The ExpandingMenu applet is used to provide a method of navigation. 
It contains menu items which can be expanded two levels to display the menu contents, which can be hyperlinks, file links, etc.

Colors

Here you can change the color of the background, panel text, menu panel background, item text, item background, item highlighting and item text highlighting.

Fonts

You can here specify the main item font size, sub item font size and the font. This applet supports FFT files.

Items

Here you can create the items within your menu. Click AddSibl. button to create a menu item at the same level as the currently selected item. Click AddChild button to create a menu item below the currently selected item. Each item must contain some text for the menu item heading, and a fully qualified URL (ie http://www.url.com). Each menu item can only extend two levels. To delete an item, select it, then click the Del button. If a main item doesn't have any sub items, then it will function like a link.

Mouseover option

The menu can work in two modes: mouseover and clicking mode. In the mouseover mode submenus will be opened after rolling over mouse on panels. If the panel or a submenu item is clicked on, the corresponding URL will be opened in target window. With clicking mode the submenus are opened only if the panel is clicked. If the panel is clicked again then the submenu will be closed. Panel URL will be opened only if there is no submenu defined for a panel.

Panel Padding

Space (in pixels) between each top level menu item.

Span Speed

Determines how fast a top level menu item will expand to reveal its sub items.

Subitems Padding

Space (in pixels) between each sub item.

Highlight Percentage

Percentage of highlight color used for highlighting a sub menu item when the mouse moves it. (0% - 100%).

Scroll Speed

Determines how fast the entire menu will scroll. This function is only enabled if the number of items within the menu exceeds the size of the applet.

Target Frame

For information on using the target frame see URL Links and Frame Targets

Other settings

There are other settings that are discussed on the following topics from the Advanced Effect Maker documentation:

The Flash Applet Size Parameters
Working With Text Fields
Working with fonts
Working With File Fields And File Lists
Working With Time Delays and Pauses
Working With Color Buttons
Working with Check Boxes
Compression Ratios for images

Version history

1.2 : Added the option for top level items to invoke URL's. Now, when a top level item doesn't have any sub items, it's URL will be invoked when the user clicks on it. Also added the option of opening main menus on mouse overs.

Nick Bell