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1. Just replace all png-s and task bar art with your own design (Figure Task bar style) and let eDition Administration to handle the position and set of buttons.
2. Build your own buttons with custom made ActionScripts. (Only for advanced users)

Scheme of task bar

eDition task bar is divided into three different parts. Left part is called: Men_buttons_left (7.2 - Library element). Central part is reserved for automatically made buttons: Men_buttons_center (7.3 - Library element). The alignment is handled by eDition Administration. And far right side is called: Men_buttons_right (7.4 - Library element).

Adding custom made buttons to the LEFT side

• Make sure to have enough space on the left side of the task bar. Use 9-slice left guideline.
• Add logo and some buttons to Library element (7.2): Men_buttons_left. Assign ActionScript commands to logo and those new buttons.
• Position x:0, y:0 is left top position of the task bar.
• Add the following code to frame 1 in your task bar: setEditionValue("customTaskBarButtons", "left").
• Check the result.

1. Men_buttons_left.

2. ActionScript on task bar, frame 1: setEditionValue("customTaskBarButtons", "left")
3. Preview art.

Adding custom made buttons to the RIGHT side

• Make sure to have enough space on the right side of the task bar. Use 9-slice right guideline.
• Add logo to Library element (7.4): Men_buttons_right. Assign your own ActionScript commands to logo.
• Position x:0, y:0 is right 9-slice guideline of task bar.
• Add the following code to frame 1 in your task bar: setEditionValue("customTaskBarButtons", "right").
• Check the result.

1. Men_buttons_right.

2. ActionScript on task bar, frame 1: setEditionValue("customTaskBarButtons", "right")
3. Preview art.

Adding custom made buttons to the LEFT and RIGHT side

• Make sure to have enough space on the left and right side of the task bar. Use 9-slice guidelines.
• Add logo to Library element (7.2): Men_buttons_left. Assign your own ActionScript commands to logo.
• Add some buttons to Library element (7.4): Men_buttons_right. Assign your own ActionScript commands to those new buttons.
• For Men_buttons_left element position x:0, y:0 is left top position of task bar. For Men_buttons_right position x:0, y:0 is right 9-slice guideline of task bar.
• Add the following code to frame 1 in your task bar: setEditionValue("customTaskBarButtons", "left,right").
• Check the result.

1. Men_buttons_left

2. Men_buttons_right

3. ActionScript on task bar, frame 1: setEditionValue("customTaskBarButtons", "left,right"
4. Preview art

Adding custom made buttons to the CENTRAL position

• Remember: by adding buttons to the central position you overwrite automatically generated buttons. So you have to create your own script and events to those new buttons. (Only for advanced users)
• Add some buttons to Library element (7.3): Men_buttons_center. Assign your own ActionScript commands to those new buttons.
• Position x:0, y:0 is left top position of task bar, but is depends on eDition Administration alignment parameter.
• Add the following code to frame 1 in your task bar: setEditionValue("customTaskBarButtons", "center").
• Check the result.

1. Men_buttons_center

2. ActionScript on task bar, frame 1: setEditionValue("customTaskBarButtons", "center")
3. Preview art.

Remember: by adding buttons to central position you overwrite automatically generated buttons. So you have to create your own script and events to those new set of buttons. Everything have to be controlled manually except controlling the alignment and size of the task bar. Those events are triggered when browser's size is changed.

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