Getting Started             

  1. Place the program files (ProMap.jar, ProMap.cab, ryProMap.class, ryLightFilter.class and ryMonoFilter.class) in the directory containing the HTML document into which you want to insert the applet (or into a different directory, and add the correct CODEBASE= attribute to the applet tag given below).

  2. Add the following applet tag to your HTML document in the position you want ProMap to appear:
    <APPLET CODE="ryProMap.class" ARCHIVE="ProMap.jar" WIDTH=??? HEIGHT=???>
    <param name=CabBase value="ProMap.cab">
    <param name=Copyright value="ProMap (c) 1997 Cool Focus [www.coolfocus.com]">
    <param name=Testmode value="yes">
    <param name=BaseImage value="???">
    <param name=BorderColor value="999999">
    <param name=UseHandCursor value="yes">
    </APPLET>

    Replace the three sets of question marks with the width and height of the image you want to use for your imagemap, and the location and/or name of the image in the BaseImage parameter. You might opt to make the applet dimensions larger than the image to provide extra space for the text messages that can accompany each Area. If so, the image will be centered within the applet. You can use the BgColor parameter to define the color of the image-surround.

  3. Save the document and open it in your browser. Provided the class files and image are located where you have specified in the tag and parameter, ProMap will start in Testmode. Follow the instructions in Using Testmode to define as many Areas as you want and add Message parameters for each Area.

    Note that URLs, sounds, and most other parameters are ignored when in Testmode.

  4. When you've entered all the Areas you need into your HTML document, either remove the Testmode parameter, or set its value to 'NO' (<param name=Testmode value="no">), resave the document, and refresh your browser view.

  5. With the Areas defined and Testmode switched off, begin entering or editing the remaining parameters to set the font, colors, filter options, sound options, and so on. You may find it useful to comment out any URL parameters you've entered while you do this, so that you can click Areas to test them without being linked elsewhere when you do so, but remember to remove the comments before placing the finished document on the server!