ltimate Button BarTM Documentation Version 1.11 The Ultimate Button Bar is a collection of Java applets that allow you to add almost any type of interactive navigational button bar (or button) to your Web pages. The Ultimate Button Bar includes applets for creating simple or complex text based button bars, and an applet for creating sophisticated image based button bars. Also included is a Java class file that can be used by Java programmers to add buttons or button bars to Java applets or applications. If you are anxious to see what the Ultimate Button Bar can do, then take a look at some of the examples.
	hat's New Find out what enhancements and changes have been made to the Ultimate Button Bar in this release by taking a look at the What's New page.
	eatures If you would like to get an idea of what the Ultimate Button Bar is capable of before you dive in, then have a look at the Features page.
	mageURLButtonBar ImageURLButtonBar is an applet for creating web page buttons that are based on user created GIF or JPEG images. The applet allows one or more GIF or JPEG images to be used for different button states. If fewer images then button states are specified, then the applet will automatically generate the missing images.
	extURLButtonBar The TextURLButtonBar applet is designed to create web page buttons based on user specified text (no image files are required). The applet also supports optional background and texture images for generating sophisticated looking buttons with minimal work.
	iteTextURLButtonBar Like the TextURLButtonBar applet, the LiteTextURLButtonBar applet is designed to create web page buttons based on user specified text (no image files are required). The "Lite" version of the applet has a reduced feature set and is a bit quicker to load than the TextURLButtonBar applet.
	uttonBar ButtonBar is a Java class that implements a button bar. This 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.
	xamples The Examples page provides working examples of each of the applets included with the Ultimate Button Bar package, along with an example of how the ButtonBar.class file can be used by a Java programmer to create custom buttons.
	ava Logging The Ultimate Button Bar applet reports error messages and warnings by logging messages to the Java Console or Java log. Here's how to use the log information when creating or debugging a button bar.
	roubleshooting The Ultimate Button BarTM programs have undergone hours of testing and every attempt has been made to provide you with bug free software. If you encounter any problems with this software, please review the Troubleshooting Tips before submitting a bug report.
	ips and Tricks Be sure to take a look at the Tricks and Tips page for ideas regarding how to effectively use the programs in the Ultimate Button BarTM package.
	ow to use the CAB and ZIP Files Included with the Java class files are ready-to-use CAB and ZIP files. By referencing the CAB and ZIP files in your HTML, you can speed the loading of the Ultimate Button BarTM applets on some browsers.
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