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Load remote ToolBook content in field with transparency

PostPosted: Mon Jan 27, 2014 5:36 pm
by Clifton
Objective: Load remote content in a ToolBook field so that the remote content appears transparent relative to the parent.
Solution:
  1. In your parent book, use pgGotoURL() to load the remote content into a ToolBook field on the page:
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    Parent book: pgGotoURL() to load remote content
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  2. In your remote book, execute setBrowserWindowStyles() on load book to enable browser transparency:
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    Remote book: on book load
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  3. In your remote book, execute setPageContentPosition() on load page for the first page to enable ToolBook page transparency:
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    Remote book: on page load for first page
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  4. Export the remote book FIRST.
  5. Flag the remote book export folder for inclusion in the parent book's export using the PowerPac DHTML Export Tree Manager (accessed via the PowerPac menu item "Add folders to export tree":
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    Parent book: flag remote book for inclusion in export
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  6. Export the parent book.
Attachments:
Zip file contains both a parent and remote book set up as shown above with alternate ways of closing the remote content given inside the remote book. The remote page is deliberately set to green and the browser background to black to demonstrate the effectiveness of this procedure. Feel free to post your comments.
loadingRemoteBooksTransparent.zip
v11.5 example
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