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Notes for using the krpano Flash viewer locally / offline
When using the Flashplayer locally / offline then the External Interface of the Flashplayer
is disabled for security reasons by default.
This External Interface is necessary for all kind of external access:
The krpano viewer will show this warning in the krpano trace log when it is not available:
Additionally it's possible to check interactively if the interface is available via the global haveexternalinterface variable.
This External Interface is necessary for all kind of external access:
- for the Javascript Interface of the Flashplayer
(and so also for the krpano Mousewheel fixes) - when trying to call system or browsers functions like opening an url (e.g. the openurl action)
- when loading data or code from the web (e.g. the Google Maps Plugin is doing that)
The krpano viewer will show this warning in the krpano trace log when it is not available:
WARNING: ExternalInterface NOT available
Additionally it's possible to check interactively if the interface is available via the global haveexternalinterface variable.
How to change the Flashplayer security settings
To allow a local running Flash programs using the External Interfaces the Flashplayer provides
the so called trusted folders. Flash files in a such trusted folder can use all External Interfaces
also locally. To add own folders to that trusted folders see the following instructions:
1. Start the Flashplayer Settings manager.
Either direct in the Flashplayer via right-click and "Global Settings" or via this link.
Then the Settings Manager will open itself in a new browser window.
Either direct in the Flashplayer via right-click and "Global Settings" or via this link.
Then the Settings Manager will open itself in a new browser window.
2. Select the Global Security Settings Panel.
3. Click on Edit locations... and then Add location...
4. Select Browse for folders... and look for the folder which contains the
Flash .swf file and select that folder, then click Confirm.
5. After that the folder should appear in the list below.
6. Done.
The browser window with the Settings Manager can be closed now, the new Flashplayer security settings were saved automatically. Now the given folder and all sub-folders are trusted. All Flash files in these folders can use the External Interfaces.
The browser window with the Settings Manager can be closed now, the new Flashplayer security settings were saved automatically. Now the given folder and all sub-folders are trusted. All Flash files in these folders can use the External Interfaces.