Posted by Dasmeet Singh on 04/22/05 16:41

Actually I am not able to make image maps because of uneven state
boundaries..

Can you please suggest some tools... I haven't used any yet...

Thanks

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Mike wrote:
>>Hi!
>>I need to create an image map on a country map, where people
>>can click on any state and get some info related to it.. In
>>such case the regular polygon/circle/rectengle image map wont
>>do bcoz of shapes of state..
>>
>>I guess this must be possible someway in PHP.. please tell me
>>if you have any idea how to go abt this..
>>
>
> Is the problem you're experiencing that the image map isn't being built
> properly or are you passing information to it that does not appear to be
> consistant.
>
> If it's the former, then PHP has nothing to do with that. I'm sure you can
> find some tools to generate image maps for you. There have always been free
> ones with a minimum of effort.
>
> If you're having problem with PHP in the mix, can you describe the PHP
> problem, provide some code, some sample output, etc.?
>
> I've used image maps in the past (though I try to stay away from them) and
> you can create a link with virtually any polygon if you have the patience to
> may out the plot points. You could easily create a star with many, many
> points and have it be clickable - which would indicate that most states
> would be a piece of cake.
>
> -M

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