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Software Review Columns - Netting a Catch Make your menus
This week, we focus on a set of tools that simplify the task of building menus for your Web site. Apycom Java Menu Applets Apycom Java Menu Applets is a collection of highly configurable java applets that allows you to create cross-browser drop down menus, bars, and buttons for your Web site. These applets provide feature-rich, fast-loading menu systems to make it easy for your visitors to find their way around your site. Every applet in this collection has its own unique set of features that lets you create a Web site interface of any style and functionality. The software may be used freely only on non-commercial and non-profit sites. Filesize: 1152 KB Platform: Windows (All) Download location: www.apycom.com Visual Folder Tree Builder Visual Folder Tree Builder is an easy-to-use tool that generates Web navigation folder trees without requiring any complex Java or HTML programming skills. You can change colours, visually position elements on the screen, add links and target URLs, and do more. The program provides an easy-to-use interface that allows you to visually build your navigation tree and preview it in your browser before saving it. Filesize: 540 KB Platform:Windows (All) Download location: http://mysoft.s5.com Berkes DIR2HTML This software only needs a directory name and file mask to generate a file index formatted as an HTML table. It can also generate recursive indexes and read title tags from documents, which is ideal for creating sitemaps. The program comes with an easy-to-use graphical interface. Filesize: 58 KB Platform: Windows (All) Download location: www.pc-tools.net Joust Joust is a hierarchical menu system similar to Windows Explorer which has been written in JavaScript. It executes locally to avoid repetitive remote server access and supports all JavaScript-capable browsers. The software uses Dynamic HTML for improved performance without sacrificing support for older browsers. It supports a `Floating Menu' as well as a frames interface, apart from Dynamic Menus to make large menus faster and more flexible. Filesize: 53 KB Platform: Windows 9x/NT/ME/2K Download location: www.ivanpeters.com MenuMaker This is a small, easy-to-use tool that allows you to create smooth DHTML menus without any coding. You can build your menu using a visual display and customise the appearance by selecting from several options. Once your project is complete, Menu Maker will generate all the .js files and the .html menu page based on your structure. You can use the result either as a standalone that acts as a sitemap or that can be inserted in your pages as navigation aid. Filesize: 537 KB Platform: Windows 9x/NT/ME/2K Download location: www.afsoft.sk WinToWeb Lite WinToWeb lets you create Web site navigation systems in different styles. It presents a friendly, standard Windows interface to the user, letting them enter various data and preferences that constitute the wanted menu. Upon user request, WinToWeb writes the corresponding HTML code, saves it to disk and displays the resulting menu in the user's default browser for testing.
Platform: Windows 9x/NT/ME/2K
Download location: www.codexcel.com/sw
/wintoWeb/main.html
CiteMap Builder
CiteMaps can be used to enliven numerous pages, such as providing high-level guides to a site, collections of related or cool links, or sharing favourites or bookmarks.
They are basically interactive VRML scenes of hyperlinked 3D objects. The CiteMap Builder is easy to use, even for those with no VRML experience. Over 100 3D objects can be dragged and dropped on to a grid and annotated with URL, label, title, and abstract.
The resulting 3D landscape can be traversed using any VRML97-enabled browser. The 3D scene can be embedded in an HTML page or placed into a two-frame page with a VRML window linked to an HTML window.
The VRML files created are easily edited to change colours, add image textures, etc., providing an excellent entry point for learning about creating 3D Web pages.
The software comes with a tool called VRML Data Trimmer which can be used to greatly reduce the size of the resulting VRML files.
Filesize: 3125 KB
Platform: Windows 9x/NT/ME/2K
Download location:
citemap/citemapbuilder.htm
Compiled by C. Ramesh
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