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Hi

Is there any way to display 2 pages side-by-side during runtime? With the diagrams I am working on, it would be helpful to the viewer if they could summon with a button a side-by-side view of two diagrams on two different pub pages.

Kind Regards,

Stephen

Hi Stephen,

There are a few ways to accomplish what you want. That is how versatile Opus is!! You could use panels (check under Publication Properties -> Layout Tab)

Alternatively, probably the most common way though could be the use of Chapters appearing in a Window. You have one page in one chapter, and the other page in another chapter. Look in Chapter's Properties -> Window Tab, and you will see the "Location" settings. This will determine where each page in a window appears on screen, plus you can view both pages at the same time.

The pub pages can also have scrollable windows if your diagram (page), is too small to fit in the window.

Thanks, Steve. I'll try these ideas out.

Ever since I've discovered Opus, I never cease to be amazed at the versatility of its features. Super software!

Kind Regards,

Stephen
05XE

Anyone have an example on this please...

See the Publication Layout topic in the help file for instructions on using panels.

Thanks Duncan for that...

Hi

I appreciate all of the suggestions and have made progress with the display.

The area I need help with is reducing the size of one of the diagram pages, to set it as a pop-up or side-by-side without resorting to scroll bars for the viewer to see the entire diagram.

Is there a way, short of re-doing all of the text boxes, vector graphics and buttons, to miniaturize a whole page and maintain scale?

If I simply resize in chapter properties, I get a smaller page requiring scrolling to view the entire diagram.

Kind Regards,

Stephen

Stephen,

You could put all your objects in a frame and then use the animation
action Scale horizontal and vertical and set the options to "scale to" and
then the % of the original you want.

See example.

Sorry if it is a bit basic I had to knock it up during the add break.

Regards

Brenden Knifton

Hi Brenden

Thanks for this idea. It worked in part, but an issue remains to be resolved:

Originally an 800X600 page, I've set the scaling to -50, -50. I've set the chapter Window containing the page to 400X300. OnShow (trigger is on the diagram's page), the scaling reduces page contents in half, but unfortunately not the right section of the screen shows. Rather, the diagram scales to 50% of original but moves into the lower left corner, mostly out of view. I'd like to avoid scroll bar scrolling, if possible.

I'm not sure how to get the original diagram contents in the right place so that when it scales, the viewer can see a full, 50% version in a smaller (400X300) new, superimposed window.

Theoretically, it should work fine. I must be doing something wrong.

(zip of imp file sent to you at support)

Thank you for this idea. I believe it can work with a little bit of a fix. I'll look forward to any suggestions.

Kind Regards,
Stephen

Hi Stephen,

You have posted a reply to Brenden whilst I was mocking up another idea.. So here was my reply, which may or may not now be relevant???

Out of curiosity, have you got "Scale to fit" on the image properties tab? -- as it seems to indicate this may be of help in the description of your message. If this has nothing to do with it and is not the case, then attached is another IMP example which may be of interest to you.

If Resize is set up appropriately, you will not get scrollbars, as the page should scale accordingly. (i.e. everything -- buttons, text, images, vectors, etc.)

It's a bit hard in knowing which way to go in helping you, as you've given the two page idea, and now the pop-up window idea. As you know there is so many different ways of approaching the task in Opus, which makes the program so versatile and powerful. Your solution will be solvable and effective in Opus, but perhaps it may help if you supplied a mock-up screen shot, (or sample IMP) or even a more detailed description of what you 'exactly' want to happen? Whether you pub is in a Window or full screen; whether it is to be targeted at one specific screen resolution, etc?

After looking at the fine examples by Duncan and Brenden, and now this alternative approach -- hopefully it may give you another idea for a solution in your publication.


PS: As said, this message was pre-done prior to your reply to Brenden. Let's hope there is an appropriate solution for you. -- keep us informed.

Thanks, Steve.

Let me see what Brenden says, since I've written to him at support.

Between Brenden, your and other's suggestions, I'm confident I'll get this item working.

One of the limitations has been that the diagram is not saved when the viewer navigates away from the page. This necessitates a solution that permits their seeing the other diagram as a superimposed window, so when they're done viewing it, comparing with the new one, and close the window, the page is still there with all of its dragged and dropped items intact. Otherwise, I'd simply have them "gotopage."

Kind Regards,
Stephen

Hi Brenden

When I try to open your example from the download above, it states it was created in another version of Opus (I'm using XE 5.14) and the resource manager shows an item (script template) is missing.

Is there a way to send it with the script template?

Kind Regards,
Stephen
swartel@nycap.rr.com

Hi All

Finally resolved the issue. I had set the scaling action (for the frame) on the page with an OnShow trigger. What I needed was to set the OnShow trigger and scaling action for the frame itself.

Once done, it works fine.

Thanks for all of your help.

Kind Regards,

Stephen