ComboBox / Dropdown menu plugin available for testing

[cheathamlane]

This is a ComboBox or drop down menu plugin for FPP.

This will allow you to define the panorama names and links from within your FPP XML document. You won't need to hand-code a Flash ComboBox again! :) The panorama names you define show up as the label for the menu, and the links are used to load new panoramas into your presentation.

This plugin works like other FPP plugins -- you put it on a layer inside the <parameters/> element, then you give it some information in its own "<cl_dropdown_menu/>" element.

You can define:

* Width of the menu
* Height of the menu
* X and Y (left/top) position for menu
---- negative values (ex: -50) are figured from right and/or bottom edges of presentation
---- positive values (ex: 32) are figured from left and/or top edges of presentation
* Font for the menu
---- if font not installed on user's end, then it is whatever Flash defaults to
* Font size for the menu
* Font color for the menu
---- in format "000000" (no "0x" needed)
* Name that appears for each panorama on the menu
---- can include spaces or special characters
* Link to the respective panorama
---- can be local or on the Web
* Type of transition between panoramas
---- can be any of the standard FPP transition types
* Time for transition between panoramas
---- currently time/transition are for ALL panoramas
---- in the same format as for other FPP functions (ex: 1000 = 1 second)
* XML file loading (or not) for the panoramas
---- root: XML file is at at ROOT of tour
---- pano: XML is on same level as panorama file(s)
---- none: No XML
---- YourName: XML file is at some other place. Include path only. Note that xml will always have same filename as pano, unless "none"; also note that this is tour-wide: that is, whatever you define for xmlPath will happen for all of the panoramas. Include trailing slash "/" at end of path.
* Your panoramas

* Using capital letters, spaces or other characters is OK!

See example XML code below. If any parameter is omitted it has a default setting. Defaults are:

* Transition Time: 1000
* Transition Type: stripes
* XML Path: none
* Menu X: 20 (pixels from top left)
* Menu Y: 20 (pixels from top left)
* Menu Width: 150 pixels
* Menu Height: 22 pixels
* Menu Font: Arial
* Menu Font Size: 12
* Menu Font Color: 000000 (black)
* THERE ARE NO DEFAULT LABELS/LINKS. If you don't add your own panoramas, it won't work. :-)

note: setting a parameter to "" or empty is not recommended. simply omit the parameter entirely.

XML example (also available in download):

<panorama>
<parameters>
layer_80 = files/cl_dropdown_menu.swf
</parameters>

<cl_dropdown_menu>
transitionTime = 500
tranSitIonType = stripes
xMlPath = pano
menux = 50
menuy = 20
menuwidth = 400
menuheight = 22
menufont = Geneva
menuFontsize = 12
menufontcoLor = FF0000
My first Panroama=path/to/My/panoRama
Another neat panorama is=path/to/My/other/panoRama
My last and best 360 VR=super/cool/panos/just/for/me
</cl_dropdown_menu>


(11/27/2007 update: see http://flashpanoramas.com/forum/showpost.php?p=3157&postcount=14 for updated parameters list)

Enjoy!

I had a lot of inspiration from zleifr's recent flurry of plugins and extensions -- and zleifr and I have gone back and forth a bit on the exact functionality to add to the ComboBox plugin. There is more that can be done with the ComboBox -- such as enabling it to call any FPP function (not just loadPano) -- but I thought this was good for a start; besides, not everyone wil need such higher-end functionality.

Let the testing begin!

Issues, concerns, questions, suggestions -- please respond here.

Cheers,

[neither]

great!thank you

have some examples?

[cheathamlane]

great!thank you

have some examples?

Here are two working examples. The first sets all of the parameters for the plugin, the second uses all the defaults.

http://www.cheathamlane.net/permanent/FPP/plugins/dropdown-allParams.html

http://www.cheathamlane.net/permanent/FPP/plugins/dropdown-onlyPanoParams.html

[jaaaab]

Hi Patrick,

Seams to be an interesting plugin you made there.

I got plenty of Flash errors when lording your example, you should fix that.

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[cheathamlane]

Hi Patrick,

Seams to be an interesting plugin you made there.

I got plenty of Flash errors when lording your example, you should fix that.

++

Thanks Jaaaab -- it might help to have an idea of what errors you're getting, on what platform, etc. :) I don't receive any errors at all... Testing on Win/Mac, IE, FF, Safari, and all looks good!

[cheathamlane]

* fixed XML parsing inconsistency
* hopefully fix issues with empty parameters :)

[jaaaab]

Well seems to work fine now :)

Cheers.

[HansNyberg]

Hi Patrick

Nice job. One of the things I have been missing.
I opened your .fla file in FlashCS3 (I hate this application) as I thought I could modify colors to match my site.
Finally found some parts which said upper skin etc and even got the colors changed.
Saved as a new SWF but no change.
Then I looked at your site and I can see that the only part of your Demo which is not matching in colors is the dropdown.

Am I stupid or is it ADOBE who just want me to use White dropdowns.
BTW I have not been able to find any other looks than the white dropdown menus on other flashpanorama websites as well

Hans

[cheathamlane]

Hi Patrick

Nice job. One of the things I have been missing.
I opened your .fla file in FlashCS3 (I hate this application) as I thought I could modify colors to match my site.
Finally found some parts which said upper skin etc and even got the colors changed.
Saved as a new SWF but no change.
Then I looked at your site and I can see that the only part of your Demo which is not matching in colors is the dropdown.

Am I stupid or is it ADOBE who just want me to use White dropdowns.
BTW I have not been able to find any other looks than the white dropdown menus on other flashpanorama websites as well

Hans

Thanks Hans...

Yeeeeesss, Adobe make it difficult to find how to change the "skins" for their UI components. :P

The ComboBox plugin I made creates the ComboBox at runtime, so there isn't anything on the stage for you to modify. For right now, you can alter only the things I have available to alter (width, text color, etc).

If you want to put your request on the wishlist, feel free (make a reply post with "wishlist" in the subject). I'm not sure, honestly, how much headway I could make on that anytime soon.

[cheathamlane]

Hey there:

Jaaaab -- thanks for the update that all is working well on your end!

I've started getting some questions about the plugin off-list... I encourage questions and requests, but I'd like to keep them on list in this forum thread as much as possible. This way all of us can benefit from any insights!

Cheers,

[Valery]

hi,

i have use your dropdown menu, great job !
http://www.vjoncheray.fr/panoramique/exemple/caverne-dragon/flambeaux.html

but how fix static position ? beacause when i change the windows size, the menu can move over my others buttons..:confused:

thanks,

Valéry

[cheathamlane]

hi,

i have use your dropdown menu, great job !
http://www.vjoncheray.fr/panoramique/exemple/caverne-dragon/flambeaux.html

but how fix static position ? beacause when i change the windows size, the menu can move over my others buttons..:confused:

Hi Valéry:

Thanks! :)

I see... the issue is with your hotspots at right moving under the dropdown plugin at left when the window is resized (made smaller).

Hmm... I'm not sure how to set a _minimum_ X value for static hotspots. Anyone?

I did a quick test (http://www.cheathamlane.net/permanent/FPP/plugins/dropdown-allParams.html), to replicate your layout. I tried setting the depth parameter of the hotspots to "100", but that didn't work (the hotspot still slides under the menu).

If you're going to place the dropdown at the right of the window and don't want it to overlay hotspots... I might be able to script the hotspot to look for a "minX" or "minY" number, so that it will never move farther than that minimum x/y. Let me investigate...

[Valery]

yep, it should be a good solution i think, thanks for your investigation !:)

[cheathamlane]

Hey there:

I've added two new parameters to the plugin: menuMinX and menuMinY.

If you're right- or bottom-aligning the dropdown menu by using negative values for menuX and menuY, the menu moves with the window as it's resized.

If the window is resized smaller, pushing the menu left, it's possible the menu will overlap other hotspots in your presentation.

Now you can use menuMinX and menuMinY to tell the menu not to go past a minimum top/left coordinate.

As with the other parameters, menuMinX and menuMinY are optional. You can use one, both or neither. These only work if your menu is right- or bottom-aligned with the window.

Enjoy!

Example at:
http://www.cheathamlane.net/permanent/FPP/plugins/dropdown-allParams.html

Cheers,

[Valery]

so coooool :cool:

thanks !

[TheKamakaZi]

Hi guys

I don't know if i'm being stupid or what, but is it possible to set the FoV after specifying the pano name.

Reason being i'm busy on a project that would need to have both hotspots as well as the dropdown, and some of these pano's are only partial...

Another thing i've noticed is that the Dropdown doesn't change to the corresponding panoName when selecting via hotspots. Is this normal or, again, am i being a newbie?:confused:

Brilliant product and forum, by the way :)

[cheathamlane]

Hi guys

I don't know if i'm being stupid or what, but is it possible to set the FoV after specifying the pano name.

Reason being i'm busy on a project that would need to have both hotspots as well as the dropdown, and some of these pano's are only partial...

Another thing i've noticed is that the Dropdown doesn't change to the corresponding panoName when selecting via hotspots. Is this normal or, again, am i being a newbie?:confused:

Brilliant product and forum, by the way :)

Hey TheKamakaZi:

* Dropdown menu reflecting new pano name, when loadPano is done via a hotspot
- Ahhh, good catch! The Dropdown menu plugin can be extended to handle this.

* Setting FOV (or other parameters) of new panos from the Dropdown menu
- The Dropdown menu plugin can be extended to handle this.

I'll work these changes into the next release!

[DMCDigital]

I cant wait for the new release !..setting fov would be great as the zoomhome parameter only sets the FOV for the first pano viewed then all subsequent panos are the default fov.. Have not been able to fix this : (


Thanks for the great work !

Regards,

Dennis

[TheKamakaZi]

Thanks for the quick reply, Patrick :)

I eagerly await the next release! It's good to know that I'm not losing my mind... just yet... ;)

[TheKamakaZi]

Hi Patrick

I've got another one for you... Using tabs before the options on the xml definition renders them useless, and they appear on the dropdown menu...

<cl_dropdown_menu>
transitionTime = 500
transitionType = stripes
XMlPath = views/pano2.xml
menux = -130
menuy = 10
menuwidth = 120
menuheight = 22
menufont = Arial
menuFontsize = 12
menufontcolor = 000000
Street View = views/Street_view
Dining Room = views/Dining_Room
Lounge = views/Lounge
Kitchen = views/Kitchen
</cl_dropdown_menu>

This works fine :)



<cl_dropdown_menu>
transitionTime = 500
transitionType = stripes
XMlPath = views/pano2.xml
menux = -130
menuy = 10
menuwidth = 120
menuheight = 22
menufont = Arial
menuFontsize = 12
menufontcolor = 000000
Street View = views/Street_view
Dining Room = views/Dining_Room
Lounge = views/Lounge
Kitchen = views/Kitchen
</cl_dropdown_menu>

This doesn't :(


Yes, i'm being anal about how my code looks, but i was just wondering how on earth tabs could have such as impact.

Keep up the good work :)

[cheathamlane]

Hey TheKamakaZi:

Searching for regular expressions and replacing strings is making my head hurt. ;)

The Dropdown menu is reading in exactly what you give it; this is so it can include spaces and special characters in the menu. So, whatever you put in front of the = will appear in the menu just as you type it.

That said, I'm all in favor of readable & tab-indented code. I'll see what I can do to strip out tabs which appear before the =.

Cheers,

[TheKamakaZi]

lol :D

It somehow slipped me that you'd have to use regular expressions in order to read the tags... Ok, i can live with unindented code. It's not like the client's gonna see it or anything ;)

[cheathamlane]

Hey there:

Info about my Dropdown Menu Plugin (and other user-contributed plugins) has moved to http://flashpanos.com.

My Dropdown Menu has grown enough to be at version 2.0!

Cheers,

[izoneguy]

Hello,

http://www.cotfl.com/

Here are a few panos I strung together.
How can I load a different .xml file for a pano?
And how come the tooltips are behind the buttons?

Thanks

[cheathamlane]

Hello,

http://www.cotfl.com/

Here are a few panos I strung together.
How can I load a different .xml file for a pano?

Hey izoneguy:

For loading an XML file (named the same as your panos) you can set
xMlPath = pano
or
xMlPath = root

See the first post in this thread for more info related to version 1.2, or go here (http://flashpanos.com/content/dropdown-menu-plugin-v20) for info on version 2 of the dropdown menu.

And how come the tooltips are behind the buttons?

Got me! You might want to start a new thread for this one... User zleifr made that tooltip plugin, I think.

[TheKamakaZi]

Hi Patrick

Tell me, is it possible to have a plugin's parameters specified in your drop-down box? Or, even better, can your drop-down box execute custom functions?

You see, as i stated in my post yesterday here (http://www.flashpanoramas.com/forum/showthread.php?t=908), i need to be able to enable and disable the limits plugin in order to get my pano's to work properly.

Now, could i load the commands needed into a function and have it called via your dropdown menu?

[cheathamlane]

The DropDown Menu plugin for FPP has been updated to version 3!

New to this version, you can use a hotspot to open and/or close the DropDown Menu. Neat!

Most importantly, you can now use the Menu to set Pan and Tilt Limits for your panoramas -- no more extra XML files to get in the way. You'll of course need to include the FPP Limits plugin in your XML and files.

http://flashpanos.com/plugins/patrick/dropdown-menu-plugin-v20

Enjoy!

Cheers,

Patrick

PS:
The code and examples at the flashpanos.com Web site have also been updated.

PS 2:
Zephyr and I have been hard at work. If curious, head on over to read about it:
http://flashpanos.com/blog/79

[dougeefresh]

..........

[andrew22222]

I'm still using the old version of the dropdown menu plugin as I've have had no problems with it........... until Flash 10.

Using Flash 9, the menu drops and anything chosen opens a new panorama within the same viewer. My other PC has IE8 and Firefox and both have been updated to Flash 10. The actual FPP loads with the first panorama, the menu drops down but choosing an option results in nothing. Same thing with my wife's laptop running flash 10.

With your newer version 3 plugin, has this been adjusted to work with flash 10 and if so any ideas why the earlier plugin doesn't.

Thanks,

Andrew

[cheathamlane]

Does the example at flashpanos.com work for you? Works for me.

[andrew22222]

Hi Patrick,

Thanks for the reply. I just checked your example and it does work in Flash 10.

Is there a change in the xml code to allow for this or is it all down to the actual new swf file you have created? I have so many changes I would have to make if I have to upgrade the swf file. If it's XML code change I can just use a 'find and replace' from within Dreamweaver so no real headache.

If I purchase the new version 3, I can use that going forwards but can you let me in on how to get the older ones to work please with flash 10? (if they can).

Thanks,

Andrew

[cheathamlane]

Hi Andrew:

Both versions 2.5 and 3 seem to work fine under Flash 10 & FPP 2.3. Other than additional parameters, their XML setup hasn't changed at all.

If you're talking about the very first version that was posted free here, I can't say... Haven't troubleshot or looked at it in many months.

(edit: and if you purchased the dropdown menu previously, you should have already received version 3 from me. let me know if you didn't)

[andrew22222]

Hi Patrick,

My version is an old one. Perhaps I should have upgraded but it did what I wanted it to do so never bothered.

I just purchased your V3 dropdown about 5 minutes ago so will wait for it to be emailed and then I can test it out in Flash V10.

Thanks,

Andrew

[andrew22222]

Hi Patrick,

Is there any way for you to set up a download area to get the plugins once we have purchased them? I was hoping to get this Flash 10 issue sorted out for an over excited client by the end of today by adding the newer Dropdown Menu Plugin v3.0 but I can't do anything until you email it.

Same happened before with the Extensible Load Meter. I ended up having to customize the glassMeter.fla and use that before the plugin was emailed. I've never even used the ELM.

Sorry to sound like a whinger ;)

Thanks,

Andrew

[cheathamlane]

Hi Patrick,

Is there any way for you to set up a download area to get the plugins once we have purchased them? I was hoping to get this Flash 10 issue sorted out for an over excited client by the end of today by adding the newer Dropdown Menu Plugin v3.0 but I can't do anything until you email it.

Same happened before with the Extensible Load Meter. I ended up having to customize the glassMeter.fla and use that before the plugin was emailed. I've never even used the ELM.

Sorry to sound like a whinger ;)

Thanks,

Andrew

Hi Andrew:

The proper spot for support & quickest response would be in the FlashPanos forum for the plugin (http://flashpanos.com/plugins/patrick/dropdown-menu-plugin-v20) -- I don't always monitor the FPP list. Barring that, you can email me directly from the flashpanos contact form.

I've sent off the plugin to you just now; Sorry it didn't make it for yesterday, but international time differences is one reason I say in the text by the purchase link:

Once purchased, Patrick will email you the Plugin and example files -- usually within 24-48 hours. Please contact Patrick with any questions (http://www.flashpanos.com/contact).

--
As far as downloads go, that can be done -- if you can recommend someone for me who would be willing to do some Drupal management for free (install Ubercart; set up downloads and roles; script, manage & test round-trip API with paypal, including payments to different persons, etc). :)

Cheers,

Patrick

[andrew22222]

Sorry mate, I was getting quite a bit of flak from a client to fix the issue which was fair enough on their part and looking at your details you were listed as being in Berkeley, California, USA.

I'm up in Vancouver so same time zone. Ignore the email account ;)

Never mind, we sorted it off forum and the problem was fixed by changing the xml code to xmlPath=none. Still got no idea why flash 9 read it OK and V10 doesn't.

I used a php script called aMember Pro once. It worked great and the support was spot on. As soon as the payment is made with the credit card or paypal account then you can login to your protected account and down load the plugin.

It was $120 when I got it but well worth it for the automation.

Andrew

[cheathamlane]

the problem was fixed by changing the xml code to xmlPath=none. Still got no idea why flash 9 read it OK and V10 doesn't.

I just want to note that the DropDown Menu Plugin in question is also v1.2, which I haven't officially supported since almost a year now. :)

[vijay_madh]

How can I obtain this plug-in?

[allSaints]

Follow this link to flashpanos.com (http://flashpanos.com/plugins/patrick/dropdown-menu-plugin-v20)

Tommy

[vijay_madh]

Hi Patrik,

I am using this plug-in, I have a requirement where I need to keep the drop down menu hidden and show it on certain case only.

If I am using "external.cl_dropdown_menu.visible=0", it does not work.

Please suggest me. vsoni@cybage.com

Regards,
Vijay Soni

[andrew22222]

Hi Vijay,

Let us know how you get on with this. I think it would be useful to hide it as you mentioned.

Thanks,

Andrew

[vijay_madh]

<panorama>
<parameters>

loaderBackColor = #999999
layer_1 = hotspots.swf
layer_2 = tooltips.swf
layer_3 = ia_ambientmix.swf
loaderText = loading ICE
layer_4 = glassMeter.swf
layer_5 = limits.swf
layer_6 = cylConverter.swf
layer_7 = map.swf
layer_8 = cl_dropdown_menu.swf
zoomMax = 1.2
zoomMin = 0.40
panoType=cylinder

</parameters>
<ia_ambientmix>
md_001=Music/Ocean_Loop.mp3
md_002=Music/NaturalWonders.wav
md_003=Music/ocean_edge.wav
md_004=Music/NaturalWonders.wav
md_005=Music/NaturalWonders.mp3

</ia_ambientmix>



<cl_dropdown_menu>
transitionTime = 0
menux = 30
menuy = 4
tranSitIonType =FADE
menuwidth = 200
menuheight = 32
menufont = Geneva
menuFontsize = 12
menufontcoLor = 0000CC
useLimits=yes
Bath Pool = AtlanticeImages/BathPool
Mayan Temple Deck - Day = AtlanticeImages/MayanTempleDeck_Day
Mayan Temple Deck - Night = AtlanticeImages/MayanTempleDeck_Night
Cove - Coral Lounge Bar = AtlanticeImages/CoveCoralLoungeBar
Reef Penthouse = AtlanticeImages/ReefPenthouse
Reef Penthouse- Living Room = AtlanticeImages/ReefPenthouseLivingRoom
</cl_dropdown_menu>

<global onStart="HideButtons;InitLoad;;moveIcon"

InitLoad = "pano.segments=15
pano.qualityStatic=low
loadPano(loadpano(?panoName=AtlanticeImages/BathPool_LR&panHome=0&tiltHome=0&zoomHome=0.9,300);
onTransitionEnd=Tela_inicial(); "
onNewPano="HideButtons();"

onStart_1="loadPano1"

loadPano1="loadpano(?panoName=AtlanticeImages/BathPool&zoom=0.9&pan=0&tilt=0);onTransitionEnd=autotour2; HideButtons;LoadMusic_001;cl_loadViaDropDownMenu=n ext"

loadPano2="loadpano(?panoName=AtlanticeImages/MayanTempleDeck_Day&zoom=0.9&pan=0&tilt=0);onTransitionEnd=autotour3; HideButtons;LoadMusic_002;cl_loadViaDropDownMenu=n ext"

loadPano2Night="loadpano(?panoName=AtlanticeImages/MayanTempleDeck_Night&zoom=0.9&pan=0&tilt=0);onTransitionEnd=autotour3; HideButtons;LoadMusic_002;cl_loadViaDropDownMenu=n ext"

loadPano3="loadpano(?panoName=AtlanticeImages/CoveCoralLoungeBar&zoom=0.9&pan=0&tilt=0);onTransitionEnd=autotour4; HideButtons;LoadMusic_003;cl_loadViaDropDownMenu=n ext"

loadPano4="loadpano(?panoName=AtlanticeImages/ReefPenthouse&zoom=0.9&pan=0&tilt=0);onTransitionEnd=autotour5; HideButtons;LoadMusic_004;cl_loadViaDropDownMenu=n ext"

loadPano5="loadpano(?panoName=AtlanticeImages/ReefPenthouseLivingRoom&zoom=0.9&pan=0&tilt=0);onTransitionEnd=autotour1;HideButtons;Load Music_005;cl_loadViaDropDownMenu=next"

..............

When i run any of the Load function (LoadPano1, LoadPano2....) then this drop down should be hidden and we I make it visible again when I will want it to be.

Also when When I reach to a panorama using any of the Load Function (LoadPano1, LoadPano2....) then Drop Down value should change automatically...


Thanks
Vijay Soni

[vijay_madh]

Hey I am not able to hide the menu any how.

I need to hide it during trasition from one panorama to Other.


-- Vijay Soni

[vijay_madh]

Hi,

I want to call some functions on transition end event of each panorama, when they are loaded using Drop Down.

I do not have any clue on how I can do this.

I have started thinking that this may not be usefull to my project. And I should not have bought it.

-- Vijay Soni

[discocandy]

@ vijay_madh

please leave the angry smilies away when asking a question.
rather intimmidating in my opinion..
The question mark would be sutable for this..

[marczr]

Hi,
I've got v1.2 [AFAIK how do you tell?]and as I'm only an occassional FPP user I wasn't aware of the paid versions up to v3.0.

Did the issue of the ExtensibleController updating itself when hotspots were used to go between nodes ever get resolved?

If it did is there still any way of obtaining a working version, as Patrick seems to have withdrawn it?

I really like it, but I've got the 'not updating issue' as can be seen on this tour:
http://www.threesixtyvr.co.uk/tours/Watcombe_2/Watcombe.html

If not, is there a similar alternative plugin out there ?
marcus

[cheathamlane]

Hi Vijay:

You've emailed me questions, and my replies to your email get returned as "undeliverable". I've also paid attention to your posts at flashpanos.com.

Hey I am not able to hide the menu any how.

I need to hide it during trasition from one panorama to Other.


The DropDown Menu plugin I created does not have a built in "hide" function -- that is, something like:
external.cl_dropdown_menu.visible=0
Nor is FPP currently geared to easily showing/hiding plugins on-the-fly. Since you are using a single XML file, you will need to look into loading/unloading plugins (do a search on this forum).


I want to call some functions on transition end event of each panorama, when they are loaded using Drop Down.

I do not have any clue on how I can do this.

I have started thinking that this may not be usefull to my project. And I should not have bought it.

The DropDown Menu is also not set up to call custom functions -- all the capabilities of the plugin are pretty well layed out at its page at flashpanos.com (http://flashpanos.com/plugins/patrick/dropdown-menu-plugin-v20). You'll need to dig into the built-in functionality of FPP's XML if you want to do custom functions when a panorama loads. See the response I made to your post at flashpanos.com, and check the FPP documentation for an explanation of the parameters.

I'm sorry you feel that the DropDown Menu was maybe not a good choice for you, but you're trying to have it do things it's not made to do. The DDM does one to several things very, very well -- but it's not meant to be a Swiss Army Knife. :)

Did the issue of the ExtensibleController updating itself when hotspots were used to go between nodes ever get resolved?

If it did is there still any way of obtaining a working version, as Patrick seems to have withdrawn it?

I really like it, but I've got the 'not updating issue' as can be seen on this tour:
http://www.threesixtyvr.co.uk/tours/Watcombe_2/Watcombe.html

If not, is there a similar alternative plugin out there ?
marcus

Marcus:

The "Extensible Controller" is not the same as the DropDown Menu I had available. As far as I know the Extensible Controller (http://flashpanos.com/plugins/zephyr/extensible-combobox-controller) is still available, and still free.

Cheers,

Patrick

[marczr]

Patrick,
Thanks for the clarification, yes I was getting mixed up, it's the extensible controller that I'm using. But I'm having the same issue that was mentioned earlier in this thread:

Hey TheKamakaZi:

* Dropdown menu reflecting new pano name, when loadPano is done via a hotspot
- Ahhh, good catch! The Dropdown menu plugin can be extended to handle this.


I'll work these changes into the next release!

And I was wondering if this was ever resovled with your combo box?

Or whether there is a way to get the extensible controller to refresh?

Or failing on both of those counts, is there an alternative drop down menu navigation method or plugin that does work smoothly in combination with hotspots?

To clarify my problem on the tour I link to:
[ http://www.threesixtyvr.co.uk/tours/Watcombe_2/Watcombe.html ]

If I first use the extensible controller to select a node, then use a hotspot to go from that node to another, the extensible controller doesn't change to reflect the new node. And, more importantly, I can't use the extensible controller to navigate back to the previous node because it already thinks that I'm there [I guess].

Sorry if this has led the thread OT.
Marcus

[pent@gon]

Is ComboBox / Dropdown Menu Plug-in avaliable now?

[siesfor]

The flashpanos plugins haven't been for-sale/supported for some time now.

If you haven't already, you should check out the menu plugins (panomenu, spotmenu)
over at allSaints' site: http://wirestam.com/panos/Flash/plugins/
They're both free, supported, and highly customizable.