4 The entries parameter

This is a database table parameter. Please refer to 2.2 for a detailed explanation of database tables layout. In all the following examples we assume that the recordseparator is ^ and the fieldseparator is | .

Columns 5,6,7 and 8 are external keys who point to rows in other database tables. Column 5 is an external key for the links parameter, columns 6 and 7 are external keys for the images parameter and column 8 is an external key for the fonts parameter.

The entries table defines the hierarchical structure of your tree.

Column Name Type Default Range
0 Key String No default, obligatory field  
1 Text String No default, obligatory field  
2 List of linksprofiles Space separated string(s)    
3 Name of the icon in the images parameter when tab is selected String    
4 Name of the icon in the images parameter when tab is not selected String    
5 Font profile String "defaultfont"  
6 Tip/expansion (when tab is not selected) String   "auto" will enable auto expansion of containers
7 Tip (when tab is selected) String    
8 Status message (will be displayed on the browser’s status bar) String    

 

Column 0 is the (primary) key. This key will be used when referring to this record.

Column 1 is the text that will be displayed in your tab.

Column 2 defines the linkprofiles that should be activated when the user clicks on the entry. Multiple linkprofiles are supported and should be separated with a space character.
So clicking on an entry can trigger multiple links to different frames.

Column 3 contains the icon that will be displayed when the tab is not selected, column 4 when the tab is selected.

Column 5 defines the font used for the displayed text.

Column 6 and 7 define the contents of the tip that should be displayed if the pointing device is located above this entry and is inactive for a given period of time. Column 6 will be displayed if the tab is not selected, column 7 when tab is selected.

If column 6 contains the string "auto" then automatic expansion of tabs is activated.

Column 8 defines the contents of the status message that should be displayed if the pointing device is moved above this entry.

Some examples

<PARAM name="entries" value="
^a|tab nr. 1
">


<PARAM name=entries value="
^a|tab nr. 1
^b|tab nr. 2|||||Hi, I am a pop up tip!
^c|tab nr. 3
^d|tab nr. 4
">