[worldKit-dev] ActionScript in a SWF layer?

Fri Aug 18 09:32:41 PDT 2006

Mikel, OK, no worries.  Thanks for the help!

Nick

On 8/18/06, Mikel Maron <mikel_maron at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>   Nick, I think this requires a bit of coding, since even without a GeoRSS
> feed specified, a layer is created to hold those annotations. worldKit needs
> to be fixed to not create that layer, if it's not necessary. I've quite busy
> now, so please remind me to revisit this issue soon.
>
> -Mikel
>
>  ----- Original Message ----
> From: Nickolas Raterman <nsraterman at gmail.com>
> To: Discussion of worldKit use and development <
> worldkit-dev at lists.brainoff.com>
> Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2006 2:50:23 PM
> Subject: Re: [worldKit-dev] ActionScript in a SWF layer?
>
> Hi Mikel,
>
> I turned off the GeoRSS, but still no luck.  I also disabled the
> zoomselect and did some other things to simplify the configuration file (See
> Below), but still no luck.  It may have something to do with how I have my
> swf layer set up.  Do you know of any similar swf layers that have been used
> with worldKit and have worked.  It would be nice to get this to work, but it
> is not mission critical.  So no sweat if you don't have any more quick ideas
> about what the hang up could be.
>
> Nick
>
>
> <?xml version="1.0" ?>
>
> <worldkitconf>
>
> <width>640</width>
>
> <height>474</height>
>
> <displaytype>zoomify</displaytype>
>
> <zoomifydir>base</zoomifydir>
>
> <zoomifynav>true</zoomifynav>
>
> <grabber>true</grabber>
>
> <north>38.000000</north>
>
> <south>33.000000</south>
>
> <east>83.250000</east>
>
> <west>76.500000</west>
>
> <swflayer id="faults" width="2280" height="1679.8" extent="76.50,33.003,
> 83.25,38.003" minscale="1" maxscale="20" category="faults">faults.swf</swflayer>
>
> </worldkitconf>
>
>
>
> On 8/16/06, Mikel Maron <mikel_maron at yahoo.com> wrote:
> >
> >   Hi Nick
> >
> > I think what's happening is that the layer containing GeoRSS
> > annotations, though invisible, is covering your swf layer and blocking any
> > tool tip actions.
> > One option would be to turn off the GeoRSS layer completely, if there is
> > no feed .. is that a possibility for you?
> >
> > When I looked directly at the underlying swf, the tool tips were very
> > small, only readable on magnification. Just a observation.
> >
> > There is a limited amount of styling supported in worldKit. GeoRSS lines
> > can be set to a thickness and color. More styling, as you are using, may be
> > possible in Flash 9 Player, haven't checked.
> >
> > Mikel
> >
> >  ----- Original Message ----
> > From: Nickolas Raterman <nsraterman at gmail.com>
> > To: Discussion of worldKit use and development <
> > worldkit-dev at lists.brainoff.com>
> > Sent: Tuesday, August 15, 2006 8:44:05 PM
> > Subject: Re: [worldKit-dev] ActionScript in a SWF layer?
> >
> >
> > Hi Mikel
> >
> > My setup is posted at:
> >
> > http://www.geology.ucdavis.edu/~raterman/worldkit/index.html   The swf
> > layer that is draped over the Zoomify image has tool tips that appear when
> > you move the mouse over the lines.  I know they work when the swf file is
> > played outside of worldKit.
> >
> > Unfortunately, coding the lines as lines in GeoRSS won't work for me.
> > The problem with all of these formats (GML, KML, GeoRSS) is that they lack
> > the ability to attribute or stylize lines ala SVG.  This is absolutely
> > critical for geologic maps where the attributing conveys important info
> > about the 3D geometry of what is shown on the 2D map.  It would be really
> > cool if the GeoRSS format could be manipulated to allow for this type of
> > attributing though.
> >
> > Nick
> >
> >
> > On 8/15/06, Mikel Maron <mikel_maron at yahoo.com > wrote:
> > >
> > >   Hi Nick
> > >
> > > Do you have this posted online .. I think this should work, and
> > > viewing it directly will help us diagnose the problem quickly.
> > >
> > > Alternately, you could simply encode the fault as a line .. http://worldkit.org/doc/polygon.php
> > > . Then it would work similarly to a point annotation.
> > >
> > > Mikel
> > >
> > >  ----- Original Message ----
> > > From: Nickolas Raterman <nsraterman at gmail.com >
> > > To: worldkit-dev at lists.brainoff.com
> > > Sent: Friday, August 11, 2006 12:16:13 PM
> > > Subject: [worldKit-dev] ActionScript in a SWF layer?
> > >
> > > Hi All,
> > >
> > > I am working on a map of active fault traces in the western Tibetan
> > > plateau, and I have created a SWF layer of the mapping to overlay over a
> > > landsat image in worldkit.  The SWF layer contains action script that makes
> > > tooltips when the user moves the mouse over the fault mapping in the SWF
> > > layer, however, these tooltips don't appear when it is loaded into
> > > worldkit.  Any thoughts on why this will not work?  Any suggestions on how
> > > to implement similar functionality, possibly with out Action script?
> > > Thanks in advance for any help!
> > >
> > > Nick
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