On Jan 26, 2009, at 2:01 PM, Paulsen, Bill wrote:
Greetings,
I have tried to locate any references to this functionality being
discussed, but have been unable to locate anything relevant. I have
a need/want to have an item on the "Insert" menu next to the "Text"
item that allows me to simply paste a bitmap (png, jpg, bmp, etc.)
into the map I'm working on... The bitmap would be capable of being
re-sized and moved around the map. I do not need the bitmap to be an
actual monitor (since I could do that by creating my own custom icon
set). In addition, this would not be the same as a "background
bitmap" on a map, as that would serve a totally different purpose.
Examples of usage:
(1) Identify the type of equipment being monitored (e.g. a Cisco
logo above the logical router symbol)
(2) Identify the ISP providing a specific Internet connection on
a map (e.g. a Verizon logo above the PPP link)
(3) Graphically link (using the URL double-click feature) a
Verizon logo above a circuit to an external customer service portal
(4) Show the photo of the actual technician responsible for a
particular remote site or server/device
(5) Etc...
The potential uses of such a feature would be huge (at least to me)
and would go a long way towards making my maps more functional,
useful, efficient, and readable. To be quite honest, I'm surprised
that I was unable to locate any previous requests or mention of such
a feature.
Thanks, and keep up the great work on InterMapper!
-Bill
Bill,
With the exception of the resizing functionality*, this is all
currently possible.
1) Create a new network vertex (Insert->Network)
2) Change the icon to your custom bitmap.
3) Set Label and check the 'Hide Label' check box.
I believe that all of your examples can be fulfilled using this
technique.
This is basically all that Insert->Text does now - it creates an empty
network, sets its shape to 'Text', and fills in the label.
*If you want the custom icon to be available in multiple sizes, suffix
the icon names (before the extension) with "_#" where # is a relative
size (_1 is smaller than _2 is smaller than _32). See the
documentation for more info about using custom icons: http://download.dartware.com/docs/UserGuide/Content/05-Arranging_Your_Map/Icons_On_Maps.html
-Tex Clayton
Dartware, LLC
http://www.dartware.com
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