Infinite
Canvas Adding A Convenient Navigation
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General
One major drawback of html-based comics is that their navigation can be very annoying. With "Free Navigation" Infinite Canvas provides an improved way to let users freely explore your comic. But the real innovation is the use of Navigation Frames.
Free Navigation is the original way of navigating online comics. Using the mouse or the cursor-keys you can freely move around the infinite canvas. No barriers will disturb your exploratory urge and you can even rotate and zoom the canvas. Implementing "Free Navigation" is quite easy. Just select it from the navigation preferences. To specify a start-point with the proper scaling you can use a Navigation Frame, but this is optional. For more Information about Navigation Frames just read on. Navigation FramesIf you want to restrict the way users navigate your comic, the use of Navigation Frames should be your choice. Navigation Frames are quadratic areas of the canvas. They can have any size or rotation and specify the part of the canvas, which is seen on screen. Creating Navigation Frames Manipulate Navigation Frames
Navigation Trails are the missing link between your numerous Navigation Frames. They are like directed edges in a graph and connect one frame with an other. Creating and manipulating a Navigation Trail works like a normal Trail. There are only two exceptions. A Navigation Frame has to start on a Navigation Frame or an Active Component and has to end on a Navigation Frame (can also be the start-frame). To create curved Trails isnŐt possible.
Active Components are rectangular areas of a frame, which let you bring in some interactivity. Let me give you an example. Imagine you have a Panel with a telephone and an Active Component positioned above this object. If you click anywhere on the screen the comic follows the Navigation Trail associated with the current Frame. But if you click on the telephone your comic will follow the Navigation Trail associated with the Active Component. To create an Active Component just select a Navigation Frame and click the "Create Active Component"-Button. Now you can resize the Active Component inside the bounds of its frame. Adding a Navigation Trail works like Navigation Frames. |