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The New Vortex ButtonMenu |
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Written by Administrator
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Wednesday, 31 January 2007 |
The ButtonMenu is a new menu style based on the advanced SplitMenu used in Sporticus. The twist however is that that the first level of menu options is rendered as a configurable list of button images. We supply 20 buttons in both "on" and "off" states plus blanks for each color variation.
The ButtonMenu was created expressly for the Vortex template to address a need for a very visual menu that lent itself well to a portal style design. This is the primary navigation choice for Vortex and with the included blanks you are able to create any buttons you wish for you particular application.
The ButtonMenu menu type will be activated by default when you install your Vortex template
 Designating Your Buttons
Vortex includes 20 buttons with unique icons to serve a host of different purposes. You can easily change the buttons that are displayed on your site from the configuration in the "index.php" file by changing the button labels in the array (b1, b2, etc) to the ones you desire to have show in your header.
$menu_buttons = array("b1", "b2", "b3", "b4", "b5")
The chart on the right shows the 20 different button icons available (b1-b20). Each color variation has its own button set to match the colors of the template, but uses the same icons in the center.
Each color variation also includes a "blank" button without an icon, to make it easy to create your own button icons.
If you want to customize the buttons beyond just changing the icons, or want change colors and other properties of the buttons; you can use the source PNG file for the buttons included the Vortex release which contains all of the editable buttons and icons as well as slices for easy exporting. You will need an image editor such as Adobe Fireworks for this type of customization.
Next: Setting and styling content to look like the Demo Example Content
All icons used in the buttons are part of several open GPL icon packs available for download on various icon sites. If you believe any of these icons are not GPL, please notify us and we will remove them.
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Last Updated ( Friday, 09 February 2007 )
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