Re: [OpenMap Users] getting X/Y of objects...

Hi Ambrose,

On Friday, February 14, 2003, at 06:33 AM, ambrose lewis wrote:

> Hi openmap users:
>
> I'm thinking about using the SimpleHttpImageServer for an application.
>
> Instead of simply returning the image, however, I'd like to
> dynamically build an HTML  page with an image map behind it.  This
> would allow the user to click on an object/area in the image and fire
> off an HTTP request to a JavaServlet.
>
> My question is how do I determine the coordinates of my objects and
> areas within the image generated by the user's HTTP request?  I've
> been playing with the CSV layer to get my data into openmap.
>

Where you build the image map, you'll have to have a hook into the
layer with your data so you can build the image map with the
information you want. You'll probably have to modify your layer
appropriately, too, to get access to your information.

- Don

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