other kind of compass

[discocandy]

anyone an idea how we can create something like this in FPP???

http://www.erikleeman.com/HTM/english-showpano-large.html?pano=06-06-06-Saldes-Castell-pano02-1024x768
(choose flash version. pano2vr.)
I like this very very much!!

[PauloGGPX]

Hi Disco :)

looks nice, but not that practical, at least to the kind of tours I do (indoors), for the regular person there's no need to know they're looking at 40є north ;)
But for the country side panoramas it could be interesting...
just my 0.2€

But, you can do this with a local connection querying the pan value and sliding a bar accordingly.

[Trausti Hraunfjord]

Hah!! this is EXACTLY (apart from the on/off button) the same kind of compass I ordered from my second programmer a couple of weeks ago. He's finished making the primary compass (a traditional one that can be used for floor plans etc) and this horizontal one is still in the works (on hold due to other projects).

So you will see this in a future release.

Damn... there I hoped to have something unique... but it's not bad having something that is good.

[PauloGGPX]

Nice news Tuddi :)
here's my experiment
http://www.gogopixel.pt/?id=260908
the left side animations and buttons is a single swf, this way I can recycle it in other tours ;)

the basis for a horizontal compass is allready there, insted of using the rotation propriety you need to use the x position of the compass.

Tuddi if you need help, you know my email ;)

[Trausti Hraunfjord]

Thanks Paulo. Will give you a nudge if the need arises.

[Moomintroll]

Hi Paulo,

You make the following sound quite simple: But, you can do this with a local connection querying the pan value and sliding a bar accordingly.
...but being a Flash/FPP newbie I was wondering what a 'local connection' looks like and where it would occur (AS3 script, html page or xml file?).

If it does what think it does, it might just answer my question about triggering hotspots with a pan value rather than a mouseover.

I agree with your comment about 'not for regular people' but I can think of one or two applications linked to practical map reading that might benefit.

Oh yes, and great interface work on that experiment BTW!

Yours ever,
John

[PauloGGPX]

Hi John,

been playing around

but I came around a big problem, to make the rotation proportional I need to know the width of FPP (700px in this case). but I can't seem to retrieve it :( so in this case it's hard coded into the swf. Anyone knows how we can get the stageWidth?

I'm going to turn this into a plugin instead of a spot object, maybe I can even smooth out the compass movement.

[nidrig]

but I came around a big problem, to make the rotation proportional I need to know the width of FPP (700px in this case). but I can't seem to retrieve it :( so in this case it's hard coded into the swf. Anyone knows how we can get the stageWidth?


hi,

try this, if AS3:

stage.stageWidth
stage.stageHeight

cu

[PauloGGPX]

Hi nidrig,

been there ;) but thanks.
works fine when tested in flash IDE but gives null error when inside FPP :(

well, I'm turning this to a plugin, I'll post my results in a few moments :)

[PauloGGPX]

ok thanks to Nidrig the smart hotspot version is fully operational ;)

And I finished the first draft of the plugin version:
http://go360.gogopixel.pt/fppcompass/
This is a LOT smother than the smart hotspot version.

I'll clean this up and post it here if there's interest, any suggestion of to add to this are welcome ;)

[discocandy]

Cool to see this come alive.

For me I was thinking about the posibility to add hotspots to that compass.
when you click it it would load a new panorama.

also the possebillity to change the design (color, Font, size)

But wel done... wel done for sure :)

[Florent]

No more to say !!!

Discocandy said it all !

[Trausti Hraunfjord]

Paulo/Nidrig.

NICE work! ... not to mention QUICK!

[discocandy]

also the possebillity to change the design (color, Font, size)



I mean inside the xml on this one so I can use different styles inside one tour if wanted.


but I am already very happy!!

[discocandy]

@ Paulo.

still working on this plugin??

regards,

Freddy

[PauloGGPX]

Hi Freddy/All,

I'm overwhelmed with work, we're also a Design Studio, and Christmas is a busy busy time ;)

I'm working in making it skinable, but I need more time...
The way I'm doing it it loada a external flash file with the visual elements, that way you can edit to suit your needs, that will be version 1.0 ;)

Version 2.0 will be the thumbnails links rotating alongside the "compass" :)
This weekend I'll give more news

[discocandy]

thnx for your answer Paulo. it is just a question :)
no hurry at all;)

[buruno]

Hello Paulo,

Is there a way I can get (buy) your first version of this compass plugin?

Thanks,

Bruno