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FrontLook Java Effects - Button Bar Helper

The Button bar creates JavaScript button bars to control the sequencing of the Java Effects Scroller and Slide Show applets/components only. The Button bar helper inserts a button template at the cursor location and copies the needed button files to your web. Once these button bars are inserted, they cannot be edited by the button bar helper. You can however, delete the button bar and insert another one in its place.

Warning: These button bars will only control the Scroller and Slide show applets and operate in Netscape 4.0 or greater and Internet Explorer 4.0 or greater.


Button Bar Help Dialog

Component - allows you to select the applet or component that the button bar will be created for. Note: for a component to appear in the list, the page must be saved before bringing up the Button bar Helper. The "(User)" option in this popup menu allows you to manually name the component name and type, but this is required only in special situations.

Button Style - sets the button style of the button bar.

Button preview - The buttons are previewed to the right of the control as the Button Style is selected.

Button Bar Type - Sets the orientation and number of buttons for the button bar to be inserted.

Description - A description of the Button Bar to be inserted when OK is pressed.

Absolute references for Shared Borders checkbox - Check this when inserting the component or applet into the shared borders of the web page. See "Using FrontLook Java Effects in Shared Borders" topic for background information.

Local Preview / Server Preview radio buttons (selectable only when editing a disk web)
When editing a disk web, two additional radio buttons appear under the "Absolute references..." check box.

Note: The component or applet will not preview on both the local disk web and the published the web to the server. During testing locally, select the "Local Preview" button so that the component or applet can be viewed. Once testing is completed, select the "Server Preview" button so that when you publish the web, the component or applet will operate properly. If you publish the component with the "Local Preview" button selected, the component will not operate properly.

OK - Inserts the Button Bar at the cursor location and copies the buttons files to your web.

Cancel - Cancels the operation.

Help - brings up this file.

 
User Component Dialog
If you select the (User) item in the Component popup menu, the "User Component for Button Bar" dialog will appear. The User Component for Button Bar" dialog allows you to manually name the component name and type, but typically this will not be required.


User Defined Component Name

Component Name field - JavaScript name of the applet or component as it appears in the 'Name' field on the Applet or Component panel of the properties dialog.

Component Type popup -
select the type of component named.

 
Button Bar Re-editing Error Dialog
As stated above, once these button bars are inserted, they cannot be edited by the button bar helper. You can however, delete the button bar and insert another one in its place. If you attempt to re-edit the Button Bar Helper, you will see the dialog below:

 
Error message when trying to edit the Button Bar Helper buttons

 
 

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