cuppaTOC

Usage

• Please visit the index page to get the most recent version of this applet.
• Single-click on the 'doc' line to display the document. Each content line can have a targetframe name specified. For instance, clicking on the "Table of Contents" line displays the page in the "right_frame" whereas clicking on the "Conclusion" opens the document in the "_top" frame.
• Single-click on the 'folder' line to open/close. Note that when a folder item is clicked only the contents of that folder is displayed. This feature enables presenting a large number of content lines in a compact browser space without the need for scroll bars.
• Colors for the background, font, etc. can be modified through the applet params.

TestDrive

If you are interested in testing this applet at your site, here is the zip file, cuppatoc_try.zip (11K). This file can display upto 49 content lines. The registered version of the applet has no limits to the number of content lines.

Data Format

The applet reads data from the value of the applet tag param TOCDATA. Each content line data consists of four semicolon separated fields. Example:

   1; Applet Info; right_frame;cuppatocinfo.html

1. The first field (1) corresponds to the hierarchy level of the content line with the top level being 1, the next branch level being 2 etc.
2. The second field (Applet Info) is the content string that appears in the applet.
3. The third field (right_frame) is the targetframe name for the document corresponding to the content line. The targetframe name can be any user defined name or any one of (_self, _parent, _top, _blank). Specify 0 for the folder line.
4. The fourth field (cuppatocinfo.html) specifies the URL for the document. The URL can be relative or fully qualified. The URL must be 0 for the folder line.
5. The data for one content line is separated from that of the other with the separator character '|'.