FastMenu 6.0

FastMenu 6.0 is an application for you to create clean, crisp Autorun/ Autostart menus for CDs which are well presented with a graphic displayed at the top and a column of buttons below. FastMenu requires minimum effort and time to set up, but gives very professional results.

With FastMenu users can create simple or complex menu systems with the option of sub-menus; sound effects for menu start or change; commandline arguments; button spacing; individual button sizing, viewer installation menus and more. FastMenu offers two methods to assist both new and experienced users with quickly creating a menu: a friendly wizard with step-by-step instructions or a menu editor where changes can be viewed immediately. Button commands can perform various actions, which include:

• Open a document (or file) in the user's viewer.
• Open a document (or file) in your viewer.
• Start an application, with the option of passing a commandline argument.
• Open a directory in MS Windows Explorer.
• Open an Internet site in the user's browser.
• Send an email to a specified address, optionally setting the subject of the email.
• Open another menu (a sub-menu)
• Show a message to the user in a Windows messagebox.
• Do no action, but play your "noaction.wav" sound.
• Exit the menu.

For advanced users, each button also has the ability to start an application and pass commandline arguments to the application. With the addition of a CD-Drive variable to pass the correct drive letter in the commandline argument, this program is well suited to users who wish to provide a functional viewer from the CD.

An expiry date feature can be added to inform your users when the CD is out of date. This can be great for catalogue CDs, pricelists, product brochures, company or personal resumes, even material such as training and certification programs.

The button heights can be individually adjusted, to allow the emphasis of your most important buttons. The form sizes itself around your graphic, so no set size of graphic is needed. The buttons size themselves to be the same width as the image, giving an elegant, clean look.

To get you up and running in a minimum time and with the lowest learning curve, the program comes with a Wizard (within the Menu Editor). Creating an Autorun/ Autostart CD is simple, just move through the Wizard where helpful information is displayed at each step and in no time you will have your menu up and running. At any time you can return to the Menu Editor to make further changes to your menu.

The FastMenu Menu Editor enables you to interactively set up or alter your menu, as well as add more advanced functions. The program also supports nested menus, meaning you can include submenus, subsub menus, etc. All menu elements are changeable upon menu swapping (including the main image). The Menu Editor also supports drag and drop menu file opening, for easier menu creation and editing

Major Features:

1. Let you create clean, crisp Autorun/ Autostart menus for CDs
2. Minimum effort and time to set up required, but very professional results given
   
3. Allow users to make simple or complex menu systems with the option of sub-menus; sound effects for menu start or change; commandline arguments; button spacing; individual button sizing, viewer installation menus and more.
4. Provide two methods to assist both new and experienced users with quickly creating a menu: a friendly wizard with step-by-step instructions or a menu editor where changes can be viewed immediately.
5. Button commands cando a lot of actions
6. Allow you to interactively set up or alter your menu, as well as add more advanced functions.
7. Support nested menus, so you can include submenus, subsub menus, etc.
8. All menu elements changeable upon menu swapping (including the main image).
9. Drag and drop menu file opening supported by the Menu Editor for easier menu creation and editing

All New Version! Comprehensively upgraded to include our latest functions. These include:

• Redesigned software now makes it even easier to create an elegant, professional menu quickly.
• New Menu Editor allows you more freedom than ever, even resizing your image/s to you desired size for your menus.
• New button dividers allow you to group your buttons!
• Now place your menu in any of eleven screen positions.
• New animation options allow you to animate through your images randomly.
• Completely redeveloped, now autorun your disc with only two files!
• Compile your entire autorun menu system into one EXE, requiring no other files or DLLs to run.
• Designed for the latest operating systems, while retaining compatibility with previous windows operating systems.
• Even faster searching and execution.
• New internal compression reduces the size of your menus and autorun application considerably.
• New Tips help you understand the software and guide you.
• Greater compatibility when deploying discs worldwide.
• Fully supports Windows themes (when running under an OS that supports them).
• Fully upgraded Help system compatible with Windows Vista.