The flash menu component provides an easy way to add a vertical or horizontal two-level menus Flash drop down menu to your Flash websites. Menu items and links can be defined using a very simple XML file (without any coding) or through ActionScript.

Changing Flash menu component options
From the Component Inspector or Parameters panel you can customize several parameters, such as delay, layout, menuFile, spacing and speed. Resize Flash Menu Component on stage to set the size. Options can be changed also from html that calls swf movie.
delay
defines the delay that submenu will stay open since mousepointer have left the menu area
layout
one can easily change layout to be horizontal or vertical
menuFile
a filename of xml file that has a menu structure that is similar to one that integrated flash menu use
spacing
additional spacing for menu items (vertical layout)
speed
the speed of opening and closing submenus

Changing Flash menu component design
Opening the source file and changing the symbols and animations in the library, menu can be fully redesigned. Animation of rollover can be easily customized. One can add as many graphic elements or animation as wanted. Each main menu item has color parameter that is used for coloring one element. That element can be freely customized. There are also elements that are used for indicating active item and state of main item (expanded or collapsed or none).

Where can I use this component?
Component can be used in html page, cause URL action and TARGET can be defined in XML.
Or it can be used as a component in authoring process with coding through ActionScript. It has a special parametar called 'activeUrl' in XML file that is keyword which is used for searching the menu item that has that link so you can set the exact menuitem to be active. It is used in html version for navigation through pages. In AS one can simple provide a XML filename or pass the XML object with menu structure. A public function menuShow() is for showing menu on the stage if it loads a XML file.

What type of data component accepts?
An XML file with structure of menu and action with parameters are passed as external file. Or one can provide menu structure via XML object in ActionScript.