/8/ dynamic menu bar

sound design

• menu over/hit sounds match bg music. produces "random" sound.
• sound fades out automatically (not everything has to be user-controlled or random)

explores mouseless interface

• select menu items by moving across large regions instead of clicking little buttons
• constrain user's action to a series of available options
• every click does something in menu mode...no missed clicks
• randomated text repositions itself (dynamic, based on original destination and speed of letters)
• further inspiration:
  • ssx menu

generated from a text file

• menu text *and* menu actions both loaded.
• easy update
• demo: menuItems.as
  • change element 1 of menuItems from "NEWS" to "GAMECUBE"
  • change element 1 of menuCommands from "news" to "http://cube.ign.com" (can be url or actionscript function)
  • remove elements from menuItems
• items are movie clips (not buttons) positioned based on width of letters (fixed width font makes measurement easy)
• handleMenuRollovers() function generates properly sized rollover graphics