Autodesk 15606-011408-9300 Developer Guide - Page 11
User Help, About the Autodesk MapGuide Viewer API
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User Help If you want to provide information about your application that users can readily access, you can develop your own set of Help pages. You can then set up the map to point to your customized Help system instead of the default Autodesk MapGuide Viewer Help when users click the Help button or access Help from the popup menu. For more information, refer to the Autodesk MapGuide Help. About the Autodesk MapGuide Viewer API The Autodesk MapGuide Viewer API allows you to customize the way in which someone using Autodesk MapGuide Viewer interacts with a map. You can also create a stand-alone version of the Autodesk MapGuide Viewer that displays maps without the use of a Web browser. Autodesk MapGuide Viewer comes in three different types: Autodesk MapGuide Viewer ActiveX Control, Autodesk MapGuide Viewer Plug-In, and Autodesk MapGuide Viewer, Java Edition. These Viewer types are sometimes referred to as Viewer versions within the Help and the documentation. Be careful to not confuse this usage with Autodesk MapGuide release versions. Each Autodesk MapGuide Viewer type exposes a programming interface that you can use to programmatically access and manipulate its functionality. For example, you could create an application that displays a map in one frame and a form in another. In the form, you might have controls such as buttons and list boxes that use API methods to alter or redraw the map. Or, you might put the map and controls on a single page, as shown in the following illustration. This application consists of a map, a form listing map features, and a number of custom image buttons on the HTML page. Users can select a city from the list box, and then click a button to zoom to that city. About the Autodesk MapGuide Viewer API | 11