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How to Create Buttons

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  1. Add/Select necessary menu item.
    Hold ctrl or shift to select multiple items.
  2. Change parameters of the menu in order to achieve then desired result.
  3. To choose a necessary XP theme, double-click in the Theme Buttons panel.
  4. Each change is displayed instantly in the Preview Window.
  5. Save your menu or insert it to your page with the help of the "Insert to Page" wizard.

1-,2-,3-state Buttons and Toggle Mode

XP Web Buttons automatically generates images of buttons for normal, mouseover, and click states. There is also a feature of creation either static or 2-state buttons.



1-state buttons are simple static image buttons, example:
Button1 Button2 Button3

2-state buttons respond to mouseOver event creating rollover effect. Mouse click doesn't change the button appearance, example:
Button1 Button2 Button3

3-state buttons support both mouseOver and mouseClick event, example:

Button1 Button2 Button3


3-state toggle buttons additionally stick in the pressed state after a click, example:
Button1 Button2 Button3

You can also define the default pressed item.

How to Create a New Theme

  1. Menu "File->Theme Editor"
  2. Button "New Theme" in Theme Editor


  3. Enter theme name and notice (for example your copyright info, email, etc..)


  4. Press "Add", new empty theme will be created


  5. Press "Add new" in Theme Editor to add a new button to the theme
  6. Open button state image and define state offsets. State image is a .bmp file like this one that contains button states one-by-one, vertically
     
     
  7. Press "Add", the button will be added to your theme


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