Getting Started             

  1. Place the program files (HotStrip.jar, HotStrip.cab and ryHotStrip.class and optionally ryHotTimer.class, ryCatcher.class and rySpy.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 HotStrip to appear:
    <APPLET CODE="ryHotStrip.class" ARCHIVE="HotStrip.jar" WIDTH=635 HEIGHT=50>
    <param name=CabBase value="HotStrip.cab">
    <param name=Copyright value="HotStrip (c) 1997 Cool Focus [www.coolfocus.com]">
    <param name=Name value="UniqueName">
    <param name=Satellites value="no">
    <param name=BgColor value="FFFFFF">
    <param name=BgImage value="background.jpg">
    <param name=TextColor value="000000">
    <param name=LightColor value="B8860B">
    <param name=LockColor value="CC0000">
    <param name=LineColor value="B8860B">
    <param name=TypeColor value="228B22">
    <param name=DisplayFont value="Dialog,plain,13">
    <param name=TypeFont value="Helvetica,plain,9">
    <param name=Spacing value="28">
    <param name=Arrows value="yes">
    <param name=Lines value="yes">
    <param name=Sound value="yes">
    <param name=OverSound value="hotswipe.au">
    <param name=ClickSound value="hotclick.au">
    <param name=DefaultTarget value="mainframe">
    <param name=HighlightedEntry value="1">
    <param name=Location value="top">
    <param name=UnlockOnExit value="no">
    <param name=UseHandCursor value="no">
    <param name=TypeMessage value="yes">

    <param name=Entry1 value="Introduction">
    <param name=URL1a value="intro.htm">
    <param name=Message1 value="Introductory Page">
    <param name=Entry2 value="Parameters">
    <param name=URL2a value="parameters.htm">
    <param name=Message2 value="The parameters page">
    <param name=Entry3 value="Notes">
    <param name=URL3a value="notes.htm">
    <param name=Message2 value="The Notes page">
    <param name=Entry4 value="Example #1">
    <param name=URL4a value="example1.htm">
    <param name=Message4 value="An Example page">
    <param name=Target4a value="_top">
    </APPLET>

  3. Edit the first group of parameters above to adjust the colors, fonts, sounds and layout according to the way you want HotStrip to look.

  4. Edit the second group of parameters to add as many entries to the menu as you need and set the URL and Target parameters for each. Adjust the applet's width and height to ensure that all menu entries are visible.

  5. Details of each parameter and possible values are explained in The Parameters Explained.