Re: [PHP] How to point at a spot and get relevant information?

2003-08-14 Thread skate
> > > Dear all, > > > > Anybody knows how to write a graphic plotting code such that when users > > point > > at that spot, they can get the information relevant to that spot? Thanks > > in advance. > > that'd be pretty intense. to do this feasbly with PHP, you'd have to analyse the picture fir

Re: [PHP] How to point at a spot and get relevant information?

2003-08-14 Thread Robert Cummings
ou should be able to use an image map form input widget to get the coordinates that the user selects from some image you display to them. Then the determination of relevant information can occur server side via PHP. I don't have experience with this, but it appears to be how mapquest works: http:/

RE: [PHP] How to point at a spot and get relevant information?

2003-08-14 Thread Yao, Minghua
lto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2003 11:31 AM To: Yao, Minghua Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [PHP] How to point at a spot and get relevant information? On Thu, 7 Aug 2003 10:59:01 -0500 , you wrote: >Thank you for your reponses. The problem is there are thousands of spots

RE: [PHP] How to point at a spot and get relevant information?

2003-08-14 Thread Robert Cummings
obert Cummings [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2003 11:00 AM > To: skate > Cc: Yao, Minghua; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [PHP] How to point at a spot and get relevant information? > > > ou should be able to use an image map form input widget to get

RE: [PHP] How to point at a spot and get relevant information?

2003-08-14 Thread Robert Cummings
Since PHP plots the data according to the information in the database then you know about where the data is located in the image. If PHP works on a single plot coordinate then you need to increase the acceptable clickable region and use this to find your point (otherwise people will need to click o

Re: [PHP] How to point at a spot and get relevant information?

2003-08-14 Thread David Otton
On Thu, 7 Aug 2003 10:59:01 -0500 , you wrote: >Thank you for your reponses. The problem is there are thousands of spots on >the plot. >The locations are random. This may be one of those "you can't get there from here" problems, and you'll have to rethink the presentation of your data. What's th

RE: [PHP] How to point at a spot and get relevant information?

2003-08-07 Thread Yao, Minghua
] Subject: Re: [PHP] How to point at a spot and get relevant information? ou should be able to use an image map form input widget to get the coordinates that the user selects from some image you display to them. Then the determination of relevant information can occur server side via PHP. I don&#