Specifies how the buttons are to be arranged. There are three options:

• Vertical Column of Buttons
  Buttons are automatically arranged in a column, the first button at the top. Each button is the Default Size and spaced according to the Horizontal and Vertical Spacing settings.
  

• Horizontal Row of Buttons
  Buttons are automatically arranged in a row, the first button at the left. Each button is the Default Size and spaced according to the Horizontal and Vertical Spacing settings.

• Specify Size and Position of Each Button
  Lets you arrange buttons however you like. You can move and resize buttons by using the handles on the The Button Editor Window. You can also set the total project size by resizing the Button Editor Window, or you can enter the project's pixel dimensions directly.
  

Specifies the size of the project in pixels. This option is only available if you have selected Specify Size and Position of Each Button. In other modes the project is resized automatically to fit all buttons made.

• Size
  The default size of all buttons if your buttons are auto-arranged in a column or row. New Text Buttons will also default to this size.

• Spacing
  The size of the gap between each button if you are auto-arranging buttons in a row or column. It has no effect if you are specifying the position of each button.

The X setting specifies the gap to the left and right of each button.
The Y setting specifies the gap to the top and bottom of each button.

Grids can be used to accurately position and size buttons. They are also useful for arranging buttons in a regular pattern.

• Snap to Grid
  If checked, buttons will "snap" into position, according to the grid spacing.

• Show Grid
  If checked, the grid is displayed as a pattern of dots. Each dot represents an intersection between vertical and horizontal grids.

• Color
  Specifies the display color of the grid.

• Spacing
  Specifies the distance in pixels between each grid line.
  The X setting specifies between horizontal grids.
  The Y setting specifies between vertical grids.

The project background may be either colored or a bitmap. Clicking on the Background Color swatch will display the Color Dialog where you can select a color or enter the RGB values of a color. The only bitmap formats supported by 1 Cool Button Tool are CompuServe GIF, and JPEG.

You can either type a bitmap name into the edit box, or click on the button to open the File Dialog Box.

Tip:
Background bitmaps may be used as interactive image maps, where the up states of any buttons are invisible, and buttons appear only when you move the mouse over them.

A background bitmap can be aligned in one of three ways:

• Center background bitmap
  The background bitmap is centered to the applet area.

• Scale background to fit applet
  The background bitmap is enlarged or reduced to fit the applet area.

• Tile background bitmap
  The background bitmap is tiled horizontally and vertically across the applet area. This is ideal for background textures and transparent textured buttons.

  The Offset specifies where the top-left corner of top-left tile is located. You can adjust this value to align the applet background with the background of the HTML page.

Note:
Java applets and Flash files cannot have transparent backgrounds.

This is a list of actions to perform when the project starts. Actions may include animations such as moves and transforms. For example, when the project starts you can use this list to slide buttons onto the applet area.

The 1cbt-logo.1cb sample illustrates how startup actions can be used.

See the Action and Animation topic for a list of actions available.

This is a global setting that prevents more than one sound being played at a time. By default, sounds are played to completion, and if a new sounds starts before another sound has finished, the sounds will be automatically mixed.

See also Button Sounds