Hotspots Tab

See also: Pictures in ESTA

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Allows specify fields (hotspots) in a picture. The facility is only useful for pictures which are, or are going to be, attached to category parameters. The fields correspond to the options in a category parameter. When pictures are linked to category parameters in this way, instead of selecting an option from a listbox, the user can select the option by clicking on a field in the picture. You should define the category parameter with its options and the name of the picture first, and then use the hotspot editor to define the fields in the picture. When the hotspot button is activated the current picture will appear in a window. To specify a hotspot field do the following:

  1. Position the mouse at the upper left corner of the intended field location and move (drag) the mouse while the left mouse button is held down until the rectangle indicates the size field you want, then release the mouse button.
  2. At the Parameter field you enter the name of the category parameter which will include the picture. You can choose the available parameters by clicking at the small button to the right of the Parameter field. Having done so, enter, or select the possible options for the selected parameter.
  3. In addition to specifying names for the field you can also specify whether you want the field to be visible or not. The boundaries of a visible field are marked by a rectangle, whereas the rectangle is not draawn for an invisible field. In either case the cursor will change its shape into a hand, when it is positioned over the field, giving visual feedback that this is a selectable region. You can set the visibility for all fields in the current picture by clicking on the button Set All to Visible or Set All to Invisible respectively in the hotspot window.

The description of the controls:

Parameter

The field to enter the category parameters name here.

Options

The field to enter one of the posible option for the specified parameter.

Attribute

Radiobuttons to set weather the specific hotspot is visible or not.

Set All to Visible

Turns all the hotspots for the current picture to visible state.

Set All to Invisible

Turns all the hotspots for the current picture to invisible state.

Delete

Delete the specified hotspot from the current picture.