Terminology

Element

A generic name that describes any Main Menu, Submenu or Item

Main Menu

The first group of items forming the initial menu

Submenu

Any group of items linked to a parent item

Header/Footer

Header is the top part of a Main Menu/Submenu. Bottom applies for the Footer.

Item

A selection that opens a submenu or a specified URL (or executes a Javascript command)

Child of element [A]

An element that directly derives from the element [A]

Ex: Submenu4 is a child of Item2

Ex: Item5 is a child of Submenu4

Ex: Item6 is a child of Submenu4

Parent of element [A]

The element from which the element [A] directly derives

Ex: Item2 is the parent of Submenu4

Ex: Submenu4 is the parent of Item5

Ex: Submenu4 is the parent of Item6

Theme Gallery

A collection of ready-made themes to apply to your menus.

See also: Apply Theme to menu

Style

The appearance and behavior properties of the element. Multiple items may use the same style.

Content

The specific text, image, etc. of the element.

Element Clipboard

Where the selected element is stored after a Cut or Copy.

See also: Copy Item/Submenu

The .awm, "menu definition" file:

This is the file type that AllWebMenus understands as a menu project. Let's say that you design a menu and you save it as mainmenu.awm. This file contains the definition of the menu elements along with its structure and can be opened by AllWebMenus for further development. This .awm file does not have to be placed in your web site's directory structure as it does not take part in the menu generation process (see below).

The .js, "compiled menu" file:

After finishing with your mainmenu.awm definition file, you need to compile it into a format understandable by the Javascript menu-building Libraries. Let's say that you compile it as mainmenu.js. This javascript file has to be placed in your web site's directory structure as it takes part in the menu generation process (usually the compiled menu is placed at root). Do not mistakenly compile it inside the C:\Program Files\AllWebMenus directory or any other working directory. The compiled menu is part of your uploaded WEB structure and therefore it should only be located there.

The "awmdata" folder:

This is the folder where the following elements are placed upon compilation:

- the awmlibX.js Javascript menu-building Libraries.

- the dot.gif  image file.

- the images used in the menu design (if any).

The dot.gif image file:

This is a required file used to implement the cross-browser rendering of the menu. It is located inside the awmdata directory along with the awmlibX.js libraries. If missing, a small line will appear on the left side of every menu item and the menu may not show properly in some browsers.

The awmlibX.js, "Javascript menu-building Libraries":

(click here for definition)

The "menu-linking code":

(click here for definition)

Note: The awmmenupath.gif file is now obsolete (v4.2+ only).