The document describes a Flash web menu component that allows users to create customizable menus with features like shadows, rounded corners, unlimited levels of submenus, independent styling of main and sub menus, and button actions like linking to URLs. It can be configured via a user-friendly interface or external XML file. The component documentation explains how to purchase, install, use, and configure the menu component.

1. Web menus
Flash Component
Flash Component – is a standard extension for Flash 8 and Flash CS3. You simply install
the MXP file and then you just drag & drop the extension from the Components panel
onto the scene of your movie.
All parameters can be modified in a really easy to use interface (Custom UI). Also,
component can operate with external XML file.
Web menus component info
We are offering you a universal web menu component where you can customize many
parameters using our user friendly custom UI or external XML file. Two main
advantages of our web menu are user-friendly CustomUI and unlimited levels of a
submenu. Color and Font parameters of the sub menu buttons can be customized
independently of the main menu buttons.
Web menus component features
• Menu shadow
• Main menu bar round corners
• Any font
• Unlimited submenu levels
• Unlimited amount of main and sub buttons
• Custom button width
• Unlimited text length
• Independent colortext settings for main and sub menus
o Background color
o Text color, rollover text color
o Rollover bar color
o Text font
o Text bold
o Text size
o Text horizontal align
• Custom button actions
o GetUrl
o LoadMovie
o GotoAndStop
o GotoAndPlay
o Your click handler with transfer of parameter
• User friendly custom UI or external XML file
• Import background pictures
• Import button sounds
• Detailed documentation

2. • Support Flash player 7, 8, 9
• Small target file size (16 Kb)
Documentation
Flash component documentation
• Purchase and Installation
• Starting the Work
• Parameter Description
• XML File Format
Purchase and Installation
Once you purchase the component, the link to the download file will be sent to you by
e-mail. This will be a zip archive with the component files and the documentation.
Download this archive to your computer, unzip it and run the WebMenuName.mxp file.
This will install* the component on your computer. If you are not currently running the
FLASH, close and restart it. The next time the environment is started the component
will appear in the components panel and be ready to work.
* To install a mxp file you need macromedia extension manager, it can be downloaded
for free from http://www.adobe.com/exchange/em_download/, it usually
comes with flash or other macromedia products. After you have downloaded the mxp
file open extension manager, select the product in which you want to install the
extension (Flash 8, Flash CS3) from the drop down menu then click "install new
extension", browse to the mxp file and click "install", now just fallow the instructions
("next", "accept"). Now the extension should be installed and displayed in extension
manager list, you can click on the installed extension to see details about it.
Starting the Work
To start working with the component simply drag its copy onto the Stage and specify
menu properties. For high quality motion our menu usually requires high fps values. In
our component we used fps = 21
Parameter Description
Menu properties
Menu Button width
This parameter sets the width of the main and sub buttons. If set to “”, the menu
buttons width will be automatically calculated.
Menu shadow
You can chose a menu shadow state. If set to “true” – menu will be with shadow,
“false” - menu will be without shadow.
Main menu bar round corners

3. You can chose, show or not round main menu corners. If set to “true” - menu bar will
be with corners, “false” - menu bar will be without corners.
Menu background
This parameter is the path to the menu background file. Its value may be either an
external jpeg, swf, gif or png file path. If no name is specified, the background will not
be used. If the name is incorrect, the background will not be used.
Menu rollover sound
This parameter is the path to the menu buttons rollover sound file. Its value may be
either an external mp3 file path. If no name is specified, the rollover sound will not be
used. If the name is incorrect, the rollover sound will not be used.
Menu style (Independent color settings for main and sub menus)
Button background color
This parameter determines the button background color. The color should be set in RGB
in the following format: NNNNNN, where N is a hexadecimal number (0-F).
Button rollover bar color
This parameter determines the button rollover bar color. The bar color will be displayed
when the user will rollover the cursor on the button. The color should be set in RGB in
the following format: NNNNNN, where N is a hexadecimal number (0-F).
Button text color
This parameter determines the button label color. The color should be set in RGB in the
following format: NNNNNN, where N is a hexadecimal number (0-F).
Button rollover text color
This parameter determines the button rollover label color. The bar color will be
displayed when the user will rollover the cursor on the button. The color should be set
in RGB in the following format: NNNNNN, where N is a hexadecimal number (0-F).
Button text font
This parameter determines the button label font.
Button text bold status
This parameter determines the bold status of a button label. If set to "0", the bold
status will be disabled. If set to "1", the bold status will be enabled.
Button text size
This parameter determines the text size of the button. The text size should be set in the
following format: N, where N is a number.
Button text align
This parameter determines the text align of the button. The text align should be set in
the following format: “left” or “center” or “right”.

4. Menu tree
Menu tree editor
Here you can add, remove and change main and sub buttons.
Button actions
If you want that the button was visible without execute any action then set it’s ACTION
to "".
"GetUrl" opens url in target window.
"loadMovie" load your file (jpeg, swf, gif or png) in target movie clip.
"gotoAndStop" go and stop to frame or label in target movie clip.
"gotoAndPlay" go and play to frame or label in target movie clip.
"nameofyourfunction" execute your function in target movie clip and transfer parameter
in it (if it is necessary).
XML File Format
To prepare your SWF file for work with external configuration xml file you need setup it.
The component settings XML file is a usual text file of the following format:
<menu>
<properties>
<menu_buttons_width width="160"/>
<menu_shadow state="1"/>
<main_menu_corners state="1"/>
<menu_background bg_file_path=""/>
<menu_rollover_sound mp3source="" mp3volume="10"/>
</properties>
<style>
<main_button_background Color="BFAA8C"/>
<main_button_rollover_bar_light Color="52402E"/>
<main_button_text Color="52402E" rolloverColor="FFFFFF"/>
<main_button_text_font name="Tahoma"/>
<main_button_text_bold state="1"/>
<main_button_text_size size="11"/>
<main_button_text_align align="center"/>
<sub_button_background Color="ABBF8C"/>
<sub_button_rollover_bar_light Color="526237"/>
<sub_button_text Color="52402E" rolloverColor="FFFFFF"/>
<sub_button_text_font name="Tahoma"/>
<sub_button_text_bold state="1"/>
<sub_button_text_size size="11"/>
<sub_button_text_align align="center"/>
</style>
<buttons>
<button text="Button actions" url="" target="" action="">
<button text="getUrl action" url="your.html" target="_blank" action="getUrl"/>
<button text="loadMovie action" url="test.swf" target="_parent.test_mc.swfloader"
action="loadMovie"/>
<button text="gotoAndStop action" url="30" target="_parent.test_mc" action="gotoAndStop"/>
<button text="gotoAndPlay action" url="playframe" target="_parent.test_mc"
action="gotoAndPlay"/>
<button text="myFunction action" url="1000" target="_parent.test_mc" action="myFunction"/>
</button>
<button text="Products" url="your.html" target="_blank" action="getUrl"/>
<button text="Services" url="your.html" target="_blank" action="getUrl"/>
<button text="Contact Us" url="your.html" target="_blank" action="getUrl"/>
<button text="Company" url="your.html" target="_blank" action="getUrl"/>
</buttons>
</menu>

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