apPopupGen Index - Preferences & About

purpose:

Let you visit my website and do some application specific settings/actions.

options:

HTML Basics

Pre/Post-applet lines
This offers you the feature to generate full HTML pages by entering the pre- and post-applet code.
In the left corner of the textboxes you will find a button which allows you to load data from other HTML/TXT files.

Tip: when using a cool tool like Dreamweaver I can only advise you to use templates !

Note: these basic HTML lines are used for the preview window as well !
If you don't plan to generate full pages the at least leave the minimum here:

Pre-applet HTML minimum:

<HTML>
<BODY>

Post-applet HTML minimum:

</BODY>
</HTML>

Image file basics

As usually is the case, an imagefile is not located on your website as located on your harddisk (at least in my situation).
This would implicate that each path of each imagefile I would have to adjust manually.
Here we can let the computer do the work. 3 options are available:

  • Use filename only
    The imagefile is then located (on your website or locally) in the same directory as the final HTML file.
  • Use full path/filename
    The imagefile location on your harddisk is identical (ie. you are working on the server for example).
  • Use this default path
    The imagefile are stored on a fixed location. Preferably use relative paths to indicate the position (ie: ../sounds)

Tip: when using multiple languages, or when you have a more complex website, I can only urge you to use a seperate directory to store imagefile. This way the imagefile can be used for both languages, your website will be better organized and when using relative paths, local testing will be easier.

Sound file basics

As usually is the case, an soundfile is not located on your website as located on your harddisk (at least in my situation).
This would implicate that each path of each soundfile I would have to adjust manually.
Here we can let the computer do the work. 3 options are available:

  • Use filename only
    The soundfile is then located (on your website or locally) in the same directory as the final HTML file.
  • Use full path/filename
    The soundfile location on your harddisk is identical (ie. you are working on the server for example).
  • Use this default path
    The soundfile are stored on a fixed location. Preferably use relative paths to indicate the position (ie: ../sounds)

Tip: when using multiple languages, or when you have a more complex website, I can only urge you to use a seperate directory to store soundfile. This way the soundfile can be used for both languages, your website will be better organized and when using relative paths, local testing will be easier.

Applet code

In HTML, some additional and/or required parameters must be set before an applet can run properly. Most of these can be set here:

  • MAYSCRIPT
    Allow the Java applet to run script if checked.
  • Code
    Which applet class should be used. Default value: apPopupMenu
  • Archive
    Which applet archive must be opened to find the applet class. Defult value: apPopupMenu.jar
  • Codebase tag
    Check this to use codebase. Note: the preview window will most likely not work with this feature checked !
  • Codebase
    Relative or absolute path of the Java class or Java archive,
  • Default Hyperlink Target
    This is an option kind of lost. Here you define the default target for new menuitems or menu subitems.
    This is usefull for those who work with frames.