Getting Started             

  1. Place the program files (ActiveMenu.jar, ActiveMenu.cab and ryActiveMenu.class) in the directory containing the HTML document into which you want to insert the applet (or into a different directory, and add the correct CODEBASE= attribute to the applet tag given below).

  2. Add the following applet tag to your HTML document in the position you want ActiveMenu to appear:

    <APPLET CODE="ryActiveMenu.class" ARCHIVE="ActiveMenu.jar" WIDTH=160 HEIGHT=280>
    <param name=CabBase value="ActiveMenu.cab">
    <param name=Copyright value="ActiveMenu (c) 1997 Cool Focus [www.coolfocus.com]">
    <param name=Name value="UniqueName">
    <param name=Satellites value="no">
    <param name=BgColor value="000000">
    <param name=BgImage value="background.gif">
    <param name=TileBgImage value="no">
    <param name=ButtonColor value="C00000">
    <param name=ButtonHeight value="22">
    <param name=MenuColor value="C00000">
    <param name=Label value="Contents">
    <param name=LabelFont value="Helvetica,bold,13">
    <param name=LabelColor value="FF0000">
    <param name=LabelFocusColor value="C0C0C0">
    <param name=LabelPressColor value="808080">
    <param name=EntryFont value="Helvetica,plain,11">
    <param name=EntryColor value="C0C0C0">
    <param name=EntryFocusColor value="FFFF00">
    <param name=EntryPressColor value="808000">
    <param name=Sound value="yes">
    <param name=SoundButtonDown value="buttondown.au">
    <param name=SoundButtonUp value="buttonup.au">
    <param name=SoundEntryDown value="menudown.au">
    <param name=SoundEntryUp value="menuup.au">
    <param name=ShowArrow value="no">
    <param name=TouchSensitive value="no">
    <param name=UseHandCursor value="no">

    <param name=Entry1 value="">
    <param name=URL1 value="">
    <param name=Target1 value="">
    <param name=Message1 value="">
    <param name=Entry2 value="">
    <param name=URL2 value="">
    <param name=Target2 value="">
    <param name=Message2 value="">
    <param name=Entry3 value="">
    <param name=URL3 value="">
    <param name=Target3 value="">
    <param name=Message3 value="">
    <param name=Entry4 value="">
    <param name=URL4 value="">
    <param name=Target4 value="">
    <param name=Message4 value="">
    </APPLET>

  3. Edit the 4 sets of Entry/URL/Target/Message parameters to enter your own settings between the double-quotes. You can enter &sp in any Entry parameter to place a spacer on the menu at that position instead of a link. Add as many similar sets of parameters as required, increasing the number-suffix appended to each set of parameters each time.

  4. Adjust the applet's width such that your longest Entry strings are comfortably displayed. Adjust the applet's height to ensure that the lowest entry on the menu is visible when the menu is open (remembering that different browsers, such as Netsape Navigator 4.x, place far more blank space between lines of text than is usual).

  5. Adjust the 'aesthetic' parameters such as colors and fonts. For detailed views of all parameters, refer to The Parameters Explained.