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Using image maps

We support the NCSA imagemap standard. The NCSA imagemap program is installed in the cgi-bin directory on the server. We have installed the latest version of the imagemap program which needs no configuration file.

Many tutorials are available which explain imagemaps and elaborate upon the details of creating them. The basic steps to creating an imagemap are as follows:

• Create your image and map file.
• You must save this file in UNIX format.
• An example .map file is available.

Place the resulting map file in your docs directory hierarchy. Use the following URL to refer to the map:

<A HREF="filename.map"><IMG SRC="file.gif" ISMAP></A>

Note: The map file goes in your docs directory, not your cgi-bin directory.

An example imagemap setup can be found at http://www.demon.co.uk/test/, or see Yahoo for more information sources about imagemaps.