Avail Desktop Instructions | |
Introduction | |
Avail Desktop is a Java Applet designed to create the look and feel of a windows desktop on a web page. It is very secure and cannot access any information on the computer which launches it. Each icon on the desktop corresponds to a valid URL web address. Click on the icon and the address will be launched in three settings: Replace the current window, Create a new window, Create a window in a frame. The default is to create a new window. | |
Requirements | |
This program requires a web browser capable of running Java Version 1.1 or higher. The browser must be able to take advantage of frames to see the frames feature. | |
Avail Desktop Parameter Settings | |
There are a number of settings that can be
set differently for each desktop. Use an editor like Notepad to
make changes.
Background - Controls the background color for the desktop. <PARAM NAME = "Background" VALUE = "5"> 0 - black, 1 - blue, 2 - green, 3 - red, 4 - gray, 5 - white (default), 6 - yellow, 7 - orange, 8 - pink Showstyle - sets the style for launching a URL address window. <PARAM NAME = "Showstyle" VALUE = "0"> 0 - show a new window (default), 1 - replace current window, 2 - show in right window (frame), 3 - show in left window (frame). Labelcolor - Controls the label color for the icons. <PARAM NAME = "Labelcolor" VALUE = "0"> 0 - black (default), 1 - blue, 2 - green, 3 - red, 4 - gray, 5 - white, 6 - yellow, 7 - orange, 8 - pink Width - The width in pixels (screen dots) of the desktop in an HTML page. (Recommended to match the settings for the Applet.) <PARAM NAME = "Width" VALUE = "XXX"> Height - The height in pixels (screen dots) of the desktop in an HTML page. (Recommended to match the settings for the Applet.) <PARAM NAME = "Height" VALUE = "XXX"> Site(X) - A group of URL web addresses linked to an icon. VALUE = X screen location, Y screen location, site number, Label name, URL address| (repeat).............. <PARAM NAME = "Site(X)" (Eval. has sites 1 - 4) (Full Version 1 - 25) VALUE" = 185,1,3,Yahoo,http://www.yahoo.com|265,80,3,Amazon,http://www.amazon.com">
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