Mapedit version 1.1 for Windows 3.1

[Note: there is also a larger, more up-to-date version of Mapedit available on this server: Mapedit version 2.1. That version can produce both client-side and server-side maps, and can work with .JPG as well as .GIF images.]

How to use Mapedit to create an imagemap for this server:

  1. Download the executable program mapstore (80Kb) to a suitable directory on your PC and enter the command mapstore from the DOS prompt to unpack the three files stored within it. You should end up with three files called mapedit.exe, mapedit.hlp and readme.txt. You can then launch the mapedit program from Windows File Manager.
  2. Make sure the image you wish to have as a clickable imagemap is in the GIF image format.
  3. View the instructions that explain how to use the mapedit program to create a Map file and be sure you choose the option to create a map file in NCSA format.
  4. The map file so created is a simple text file. Copy it to your public_html directory in your UNIX filespace and make sure it has general read permission.
  5. Insert a reference to both the GIF file and the map file into your web page as follows using a URL such as:
    <A HREF="example.map">
    <IMG SRC="sample.gif" ISMAP>
    </A>
    Replace username by your UNIX username, and example.map by the name of your map file.

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Last Modified: Wednesday, 19-Mar-1997 19:05:54 GMT