Getting Started             

  1. Place the program files (InvisibLink.jar, InvisibLink.cab, ryInvisibLink.class, ryStageFader.class and ryWrapper.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 InvisibLink to appear:

    <APPLET CODE="ryInvisibLink" ARCHIVE="InvisibLink.jar" WIDTH=210 HEIGHT=150 ALIGN=top HSPACE=2 VSPACE=2>
    <param name=CabBase value="InvisibLink.cab">
    <param name=Copyright value="InvisibLink (c) 1998 Cool Focus [www.coolfocus.com]">
    <param name=BgColor value="000000">
    <param name=ButtonHeight value="22">
    <param name=Label value="Start Here...">
    <param name=LabelFont value="TimesRoman,bold,18">
    <param name=LabelStartColor value="000080">
    <param name=LabelEndColor value="C00000">
    <param name=Text value="Click the link below to open three HTML pages into three frames.">
    <param name=TextFont value="Helvetica,plain,12">
    <param name=TextStartColor value="000000">
    <param name=TextEndColor value="00FFFF">

    <param name=ShowArrow value="yes">
    <param name=ArrowColor value="404040">
    <param name=LabelReact value="yes">
    <param name=LabelIndent value="0">
    <param name=LeftMargin value="5">
    <param name=RightMargin value="0">
    <param name=VerticalOffset value="7">
    <param name=AutoWrap value="yes">
    <param name=Delimiter value="|">
    <param name=FadeSpeed value="55">
    <param name=UseHandCursor value="no">

    <param name=URL1 value="left.htm">
    <param name=Target1 value="leftframe">
    <param name=URL2 value="right.htm">
    <param name=Target2 value="rightframe">
    <param name=URL3 value="bigpage.htm">
    <param name=Target3 value="mainframe">
    <param name=Link value="Open Link...">
    <param name=LinkFont value="Helvetica,bold,16">
    <param name=LinkStartColor value="000000">
    <param name=LinkEndColor value="00FF00">
    <param name=LinkBlurColor value="006000">
    <param name=LinkMessage value="Click to open this link">
    </APPLET>

  3. Set the width and height of the applet to suit whatever page real-estate you want InvisibLink to occupy.

  4. Edit the first block of parameters above to set background color, fonts, displayed text, and start/end colors for the Label and Text areas of the applet.

  5. Edit the global options in the second block of parameters to set margins and indents. Choose whether to show the arrow (ShowArrow) and what color it should be, whether the Label should act as the primary controller for the applet (LabelReact) rather than the arrow, and whether the contents of the Text parameter should be AutoWrapped.

  6. If the applet should act as a link, edit the third block of parameters to specify URLs and Target names for up to 3 pages/files, and set options for the clickable Link text along with its font, start & end colors and statusbar message. If the applet isn't used as a link, this third block can be removed.

  7. You'll find complete explanations of each parameter in The Parameters Explained.