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. -- Brett P. On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 5:54 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > Judging by the lack of responses, I am probably not the only one who > didn't understand your question. > Particularly, you seem to be using the term 'image mapping' to mean > something other than using an image-map element, but I'm not aware of a > standard technique for this. > > Regards, > Mike > > ------------------------------ > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] *On > Behalf Of *Brett Patterson > *Sent:* 01 June 2009 15:35 > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* [WSG] Image mapping standards question > > It has recently come to my attention the struggles of an end-user when > viewing images for any user. I have seen sites such as Facebook, MySpace, > and other sites where pictures are hosted use roll-overs for recognizing > certain parts of an image. I realize that this can be done using image maps > as well as when using image mapping, I can add alternative text not only to > the img tag itself, but the maps as well to show and describe certain > features I feel are important. Are there recommendations for or against this > approach? > > -- > Brett P. > > ******************************************************************* > List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm > Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm > Help: [email protected] > ******************************************************************* > > ******************************************************************* > List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm > Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm > Help: [email protected] > ******************************************************************* > ******************************************************************* List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [email protected] *******************************************************************
