Pinpoint Locator Map of World 3.5

Examples of customers

Variants of using a map locator

What's new

  • You can choose any color for a background or make a background transparent
  • Off/on sounds
  • Opportunity to add the image (format JPG, size 100*100 px) in popup window
  • Are improved an opportunity of work with the text comment
  • The opportunity to look XML file through in a browser is added
  • Add sounds
  • To make state absolutely inactive, it is necessary that the parameter link was empty
  • It is possible to set name of a XML-file as parameter in HTML a code.
  • Support of frames is added. You can specify the target frame for transition at a click on states.
    (See example - http://www.fla-shop.com/us_states/locator/example3/)
  • The size popup-windows now not fixed. This size is automatically defined on volume of the text. Now you can add in the description much more information.

Features

  • ease to use for everyone
  • small file size, low overhead (webtraffic)
  • innovative & unique Flash Map Interface
  • URL & PHP & Mysql linking
  • self selection of colors, look & feel, captions and more - all 100% customizable!
  • customization via XML; no flash modifications required
    Any setting can be achieved using an external XML file; this allows integration of a flash map into any application with easy and dynamic modification of map information
  • customization popup-windows and tooltip
  • compatible with all scripting languages like ASP, PHP, ColdFusion, Perl, etc.
    Use any programming language to create an XML source file and transfer it to your Flash object, or simply use an XML file from your server

Adjustment

All adjustments and customizations are made in the .XML file. It can be opened with an standard text editor, like Windows Notepad, Notepad++ or Macromedia Dreamveawer. Certainly, you can use any other web editors which are available at the market. The configurations and customizations are made on your local computer, after configuration and customization you must upload only the edited files to your webserver directory. Thats it!

  name_color="ffffff" Color of name of state
  name_shadow_color="000000" Color of shadow of a name
  name_font_size = "11" Font size
  background_color = "ffffff" Color of a background
  borders_color = "ffffff" Color of a borders
  popup_background_color = "ffffff" Color of a background of popup box
  popup_borders_color = "999999"   Color of a borders of popup box
  popup_text_color = "000000" Color of a text in popup box
  sounds = "on" On/off sounds
  animated_state = "on" On/off animated rollover effect
  gradient = "on" On/off gradient rollover effect


For each state it is possible to define the name, color, rollover color, link URL, the description (if it is necessary) and the target frame.

<state>
  <id>2</id>
  <name>Idaho</name>
  <link></link>
  <comment></comment>
  <color_map>0x7798BA</color_map>
  <color_map_over>0x366CA3</color_map_over>
  <frame>_top</frame>
  <image>photo.jpg</image>
</state>

<name>Idaho</name> Here the name of state which appears at hovering the mouse.
<link>http://www.fla-shop.com</link> The link at a click on this state. A kind of the link - http://www.yourdomen.com or http://www.yourdomen.com/page.html Or it is possible to define JavaScript.
<comment>This is description</comment> The text for a pop-up window at hovering the mouse on state. To begin a new stroke press "Enter", or use a code ||
<color_map>0x7798BA</color_map> Color of state in format RGB. For example dark blue - 0x0000FF. Use color picker.
<color_map_over>0x366CA3</color_map_over> Rollover color.
<frame>_top</frame> You can define the target frame for link. It is used, if it is necessary for you to open a new window of a browser, or to display the data in the frame, without reloading pages.
<image>photo.jpg</image> Name of a image file. It can be the image in the size 100*100 px (jpg). This image will be displayed in popup-window.
To setup a background transparent it is necessary to make parameter "background_color" equal 0.

Define coordinates of Your objects

Opportunities:
  • To add hotspots on a map
  • To choose type of hotspot (a point or an asterisk)
  • To add the name to hotspot
  • To add the description to hotspot
  • To add image to hotspot
  • To define coordinates of hotspot
  • To add link (url), attached to each hotspot
  • Use of the wysiwyg editor

    Addition of a point
    1. Enter the name of a new point.
    2. Click on a map in any place.

    Editing
    1. Click on a point.
    2. Edit the information.
    3. Click 'Update Map'.

    Moving
    1. Click and hold on point.
    2. Drag point.

    Removing
    1. Click on a point.
    2. Click 'Delete'.



    After modification it is necessary to copy a XML-code and to replace all code in a XML file .

    Installation of a map on a site

    This tag must appear on the page you want to show the flash-map.
    Copy and paste the following code to your website:

    Pay attention, that name of a XML-file is passed as parameter.

    Also you can use JAVASCRIPT for insert of SWF-object. More in detail about it
    http://blog.deconcept.com/swfobject/

    Color Picker

    Troubleshooting.

    The map displayed with a black background and interactive functions do not work.

    It is used wrong a html code for an insert flash object. Use the code which you can find on this page. Also this code can be found in a source code of a file *.html

    It is possible to use javascript for an insert flash object. http://blog.deconcept.com/swfobject/

    Why do I see a message prompting me to "click to activate and use this control" when I roll my mouse over a Flash animation?

  • http://www.adobe.com/designcenter/popular_topics/click_to_activate/
  • http://blog.deconcept.com/swfobject/
  • Fla-shop.com Licensing Information

      Single License
    Number of websites allowed one
    Cost $249 US
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    More maps and Information on website Fla-shop.com