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HockeyStats
Setting parameters
Parameters are used to give input to the applet. They can also be used to control the look and appearance of HockeyStats. The only parameters that have to be set are Datafile and TeamName. All the others can be skipped. If a parameter is not set it will (sometimes) be given a default value.
1. Datafile
- Description
- The name of the file that contains the data about the matches (here is a description of the
datafile). The filename is relative to the HTML-document.
- Default
- -
- Example
- <PARAM NAME=Datafile VALUE=myTeam.txt>
<PARAM NAME=Datafile VALUE=hockey/nhl/toronto.txt>
<PARAM NAME=Datafile VALUE=../../files/myData.txt>
2. TeamName
- Description
- The name of the team.
- Default
- -
- Example
- <PARAM NAME=TeamName VALUE="Toronto">
<PARAM NAME=TeamName VALUE="NY Rangers">
3. LeagueName
- Description
- Gives the name of the league. (This parameter is actually not used in the current version but it may be used in future versions of HockeyStats).
- Default
- -
- Example
- <PARAM NAME=LeagueName VALUE="NHL">
<PARAM NAME=LeagueName VALUE="Elitserien">
4. Season
- Description
- Gives the season of the league. This is a string and
it can be given in any format, for example: 1996-97, 96/97, 1997 etc. (This parameter is actually not used in the current version but it may be used in future versions of HockeyStats).
- Default
- -
- Example
- <PARAM NAME=Season VALUE="1996-97">
<PARAM NAME=Season VALUE="96/97">
5. Overtime
- Description
- Tells the applet that the league is using overtime when games are tied. If overtime is used an extra column will be shown in the Period section of the applet.
- Default
- False
- Example
- <PARAM NAME=Overtime VALUE=True>
6. ShotsIncludeGoals
- Description
- Decides if the shots given in the datafile are including or excluding the goals. If you set this parameter to true then the shots entered in the datafile should be including goals. If you set the parameter to false (or don't set it at all) the shots should be given excluding goals.
- Default
- False
- Example
- <PARAM NAME=ShotsIncludeGoals VALUE=True>
7. Image
- Description
- The name of the image that is to be used as a background image. As with Datafile the name of the imagefile is relative to the HTML-document. The image format should be either GIF or JPEG.
- Default
- -
- Example
- <PARAM NAME=Image VALUE="myPic.gif">
<PARAM NAME=Image VALUE=pics/toronto.jpg>
<PARAM NAME=Image VALUE=../../files/bgpic.gif>
8. ButtonPos
- Description
- With this parameter you can decide where to place the main buttons. Possible values are: TOP, BOTTOM, LEFT, RIGHT.
- Default
- LEFT
- Example
- <PARAM NAME=ButtonPos VALUE=TOP>
<PARAM NAME=ButtonPos VALUE=right>
9. HideBorder
- Description
- Give the value True if you don't
want a border drawn around the applet.
- Default
- False
- Example
- <PARAM NAME=HideBorder VALUE=True>
Color parameters
The following parameters can be used to change the colors of HockeyStats. Color values are specified in the same way as in HTML i.e. in hexcode. It's important to know that these parameters can behave very differently on different platforms and with different browsers. For instance, the ButtonCol and ButtonTextCol parameters don't work at all with version 3 and earlier of both Navigator and Internet Explorer on Win95. On those systems the buttons will always be gray. So if you use these parameters it's important that you test the applet on a couple of different systems because what might look nice on your system might not look so nice on other systems.
10. Backcol
- Description
- Sets the background color.
- Default
- White
- Example
- <PARAM NAME=Backcol VALUE=1a34ef>
11. Forecol
- Description
- Sets the foreground color. This is the color that controls (drop-down-boxes, radio buttons etc.) use.
- Default
- Black
- Example
- <PARAM NAME=Forecol VALUE=1a34ef>
12. Primcol
- Description
- Sets the primary drawing color. This color is used for most of the data that is drawn on the screen.
- Default
- Blue
- Example
- <PARAM NAME=Primcol VALUE=1a34ef>
13. Seccol
- Description
- Sets the secondary drawing color. This color is used for headlines and labels.
- Default
- Black
- Example
- <PARAM NAME=Seccol VALUE=1a34ef>
14. ButtonCol
- Description
- Sets the color of the main buttons.
- Default
- Light gray
- Example
- <PARAM NAME=ButtonCol VALUE=1a34ef>
15. ButtonTextCol
- Description
- Sets the color of the text in the main buttons.
- Default
- Black
- Example
- <PARAM NAME=ButtonTextCol VALUE=1a34ef>
16. ButtonSelectCol
- Description
- Sets the color of the rectangle that is drawn around the selected button.
- Default
- Blue
- Example
- <PARAM NAME=ButtonSelectCol VALUE=1a34ef>
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