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Simple Menu Bar
Introduction
A simple menu bar shows menu items of a navigation profile or in a menu document in the form of a horizontal or vertical bar. These items are determined by the Menu source and are either configured in the Navigation or a Menu.
Sub-items of menu items are not displayed by this widgets, that means the menu structure can only have one level. For more information on menu items and their properties, see Menu.
Properties
An example of a simple menu bar properties is represented in the image below:
Menu bar properties consist of the following sections:
Common Section
Design Properties Section
General Section
Menu Source
The items that are shown in the menu widget are determined by the Menu source. Possible menu sources are described in the table below:
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| Project navigation (default) | The menu items are taken from one of the profiles defined in the Navigation. |
| Menu document | The menu items are taken from a menu document. |
Profile
Only available when the Menu source is set to Project navigation. The Profile property specifies what Navigation profile is used for the widget.
Default: Responsive
Menu
Only available when the Menu source is set to Menu document. The Menu property specifies what Menu document is used for the widget.
Orientation
This property determines how the simple menu bar is laid out.
| Orientation | Description |
|---|---|
| Horizontal (default) | The menu items are next to each other and the images are above the captions. |
| Vertical | The menu items are underneath each other and the images are next to the captions. |