Copyright: © 1997 Infinite Pictures, Inc.
Citation: © 1997 Infinite Pictures, Inc.


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Hotspot Editor

Define Hotspot dialog box


Hotspot Editor

A hotspot is an area of the panorama that a user can select with a mouse click. You can use the Hotspot Editor to associate video or audio clips, World Wide Web links, or other actions with regions of the panorama image.

Here are some of the actions that you can perform within the Hotspot Editor:

Create a hotspot	Place the cursor at one corner of the desired hotspot area.  Click and hold down the right mouse button and drag the mouse to define the hotspot area.
Select a hotspot	Place the cursor anywhere within a hotspot rectangle, and click the right mouse button.
Delete a hotspot	Click the right mouse button inside the hotspot, then select Delete Hotspot from the menu.
Edit a hotspot	Click the right mouse button inside the hotspot, then select Edit Hotspot from the menu.  In the Edit Hotspot dialog box, make any changes.
Test a hotspot	Click the right mouse button inside the hotspot, then select Test Hotspot from the menu.
Test all hotspots	Select File > Tour All Hotspots.  This activates each hotspot in your panorama, one at a time.
Save your hotspots	Select File > Save.  Then navigate to the directory where you want to save your panorama file.
Reset to initial view	Select File > Reset Panorama.  This is useful when you've become lost or your view is inverted.
Set initial view	Select File > Set Initial View.  This sets the current view as the view that will be displayed initially in the SmoothMove viewer.
Open a panorama	Select File>Open, then navigate to select the panorama (.PAN) file where you'll be adding hotspots.
Navigate a panorama	To pan, hold down the left mouse button in the center of the window and move the mouse in the direction that you want to pan. To zoom, hold down the Ctrl key and left mouse button simultaneously, and move the mouse up (to zoom in) or down (to zoom out).


Define Hotspot dialog box

You use the Define Hotspot dialog box to define the action that will occur when a user clicks in a hotspot area.

Hotspot Description text box:  Provide the full path to the file that you want to associate with this hotspot.  You can associate any of the following files with a hotspot area:  avatar files (.AVT), audio files (.WAV), video files (.AVI), launchable applications (.EXE), other panoramas (.PAN), or URLs (for the SmoothMove Internet Browser Plug-In only).

Any file extension not listed here will be launched using the registered viewer.  For example, .DOC files will be viewed with Microsoft Word or Wordpad.

For a table of command-line options that you can include as part of the hotspot description, refer to the "Hotspots" section of your user's manual (available online from the Help menu).

Browse button:  Click this button to navigate to the directory containing the file that you want to associate with the hotspot area that you're defining.

OK:  Click to accept your choices and close the dialog box.

Cancel:  Click to discard your choices and close the dialog box.