Definitely doable...see 'http://www.nova-scotia.org', a site we played
with that used javascript...
On Wed, 10 Mar 1999, Jan Wieck wrote:
> >
> > > On Tue, 9 Mar 1999, Jan Wieck wrote:
> > >
> > > > Marc G. Fournier wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > You don't really need nams associated iwth the dots, just make the dots
> > > > > reasonably accurate...put a long/lat beside each name in the list, and
> > > > > country or whatnot...
> > > >
> > > > Alternatively you might put a map behind it and use some
> > > > Jscript to write the names into the status line when the
> > > > pointer is over the dots.
> > >
> > > Oh, I like that one...anyone know Javascript? :)
> >
> > No.
>
> Dunno if that's possible (popping something up in an image)
> with Javascript. Maybe that must be done in an applet. Or
> what Venice suggested, splitting up the image into hundred's
> of peaces, putting the names into the ALT attributes and let
> the browser do it. For sake not every browser show's the ALT
> text when you hold the pointer over an image.
>
> Maybe I should do some tests.
>
>
> Jan
>
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