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gadgetologist wrote:Apparently this capability is for pictures. I was hoping to use it for areas of the screen such as the background.

Any ideas on this?

Unfortunately, "hotspots" are only for images. If you are going to build hotspots for your background, then why not just create a separate SWF file as background? The point of having this module for images, is that you can assign multiple hotspots for multiple images. Now, you background is only a single file, and there is hardly need for an admin module for that.

Seems like overkill at first glance, I know. But as a new user designing a site and reading about the features at the same time, I'm thinking... how can this cool tool help this site be even more cool? While doing the same old tired menu stuff... about us, contact us, blahblah... I was reading about hotspots. Sooooo, the background is nothing more than a big picture, and what if my logo and/or other interesting objects (unobstructed areas of course) took the place of those mundane everyday menu items. Anyway, now you know the story, but a moot point for now.

Thanks for listening.

Is there any way to enable the hotspots on the image to work in filemod?

papaD wrote:Is there any way to enable the hotspots on the image to work in filemod?

Unfortunately no, it only works in the image mode. What are you you using filemod for ...

What are you you using filemod for ...

I would love to use a transparent PNG for some start page navigation. Using hotspots in the filemod to go to the most hit areas instead of just one; address would go to "Directions & Map", email would pull up "Contact", etc. But no worries, I made a work around.

Link here: http://www.dsparks.com/clients/WAVEHOUNDS

Still in process on the site.

Just an off subject question: Know any tricks to make an external site PHP page show up in Lightbox instead of defaulting to browser window?

papaD wrote:I would love to use a transparent PNG for some start page navigation. Using hotspots in the filemod to go to the most hit areas instead of just one; address would go to "Directions & Map", email would pull up "Contact", etc. But no worries, I made a work around.

Link here: http://www.dsparks.com/clients/WAVEHOUNDS

Looks good. I assume you are using a custom SWF? That is what you should be doing anyway if you want a custom startpage like this, just create a custom SWF file and load it as filemod.

papaD wrote:Just an off subject question: Know any tricks to make an external site PHP page show up in Lightbox instead of defaulting to browser window?

That would be simple. Just set the link to the website in lightbox, so when visitor clicks the link, it will open the website in lightbox. If someone adds the URL directly in the browser, then you it will not use lightbox of course. Another way would be to have an empty landing page for the website, that simply opens a lightbox with the target page inside.

That is what you should be doing anyway if you want a custom startpage like this, just create a custom SWF file and load it as filemod.

I'll do that.

Just set the link to the website in lightbox, so when visitor clicks the link, it will open the website in lightbox.

Not getting it to work for some reason. It works on all sites except the PHP pages. It will BEGIN to open the page in lightbox but then it flashes and reloads the PHP page in the parent window outside the site. I'm thinking they have something coded in server-side for this behavior.

http://www.dsparks.com/clients/WAVEHOUNDS/#/policies/ and then under ITEMS ORDERED THROUGH MWRC, click on "MWRC Terms of Use" and you'll see what I mean.

Well, they do have some code on their website that makes sure their website is not viewed in an iframe. Unfortunately, there is nothing you can do about this, as its their business if they don't want their website to show in an iframe. If you try another link instead, you will see it works.

they do have some code on their website that makes sure their website is not viewed in an iframe

I figured that's what was going on. Thanks for the help!

Once I'm done with this, I'll let you guys know.

Cheers!