The General Tab

The General Tab holds the general parameters that configure the menu.

If you're using built in skins you can have the menu set up just by filling in the parameters on the current tab. The other tabs contain more in depth customization parameters and you'll probably have no need to change them.

As you can see it has two main areas: one where you can set the Menu structure and one where you can choose the skin you want to use.

Defining the menu structure is a very easy job, but for more details on this topic, please consult the “How to define a menu structure” help file.

In the Menu Style section you are asked to choose a skin (4) and define its style by changing the colors using the given color pickers (5)(6). For both the menu and the submenu the user can set a main color and a highlight color (that will be used for the highlighted elements). Styling is applicable to all skins that come in the package, but not for user-defined skins.
If you want to use your own skin, do write the name of your skin in the text area (4). For more information about skins, please read the “Create a custom skin” help files.

Once the tab is filled in, the parameters from other tabs are filled with default values depending on the chosen skin.

After filling in the current tab you have to option to remain with the default values that are automatically generated, or go change the layout options, the menu animations or the text related properties.

GENERAL TAB
No.	Parameter	Description
Menu Structure
1	Click here to edit the menu structure	Click to open the menu structure editing window. You can read more on defining the menu structure in the "How to define a menu strucuture" section of the documentation.
Menu Style
2	Click here to open the preview mode	By clicking on this link, a preview window will appear; you'll be able to preview any changes made to the menus. ! The preview mode only works for the skins that come with our product, so your own custom skins won’t be previewed as well. ! for more details, see : The Preview Window help file.
3	Click here to edit advanced skin options	By clicking on this link you will be led to a window for advanced resizing options regarding your skin. Consult help files to learn more about resizing and how does it work.
4	Skin	Enter the skin name you’re using.
5	Main Menu Color	Choose a color or enter a color value to change the main menu’s color and highlight color. First color picker is for the main color and the second is for the highlight color.
6	Submenu Color	Choose a color or enter a color value to change the submenu’s color and highlight color. First color picker is for the main color and the second is for the highlight color.
7.	Default Skin Colors	When checked means that the menu will have the default colors. Changing any menu or submenu color will uncheck the “Use Default Skin Colors” option.
8.	Default Skin Dimensions	When checked means that user’s dimension settings won’t be taken into consideration when dealing with built-in skins instead the menu will be rendered at the optimal size.

See also:

The Layout Tab, The Animations Tab, The Text Tab, The Presets Tab