"Changeable" portions within linked panos

[Brett Horton]

OK guys/Gals,
I have searched but have not found my particular answer.
I have a situation where I need to have the same overall skin for many panos (linked to each other within the same original pano) but one element needs to be specific to each different pano (again linked within the original)
For instance, I have a golf course that we are working with and I have a slider from off screen to on screen in the lower left that needs to change with each new pano (hole) to show specifics of each new hole (tea markers)
Understand my questions?
I understand how to create skin id's with text hotspots (one of Karen's tutorials) but can't seem to make what I want work.....

Here is a link to the test page so you can see what I mean:

http://www.vistaaerials.com/images/flas ... /test.html

Thanks in advance!

[Brett Horton]

By lack of response, is it even possible?

[phil007]

Brett,

Nice aerial panos! I'll be shooting a few this spring once the vegetation greens up.

Instead of linking the swf file maybe it would work by linking to the html file. You might have to insert the scene in an iFrame so that you don't need to refresh all the graphics on the page. I'm just brain storming here because I just started experimenting with Pano2VR and will be trying to do the same thing over the weekend.

Phil

[Brett Horton]

Thanks! This is just for example, obviously the coarse does not look very good!
Yeah I though of that as a final fix, but trying to keep it as fast as possible.
Plus, not sure how to "just" update the I-Frame?
Any Suggestions?

[Hopki]

Hi Re your first post
There are a couple of ways of doing this, but I think this is the simplest way.
You can use an unused User Data place holder to load an image.

See Example Open the Information box and move to a new room to see it working, I have used swf files but you can input pictures.

In the case of the example I used the “Information” text field in the User Data tab as I was not using it. For a picture I would enter:

<img src="Pot Test.jpg" hspace="0" vspace="0" width="150" height="150">

This will load a picture called Tea Pot.jpg in a 150 x 150 window.

Now, in your slide in and out information box place a text box the size of the picture and in its text field enter the place holder, $ui.

The place holder $ui will call whatever picture in the User Data Information field, which can change from pano to pano.

This way dynamically loads pictures, and they don’t have to be apart of the Skin keeping the file size down.

Regards
Hopki

[Brett Horton]

Awesome!
I will try it shortly!

[thomas]

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The place holder $ui will call whatever picture in the User Data Information field, which can change from pano to pano.
This way dynamically loads pictures, and they don’t have to be apart of the Skin keeping the file size down.

WOW! This is smart!!! I never envisioned (or planed) this kind of use, but for sure it will work this way.

[Hopki]

Thanks T & E

[erik leeman]

You cleverdicky! That's a brilliant idea!
It should also work with .swf's I gather, here new exiting possibilities present itself!
Whoheeee!

Erik

[Hopki]

Hi Erik the above example is using swfs for the slide show.
So all good.
Regards
Hopki

[erik leeman]

I have used swf files but you can input pictures

Dooooohhh!



Erik

[Brett Horton]

Thanks for your detailed explanation but...
Where is the "information" text field in the user data tab?
I have placed the info in the "text" field under text properties after first drawing a text box? Is this correct?
Just not quite getting it, sorry for the ignorance!

[Hopki]

Hi Brett
When you first open Pano2VR you will see User Data Modify button, second one up from the bottom. Clicking on this opens the User Data window, again second one up from thr bottom is the Information field. You could use any of the User Data field that you don’t use, you just have to use the correct place holder in the text box.

Information = $ui
Author = $ua
Comment = $uc
Date & Time = $ue

And so on.

Regards
Hopki

[Brett Horton]

Again thanks, got it,
But..........
Still no joy....
I have defined a button with the source and action of : Mouse Click - Show Element - $ui (and also tried just the word information) neither work.
I have tried it without any buttons defined etc....
Thanks for your patience!
Do you have a sample gssk file you might post?

[Hopki]

Ok
I am at the moment replying to another PM which may take some time, but I will as soon as I can.
Hopki