Re: Getting Image coordinates when mouse is clicked on the

on 5/3/02 7:26 AM, arun(at)library(dot)iisc(dot)ernet(dot)in purportedly said:

> Hello,
> Is there any way to get the coordinates value, when an image is clicked.
> Say I have created an image link using "mapedit".Instead of linking to
> any URL, I want to link to a php file, which returns a value. This value
> should be stored in a file against the corresponding coordinate of the
> image.
> I.e when a mouse is clicked on a image, its coordinates value should
> be stored in a variable and the corresponding function should be called
> which returns a variable. Both these values should be stored in a
> file.
>
> Regards
> Arun

If I understand you correctly, you simply want your script to know the exact
coordinates of the click. You could use JavaScript, I am pretty sure, or a
less elegant solution is use an INPUT field type IMAGE. If this type of form
field s give a name, the clicked coordinates are sent as fields "NAME.x" and
"NAME.y" (where NAME is the name of the field).

Keary Suska
Esoteritech, Inc.
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