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- * CoolMap(F1.0) *
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- * Written by Mark Qian *
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- CoolMap is a Java applet which works as an image map.
- It is COOL because it not only works as an image map
- but also comes with a built-in design center which
- makes image map design and maintenance visible.A
- sound will also be played when mouse is moved over
- a particular hot area. The corresponding URL will
- be opened when clicking at a hot area.
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- Parameters:
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- whatWare - There are two values:
- AdWare - Only limited function will be provided in Adware.
- Features like tooltips is not supported in Adware.
- evaluteShareware - This value is set to allow you evalute this applet with
- full-feature. The full-feature of the applet will be supported
- during the period other than business hours. That is, all the
- functions in the Adware are available at a period 7:00PM - 7:00AM.
- You can use your own parameters during that period. But during
- the period 7:00AM - 7:00PM, the URL will be replaced by author's home URL.
- If you like to have all these features available full-time,
- you need to download the shareware version and register it to
- get the Registration Code to unzip the shareware package.
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- mode - There are two values:
- design - You can design you image map in this mode. After clicking at
- "Generate HTML Script"button when you finish your design, you
- can get the ready-to-plug-in HTML script in "HTML Scropt" field
- at the bottom of Coolmap Design Center. Copy and Paste it to
- your page.
- map = This is the regular mode when the map is pluged in to your page.
- The mode in HTML script generated by Coolmap Design Center will
- be set to "map".
- imageWidth - The width of your image which is used as the map.
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- imageHeigth - The heigth of your image which is used as the map.
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- hintWidth - The width of tool tips window.
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- fontHeight - The heigth of tool tips window.
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- mapImage - File name of the image which is used as the map.
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- hot_area1 - The infor about hot area 1
- hot_area1 - The infor about hot area 2
- ...
- hot_arean - The infor about hot area n
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- To place it into your page for FREE, you need to
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- A). Run setup.exe to rename class files. Because
- PKUNZIP will extract the class file, coolmap.class,
- to coolmap.CLA, you have to RENAME the class file to
- coolmap.class. Similarly, rename the rest
- of *.CLA to *.class. Then place coolmap.class
- in the place you want.
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- NOTE: ALL THE NAMES OF CLASS HAS TO BE IN LOWER CASE.
- THEY ARE CASE SENSITIVE!!
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- B). Open TEST_CM.HTM with your browser locally.
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- C). Design your own image map
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- To use CoolMap's Design Center to generate HTML script which calls CoolMap for you with your hot areas,
- you need to
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- 1). Set parameter mode in you HTML script that call CoolMap to Design. Then run the script with a browser
- (You have done this).
- 2). Select the Edit mode in Mode section.
- 3). Point your mouse cursor to a point where you like to use as the first point of the hot area. Press left
- mouse button and drag to the second point. Then release mouse button.
- 4). Click at next point.
- 5). Repeat step 4 until you finished all the points which limit the hot area.
- 6). Edit content of tooltips.
- 7). Edit URL address. This URL will be opened when the hot area is clicked.
- 8). Select an audio file for the hot area. This audio file will be played when mouse cursor moves over the hot area.
- 9). Click at button label 'Click When Done Edit'.
- 10). Click at button label 'Generate HTML Script'.
- 11). Select the content in the text area at the bottom label 'HTML Script' using mouse
- 12). Select Edit and Copy from the pull-down manu of broser to copy the HTML script to clipboard.
- 13). Paste the content of clipboard to an empty text file named, say test.htm. Then browse test.htm with your browser.
- If you see what you want, insert the HTML script to your page.
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- Done!! Easy and quickly done!!";
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- Go Mark's Home Page(http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/mark_qian) to see more exciting applets!
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