Ultimate Button Bar Examples

ltimate Button Bar Examples

On this page you will find links to examples of button bars created with the programs included in the Ultimate Button Bar^TM package. Each example contains a working button bar and detailed information regarding how the button bar was created.

mageURLButtonBar Examples

ImageURLButtonBar is a button bar applet that uses image files to create the button bar buttons.


	Single Image This is an example of an image based button bar that requires only one user created image. The applet automatically creates images for all other button states.

	Single Image 2 This is another example of an image based button bar that requires only a single image. This example applet demonstrates how a single image can be brightened and tinted using applet parameters to create three distinct looking button states.

	Triple Image This example uses three user created images for the button bar. The example also illustrates the use of two-frame animation.

	Internet Explorer® Mock-up This is a mock-up of the Microsoft Internet Explorer® button bar. Can you tell the difference between this and the real thing? Internet Explorer and Microsoft Internet Explorer are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.

extURLButtonBar Examples

TextURLButtonBar is a button bar applet that uses text to create a button bar with labeled buttons (the buttons do not require images created with a graphics program).

Note that any button bar created with the LiteTextURLButtonBar applet can also be created with the TextURLButtonBar applet, so the examples shown for LiteTextURLButtonBar will also work with TextURLButtonBar.


	Embossed Button Bar This is an example of a text based vertical button bar that features embossed text.

	Sticky Button Bar This is another example of a text based vertical button bar that features embossed text. This example, however, demonstrates how to use "sticky" buttons, and also demonstrates how "tinting" can be used to create a color shift in button images.

	Textured Button Bar This is an example of a text based textured horizontal button bar. This example also features sounds for button events.

	Text Button Bar with Background This text based button bar example demonstrates how to use a GIF or JPEG file as a background image.

iteTextURLButtonBar Examples

LiteTextURLButtonBar is a button bar applet that uses text to create a button bar with labeled buttons (the buttons do not need to be created with a graphics program).

This applet is smaller version of TextURLButtonBar with a reduced feature set. Any button bar created with this applet can also be created with TextURLButtonBar.


	Pop-up Buttons This button bar applet features buttons with borders that "pop-up" when the mouse is moved over a button.

	Site Menu Button Bar This is an example of using a button bar that provides a menu of World Wide Web sites.

uttonBar Examples

ButtonBar is a Java class that implements a button bar. The class can be used by a Java programmer to add a button bar (or button bars, or single buttons) to a Java application or applet.

All of the applets included with the Ultimate Button Bar^TM package are based on the ButtonBar class.


	Systems Control Panel The "sticky" button capability of the ButtonBar class is demonstrated in this example of a (very basic) Systems Control Panel for a starship.