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This is an extension to the simple panorama viewer that allows you to play a little bit more with jQuery by adding interactivity to transform some panoramic views into a virtual tour !
Take a look at the demonstration.
This virtual tour plugin has the particularity to be accessible and can run even if javascript has not been activated] : navigation uses the standard html tags <map> and <area> in accordance with w3c.
No need for Flash, Quicktime ou Java. Your visitors will not have to install any software to experiment your virtual tour.
We are building this extension for a current project : a game around art workcraft for Casa d’Art.
Note : Vertical text is displayed using the jQuery flipv plugin.
In the <head> section, insert CSS ans javascript calls :
see available parameters list on the simple panorama viewer documentation.
In the <body> section, add the panoramic image call, and the <map> object containing interactive areas coords (only ’rect’ type are supported).
If the <area> is pointing to a picture, you could add the ’thickbox’ class to have a pretty effect using the Thickbox plugin.
And take a look at the example on the zip file.
Free software under the GPL licence.
Ulrich Schlüter, Wood sculptor based in La Chaise-Dieu-F-43160 (France)
Wednesday 9 April 2008