Apple DVD Studio Pro 4 - Manual (Page 283)

The biggest drawback to setting navigation this way is that, unless you verify the
connections carefully, you can easily miss setting all four edges of all buttons, resulting
in some peculiar navigation.
Setting Button Navigation Manually with the Button Inspector
You can manually set each button’s navigation using the Button Inspector. You can also
change a button’s navigation that has been set with the Auto Assign feature.
To manually set button navigation
1 Select a button.
2 Click the Advanced tab in the Button Inspector.
3 In the Navigation area, open the pop-up menu for each direction (left, right, up, and
down) and choose the button that should be jumped to for each. Leave the setting at
“not set” if you do not want an action to occur when a viewer presses a particular arrow
button.
Each button’s settings are completely independent. The settings you make for one button
have no effect on the other buttons in the menu.
Setting Button Navigation with the Auto Assign Feature
The Auto Assign feature makes it easy to configure the button navigation for a menu.
You can also use it as a starting point for configuring your navigation, and then freely
adjust the settings it creates.
To use Auto Assign to set button navigation
1 Set up your menu as you want it, with its buttons in their final locations.
2 Choose Auto Assign Buttons Now from the Menu Editor’s Settings pop-up menu (or press
Command-Shift-D).
It’s important to understand that Auto Assign works with the buttons as they currently
exist on the menu. If you move, delete, or add buttons to the menu, you need to use
Auto Assign again to update the navigation.
Note: Using Auto Assign overrides any existing navigation settings. If you intend to
manually modify the settings Auto Assign creates, be sure you have all buttons in place
before using it. This reduces the risk of having to use Auto Assign again, and undoing
any modifications you may have made.
How Auto Assign Works
Auto Assign strives to configure the navigation in a logical manner. For example, pressing
a Right Arrow button on the remote control selects the button to the right (if there is
one). If a menu has a peculiar button layout, however, Auto Assign can produce surprising
results.
283 Chapter 13 Creating Menus Using the Standard Method