Image Map: Acceptable alternative to frames?

I'm reading about Image Maps and it looks to me like this might be a means to
create/present a heirarchical list of menu choices that can be made common to
many pages without creating a lot of maintainence when the map changes.

True?

If so, are there there any utilities out there that would let me open up a .GIF
or .JPG and just click/select with circular or rectangular marquees to capture
the coordinates/type in some text/create an <AREA> statement? For this, I'm
not thinking so much of a site map - which would be pretty easy in
PhotoShop...but of another application; namely a large photo of a reunion where
I could map out 100-150 people by face.
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PeteCresswell

(Pete Cresswell)

In article <>, says...
> I'm reading about Image Maps and it looks to me like this might be a means to
> create/present a heirarchical list of menu choices that can be made common to
> many pages without creating a lot of maintainence when the map changes.
>
> True?

Probably not. The code for the image map will need to be included in
every page that the menu appears on.


> If so, are there there any utilities out there that would let me open up a .GIF
> or .JPG and just click/select with circular or rectangular marquees to capture
> the coordinates/type in some text/create an <AREA> statement?

Yes - loads. Try http://www.coffeecup.com/ for starters.

Seems to me you're after two solutions to two entirely different
problems.

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Hywel http://kibo.org.uk/
I do not eat quiche.

RE/
>
>Seems to me you're after two solutions to two entirely different
>problems.

Correct.
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PeteCresswell

In article <>, says...
> RE/
> >
> >Seems to me you're after two solutions to two entirely different
> >problems.
>
> Correct.

Then state those two problems clearly.

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Hywel http://kibo.org.uk/
I do not eat quiche.

While sitting in a puddle Hywel Jenkins scribbled in the mud:

>
> Then state those two problems clearly.

#1 I'm old
#2 I'm broke

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D?
If it ain't broken fix it anyway.

In article <Xns95C89B9C8E74usenetwipkipbiz@130.133.1.4>,
says...
> While sitting in a puddle Hywel Jenkins scribbled in the mud:
>
> >
> > Then state those two problems clearly.
>
> #1 I'm old

Get yourself one of these:
http://usenet.kibo.org.uk/Santa.jpg


> #2 I'm broke

Pick another:
http://usenet.kibo.org.uk/Santa.jpg

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Hywel http://kibo.org.uk/
I do not eat quiche.

On Thu, 23 Dec 2004 23:36:27 -0000, Hywel Jenkins
<> wrote:

> http://usenet.kibo.org.uk/Santa.jpg

Just warning anyone at work - save this link for home if your boss might
not want a boob in the computer. (He already has on AT the computer...)

While sitting in a puddle Neal scribbled in the mud:

> On Thu, 23 Dec 2004 23:36:27 -0000, Hywel Jenkins
> <> wrote:
>
>> http://usenet.kibo.org.uk/Santa.jpg
>
> Just warning anyone at work - save this link for home if your boss might
> not want a boob in the computer. (He already has on AT the computer...)
>
>

Just warning anyone at home - save this link for at home or your wife will
have a headache tonight.

--
D?
If it ain't broken fix it anyway.

While sitting in a puddle Hywel Jenkins scribbled in the mud:

> In article <Xns95C89B9C8E74usenetwipkipbiz@130.133.1.4>,
> says...
>> While sitting in a puddle Hywel Jenkins scribbled in the mud:
>>
>> >
>> > Then state those two problems clearly.
>>
>> #1 I'm old
>
> Get yourself one of these:
> http://usenet.kibo.org.uk/Santa.jpg

They could do me in.
>
>
>> #2 I'm broke
>
> Pick another:
> http://usenet.kibo.org.uk/Santa.jpg
>

They always want money.

--
D?
If it ain't broken fix it anyway.