scrolling over a point to view attributes

Bob Basques bob.basques at CI.STPAUL.MN.US
Thu Dec 22 15:25:14 EST 2005


I should have probably added that I used the CGI version of MapServer 
since I was most comfortable with that approach.

bobb


Bob Basques wrote:

>Jennifer,
>
>I originally put together our first version of this capability for our
>internal developers here at the City.
>
>This is how I got started, it's not the only way:
>http://www.walterzorn.com/tooltip/tooltip_e.htm
>
>Once you have a Webpage working with aboveLIB, then the next step is to
>make a TEMPLATE that MapServer can use for Attribute Output from the SHP
>files. to generate Imagemap
>Just read up on:
>http://mapserver.gis.umn.edu/docs/reference/templatereference
>
>I can't seem to find too much on the Mapserver pages about ImageMap
>generation, (is there something obvious some place that I'm missing?).
>I'm try to find an example of a IMAGEMAP from MapServer Template, but
>not find anything specfically like this.
>
>Anyone else know of an example that generate straight from the MapServer
>Template (Using SHPXY?)
>
>bobb
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>Jennifer A Bennett wrote:
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>>Thank You for your response Bobb,
>>I was wondering if you could flesh out your answer a little for me;  I am 
>>still kind of new to mapserver and web design and don't know javascript 
>>really well. Do you know of any documentation that could explain the 
>>process of creating an IMAGEMAP and displaying necessary attribute fields 
>>when scrolling over a point?  Can you direct me to your website, so I can 
>>see an example of a mapserver imagemap?  Do you know of any other websites 
>>that use mapserver generated imagemaps?
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>>Thanks,
>>Jennifer 
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>><br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Thank You for your response Bobb,</font>
>><br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">I was wondering if you could flesh out
>>your answer a little for me; &nbsp;I am still kind of new to mapserver
>>and web design and don't know javascript really well. Do you know of any
>>documentation that could explain the process of creating an IMAGEMAP and
>>displaying necessary attribute fields when scrolling over a point? &nbsp;Can
>>you direct me to your website, so I can see an example of a mapserver imagemap?
>>&nbsp;Do you know of any other websites that use mapserver generated imagemaps?</font>
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>><br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Thanks,</font>
>><br><font size=2 face="sans-serif">Jennifer </font>
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