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LiveWire Overview
LiveWire is a three-level animated menu system designed for use horizontally (for example, in a top or bottom navigation frame). The 'first level' consists of menu captions, similar to the standard OS-style menubar. When the mouse moves over a caption, a column of Items slides into view (the 'second level'). Moving the mouse over an item causes a row of Subitems to appear (the 'third level').LiveWire also contains an optional 'status bar' area where related messages can be displayed as the mouse moves over menu items. The fonts and colors for all text in all states can be selected, along with a number of design and behavioral options such as vertical & horizontal spacing, line and fill colors, and the character(s) used as the separator between subitems. LiveWire takes its name from the lines with dual scrolling 'markers' that follow the mouse's movements in the applet, but these features (and all others) are fully customizable or can be switched off individually.
NEW IN v1.10: This version adds a SelectedCaption parameter, allowing a first-level caption's items to be shown when LiveWire starts. The default is '0', for backward compatibility, meaning that no caption will be selected at startup.
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