Upgrading to InvisibLink 2.0             

If you have an existing implementation of InvisibLink 1.1 that you wish to retain, you'll need to rename parameters and adjust a few parameter values. You might also want to check out some of the new features added to this version. These are addressed as 3 separate steps below.

Rename Parameters

  • Your LabelColor parameter should be renamed LabelEndColor
  • Your TextColor parameter should be renamed TextEndColor
  • Your LinkColor parameter should be renamed LinkEndColor
  • Your Speed parameter should be renamed FadeSpeed
  • The TextBlur parameter can be removed
  • Rename your URL parameter (if used) to URL1
  • Rename your Target parameter (if used) to Target1

    Adjust Parameter Values

  • The LabelFont parameter should now contain the fontname (eg. Helvetica), style (eg. bold) and size (eg. 12) separated by commas. The LabelStyle and LabelSize parameters can be deleted.
  • The TextFont and LinkFont parameters should be changed as above too.
  • The contents of the FadeSpeed parameter should be a figure. Set this to 25 for now, and experiment with higher or lower values if needed.
  • If you used the default delimiter sign of v1.1, which was #, either change these symbols to the pipe symbol, |, or add the Delimiter parameter with the # sign as its value.
  • The LinkMessage now defaults to blank. To retain your LinkMessage, add this parameter with your chosen text.

    Use New Features

  • InvisibLink can now AutoWrap your Text. Remove the delimiter symbols from the text and add the AutoWrap parameter with the non-case-sensitive value "yes"
  • You can now specify start colors for Label, Text and Link. These default to matching your BgColor. To use different start colors enter them in LabelStartColor, TextStartColor and LinkStartColor parameters.
  • The color of the arrow can be specified using the ArrowColor parameter.
  • You can now hide the arrow by including the ShowArrow parameter with a value of "no"
  • The Label can act as the applet's controller (along with or instead of the arrow) by adding the LabelReact parameter with the value "yes"
  • The Label can be indented by including the LabelIndent parameter with a figure in pixels as a value
  • The left margin can be specified to set the left position of the Text using the LeftMargin parameter. It defaults to 20
  • If you use AutoWrap, you can specify a RightMargin. Text will be wrapped between left and right margins
  • A VerticalOffset parameter lets you move the Text upward and downward. It defaults to 4


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