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Multi-level Map of UK (postcode) 1.4

Complete set includes

First level UK
Second level London, East, East Midlands, West Midlands, North East, North West, Northern Ireland, Scotland, South East, South West, Wales, Channel Islands, Isle Of Man
Feel free to try the map on the local server. Links might not work locally, because of Adobe's security settings. This is not a big issue, and only happens when run locally because the security settings of Adobe are not the same locally and for a server. You can fix this problem by doing this: Configuring Adobe Flash Player Settings. This should fix the problem.
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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

Configuration and customization via xml

All adjustments and customizations are made in XML files. 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!

config.xml

  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
  path = "map/data/" Path to SWF and XML files
  path_to_images = "map/" Path to images files for popup


For each area (first and second level) it is possible to define the name, color, rollover color, link(URL), description (if it is necessary), image and the target frame.
 
<state>
  <id>1</id> The ID of country/state
  <name>Alabama</name> Name of country/state
  <URL>#</URL> For parameter URL it is possible to appoint the following:
URL = "yourfile.html" - link for file
URL = "#" - means the map of this country/states opens
URL = "" - there is no data - country/state inactive.
  <popup>text</popup> The text for a pop-up window at rollover the mouse on state. To break line press "Enter", or use a code || or code &lt;BR&gt;
  <color>0x7798BA</color> Color of state. RGB-hex code. 0xffffff - white, 0x000000 - black
  <color_>0x366CA3</color_> State rollover color
  <frame></frame> Target frame
  <image>photo.jpg</image> Name of a image file. It can be the image in the size 64*64 px (jpg). This image will be displayed in popup-window.
</state>
... ...

Wysiwyg Editor

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 double click on the area for opening of a map of a following level.

    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 file XML for this country/state.

    Color Picker

    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.

    If map files take places not the same directory where the HTML-page on which should be a map, it is necessary to specify a path to files SWF and XML.
    For example

    <object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,0,0" width="500" height="500" id="locator_map" align="middle">
    <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="sameDomain" />
    <param name="movie" value="directory/map/locator_map.swf" />
    <PARAM NAME=FlashVars VALUE="config=directory/map/config.xml">
    <param name="quality" value="high" />
    <param name="bgcolor" value="#ffffff" />
    <embed src="directory/map/locator_map.swf?config=directory/map/config.xml" quality="high" bgcolor="#ffffff" width="500" height="500" name="locator_map" align="middle" allowScriptAccess="sameDomain" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" />
    </object>

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

    Troubleshooting

    Q. Javascript or linking is not working properly when I test my map locally?

    A. The default security settings in Adobe need to be configured properly to allow the map to function properly in a local setting. See below for instructions on how to achieve this.

    Configuring Adobe Flash Player Security Settings

    When a flash file is published on a server, the default security settings allow the file to communicate with other websites, and pull dynamic content. However, in a local environment, Flash Player 8+ will not be able to communicate with the internet by default. A quick change of settings is required for your map to function properly.

    Adobe Flash Player version 8 and higher requires you to specify that Flash content on your computer may communicate with the Internet, such as open website URLs. These settings are not required when you publish your flash content in the Internet.

    If your map's links are not functioning properly, this is what you need to do:

    1. Open Adobe Flash Player Setting Panel
    http://www.macromedia.com/support/documentation/en/flashplayer/help/settings_manager04.html
    2. Under Adobe Flash Player's settings panel, click the "Edit locations..." dropdown box.
    3. Click "Add location".
    4. Select the folder containing the map.
    5. Close and open the map again.

    After following these steps, the map should work exactly as it would online on a server.

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

    A. It is used wrong a html code for an insert flash object. Use a 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 the flash map? http://blog.deconcept.com/swfobject/

    Q. 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?

    A.

  • http://www.adobe.com/designcenter/popular_topics/click_to_activate/
  • http://blog.deconcept.com/swfobject/
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