Generate NCSA Imagemap/CERN Clickable Image Files

Since the procedures for generating files in the above two formats are very similar, the discussion below will focus on generating NCSA imagemap files.

Compatibility:

The Final Product:

In order to achieve the above effect demostrated here, you need an imagemap file that looks like the following:

    default /tgif/imagemap/other.html
    poly /tgif/imagemap/triangle.html 3,131 67,195 131,131 3,131
    rect /tgif/imagemap/oval.html 67,67 195,131
    circle /tgif/imagemap/circle.html 35,99 67,99
    rect /tgif/imagemap/rectangle.html 51,11 147,59

The Steps:

• Setup tgif X defaults for imagemap generation.
• Run tgif and draw the image.
• Add a file attribute for the default.
• Add attributes for each object.
• Generate image and imagemap files.