X3.27.0
Dear folks, X3.27.0 was released today. Although X3.26.0 "panorama plugin" was not officially released, new features and updates eventually merged it into a new version X3.27.0. There will be an official combined release of X3.26.0 (panorama plugin) and X3.27.0 shortly.
X3.27.0 Panorama updates
Since this thread is mainly about the new X3 panorama-plugin, I will focus on the changes that were made to the Panorama plugin. Check the improved demo:
https://demo.photo.gallery/examples/plugins/panorama/
INFO popup
The new panorama info popup can display title, description, exif (meta data) and Google map for the panorama.
- The info popup is accessed by clicking the panorama TITLE.
- In addition to clicking the panorama TITLE, you can also assign an "info" button for the top right controls [screenshot]. The info BUTTON option is disabled by default since the info popup is already available by clicking the title.
- The info popup is only available for panorama's that contain at least one of the following items: Exif data, geo-coordinates or description. What would be the point of showing only the title which is already displaying?
- Google static map image will display for panorama's with geo-coordinates. When the Google map image is clicked, an interactive Google map will load in full size.
- If your panorama does not contain geo coordinates (Exif), you can manually assign geo coordinates from the panorama parameters [screenshot]
// geo=latitude,longitude
geo=48.6938092,12.8045811
Pitch Limiter
As
requested earlier in this thread, we have now added a pitch limiter to limit the vertical view of spherical panoramas. This is useful to limit the vertical view of spherical 360/180 panoramas that are incomplete or include "grey" patches at top or bottom. Pitch limiter options are available from Panorama Advanced Settings
[screenshot], although it is more likely you will want to apply them for a specific panorama from parameters:
pitch_min=-45pitch_max=45
By default, pitch is limited from top -90 degrees to bottom 90 degrees. In the above example, vertical view is limited to -45 degrees (up) and 45 degrees (down), effectively obscuring the top 25% and bottom 25% of the panorama.
Other Panorama fixes
- "Close" button is now removed from options in "interface control buttons". The close button will always display, and will always be the last button on the right.
- Although not directly related to the panorama plugin, child folders of folder names starting with _underscore will now be excluded from the panel MENU. It is recommended to _underscore the folder name of multi-resolution (cube/flat) panorama source folders, to prevent the heavy folder structure within from affecting the X3 panel performance. These folders are after all sources for panorama's, and not X3 pages.
- Fixed panorama scroll lock bug when using slidemenu layout.
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X3.27.0 updates unrelated to the panorama plugin will be posted separately. Please test! Official release is imminent.