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TIL server side image maps: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/HTMLImageElement/isMap https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/HTMLImageEl
by moebrowne 2mo ago
TIL server side image maps: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/HTMLImageElement/isMap https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/HTMLImageEl...
Supported since forever.
- deleted 2mo ago[deleted]
- burnte 2mo agoWow, I remember when server side image maps were the only kind of image map!
- hdjrudni 2mo agoReally? <map> was also supported since Chrome and Firefox 1. Is ismap older yet? https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Reference/Elements/map https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Reference/...
- burnte 2mo agoIf I recall, yes. I don't think clientside maps hit till HTML 3.2
- dieselgate 2mo agoPaul Graham's website uses image maps for the nav bar, it's the only place I can recall seeing them off the top of my head.
- Nition 2mo agoThat one's a client-side image map.
- perilunar 2mo agoAnd completely unnecessary. Should be a list of text links.
- omnibrain 2mo agoIIRC the Apple website used to use (client side image maps) them. But I suspect that was Mai my so they could do some research where users actually click on their screen.