Upgrading to CoolStrip 1.5             

This page describes the changes you'll have to make - and the additional options you can add - to web pages currently containing currently containing CoolStrip 1.0.

Required Changes

  • CoolStrip's default action when an entry is clicked is now to recolor that entry in TextSelectColor, a new parameter whose value defaults to green. When the mouse moves out of the applet, this recoloring will remain visible (as will that entry's image if you're using images). To return to the good ole days of CoolStrip 1.0, when links were not "sticky", add this parameter to your HTML code:

    <param name=UnlockOnExit value="yes">

    If you like the idea of sticky entries - and we believe you will - then there's absolutely nothing you need to do to your HTML code. However, there are now extra things you can do if you want to, described below.

    New Features

  • CoolStrip now uses "sticky" menu entries by default (as explained above). You can override this behavior by adding the UnlockOnExit parameter with a value of "yes". Its default value is "no".

  • A new TextSelectColor parameter is introduced, allowing you to define the color that an entry should be painted after it has been clicked. Its default is 00FF00 (green).

  • You can define an entry to be shown as selected when CoolStrip starts, using a new HighlightedEntry parameter. When set to "0" (its default), no entry will be preselected. If you include this parameter and set its value to the number of one of your entries, that entry will be selected on startup.


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