> > Can someone outline a set of functions to use to generate hover 
> > graphics such as what is found at:
> >
> > http://netmon.grnet.gr/map.shtml
> >
> > Is Wt capable of such a capability?  I can generate both the 
> > background chart and the graphic for the popup, but how would one 
> > proceed in getting the popup to function? 
> 
> I believe Wt would need support for the HTML <map> and <area> 
> tags, which is how that website is implemented.
> 
> Then, using the right CSS styling, you should be able to 
> generate a popup window containing the graphic, when the 
> mouse is moving over a certain area. Finally, you will need 
> some JavaScript to react to mouse move events to constantly 
> move the popup window (if you want that -- I would prefer to 
> show the extra information on the side?), and to switch the 
> content of the popup window from the server-side using a JSignal<>.
> 
> If you believe in this way of going about it, let me know and 
> I will put support for map/area tags in Wt on the TODO list.
> 

It would be good to add the map/area tags.  I think the addition would be of
value in many different contexts.

I'm not totally conversant on the div tags yet, but I'm wondering about the
'popup' graphic.  Is it actually a pop up window as on the sample site, or
can it be done with an overlapping absolute position div (positioned by
mouse movement) with a graphic in it?  Or is a pop up window and a graphic
in an absolute div one and the same thing?

If I can get a graphic to change somewhere on the page as a mouse moves over
a master graphic, that will satisfy my initial requirements.  If it takes
more effort to get a graphic to follow the mouse, I'll work my way up to
that.

I gather the overall technique is different from the one used for the drag
and drop mechanism, where you drag a graphic (which in your example is a
blue or red pill) and drop it somewhere.  Is that dragged graphic a pop up
window or a moving div?  I could look at the code, but it was easier to
formulate the question until I have a free moment to examine the code.

Thank you for your assistance.


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