DHTML Application Toolbars - DHTML Lab

DHTML Application Toolbars
creating a familiar interface

This column is part of the DHTML Lab thread: Creating a Web Application

It can be appreciated by users of any browser, any version. In-page examples will work only in IE4 for Windows 95, 98 and NT.

Most applications use toolbars to group user-selectable options. The browser you are using does.

In this column, we will look at creating the look and behavior of Windows-like toolbars using Internet Explorer DHTML.

It's a lot easier than one would think.

Prerequisites

• Familiarity with simple JavaScript image rollovers. See our very first column, JavaScript Event Handlers

• Knowledge of JavaScript mouse events. Again, these are originally discussed in JavaScript Event Handlers

• Familiarity with Internet Explorer's use of the system colors. See Column 24, Accessing the User-Defined System Colors, Part I

So, let's first introduce the concepts and create a text-only toolbar.

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Created: Jan 25, 2000
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