If you use PNG's and negative margins, this would allow you to piece together images, but how would you handle hovering or clicking? For example, if you had a circle image with a transparent background, how would you identify hovering or clicking only on the circle piece?
Dan Freeman Webmaster & ERP Administrator 800.650.6506 (TOLL FREE) 330.655.0341 (DIRECT) <http://www.lexi.com/> www.lexi.com From: li...@webstandardsgroup.org [mailto:li...@webstandardsgroup.org] On Behalf Of Christian Snodgrass Sent: Thursday, October 14, 2010 3:59 PM To: wsg@webstandardsgroup.org Subject: Re: [WSG] Image Maps You can use transparent images and negative margins. The simplest way to set this up would be to use a program like Fireworks (which lets you move stuff around freely and gives you an x and y). Cut up all of your states into separate images with transparent backgrounds. Then you can bring them all into a Fireworks file, position them properly, then use the x and y it gives you to figure out the negative margins for them. On Thu, Oct 14, 2010 at 3:21 PM, cat soul <cats...@thinkplan.org> wrote: On Oct 14, 2010, at 12:09 PM, Christian Snodgrass wrote: Basically image maps can be used, but they aren't usually a good idea. A better method would be to split it up into separate images and smash them together to look like one map. This lets you add alt tags and what-not to make it more accessible. In the case of a map of, say, the USA, how would you achieve this smashing together, while still having the smashed-together images look like the contiguous US of A? cs ******************************************************************* List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: memberh...@webstandardsgroup.org ******************************************************************* ******************************************************************* List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: memberh...@webstandardsgroup.org ******************************************************************* LEXI-COMP CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE The information in this electronic mail is intended for the named recipients only. Any use of this information by anyone other than the intended receiver is prohibited. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, copying, or other use of this message or its attachments is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately by replying to this electronic e-mail or by calling 330-650-6506. Please delete it from your computer. Thank you. ******************************************************************* List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: memberh...@webstandardsgroup.org *******************************************************************
