Re: [HACKERS] Developers globe

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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