Re: map regions yes/no?

by "Cindy Stanley, SSS WebWorks" <stanleysupport(at)prodigy.net>

 Date:  Mon, 28 Aug 2000 19:28:58 -0400
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From: Karin Christensen <karinc(at)linkline.com>
>I don't know if I am using the right terms but I would like to use an
>image in a web site that has clickable regions where you set the
>coordinates.

<http://www.stars.com/Vlib/Authoring/Imagemaps.html>
<http://www.digiserve.co.uk/support/data/0025a.htm>
<http://ppewww.ph.gla.ac.uk/~flavell/alt/imgmap.html>

>don't know exactly how to do it and if there are server side
>limitations that may be more trouble than it's worth

There are server-side image maps, which of course, work off the server and
are placed in the cgi-bin.  Also, there are client-side imagemaps, which
will work with the newer browsers, but for backwards compatibility, it's
best to go with server-side image maps. There is more information and
tutorials in the url's listed above.

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Cindy K. Stanley, SSS
Stanley Support Service

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