ButtonStyle Parameter

Controls some aspects of visual appearance and behavior of the button. Basically, using this this parameter you can achieve "flat" style, "hover" effect or just plain old non-dynamic look.

Format

VALUE="<BtnStyle>;<MouseoverEffect>"
DEFAULT:
  <BtnStyle>="NORMAL"
  <MouseoverEffect>="HOVER"

<BtnStyle> - controls visual appearance of the button. Can have one of the following values:

• FLAT - no border is painted.
• SEMIFLAT - a thin border.
• NORMAL - normal border is painted.

<MouseoverEffect> - a dynamic effect triggered by mouse-over event. Can be one of:

• HOVER - a thicker border is painted when user places mouse pointer over the button.
• NOHOVER - there is no change in button border when user places mouse pointer over the button.

Examples

Flat hover button

We want a button without border with hover effect when user places mouse pointer over it.

<applet
  width="128"
  height="24"
  code="PopupNavigator/PopupNavigatorApplet.class"
  codebase="./"
  archive="PopupNavigator.jar">
<param name="ButtonStyle" value="FLAT">
<param name="0" value="BEPP;http://bepp.8m.com">
<param name="1" value="Test Page 1;test1.htm">
<param name="2" value="Test Page 2;test2.htm">
PopupNavigator Java Applet - JDK 1.1.3 needed
</applet>

Classic button

A button with standard border without hover effect.

<applet
  width="128"
  height="24"
  code="PopupNavigator/PopupNavigatorApplet.class"
  codebase="./"
  archive="PopupNavigator.jar">
<param name="ButtonStyle" value="NORMAL;NOHOVER">
<param name="0" value="BEPP;http://bepp.8m.com">
<param name="1" value="Test Page 1;test1.htm">
<param name="2" value="Test Page 2;test2.htm">
PopupNavigator Java Applet - JDK 1.1.3 needed
</applet>

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