Tab Menu XML Help file

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Description:
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Tab Menu XML is a web menu, it is made to be used as navigation system for your web site.
The menu doesn't require macromedia flash program; it only requires the Flash Player that is installed on over 98% of the computers.

How to use it:
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- Place the swf file in your web page, drag and drop in Dreamweaver or manually write the tags needed to display a swf flash file. This is a simple procedure but if you need more help see this link: http://www.macromedia.com/go/tn_4150
- The only files you need online are menu.swf and menu.xml
- Edit the XML file with a text editor like notepad form windows.
- Change the values between the quotes to change menu color, text, URL to open and other options.
- You can add / remove XML lines to add or remove buttons and sub buttons in the menu.

Parameters table:
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Parameter Name   Comments   Sample values
text   The text that you will see on each button or sub button   Home
Products
Services
Contact
type   This shows what happens when the button is clicked, geturl means the button will open a web page, loadmovie means that the button will load an external swf file, gotoandstop means that the button will make a certain clip go to a certain key frame.   geturl
gotoandstop
gotoandplay
loadmovie
fscommand
function
what   This is the parameter that will tell the menu what page to open or what key frame to go to, what movie to load, what function name to trigger or what FS command to trigger.   http://www.tntcenter.com
2
external_file.swf
my_function
fullscreen
where   This parameter will show where the above action will take place, in what frame to open the html page, in what clip to load a swf file, in what clip to go to a key frame, in what clip is the function that needs to be triggered.  

_parent
_blank
clip1
_root

main_text_color   The color code of the default text for main menu. Remember to enter this value WITHOUT the # in front (usually other applications show the color code as #FFCC00)   000000
FFFFFF
FFCC00
333333
CCCCCC
main_text_color2   The color code of the text for main menu when mouse is over the button. Remember to enter this value WITHOUT the # in front (usually other applications show the color code as #FFCC00)   000000
FFFFFF
FFCC00
333333
CCCCCC
sub_text_color   The color code of the default text for sub menu. Remember to enter this value WITHOUT the # in front (usually other applications show the color code as #FFCC00)   000000
FFFFFF
FFCC00
333333
CCCCCC
sub_text_color2   The color code of the text for sub menu when mouse is over the button. Remember to enter this value WITHOUT the # in front (usually other applications show the color code as #FFCC00)   000000
FFFFFF
FFCC00
333333
CCCCCC
menu_color   This is the color code for the main menu, for example black is "000000", white is "FFFFFF", yellow is "FFCC00". Remember to enter this value WITHOUT the # in front (usually other applications show the color code as #FFCC00)   000000
FFFFFF
FFCC00
333333
CCCCCC
sub_menu_color   This is the color code for the sub menu, for example black is "000000", white is "FFFFFF", yellow is "FFCC00". Remember to enter this value WITHOUT the # in front (usually other applications show the color code as #FFCC00)   000000
FFFFFF
FFCC00
333333
CCCCCC
sub_button_color   This is the color code for the sub menu rollover effect, for example black is "000000", white is "FFFFFF", yellow is "FFCC00". If sub_buttons_alpha is different than 0 then you will see a rollover effect for sub button, sub_button_color parameter sets the color of that rollover effect.   000000
FFFFFF
FFCC00
333333
CCCCCC
sub_buttons_alpha   This is the alpha value (transparency) of the sub menu button rollover effect (rollover color). Value must be from 0 to 100.
0 = fully transparent, 100 = opaque.
  0
10
50
100
rollout_delay   The time to wait starting from when mouse gets outside of menu and before menu hides the sub menu returning to it's default state. Enter this value in milliseconds 1000ms=1Sec. If you set this to 1000 then when you move your mouse outside the menu will wait 1 second before it hides his sub buttons.   10
100
250
1000
2500
sub_lines_color   The color code for the small vertical lines separating the sub buttons. For example black is "000000", white is "FFFFFF", yellow is "FFCC00". Remember to enter this value WITHOUT the # in front (usually other applications show the color code as #FFCC00)    
sub_lines_alpha   The alpha value (transparency) of the small vertical lines separating the sub buttons. 0 means that the lines are invisible, 100 means the lines are fully visible.   0
20
50
100
         
search_box   If you want to have a search box in the menu then set this to "true", to hide the search box set this to "false".   true
false
box_size   The width in pixels of the search box, if search_box="false" then this parameter is not important.   50
100
120
button_text   This parameter sets the text to show on the button that starts the search. Default value is "Search".   Search
Find
Search Google
search_url   The url where you want the search box to send the variables. For google this URL is: http://www.google.com/search?   http://www.google.com/search?
http://www.google.com/custom?
http://www.your_site.com/search.php?
variable_name  

The search system variable name, when you enter a keyword to search the search box sends that word as a variable to the search URL, for example: http://www.google.com/search?q=hosting in that case variable name is "q" and the text to search was "hosting".

  q
word
keyword
term
target   The "target" parameter in options area is the target frame of the search system, if you enter "_parent" then the search button will open the search results in same frame, if you enter "_blank" then the search results will appear in a new frame.   _parent.
_blank
_top
MainFrame
someframe
menu_width   The menu width in pixels, this parameter sets the size of the menu bar inside flash; but if you set this higher than the swf file width then don't worry, you do not need to modify the swf file, just change the html code to change the swf file width or height.   550
756
800
main_position_x   The horizontal position of the first main menu button, if you set this to 50 then the main menu buttons will have a 50 pixels margin on left side.   10
20
50
sub_position_x   The horizontal position of the first sub menu button, if you set this to 50 then the sub menu buttons will have a 50 pixels margin on left side.   10
20
50
sub_position_y   The vertical position of the sub menu, decrease this to move sub menu higher, increase this value to move sub menu lower.  

20
25
30

Parameter Name   Comments   Sample values


If you need more support with the menu visit the general support page http://www.tntcenter.com/

Last update 16-May-2006