Large Diagram On Web Page

[Tennis Smith]

Hi,

I have a large diagram which fits on about 6 pages. In other words, I
have to expand "page 1" in Visio to be 2x3 pages in size.

What I would like to do now is to put it on the web without having to
break it into parts. It would be nice if the user could simply pan
across the diagram. What is the best way to do that?

TIA,
-Tennis

 

[Henry]

Hi,

I have a large diagram which fits on about 6 pages. In other words, I
have to expand "page 1" in Visio to be 2x3 pages in size.

What I would like to do now is to put it on the web without having to
break it into parts. It would be nice if the user could simply pan
across the diagram. What is the best way to do that?

TIA,
-Tennis

You may be able to do a "Save As" of the VSD to a JPG or GIF for uploading
to the web.

I only say "may" because I have sometimes had problems doing this when the
drawing was very complex, but it is certainly worth a try.

You can then embed the graphic into your web page in the usual way with
whatever HTML Authoring tool you might be using.

regards

Henry

 

[Becky Avery]

In 2002 Pro: Another possible route is to set up your page size so it all fits on one 'page'. Do a 'Save As' Web Page and set the resolution to 800x600. That will give them scroll bars on the bottom and side for moving around the page. If you're not using the custom properties, unselect it when you do the 'Save As' and it will take away that frame.

 

[Al Edlund]

I was recently (yesterday) working with something similar. Visio2003
supports export as a scalable vector graphic format (SVG) that is viewable
through a free browser add-on from adobe. It was kinda neat in that when
visio exported it, it also included the custom properties for the shapes.
al

 

[Andy [MS]]

What version of Visio are you using?

Both Visio 2002 & 2003 support zooming on web pages created by Visio if you
use the VML output format. Visio 2003 also provides SVG output as an output
option for the Save as Web feature, which allows zooming as well.

 

[Randall Arnold]

The only drawback to current SVG export is the shortage of export options,
such as scaling, rotation, etc. Scaling would be a HUGE help for me. I
brought this up during the beta, and I hope someone was listening for the
next version...

Randall Arnold

 

[Tennis Smith]

Unfortunately, I'm using Visio 2000.

-Tennis

What version of Visio are you using?

Both Visio 2002 & 2003 support zooming on web pages created by Visio if you
use the VML output format. Visio 2003 also provides SVG output as an output
option for the Save as Web feature, which allows zooming as well.

--
Andy
Microsoft Corporation

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[Andy [MS]]

Actually, now that I think about it, Visio 2000 also supported zooming using
VML export, IIRC. Bring up the Save as Web options dialog and see if VML is
available.

--
Andy
Microsoft Corporation

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

Unfortunately, I'm using Visio 2000.

-Tennis


"Andy [MS]" <[email protected]> wrote in message

What version of Visio are you using?

Both Visio 2002 & 2003 support zooming on web pages created by Visio if you
use the VML output format. Visio 2003 also provides SVG output as an output
option for the Save as Web feature, which allows zooming as well.

--
Andy
Microsoft Corporation

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

 

[Jeroen Dekker]

Tennis,

You need a vector graphics format for sure, to enable zooming and
panning for a large and detailed diagram. Raster image formats like
GIF and JPEG won't cut it.

You could try VML, which is a little-known MS/IE only format. Don't
hear a lot about people using it.

Other, more widely used vector formats for the Web are CGM and
XML-standard SVG. For SVG, free browser plug-ins are available from
Adobe, Corel, the Apache project and others. The Adobe SVG Viewer is
the dominant one, and auto-installed with Acrobat Reader 5 for a
while. For CGM, the ActiveCGM plug-in comes to mind, offering
excellent zooming capabilities.

My company makes software to batch convert graphics to these and other
vector formats, using EPS, PDF and WMF as the intermediate formats.
Meaning, if you save or print your large diagrams to any of these
formats, our software will transform them to SVG or CGM. Including
scaling and several other options.

You're welcome to send me a sample file for testing if interested.

Regards,

Jeroen Dekker