Perhaps you are looking for something like this: http://www.alistapart.com/articles/cssmaps/
Rather than an image map, it uses a definition list with the image as a background and the text positioned off-screen, so the information is still available for screenreaders. On 6/3/09, Paul Novitski <[email protected]> wrote: > At 6/1/2009 07:34 AM, Brett Patterson wrote: >>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? > > > Also consider CSS image maps with pop-ups, e.g.: > http://www.cssplay.co.uk/menu/imap by Stu Nicholls. > > Regards, > > Paul > __________________________ > > Paul Novitski > Juniper Webcraft Ltd. > http://juniperwebcraft.com > > > > ******************************************************************* > 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] *******************************************************************
