pop-ups from image map hotspots

[Guest]

Hi
I've used a nifty bit of Javascript to open pop-ups from text links but
can't get it to work with hotspots on an image-map. .. maybe it isn't
possible...
The image is a "process-graph" and I'd hoped to be able highlight various
points and have a pop-up appear to give more information at each stage. I can
get it to open in a new window - but for 2/3 sentences that really isn't very
helpful. I've uploaded a sample-page -
http://www.portsmouth-dio.org.uk/assembly/transition/change.htm - Click on
"News" to see .. It really isn't very tidy is it!
(http://www.portsmouth-dio.org.uk/assembly > click on Eileen McCabe towards
the bottom of the page and it works)
Is there a way of specifying the size of a new window within FP2003?

I know there are other ways of dealing with this - but just wondered if I
was missing something,...

Many thanks in anticipation

Kathryn

 

[Tom Pepper Willett]

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| Hi
| I've used a nifty bit of Javascript to open pop-ups from text links but
| can't get it to work with hotspots on an image-map. .. maybe it isn't
| possible...
| The image is a "process-graph" and I'd hoped to be able highlight various
| points and have a pop-up appear to give more information at each stage. I
can
| get it to open in a new window - but for 2/3 sentences that really isn't
very
| helpful. I've uploaded a sample-page -
| http://www.portsmouth-dio.org.uk/assembly/transition/change.htm - Click on
| "News" to see .. It really isn't very tidy is it!
| (http://www.portsmouth-dio.org.uk/assembly > click on Eileen McCabe
towards
| the bottom of the page and it works)
| Is there a way of specifying the size of a new window within FP2003?
|
| I know there are other ways of dealing with this - but just wondered if I
| was missing something,...
|
| Many thanks in anticipation
|
| Kathryn
|

 

[Guest]

You can use a tooltip. In code view after <area, remove the target="_blank"
and replace it with title="Whatever you want to say". The down side is that
tooltips only stay on screen for 5 seconds before disappearing and then your
user will have to mouseover the hotspot again to view the tooltip.

 

[Guest]

Thanks Tom
I tried the download - which looks as if it will be very useful. However it
doesn't seem to work with image maps.

Thanks for the suggestion

Kathryn

 

[Guest]

thanks - worth a try!

Kathryn

You can use a tooltip. In code view after <area, remove the target="_blank"
and replace it with title="Whatever you want to say". The down side is that
tooltips only stay on screen for 5 seconds before disappearing and then your
user will have to mouseover the hotspot again to view the tooltip.