XML Flyout Image Menu

XML Fly-Out Image Menu is a fully dynamic and customizable vertical menu with fly-out horizontal sub-menus. Each sub-menu item launches a custom hyperlink when clicked. Customizable features include:

* Images - use any images in any size you like in both vertical menu and fly-out menus
* Background colors - each menu category and its flyout may have a custom background color
* Links - each flyout menu image has a custom hyperlink that is activated upon clicking
* Labels - each vertical menu category and flyout images have custom text labels

Furthermore, there are several other customziable features accessible via simple, well-commented actionscript:

* Border color for images
* Alpha transparency of fly-out menu background
* caption text size
* caption text color
* vertical menu image padding
* vertical menu and flyout menu image spacing

VERY BASIC understanding of XML is useful for using this applet.

VERY BASIC understanding of Flash is useful for customizing this applet.

note: for best results, use the same-sized images for all vertical menu categories, and same-sized images for all flyout menu images. It's reccomended that the flyout menu images are the same size or smaller than vertical menu category images.

All images included with sample are copyright ©2007 Dave Collins and may be reused as you see fit.