FrontLook Java Effects - Strings Panel
(Scroller Applet Only)
The Scroller applet supports a 1 or 2 column vertical scrolling text message
with multiple text styles, colors and in-line hyperlinks. Line oriented
sound triggers and pauses are also supported.
String Panel
Header Column checkbox - Enables the
first column or header column. If this checkbox is unchecked, then the main
column will become the first and only column. If the Header Column checkbox
is checked, then the header column will be the first column and then the
Main Column.
Header Text Edit Box - Sets the text of the header column. The header
column text style and color can only be modified on a line-by-line basis.
Individual character styles can not be set. Hyperlinks are not allowed in
the Header column.
Main Column Text Edit Box - Sets the main column text. In the main
column every character can have a different style, color or hyperlink. Note,
you will have to size the text to fit into the applet area by using the Font
Size control below.
Header Width - Sets the width in pixels of Header column. The main
column will be left shifted by this amount. If your text exceeds this width,
it may overwrite text in the main column.
Column Alignment - sets the alignment of the Main column only. The
alignment will not be previewed in the Main Column text edit box.
Text Formatting - Controls that set the style and color of lines in
the Header Column text edit box or characters in the Main Column text edit
box.. These controls will change based on which text edit box the cursor is
in.
B - Sets the selected Line (header column) or character (Main Column)
to Bold.
I - Sets the selected Line (header column) or character (Main Column)
to Italics.
U - Sets the selected Line (header column) or character (Main Column)
to Underline.
Color - Sets the selected Line (header column) or character (Main
Column) color.
URL - Sets the selected characters (Main Column only) hyperlink (see
Hyperlink dialog below).
Sound - Sets the sound to be triggered when the currently selected
line in the Main Column reaches the top of the applet.
Line Pause - Sets the pause time in milli-seconds when the currently
selected line in the main column reaches the top of the applet.
Font Name - Name of the font face used for all characters in the
applet.
Font Size - Size of the font used for all characters in the applet.
Startup Mode - sets the startup mode for the applet. Full Mode fills
the applet with the text specified. Empty Mode causes the applet to start up
with no text and then filling the applet with the text from the bottom of
the applet.
Additional Line Space - sets the line spacing adder in pixels to the
normal line spacing for the font. This number can be negative to tighten the
line spacing or positive to loosen it.
Left Margin - Space in pixels that the first column of text begins.
Top margin - sets the area near the top of the applet then no text
will be written to.
Bottom margin - sets the area near the bottom of the applet then no
text will be written to.
Hyperlink Dialog
Text - the selected text in the
Strings Dialog.
Browse... - Press to browse the current web for a URL.
Target - Sets the Target window for the hyperlink. Select Self if you
would like the new URL to appear in the current browser window. For a new
window select Blank. Select Parent to return to the previous window.
Highlight Color - Sets the highlight color when the user puts the
cursor in the on the hyperlink.
Status Bar Text - Sets the Status bar message that appears when user
puts the cursor on the hyperlink.
