On 6/3/09, Tim Savage <tim.sav...@poweredbypenguins.org> wrote: > > I've been playing around with this idea recently. Image maps are quite > flexible, not only can you title attributes etc but since they are part of > the DOM you can attach javascript events to them. For a recent client which > an online fashion store they had images of models wearing their garments and > I used image maps to have "tool tips" appear with additional information > about the garment and link to the product page. You can use the same > "javascript: void()" trick (or capture events) to prevent anything happening > when a user clicks on the link as necessary. > > I tried several approaches to getting this system to work right. My first > try was using absolutely position DIV's this worked perfectly except in IE, > second go was output a json structure containing all the information about > the products etc and generate my image map client side, again worked > perfectly except in IE. In the end the solution was to generate everything > server side and tie it all together with javascript which also works and > works in IE. > > > The advantages of using image maps basically come down to being able to > generate complex shapes, and them already being supported in browsers so why > reinvent the wheel. > > > > > > -- > *Tim Savage* > Technology Lead > [image: Joocey Labs Pty Ltd] > 105 / 757 Bourke Street > Docklands VIC 3008 > p: +61 3 9016 9132 > > m: +61 415 845 226 > > e: tim.sav...@jooceylabs.com > w: http://jooceylabs.com > > Melbourne | Brisbane | Sydney > > > > On Wed, Jun 3, 2009 at 12:01, David Hucklesby <huckle...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Brett Patterson wrote: >> >>> I meant that rather than using image mapping for hyperlinks, you >>> could use it to (sort of) point out a particular part of an image, as >>> if you wanted to show someone who can see which person in a picture >>> is you if they hover their mouse over that image map. And you can use >>> it for someone who is blind, by showing them sections in a picture, >>> as if there are rapids in one part of a picture and your canoe in >>> another. >>> >>> I mean image maps being used to show particular sections in a >>> picture, give it a title and alt attribute, and allow people to see >>> what is what in the picture by holding their mouse over parts in a >>> picture. >>> >>> Some picture sites, like photobucket and others allow users to "tag" >>> certain parts of a picture to allow users to see who is who in a >>> picture. I was wondering if it would be okay to do the same thing >>> with using image maps and not using them as links. >>> >>> >> Do you mean something like this? >> >> http://css-tricks.com/image-map-with-prototype-tooltips/ >> >> Not sure about how this would benefit someone who can't see, though? >> Provided you have given ALT attributes to the AREA shapes, screen readers >> should be happy. >> >> FWIW image maps *are* links, and can be followed by search engines and >> text browsers, screen readers, etc.. Without scripting, though, they are >> hard to discover in graphical browsers-- and not everyone has scripting >> enabled. >> >> Design is about compromise, I believe. No one solution fits all >> situations. So the answer is a qualified "yes" - you can use an image map >> for this. >> >> Cordially, >> David >> -- >> >> >> >> ******************************************************************* >> 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 >
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