Technology
Mercury-UI includes advanced user-interface creation tools, designed specifically for these leading development frameworks and technologies:
- ASP.NET
- ASP
- JSP
- Stand-alone HTML Development
Controls
Each supported platform includes controls for creating an intuitive navigational structure:
Cross-Browser Support
Browsers are automatically detected and DHTML is rendered accordingly. See individual product details for more on cross-browser support.
Client-side and Server-side
Mercury-UI Enterprise Suite includes both client-side and server-side technologies, so you can make the best design decision for your project.
If a project is best suited for client-side development, then use the included Studio design-time applications for creating and compiling .js files.
If a project is best suited for server-side programming, then use the included run-time objects for the supported platforms, natively built as .NET Assembly DLLs, COM DLLs or JavaBeans.
ASP.NET Development Features
Each control has flexible programming options:
- Program the objects in any available .NET language, stand-alone or with the included tools.
- Load & save state using XML or our own binary state format.
- Manage state in a file or a memory stream.
- Postback server events.
- Cache the objects on the server.
- Cache the DHTML on the client.
ASP Development Features
Each control has flexible programming options:
- Highest reliability and speed (written in VC++ without MFC or ATL dependencies).
- Program the objects in ASP using VBScript or JScript (samples of both included), or use the included Studio editor.
- Load & save state using or our own binary state format.
- Cache the DHTML on the client.
JSP Development Features
- Each control has flexible programming options:
- Fully programmable objects with the ability to run in any JSP Compatible environment.
- Cache the DHTML on the client.
- Load state from a binary file generated by the Studio applications.
Stand-alone HTML Development
Navigation
Navigation is a crucial part of the sites you develop. Mercury-UI includes two advanced tools for creating an intuitive navigational structure:
WebMenu Studio
PanelBar Studio
Cross-Browser Support
Browsers are automatically detected and DHTML is rendered accordingly. See individual control details for more on cross-browser support.
The Studio Interface
The Studio's interface is designed with the developer in mind. A menu's structure is created and organized in the Objects window. For each object selected in this window, a list of options is presented in the Properties window. This provides a consistent and rapid technique for designing a menu.
Compiling the menu is simple and fast. Just set the path information in "Project Settings..." and you'll be ready to compile the menu with the click of the mouse. Compiling only takes a split second.
On-the-fly Preview Window
The on-the-fly preview window uses Microsoft Internet Explorer to perform HTML rendering. The performance aspects of our component design makes it possible for us to instantaneously update the Preview window when you make changes.
Built for Performance
Once added to your page, the JavaScript code automatically detects the browser type at run-time and downloads only the necessary browser-based .js file for the best possible bandwidth savings. Once downloaded, this .js file is cached by the browser, minimizing redundant request.
