Happy Aqua-R Drop-down Menu - Description

 
An online copy of this product description can be found on the homepage for this product. Prices and order forms can be found on the prices page for this product. If you would like to see a running demonstration of this product, please view the accompanying HTML file named h1ty100.html
 
 
What can this menu do for you?
 
» This is a drop-down java menu applet suitable for use as a navigation bar across the top of your page.
 
» Submenus. The menus have pop-up submenus, which can pop up over anything on your page - e.g. frame edges, HTML content, flash movies, etc - but are easily removed again afterwards - just like a submenu for normal computer applications.
 
Here is additional information about about pop-up submenus.
  1. Two levels of pop-up submenus are available, so pop-up menus can, in turn, launch their own pop-up menus. The submenus will bounce back from the screen edges if necessary so that they remain visible.
  2. A click is required to launch the top-level submenus. A second click on the submenu's parent will deactivate the submenu. Likewise a click anywhere else on the page will deactivate it.
  3. Submenus have a fixed AWT style - to see this submenu style, click on the demonstration to launch a submenu. The AWT style appears differently on different operating systems and generally matches the operating system style.
  4. Click here to find out how to add submenus to a menu.
» Button behaviour. Buttons and menu-items are non-sticky, which means they release immediately unless a submenu launches.
 
Here is additional information about about sticky buttons.
  1. Sticky buttons: on the first click, the buttons take on their active or pressed-in state. This means they will change to the active state colour of your choice. With some menu themes there is also an accompanying press-in effect. The button will keep the active or pressed-in appearance after you release the mouse button. This means you can see the last button clicked. A second click on the same button, or a click on a different button, will release the button back to its normal state. Sticky buttons are supported by Button-bar Menus and Button-column Menus.
  2. Non-sticky buttons: when you press the mouse button down, the active or pressed-in state appears, but as soon as you release the mouse button, the menu button also releases and returns to its normal state. A second click is not required. Non-sticky buttons are supported by Drop-down Menus and Pop-out Menus.
  3. Non-sticky buttons with submenus: the drop-down and pop-out menus have both non-sticky buttons and optional submenus. How do these combine? If no submenu is attached, the button releases immediately. However if a submenu is attached to the button, the button will not release if the submenu launches - instead it will wait for the submenu to deactivate. A click anywhere on the page will deactivate the submenu.
» Aqua-R theme. The Aqua-R design is a different approach to the watery 3D buttons which have become popular on many well-designed sites. The buttons are much darker than the other aqua themes and only the hue can be modified by the user. Different menu types are categorised into themes, so you can obtain a variety of matching menus. Click here to see all the menus which match this theme.
 
» Colour scheme. You can change the colour scheme of the menu.
 
Here is additional information about about colours.
  1. For menus with gradients and graphical effects, the applet interprets a simple colour request by the user and generates all the extra colours necessary.
  2. Click the 'menu maker' link with the magic wand at the top of this page to reveal an online configurator to experiment with menu colours live.
» Fonts and text formatting. The menu supports true-type fonts and you can format text colour, size, weight and alignment.
 
Here is additional information about about fonts and text formatting.
  1. True-type fonts. Any kind of font which you can display in HTML will also display in the applet (except in very old browsers).
  2. The demonstration above randomly switches between Verdana and Comic Sans, but you can reconfigure the demonstration live to experiment with your own fonts.
  3. Colour states. You can define colours for up to three text states, which are normally standard, rollover and active/pressed. So, for example, the text can change colour when the mouse moves onto it, or when the mouse button is clicked. The function of the third colour set may vary with some menu types.
  4. Alignment. You can align the text left, right or centre. On top bars, like this one, alignment only has a visible effect when you have forced the text to display over 2 or more lines.
  5. Text size and weight. You can give the text almost any size. 'Weight' means you make it 'bold' or 'not bold'.
  6. Click the 'menu maker' link with the magic wand at the top of this page to reveal an online configurator to experiment with fonts and text live.
» Layout and line-wrapping. This menu features automated layout. Automated layout means that the menu adapts itself to the content you enter into it. For example, buttons and menu items will be automatically sized and the thematic elements recalculated to fit precisely.
 
Here is additional information about about layout and line-wrapping.
  1. If you allow the applet enough height, you can insert line-breaks to divide the text into many different lines. Click here to find out how to insert line-breaks.
  2. To adjust the text position left or right, or to assign more vertical space to a menu item, you can use transparent GIF icons. A transparent icon doesn't show, but it pushes the text and the menu item borders. You can also enlarge an existing icon with transparent space to achieve the same effect.
» Icons. Icons are supported. Icons are multi-state and easily redefined by the user.
 
Here is additional information about about icons.
  1. Icons are optional - you don't have to have them.
  2. Icons are just simple GIF or JPG files and you can use any image files that you find around the web, or you can make your own. As they are GIF/JPG files, you can edit your icons with any image editor.
  3. You can choose different icons for each menu item.
  4. You can define one, two or three states for your icons.
  5. A two-state icon has one state for its normal appearance, and another state for when the mouse moves over it.
  6. A three-state icon has an additional state which is normally used as an active/pressed-in indicator. However the purpose or availability of this third state may vary with some menu types.
  7. Click here to find out how to tell the applet which icons it should display.
» Hyperlinks. Every menu item can have hyperlinks attached.
 
Here is additional information about about hyperlinks.
  1. Hyperlinks can be relative or absolute, so you can link both to your site and to other sites.
  2. If you are using frames, you can target hyperlinks to any frame of your choice.
  3. You can attach any number of hyperlinks to a menu item, so if you are using a complex set of frames, you can change any or all of the frames.
  4. Just like HTML hyperlinks, the menu understands special frame targets like '_top', '_blank', etc.
  5. 'mailto://' hyperlinks work.
  6. Click here to find out how to attach hyperlinks to your menu items.
» Script triggers. If you like writing your own javascripts, you will be happy to find that this applet can directly trigger your scripts.
 
Here is additional information about about scripts.
  1. 'onClick': the menu has a function like 'onClick', which enables you to trigger any javascript of your choice when the menu item is clicked.
  2. 'onMouseEnter/onMouseExit': have you seen sites where images and other effects kick in when you move the mouse over something? These effects are created using a combination of 'onMouseEnter' and 'onMouseExit' scripts - one to switch on the effect, one to switch it off. This menu also supports these two events, so that just moving the mouse over menu items can trigger your desired effects elsewhere on the page.
  3. You can use rollover and click triggers in combination with each other.
  4. Click here to find out how to attach scripts to your menu items.
» Separators. Insert specially styled separators wherever you like. Separator appearance is dependent on the menu theme and some have dramatic visual effects to enhance the menu interface. The Aqua-R separator is a larger-than-normal space between buttons. Click here to find out how to insert separators into your menu.
 
» Capacity. This menu supports up to 50 menu items, including submenu items (if available). For greater capacity, or for menus created dynamically or from databases, try the Big Happy Menus variation.
 
» Tools. An online visual configuration tool is available. Just click menu maker. It can be used to edit the size, appearance and content of your menu.
 
» Sound effects. The menu can trigger sounds of your choice.
 
» For a drop-down menu similar to this but with more features and higher capacity, try this drop-down menu or these drop-down menus.
 
» Custom solutions based on this menu are also available.
 

 

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