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image maps

off.the.walls · 2012-09-13 00:37:34

Does anyone here still use image maps after mocking something up in photoshop or would you always code from scratch? Are they a outdated way to do things? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7XpOzJHRU4 this is why i was asking i really should of read the comments

13-09-2012 01:37AM

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off.the.walls

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Does anyone here still use image maps after mocking something up in photoshop or would you always code from scratch?

Are they a outdated way to do things?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7XpOzJHRU4

this is why i was asking i really should of read the comments

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#2 13-09-2012 05:52PM

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They are outdated for creating websites most definitely but are still useful for scenarios such as a map of Ireland linking to each county, etc.

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#3 13-09-2012 06:01PM

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Very 1997. Should not be used for anything other than actual clickable images like the map example.

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#4 13-09-2012 06:54PM

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Was wondering was looking around youtube and saw a lad using them to code his site and was thinking this is a rather weird way of doing things.

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