Requirements for HandlerMenu tool xtra for Director
Adobe Director authoring environment
There is one version, which uses BuddyMenu Xtra from Gary Smith, the maker of many great Xtras, like for example the indispensable BuddyAPI Xtra. Get the latest version at: http://www.mods.com.au/BudMenu/index.htm
The new version 1.0, uses the OSControl Xtra as default to draw the menu, as BuddyMenu Xtra has a bug, which OSControl apparently hasn't. You can download a demo version of the OSControl Xtra here. You will need to install this in your Xtras folder before using the HandlerMenu tool.
You do not need a licence for the OSControl Xtra in order to use the HandlerMenu tool xtra as a Movie In A Window. You will only need to purchase a licence for the OSControl Xtra if you wish to save changes to the *.dir version of the HandlerMenu.
"So, what does this above blurb with the two different versions mean for me?"
Just use the compiled version of HandlerMenu (HandlerMenu.dcr) and don't worry about that blurb. You do not need anything other than the OSControl Xtra in your xtras folder. This will bring up a message at launch of director, that it runs in demo mode, but since you do not author content with OSC, you do not need to worry. The only advantage of messing around with the source is to add/remove/change the "built-in" utilities handlers. Anyway, as stated above, if you want to do serious director work, you should really consider buying the OSControl Xtra!
In order to open the script editor and highlight the match (selecting a handlername in the menu while pressing the Option/Alt key) the UIHelper xtra (Windows: JavaUiHelper.x32) is required. The UIHelper Xtra is one of the standard Xtras, which were delivered with Director until version 8, as part of the 'save as java' xtra components. The UIHelper xtra is also in the standard-install of Director MX and MX2004. Director 8.5 is missing the xtra, but fortunately the UIHelper Xtra from version 8 works with 8.5 as well. If you use "HandlerMenu" with D 8.5, copy the UIHelper Xtra from previous versions over to your D 8.5 Xtras folder. Note: You need to have the java components installed in Director 8 for the UIHelper Xtra (Windows: JavaUiHelper.x32) to appear in your xtras folder. You'll find the installer on your D8 CD (Mac: run 'Install Java Components' from the rootlevel of the D8 CD; Windows: run setup.exe which is contained in the folder 'Java Components' on the root level of the D8 CD).
Some of the built-in "Utility" handlers also require Xtras. These are mostly the standard Xtras, but some handlers require Valentin Schmidts great Shell Xtra. Get it at: http://staff.dasdeck.de/valentin/xtras/shell/
Since this movie is an opensource project you can put your own Utility handlers into it, which may require other xtras.
