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Transforming a dynamic page in a “Clickable map”

Is it possible?

         

henry0

2:19 pm on Sep 29, 2005 (gmt 0)

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This is a modif I would like applying to my own CMS
The pages are OOP and dynamically generated

I have a rendering of the page that is a map and by clicking an area my user may edit the area’s pic and content

But this is only a zones rendering looking like any average page as per my design specifics

Now I would like perfecting my system and allow an output of the actual user’s page to become “clickable”
I guess the first step should be to use a fixed width instead of using a fluid design

And then?
It becomes complicated for USEMAP is image based
How may I use a similar system for a page that is not an image but is dynamically generated?

It should be a good addition to my system:
Allowing seeing the results without reloading or refreshing the actual modified page.

henry0

5:57 pm on Sep 30, 2005 (gmt 0)

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Should I consider my quest as an impossible task?

Thanks

coopster

8:06 pm on Sep 30, 2005 (gmt 0)

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Are you asking if you can make a <div> or another block of markup "clickable"? Perhaps you could clarify a bit more for everyone, henry0?

henry0

8:24 pm on Sep 30, 2005 (gmt 0)

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Sorry, yes it would be a block of markup

coopster

8:36 pm on Sep 30, 2005 (gmt 0)

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Something like this past thread?

how do i make a link out of an entire div [webmasterworld.com]

ergophobe

8:46 pm on Sep 30, 2005 (gmt 0)

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[edit]coopster beat me to it with the link - good discussion[/edit]
Ah, got it. Didn't understand the original post.

The way I've done it involves Javascript/DOM scripting and therefore will not work at all for anyone with JS turned off (and all the other caveats about browser peculiarities and whatnot). Will that be acceptable?

henry0

9:04 pm on Sep 30, 2005 (gmt 0)

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Hmm, I think that we are flirting with the impossible!

I would like not using JS
and to keep it within PHP capability.

henry0

9:13 pm on Sep 30, 2005 (gmt 0)

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If each area (only for the "edit" section) was included within a pic (empty) that will only be a 5 px border and within that "frame" the related content could show - possibly an Iframe for easiness -
so clicking on the related pic border should do the job
Is it an option?