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*                           CoolMap(F1.3)                       *
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*                         Written by Mark Qian                  *
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***FREE***FREE***FREE***FREE***FREE***FREE***FREE

This software is FREE!!
Feel FREE to share with(pass to) your friends 
and clients, upload to your favorite BBS,
On-line systems, FTP sites, or collect it 
into any CD-ROMs!!

   


CoolMap is a Java applet which works as an image map.
It is COOL because it not only works as an image map
but also comes with a built-in design center which 
makes image map design and maintenance visible: CoolMap
can generate a HTML script which calls itself!  A 
sound will also be played when mouse is moved over
a particular hot area.  The corresponding URL will
be opened when clicking at a hot area. 

Parameters:

 
   mode -           There are two values:
                    design - You can design you image map in this mode.  After clicking at 
                             "Generate HTML Script"button when you finish your design, you 
                             can get the ready-to-plug-in HTML script in "HTML Scropt" field
                             at the bottom of Coolmap Design Center.  Copy and Paste it to 
                             your page.
                    map =    This is the regular mode when the map is pluged in to your page.
                             The mode in HTML script generated by Coolmap Design Center will 
                             be set to "map".

  whichBase -       0 the applet uses DocumentBase.  That is, applet will search resouces from
                             the directory where HTML file resides
                    1 applet uses CodeBase.  That is, applet will search resouces from
                             the directory where Java class files resides.



  hotStyle          0 - Coolmap will not show the border of a hotware when mouse cursor 
                    is over the hotarea.
				    1 - Coolmap will show a frashing border of a hotware when mouse cursor 
					    is over the hotarea.
  tipsOn            0 - Disable tooltips.
                    1 - Enable tooltips.

  imageWidth -      The width of your image which is used as the map.
  
  imageHeigth -     The heigth of your image which is used as the map.
  
  hintWidth -       The width of tool tips window.

  fontHeight -      The heigth of tool tips window.
                                        
  mapImage -        File name of the image which is used as the map.

  hot_area1 -       The infor about hot area 1 
  hot_area1 -       The infor about hot area 2
  ...
  hot_arean -       The infor about hot area n


  The sound played by this applet can be turn On/Off dynamically button another
  applet wrtten by Mark Qian, CButton. 


To place it into your page for FREE, you need to
  
  
  A). Run setup.exe to rename class files.  Because 
      PKUNZIP will extract the  class file, coolmap.class, 
      to coolmap.CLA,  you have to RENAME the class file to 
      coolmap.class.  Similarly, rename the rest
      of *.CLA to *.class.  Then place coolmap.class 
      in the place you want. 
     
      NOTE: ALL THE NAMES OF CLASS HAS TO BE IN LOWER CASE.
            THEY ARE CASE SENSITIVE!!

  B). Open TEST_CM.HTM with your browser locally.
      
     
  C). Design your own image map
  
   To use CoolMap's Design Center to generate HTML script which calls CoolMap for you with your hot areas,
   you need to
 
    1).  Set parameter mode in you HTML script that call CoolMap to Design. Then run the script with a browser
         (You have done this).
    2).  Select the Edit mode in Mode section.
    3).  Point your mouse cursor to a point where you like to use as the first point of the hot area. Press left
         mouse button and drag to the second point. Then release mouse button.
    4).  Click at next point.
    5).  Repeat step 4 until you finished all the points which limit the hot area.
    6).  Edit content of tooltips.
    7).  Edit URL address. This URL will be opened when the hot area is clicked.
    8).  Select an audio file for the hot area.  This audio file will be played when mouse cursor moves over the hot area.
    9).  Click at button label 'Click When Done Edit'.
    10). Click at button label 'Generate HTML Script'.
    11). Select the content in the text area at the bottom label 'HTML Script' using mouse
    12). Select Edit and Copy from the pull-down manu of broser to copy the HTML script to clipboard.
    13). Paste the content of clipboard to an empty text file named, say test.htm.  Then browse test.htm with your browser.
         If you see what you want, insert the HTML script to your page.
 
         Done!!  Easy and quickly done!!";  

  
    
Go Mark's Home Page(http://www.coolshare.com) to see more exciting applets!

 
