Can IsoView be set to turn off certain types of hot spots

[ptc-956394]

We have several thousand CGM graphics with text that has hotspots on them and a companion XML file. We use a locally created auto hotspot tool that adds hot spots to all text strings in a CGM graphic. Is there a way to make Isoview NOT indicate or display any groupobject where the restricted text does not start with a numerical character? Kerry

[dweidenbrueck-d]

Kerry, that's a tough one. In general, WebCGM defines an attribute "interactivity", which would control the behaviour as requested. It could be set using the WebCGM DOM or an XML companion file. However, the tricky thing is to identify the right objects. Right now, IsoView does not offer direct access to text content, except for the extended object syntax (ref. to 96 of the IsoView Reference), but that won't help you. If the hotspotting tool that you have used has used the text as the name or ID of the object, you are able to write a script to extract name or ID, examine it, and set interactivity accordingly. Otherwise I don't see a solution right now. Regards, Dieter

[ttin]

How can I get the ID or Name of the Object from Javascript or ActiveX? Are there any API documentations or sample docs that I can look at for IsoView WebCGM? The illustrations are done with IsoView 7 and saved as WebCGM. Thank you, >>If the hotspotting tool that you have used has >>used the text as the name or ID of the object, >>you are able to write a script to extract name or >>ID, examine it, and set interactivity accordingly. >>Otherwise I don't see a solution right now.

[dweidenbrueck-d]

Hi, I assume that you meant the illustrations have been created with IsoDraw 7.0, not with IsoView 7.0? Arbortext IsoView WebCGM is a simple viewer that we created to give people a free tool to display WebCGM graphics, whereas the full Arbortext IsoView Distribution Kit is a product that allows for much more than that. It also gives you distribution rights for the viewer itself. In the full IsoView product there are API calls as well as WebCGM DOM calls that you can use to retrieve ID or name of an object. Regards, Dieter

"Thu Ra Tin Tin" wrote:

How can I get the ID or Name of the Object from Javascript or ActiveX? Are there any API documentations or sample docs that I can look at for IsoView WebCGM? The illustrations are done with IsoView 7 and saved as WebCGM. Thank you, >>If the hotspotting tool that you have used has >>used the text as the name or ID of the object, >>you are able to write a script to extract name or >>ID, examine it, and set interactivity accordingly. >>Otherwise I don't see a solution right now.