krpano 1.0.8 beta 8

Hi,

1.0.8 beta 8 is ready!
now with distorted hotspots and videos

Download:
krpano 1.0.8 beta 8 and Tools

Update - 2009-06-09:

• fixed random crashing (flashplayer bug: http://bugs.adobe.com/jira/browse/FP-1833)
• fixed "local" variable access in plugin/hotspots onhover events work now
• fixed prealign (also added prealign to the editor plugin)
• fixed autorotate on partial panos
• fixed plugin/hotspot UNLOAD event
• fixes custom cursor was hidden after loading a new one
• editor plugin
  
  • fixed hotspot scaling via SHIFT/CTRL on Mac
  • removed internal/readonly parameters (ispaused,ismovie)
  • the logkey ('o') is disabled now while xml editing
• new: showtext() - added <sq> or [sq] for single quotes (') and <dq> or [dq] for double quotes (")
• new: added "flying" parameter for hotspots for "fly-out" hotspots
  FLY-OUT HOTSPOTS EXAMPLE

Update - 2009-06-15:

• videoplugin
  
  • width/height settings
  • no sound gap at the beginning
  • sound volume control without enabled directionalsound
• fixed flyout rotation for camroll (drag3D)
• fixed looktohotspot() - wrong caluclation of the hotspot center on wrapped point coordniates
• fixed/changed quote character parsing ('' or "")
• kmakemultires/kmakepreview - fixed wrong colors for preview image on PPC mac
• new: support for 2x3 or 3x2 cubestrips (strip = order from left to right and then up to down)
• new: flyout zorder/others flying back example
  NEW FLY-OUT HOTSPOTS EXAMPLE

NEWS/CHANGES from beta7 to beta8:
(for the new features from beta7 have a look at here - 1.0.8 beta 7)

VIEWER:

• distorted hotspots
  
  
  • distorted parameter for hotspots (true or false)
  • rx,ry,rz parameters for the 3D roation over the X/Y/Z axis (in degrees)
  • the size can be controlled via width,height and scale
  • refreshrate parameter for animated images (swf hotspots) can be 0-60, default is "auto" - this will automatically detect the frame rate for swf movies (for videos it's recommended to use the videoplayer plugin)
  • to move/scale/rotate the hotspots use the editor plugin
  • NADIR LOGO EXAMPLE
  • VIDEO HOTSPOT EXAMPLE

• xml parsing - "url" attributes
  
  
  • all attributes that begin or end with "url" are automatic parsed as urls, if the url was relative, it was made relative to the xml in which it was defined (this was used for the "videourl" parameter in the videoplayer plugin)

• <style> node for parameter sharing
  
  
  • this can be used to reduce the xml code size
  • the same attributes for plugins or hotspots can be stored at one place
  • very well suitable for textfield plugins and (polygonal) hotspots
  • note - the parameters can NOT be overwritten in the plugin/hotspots definition!
  • usage:
    
    Code

    <style name="style1" alpha="0.5" scale="0.5" ... />
    <plugin  name="p1" ... style="style1" />
    <plugin  name="p2" ... style="style1" />
    <hotspot name="h1" ... style="style1" />

• action parameters
  
  
  • use 'parameter' or "parameter" to mark everything between the quotes as a "together connected string"
  • this allows the usage of commas (,) and blanks in parameters
  • e.g.
    
    Code

    showtext('string, 123');

    or

    Code

    showtext("string, string");

• user defined actions <action> can now be called "direct"
  
  
  • e.g. instead of:
    
    Code

    action(actionname, parameters...);

    now also just:

    Code

    actionname(parameters...);

    is possible

• new "preload" parameter for plugins
  
  
  • force loading before pano,
  • can be used for the soundinterface plugin for example to make sure that the soundinterface is already loaded before making calls to it
  • example usage:
    
    Code

    <krpano onstart="playsound(...);">
    <plugin url="soundinterface.swf" preload="true" />
    ...

• logkey="false"
  
  
  • disables now also the debugging keys
  • note - these keys are only available in the beta versions

• txtadd(dest, txt1, txt2, txt3, ...)
  
  
  • this actions adds strings together
  • dest = txt1 + txt2 + txt3 + ...

• WAIT flag for the tween() action
  
  
  • waiting until this tween has been finished before the next action command will be executed
  • usage:
    
    Code

    tween(variable,destinationvalue,time,tweentype,WAIT);

• new "tweentypes" (with optional parameters)
  
  
  • easeInElastic(amplitude,period); (defaults: automatic)
  • easeOutElastic(amplitude,period); (defaults: automatic)
  • easeInBack(overshoot); (defaults: overshoot=1.7015)
  • easeOutBack(overshoot); (defaults: overshoot=1.7015)
  • usage:
    
    Code

    tween(var,value,0.5,easeOutElastic);

    or:

    Code

    tween(var,value,0.5,easeOutElastic(5,2));

• mod() - math modulate operator
  
  
  • usage:
    
    Code

    mod(dst,val1,val2);

  • dst=val1 % val2
  • val1,val2 can be values or variables

• adjusthlookat(desthlookat)
  
  
  • adjusts the hlookat value for manual tweening
  • it fixes the 360 wrap around for the shortest way to "desthlookat"
  • usage:
    
    Code

    adjusthlookat(140);
    tween(view.hlookat,140);

• fscommand() action
  
  
  • for controlling the standalone projector (.exe/.app files from the kprotect tool)
  • usage examples:
    
    
    • fscommand(quit);
      
      
      • quits the standalone flashplayer
    • fscommand(showmenu,false);
      
      
      • hides the menubar of the standalone flashplayer
    • fscommand(exec,application.exe);
      
      
      • starts an external application
      • NOTE - this application must be in a subfolder named "fscommand"

• CHANGED - the "stop()" action was removed! (now used by the videplayer plugin)
  
  
  • but stopall() (which is the same) is still working

• Bugfixes:
  
  
  • error() action - commas (,) are allowed now in the error message
  • QTVR - added a error message for unsupported header compression
  • element access (global/local)
  • locked autorotate on limited fov
  • custom cursor fixes - hidden cursor, wrong cursor
  • plugin/hotspot - onup event was also triggered after removing
  • memory tiles cache optimized
  • fixed "upside down" mouse control
  • lookto() - fixed vertical loops
  • if() - then/else actions were executed in the wrong order
  • if(var, ...) - true/false checking improved
  • showtext() - now executed "in order"

PLUGINS:

• editor plugin
  
  
  • image and polygon hotspots can be moved now
  • 3D distorted image hotspots can be moved/rotated/scaled
  • bufix - architectural projection is now disabled while drawing hotspots
  • xml generator partially updated for the new attributes

• soundinterface plugin
  
  
  • bugfix - sound directions

• videoplayer plugin
  
  
  • see here - videoplayer plugin
  • VIDEO HOTSPOT EXAMPLE

• googlemaps plugin
  
  
  • new control for the map type:
    
    Code

    <maptypecontrol visible="true" anchor="rightbottom" x="2" y="2" buttonalign="v" />

    • buttonalign parameter, possible values: "h" (for horizontal) and "v" (for vertical alignment of the buttons)
  • maptypes parameter
    
    
    • set available map types
    • example:
      
      Code

      maptypes="NORMAL|SATELLITE|PHYSICAL|HYBRID"

  • onmaptypechanged event
    
    
    • will be called when the map type changes

TOOLS:

• Linux versions of all command line tools

• kprotect
  
  
  • bugfix - domain limiting in "Embedded XML" mode

• kmakemultires
  
  
  • tilename adjustable
  • bugfix - wrong jpeg imagesize

• kcube2sphere
  
  
  • bugfix - wrong jpeg imagesize
  • bugfix - "-size" parameter was ignored

What's left for the final 1.0.8 version:

• optional automatic flash9/flash10 switching for best performance on all systems
• others fov types (hfov,vfov,dfov,mm,zoom)
• more customizable progressbar
• encrypted external images
• "keep multires level" still not working
• adjustable sharpen effect
• controllable filters/effects (glow,shadow,blur...) for plugins/hotspots
• new mouse control mode
• cylindrical QTVRs
• complete new editor with much more possibilities
• finished kprotect tool
• kprotect command line tool
• docu / examples
• updated website
• ...?

Links to 1.0.8 beta 8 new examples:
(all of them are included in the download package)

• ALL IN ONE EXAMPLE
• BUTTONS EXAMPLE
• COMPASS EXAMPLE
• CROP EXAMPLE
• CURSORS EXAMPLE
• DIRECTIONALSOUND EXAMPLE
• EVENTS EXAMPLE
• FLY-OUT HOTSPOTS EXAMPLE
• KEYBOARD EXAMPLE
• LITTLE PLANET EXAMPLE
• LITTLE PLANET INTRO EXAMPLE
• MASK EXAMPLE
• NADIR LOGO EXAMPLE
• PARENT/CHILD EXAMPLE
• QTVR EXAMPLE
• SCALE9GRID EXAMPLE
• SCENES EXAMPLE
• SCENES WITH GOOGLEMAPS EXAMPLE
• VIDEO HOTSPOT EXAMPLE

Hi, thanks to all

Quote from Zephyr

1 tiny thingy, I've noticed that tab, 9, 0 still work in the beta. I thought you mentioned removing it with the next beta

do disable them, just set "logkey" to "false", this disables also these keys, see:

Quote

logkey="false"

• disables now also the debugging keys
• note - these keys are only available in the beta versions