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Hiermenus Go Forth, I:
Version 4 - The External Arrays

More Background

Here is a reprint of the detailed array element specifications, taken from the Instructions pages:

The First NINE Elements of a Top-Level Menu Array
The setting of these elements is OPTIONAL. If you provide a null or empty string ("") value, the default values, set by the in-page parameters, will be applied. If you provide a valid value, any default values are overwritten for the specific menu tree.
Element (array index)	Description	Value
0	width Sets the menu width for the specific menu tree only.	Integer (pixels)
1	left_position A top-level menu appears at the user's mouse position. This behavior can be overriden by setting this element and/or the next one. The top-level menu will appear at the horizontal page position specified.	Integer (pixels)
2	top_position The top-level menu will appear at the vertical page position specified. Can be used in conjuction with element 2, above, to absolutely position the top-level menu.	Integer (pixels)
3	font_color Sets the font color of the displayed text in the menu tree.	String (any valid color identifier)
4	mouseover_font_color Sets the font color of menu item displayed text, when the user mouses over the item.	String (any valid color identifier)
5	background_color Sets the background color for all items in the menu tree.	String (any valid color identifier)
6	mouseover_background_color Sets the background color of an item, in the menu tree, when the user mouses over the item.	String (any valid color identifier)
7	border_color Sets the menu border color for the menu tree.	String (any valid color identifier)
8	separator_color Sets the color of the item separator lines for the menu tree. Recognized only by Explorer. Navigator will always render the separator lines in the same color as the border color.	String (any valid color identifier)

The Item-Defining Array Elements
Each group of three array elements defines a menu item.
Element	Description
First	Item Display Sets the text to be displayed for the item.	Value	String
		Example	"DHTML Diner","https://www.dhtmlab.com/diner/",1
Second	Item URL	Value	String (empty string or http: or javascript: URL)
		Examples	"DHTML Diner","",1 - no click action "DHTML Diner","https://www.dhtmlab.com/diner/",1 - URL to navigate to upon user click "New Page","javascript:top.location='anotherpage.html'",0 - script to execute upon user click
Third	Child Menu Is there an associated child menu that will pop up when the user mouses over the item? If set to true, the triangle image will appear in the item, and an associated child menu will be assumed to exist.	Value	Boolean true/false, or 1/0.
		Examples	"DHTML Diner","https://www.dhtmlab.com/diner/",1 - child menu exists "DHTML Diner","https://www.dhtmlab.com/diner/",0 - no child menu

So far, we have provided a sneak-preview of the new Version 4 arrays, and revisited the Version 3 arrays in some detail. Now that we are all on the same page, we can continue with the new stuff!

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Created: Aug 08, 2000
Revised: Aug 08, 2000

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