I m a g e   M a p   M a k e r

by Theo Kandiliotis
ionikh@hol.gr
http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Network/5045

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This is a simple Visual Basic 5 application with the
purpose to help the user build HTML image maps
with point & click easyness.Here's how it all works:

a) Selecting an image

First,you have to select the image that the image map
will work with.This is done by clicking 
FILE -> NEW IMAGE MAP on the main menu of the main form.
You will see a common dialog control pop up and you 
have to select an image file (it can be either in GIF,
JPG,BMP or ICO format)

b) Defining the clickable regions

You can create a new region on the current image by
clicking TOOLS -> NEW REGION . Then you can "draw" the
rectangular region on the picture,the same way you
would draw a rectangular shape on Windows Paint.
Just click ,move the mouse and click again to define
the upper left and lower right (or vise versa) edges
of the region. Notice that you don't have to hold the
mouse button,just click twice on two different spots
of the picture . After the second click,you will be
prompted for the rest of the information on that region
(appart from the coordinates) :
The URL of the HTML file that the region will lead to,
and the frame that the new HTML file will load in.

c) Generating the HTML code for the image map

After you defined all the regions on the image,just click
TOOLS -> GET HTML CODE and the program will generate
all the nessaccery tags for a fully functional
image map with the settings you have defined.
Notice that the program will just generate the code,
you will have to cut&paste the code to an HTML file
your self.Also,make sure that the image file you have
selected exists on the same directory.
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Send any feedback to

ionikh@hol.gr
Theo Kandiliotis , Athens , Greece