LinkBar
LinkBar Applet
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Purchasing the Applet
When using the free evaluation version of LinkBar,
one button that links to the consulting.com, Inc. website
is displayed at all times.
The purchased version of LinkBar does not display this button.
To order the purchased version of LinkBar, please visit
http://www.consultcom.com
and browse to the LinkBar page in our Java Software section.
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Easy Setup
The easiest way to set up the LinkBar applet for your website is to use the
LinkBar Master setup wizard. Just click on the LBM.exe file that you will
find in this directory. This easy-to-use wizard will guide
you through the setup process and create all of the HTML code for you. You
will then need to place this code in the same direcory as the following four
class files:
- LinkBarTrial.class
- BarButton.class
- BarClock.class
- BarItem.class
Please note that the wizard will create the APPLET tag with the CODE
parameter set to "LinkBar.class". If you are using the free trial version of LinkBar,
you will need to manually change this value to "LinkBarTrial.class".
If you are not comfortable using the wizard, then you you may setup the applet
by starting with the code
found on this page.
Cut and paste this sample applet code into your own HTML page.
Please make sure all of the following files are
in the same directory as your html file:
- LinkBarTrial.class
- BarButton.class
- BarClock.class
- BarItem.class
After you change your HTML file you must
hit 'Reload' on your browser to view the changes. You may
need to close and reopen the browser to see the changes.
Once you have this sample applet working within your own page,
then begin to customize the parameters
for your own site.
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Technical Support
If you encounter any problems setting up the LinkBar
applet, please read the applet configuration Frequently Asked Questions
section on our web site. Visit
http://www.consultcom.com
and browse to the LinkBar page in our Java Software section.
The Frequently Asked Questions page lists the solutions to the most common
questions that arise
when setting up the applet. If your question in not answered there,
then email your question to
support@consultcom.com.
Please be as specific as possible when describing your problem.
Be sure to include your order number if it is available.
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Applet Parameters
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N
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The number of buttons. If the value of N is 1 you will see only
one button. You will then have to specify values for parameters
TEXT1, URL1, IMAGE1, HINT1, STATUS1. If the value of N is
2, you have to specify the same parameters plus TEXT2, URL2,
IMAGE2, HINT2, STATUS2.
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TEXTx
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The text on button number x. The default value is "LinkBar".
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URLx
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The URL for button number x. Your browser will go to this
URL when you click this button. URLs may be either full or relative.
Full acceptable URLs are ones which starts with
http:, ftp:, mailto:, or file:.
For example:
http://gsa.hypermart.net/
mailto:gsa@ut.ee
A relative URL is relative path to current html file. For example:
../webpage/index.html
The default value is http://www.consultcom.com/
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IMAGEx
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The image to display on button number x. This is a relative path
to the image, for example: ../images/image_name.jpg.
LinkBar support .GIF and .JPEG images of any size.
The image will be resized to fit in the button.
The default value is default.gif.
(Image default.gif situated
in current directory).
We recommend using jpegs, as they display much clearer than
gifs. Please keep in mind that incorrectly sized graphics will
be resized to fit
the button, and therefore may become distorted.
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HINTx
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This is the text that appears over a button when the mouse is
placed over that button.
The default value is the button's URL.
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STATUSx
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Specifies the text to be displayed in the browser's status bar
when the mouse is placed over button X. The default value is the
value given in the HINTx parameter
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BCOLOR
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The color for the applet background. It is recommended that this color
is set to the color of the page background.
You may set the color by specifying either the name of the color,
or hexadecimal color code. (This is true for all of the LinkBar color
parameters.) The following color names are accepted:
- black
- blue
- cyan
- darkGray
- gray
- green
- lightGray
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magenta
orange
pink
red
white
yellow
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If you would like to use a color not listed above, you can
specify the hexadecimal value for any color.
For example, the folowing will set the color to red:
<param name=BCOLOR value="FF0000">
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ButtonColor
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The color of the button. When the button is pressed its color will appear
darker. The clock on the right of LinkBar will appear as this darker color.
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TextColor
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The color of the text. It is recommended that this be set to a color
contrasting with ButtonColor (for example Black/White). This is
also the color of the hint text.
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HintColor
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The color of the hint background.
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BarColor
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The color of the entire LinkBar (the area between buttons).
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ButtonFont
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The font family for the text on each button. Set this to one of
the following values.
- TimesNewRoman
- Courier
- Dialog
- Helvetica
The default font is Dialog.
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BFontSize
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The size of the button font. It is recommended that this be
set close to 10.
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BFontStyle
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The font style of the button text. Possible values are PLAIN, BOLD,
and ITALIC.
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HintFont
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The font family for the hint text. It is recommended that this
be set the same as ButtonFont.
The deafult font is Dialog.
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HFontSize
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The size of the hint font. Recommended values are between 8 and 10.
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HFontStyle
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The style of the hint text. Possible values are the same as
BFontStyle.
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TARGET
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The name of the frame where url links will open.
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CLOCK
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Set to either Yes or No to indicate whether you
want the clock displayed. When clock is
disabled you will instead see the word "LinkBar".
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HINT
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Set to either Yes or No to indicate whether you
want the hints to be enabled.
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Applet Usage
The purchased version of the LinkBar applet may be
displayed in multiple locations on one web site (one domain).
Our free evaluation
version is for unlimited use, however it always displays one button that links
to the consulting.com, Inc. website. The purchased version does not display
this button.
For more information visit the
consulting.com, Inc. web site.
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Copyright (c) 1997-1999 Sergei Gussev, consulting.com, Inc.
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