=== Dock Menu FX === Contributors: flashxml Tags: images, photos, widget, post, plugin, posts, sidebar, free, flash, dock, menu, xml, scroll, auto, button, preloader, gallery, lightbox, roll, over, out, effect, thumb, image, portfolio, photos, images, as2, as3, photo, tooltip, vertical, horizontal Requires at least: 2.8.0 Tested up to: 3.0.1 Stable tag: trunk Probably the most advanced Dock Menu on the web. Completely XML customizable without any Flash knowledge. And it's free! == Description == You can incorporate the Dock Menu in any website for free without even using Flash. The alignment may be horizontal and vertical, customizable min and max images width and height, configurable spacing. You can also choose from three expanding directions and have an optional auto scrolling and multiple scrolling properties and speeds. It can be resized to the extent of 1680 x 1050 pixels. The tooltip is HTML formatted. Lightbox can easily be integrated for this menu. == Installation == Make sure your Wordpress version is greater than 2.8 and your hosting provider is using PHP5. 1. There are two files to download: [WordPress Plugin](http://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/dock-menu-fx.zip "Dock Menu FX Plugin") (that you have to install and activate) & [Free archive](http://www.flashxml.net/free/download/dock-menu.zip "Dock Menu FX") 2. Create a new folder inside your **wp-content** folder called **flashxml**, inside this folder create a new one called **dock-menu-fx** and copy the content of the **free archive** there 3. If you copied the **free archive** to a location different than the one above, go to **Dock Menu FX** from the **Settings** tab in your **WordPress Dashboard** and update the path accordingly 4. Add `[dock-menu-fx][/dock-menu-fx]` where you want the Flash to show up in your post/page 5. If you want to make the Dock Menu FX part of your theme, edit the template files and add `` where you want it to show up 6. Go to [FlashXML.net](http://www.flashxml.net/ "Free Flash Components") and [customize your Dock Menu FX](http://www.flashxml.net/dock-menu.html "Dock Menu FX") using the Live Demo. Generate the `settings.xml` text and use it to overwrite `wp-content/flashxml/dock-menu-fx/settings.xml` 7. To use your own images, upload them to `wp-content/flashxml/dock-menu-fx/images/` and update the `wp-content/flashxml/dock-menu-fx/images.xml` file accordingly = Additional settings file = To embed the Dock Menu FX more than once, you will need another settings file and (probably) another set of images. Let's assume your new file is called `settings2.xml`. Add `[dock-menu-fx settings="settings2.xml"][/dock-menu-fx]` where you want the Flash to show up in your post/page. If you made the Flash part of your theme, add the file name as **the first argument** of the `dockmenufx_echo_embed_code()` function call (for example ``). = No Flash support text = To support visitors without Adobe Flash Player, you can provide alternative content by adding the text between `[dock-menu-fx]` and `[/dock-menu-fx]`. If you made the Flash part of your theme, add the text as **the second argument** of the `dockmenufx_echo_embed_code()` function call (for example ``). = If you have PHP4 = To make it work with PHP4, add `[dock-menu-fx width="600" height="300"][/dock-menu-fx]` where you want the Flash to show up in your post/page. If you made the Flash part of your theme, add the width and height as **the third and fourth argument** of the `dockmenufx_echo_embed_code()` function call. Don't forget to provide your own width and height values, since 600 and 300 are just examples. = Getting rid of the FlashXML.net label = To remove the FlashXML.net label from the top-left corner you'll need to buy the [paid package](http://www.flashxml.net/dock-menu.html "Dock Menu FX"). Once you'll do that, simply use the SWF file from the paid package to overwrite the SWF file from the `wp-content/flashxml/dock-menu-fx/` folder. == Screenshots == 1. The Live Demo on [FlashXML.net](http://www.flashxml.net/dock-menu.html "Dock Menu FX") is the utility that helps easily customize your Dock Menu FX to fit all your needs.