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Two Layer Presentation

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old_expat

3:50 am on Aug 1, 2006 (gmt 0)

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Sorry if this is in the wrong place, but I figure the folks here know more than just PHP.:)

I'm hoping someone can tell me if what I am trying to do is reliable, and if so, the best way to go about it.

First, I don't want to use javascript. I'm happy with PHP and I have heard that IFrames can do this, I just don't know how.

The page will have a largeish map, probably 500px wide and 1000px high. It will have imagemap hotspots at a number (probably 25) of locations.

When a location is clicked, I would like to be able to show a <div>lots of info pulled from a mysql database</div> superimposed on the map.

I would guess that opening a new window is one way. But it would be better (I think) to have a popup style window (especially a borderless one) hover over the original map. I know how to do it with javascript, but I'm concerned about users who have JS turned off or who have popup blockers.

Recommendations and opinions please.

coopster

11:53 am on Aug 2, 2006 (gmt 0)

WebmasterWorld Administrator 10+ Year Member



How about making it a linked anchor element and change it's behavior on hover? "Pure CSS Popups [google.com]" might give you an idea.