour or tile. If a tile is not nominated, the applet background colour will be seen behind a transparent GIF.
Swap to image #2 on MouseOver
Image #2 is shown on MouseOver and replaces image #1. If swap image is not needed leave the parameter blank.
Display a fixed text message on top
The text message is a button feature. The button title remains visible throughout the swap image processes. Color, font style, size and spacing can be edited in the parameters.
Play a sound on MouseOver
Menu Builder can be used to play AU sounds on MouseOver.
Displays a message in the status bar
On MouseOver a status message can be displayed in the status bar at the bottom of the visitor's browser window.
Link to a page or targeted frame on MouseClick
Here is where you insert the page to be called when the visitor clicks on the Menu Builder button. To navigate within framesets a frame name must be nominated also.
