AlphaNet: Example #4

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Okay, we won't go on about colors etc this time -- there are more interesting things happening here. For a full explanation, take a look at Menu Layout.

We've added 11 more entries to the end of the menu (Entry41 to 51) and a few more URL parameters. You'll notice that these new entries are prefixed with a '^' sign. This character has maximum alphabetical priority in AlphaNet (although it's removed before the entries are displayed), so an entry that starts with this character will appear at the top of the list. If several entries start with it, they'll all appear at the top, sorted into their own 'mini-list'. And if entries begin with two or more '^' characters, they'll receive even higher priority than those with just one.

The splitters are placed in the same way as ordinary splitters, but also use the ^ sign to ensure that they appear in the correct place on the menu. We've specified a SplitterColor this time, instead of allowing the splitters to be the same color as the text.