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<DIV><FONT size=2>Steve, (and all)</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2> I ran across <A
href="http://www.imapper.com/">http://www.imapper.com/</A> and saw that
they were showing a</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>GIF with "map tips" when the mouse passes over road
features.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Looking at the HTML source, I see that they are using
client-side image maps with</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>"area" tags with polygons and mouse-over text (in the "alt"
portion of the tag?): </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2><area alt="Calle Burgos" title="Calle Burgos"
href="imsql.asp?Layer=Eje_de_vía&Label=Calle_Burgos" shape="poly"
coords="-41,74,2,77,46,88,46,92,2,81,-41,78"><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Might be<FONT size=2> an interesting enhancement to MapServer
(version 4.0?)</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Of course since most of us are using Steve's spiffy Java
mapimage.class to</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>interact with the image, it might not be that
useful.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Brent Fraser</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>GeoAnalytic Inc.<BR>1150 , 633 - 6th Avenue SW Calgary, AB T2P
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