Sometimes when working with a Super Theme,
it is desirable to replace a Series 3 Scroller applet in the Left or Top
border with a Series 2 Text Effects applet or some other component. Or you
might not have a Series 3 package, but would like to place a different
applet or components in its place. If this is not done carefully, the look
of the web site might suffer. Luckily its pretty easy to switch components
using the following steps:Before:
Preview in Browser of the
FrontLook Series 3 Scroller Applet in the Harmony Super Theme
After:
Preview in Browser of the
FrontLook Series 2 Text Effects Applet in the Harmony Super Theme
1) Record the size and background attributes of the
Existing Component
First, Double click on the FrontLook Component to bring up the properties
dialog.
FrontLook Normal Mode of the
FrontLook Series 3 Applet in the Harmony Super Theme
Go the Applet panel to determine the
alignment of the component (also note if the Right and Left Margins are
non-zero, sometimes referred to as the Horizontal and Vertical Spacing).
The Applet panel of the
FrontLook Series 3 Applet
Go to the Background panel to make note of
the width and height of the component. Also note the background image URL
and background color.
The Background panel of the
FrontLook Series 3 Applet
Determining the attributes of the
existing applet component from HTML.
If, for some reason, you don't have FrontLook Series 3, but would like to
replace the component with a Series 1 or 2 component, you can determine the
attributes of the applet by bringing up the left shared border and searching
for "<applet". Then you will be able to read the required attributes as
outlined below:
<applet code="DPAScroll"
vspace="0" codebase="./_frontlook/" hspace="0" width="106" name="DPAScroll"
height="55" align="top" >
<param name=AppBGColor value=fdf5e6>
<param name=AppBGImage value=./_frontlook/appletyg.gif>
Once you have recorded this information, you
are ready to replace the existing component with a different FrontLook
component.
3) Delete the Existing Component
To delete the existing FrontLook component, select the component while in
the FrontPage Normal mode and press the Delete key.
FrontLook Normal Mode after the
FrontLook Series 3 Applet has been deleted
4) Insert a new Component and set the proper size and
background image.
Now that the component is deleted, make the cursor is located where the
applet should be inserted. Then go to the Insert->FrontLook menu and select
a new FrontLook component as illustrated below.
Selecting a FrontLook Series
2 Applet
Then go to the Applet panel and the
Background panel and setup the panels with the information you recorded in
Step 2.
5) Setup the rest of the Effect
Once the basic component properties are setup, you will need to setup the
other dialog properties to display the new component. Use the Preview button
to preview the effect before you press the OK buttons to save the new
component changes.
Once everything is read, press the OK button to place the
new component in the place of the old one. Once that is complete use the
File->Preview in Browser... menu item to make sure everything looks
satisfactory.
And that its!
This tip showed you how to
replace one FrontLook component with a different one. So if you get tired
of the FrontLook Series 3 Scroller, you can put a different in its place
to make a new impression on your web site viewers.
