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Floating Menu Bar (using the java Frame class)

Has anyone created any type of floating menu/toolbar for use with a website? I am trying to develop one by using the java Frame class and adding a Menubar to it. I am trying open up different HTML pages when I click on a particular menu item. It will open an HTML page once, but after that, it no longer will open any HTML pages. Does anyone know what the problem could be? If so, do you know how I could correct it?

webster030697

Post the code, and I'll take a look at it.

cadillac

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/*
A basic extension of the java.awt.Frame class
*/
This is the code for the Frame which contains the menubar and toolbar:

import java.awt.*;
import java.net.URL;
import java.net.MalformedURLException;
import java.applet.*;

public class OptionFrame extends Frame
{
String path = "file:///C|/VisualCafePro/BNP Real/";

void Browse_Action(Event event)
{
Component c = this;

while (true) {
if (c == null) {
System.out.println("Null Component");
dispose();
}

if (c instanceof Frame)
break;

c = c.getParent();
}

RegDlg dlg = new RegDlg((Frame)c, false);
}

void Submit_Action(Event event)
{
//openURL(path +"html2.html");
}

void PMT_Action(Event event)
{
//openURL(path +"html3.html");
}

void Help_Action(Event event)
{
//openURL(path +"html4.html");
}

void Online_Action(Event event)
{
//openURL(path +"html5.html");
}

void Close_Action(Event event)
{
this.hide();
}

      public OptionFrame()
      {
            //{{INIT_CONTROLS
            setLayout(null);
            addNotify();
            resize(insets().left + insets().right + 471,insets().top + insets().bottom + 58);
            setBackground(new Color(12632256));
            toolbar = new symantec.itools.awt.util.ToolBarPanel();
            toolbar.setLayout(null);
            toolbar.reshape(insets().left + -2,insets().top + -4,783,54);
            toolbar.setBackground(new Color(12632256));
            add(toolbar);
            toolbar.setBevelStyle(symantec.itools.awt.util.ToolBarPanel.BEVEL_NONE);
            btn1 = new java.awt.Button("Browse Projects");
            btn1.reshape(0,0,90,21);
            btn1.setFont(new Font("Dialog", Font.PLAIN, 12));
            toolbar.add(btn1);
            btn2 = new java.awt.Button("Submitting Components");
            btn2.reshape(90,0,125,21);
            btn2.setFont(new Font("Dialog", Font.PLAIN, 12));
            toolbar.add(btn2);
            btn3 = new java.awt.Button("Download PMT");
            btn3.reshape(215,0,88,21);
            btn3.setFont(new Font("Dialog", Font.PLAIN, 12));
            toolbar.add(btn3);
            btn4 = new java.awt.Button("Online Help");
            btn4.reshape(303,0,69,21);
            btn4.setFont(new Font("Dialog", Font.PLAIN, 12));
            toolbar.add(btn4);
            btn5 = new java.awt.Button("Bits and Pieces");
            btn5.reshape(372,0,87,21);
            btn5.setFont(new Font("Dialog", Font.PLAIN, 12));
            toolbar.add(btn5);
            setTitle("Object Works Menu Bar");
            //}}

            //{{INIT_MENUS
            menuBar1 = new java.awt.MenuBar();

            fileMenu = new java.awt.Menu("File", true);

            subMenu = new java.awt.Menu("Open", true);
            subMenu.add("Browse Components");
            subMenu.add("Submitting Components");
            subMenu.add("Download PMT");
            subMenu.add("Help/Support");
            subMenu.add("Bits and Pieces Online");
            fileMenu.add(subMenu);
            fileMenu.addSeparator();
            fileMenu.add("Close Menu");
            menuBar1.add(fileMenu);

            helpMenu = new java.awt.Menu("Help", true);
            helpMenu.add("Help Topics");
            helpMenu.add("Search");
            helpMenu.addSeparator();
            helpMenu.add("About");
            menuBar1.add(helpMenu);
            setMenuBar(menuBar1);
            //$$ menuBar1.move(-2,55);
            //}}
            show();
      }

      /*public String openURL(String url)
{
URL theURL = null;
try { theURL = new URL(url); }
catch ( MalformedURLException e)
{
System.out.println("Bad URL: " + theURL);
}
theApplet.getAppletContext().showDocument(theURL);
return url;
}*/

      public OptionFrame(String title) {
       this();
       setTitle(title);
      }

public synchronized void show() {
      move(50, 50);
      super.show();
}

      public boolean handleEvent(Event event) {
      if (event.id == Event.WINDOW_DESTROY) {
hide(); // hide the Frame
return true;
      }
            return super.handleEvent(event);
      }

      public boolean action(Event event, Object arg)
      {
       if (event.target instanceof MenuItem)
      {
       String label = (String) arg;
       if (label.equalsIgnoreCase("Browse Components"))
       {
       Browse_Action(event);
       return true;
       } else
       if (label.equalsIgnoreCase("Submitting Components"))
       {
       Submit_Action(event);
       return true;
       } else
       if (label.equalsIgnoreCase("Download PMT"))
       {
       PMT_Action(event);
       return true;
       } else
       if (label.equalsIgnoreCase("Help/Support"))
       {
       Help_Action(event);
       return true;
       } else
       if (label.equalsIgnoreCase("Bits and Pieces Online"))
       {
       Online_Action(event);
       return true;
       } else
       if (label.equalsIgnoreCase("Close Menu"))
       {
       Close_Action(event);
       return true;
       }
      }
      return super.action(event, arg);
}

      //{{DECLARE_CONTROLS
      symantec.itools.awt.util.ToolBarPanel toolbar;
      java.awt.Button btn1;
      java.awt.Button btn2;
      java.awt.Button btn3;
      java.awt.Button btn4;
      java.awt.Button btn5;
      //}}

      //{{DECLARE_MENUS
      java.awt.MenuBar menuBar1;
      java.awt.Menu fileMenu;
      java.awt.Menu subMenu;
      java.awt.Menu helpMenu;
      //}}
}

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