Properties Panel

PARAMETER
EXAMPLE
DESCRIPTION
XML Filename menu.xml The path and name of the XML file containing the menu data (not required if using the button array and link array options).
Button Array Products, Support, Contact Us List of menu item names (not required if using the XML Filename option).
Link Array

getURL("http://www.flashloaded.com","_blank"),
loadMovie("mov1",_level5),
myMov.loadMovie("mov2")

 List of menu item actions. The order of this list should correspond to the order of the buttons in the Button Array (not required if using the XML Filename option).
Initial Button 0 The ID of the menu button that should be selected when menu first appears. The link action assigned to this button will be called as well. Menu buttons are assigned ID numbers starting from 0 (from the top of the list down).

Direction

 horizontal

Orientation and alignment of menu display:

  • horizontal
  • vertical-center
  • vertical-left
  • vertical-right
Horizontal Position center

Use this option to automatically position the menu horizontally (along the x-axis) on the page. Options available are:

  • fixed: menu remains at the set x position
  • left: menu will be positioned on the far left
  • right: menu will be positioned on the far right
  • center: menu will be centered horizontally

 

Vertical Position top

Use this option to automatically position the menu vertically (along the y-axis) on the page.

Options available are:

  • fixed: menu remains at the set y position
  • top: menu will be positioned on the top of the stage
  • bottom: menu will be positioned on the bottom of the stage
  • center: menu will be centered vertically

 
Total Size 0

Total Horizontal or Vertical size for the menu. Enter "0" to ignore this setting.

Note:

The gap between the buttons will increase accordingly in order to spread the menu across the total size. The length of the names of the buttons and the amount of buttons may cause the actual size to exceed the total size specified.
Button Spacing 15 The space between each menu button. Set Total Size to "0" in order to use this parameter. The button spacing will decrease automatically if the menu extends beyond the stage limits.
Button Skin transparentButton This is the linkage name of the background movie clip skin to use with this instance of the menu. The textMenu component is supplied with two skins:

menuButtonA - for solid color backgrounds
transparentButton - for buttons with transparent backgrounds

Please see the skinning section for instructions on creating your own skins.
Button Width 0 The width of the menu button. Enter "0" to automatically calculate the width based on the button name.
Text Vertical middle

The vertical alignment of the text on the button:

middle
top
bottom

Text Horizontal center

The horizontal alignment of the text on the button when using the vertical-left or vertical-right direction.

left
right
center
Button Height 0 The height of the menu button. Enter "0" to automatically calculate the height based on the font size.
Width Buffer 10 Amount of additional space to add to button size when using the automatic button width size.
Effect zoom

Select the effect on mouseover:

  • none = no effect
  • border = a border follows the mouse and disappears on mouse out
  • fadeIn = menu text disappears momentarily and fades in to reappear. Fonts must be embedded in order for this effect to work correctly.
  • bounce-low = menu button bounces a small amount
  • bounce-med = menu button bounces a medium amount
  • bounce-high = menu button bounces a large amount
  • zoom = button is zoomed
  • zoom-ease = button is zoomed and eases to a stop
  • zoom-bounce-low = button zooms with an high elastic/bounce effect
  • zoom-bounce-med = button zooms with a medium elastic/bounce effect
  • zoom-bounce-high = button zooms with a low elastic/bounce effect
  • typewriter = menu button text appears with a typewriter effect

Note: As most of these effects involve animation, it is recommended to use embedded fonts.
Effect Speed 20

The speed for the effect. The higher the number, the faster the speed. The default effect speed of 20 would look best for most effects when the movie is created at 30 frames per second.

Border Effect Color #FF0000 The color of the border when using the border effect.
Border Effect Width 3 The width of the border when using the border effect. Set at "0" for a hairline border.
Zoom Percentage 150 Enter the percentage to zoom if using the "zoom" or "zoom-bounce" effect. The menu buttons will only zoom to the maximum size without overlapping the next menu button. A smaller percentage may also be used to zoom out.
Hand Cursor true Select whether a hand cursor appears on mouseover or not.
Embed Fonts true

Select "true" if you would like to use embedded fonts. Please click here to see instructions on embedding fonts.

Note: Flash animations, such as the zoom effect, work smoother with embedded fonts.

Disable Current true Select "true" to disable any mouse over and click effects over the currently active menu button.
Up Font Verdana Font for the unselected menu buttons.
Up Font Size 12 Size of the unselected menu button font.
Up Font Color #000000 Color of the unselected menu button font.
Up Font Style normal

Style of the unselected button font:

  • normal
  • bold
  • italic
  • underline
  • bold-italic
  • bold-underline
  • italic-underline
  • bold-italic-underline
Over Font Verdana Font for the selected menu button on mouseover.
Over Font Size 14 Font size for the menu button on mouseover.
Note: The font size will also be magnified according to the zoom size specified.
Over Font Color #00FF66 Font color for the menu button on mouseover.
Over Font Style italic

Style of the menu button font on mouseover:

  • normal
  • bold
  • italic
  • underline
  • bold-italic
  • bold-underline
  • italic-underline
  • bold-italic-underline
Current Font Verdana Font for currently active menu button.
Current Font Size 12 Font size for currently active menu button.
Current Font Color #FF0000 Font color for currently active menu button.
Current Font Style bold

Style of the currently active menu button font:

  • normal
  • bold
  • italic
  • underline
  • bold-italic
  • bold-underline
  • italic-underline
  • bold-italic-underline
Show Clicked true Select "true" to apply different colors to menu buttons that have been visited in the current session.
Clicked Font Color #0033FF Font color for visited menu button, if "Show Clicked" is set to "true".