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Build menu from xml with RotationMENU CS (AS3)

Author: Digicrafts Last Update: 08/04/2008

Example will included in the download product zip , in the directory "exampl/xml menu".

1. Prepare custom xml and image.

Prepare your image and save in a directory. Below show the suggestion directory structure.

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Prepare your xml.

Structure of the custom xml.

<items id = "items">

<item path = "cover/1.jpg" width = "128" height = "128" type = "bitmapfile">
<link></link>
</item>

.....

<item path = "cover/10.jpg" width = "128" height = "128" type = "bitmapfile">
<link></link>
</item>

</items>

Description of the each custom xml node.

Node	Atrribute	Description
Item	name	The name of the asset use to build the menu item.
	width	Width of the bitmap. Ignore when type is "movieasset".
	height	Height of the bitmap. Ignore when type is "movieasset".
	type	The type of the asset define in name which use to build the menu item. "movieasset" - it is a class name for movieclip "bitmap" - it is a class name for bitmap "bitmapfile" - it is a filename of an external image
link	-	The link of each item when getURL function enabled