Alternative to Image Map for LYNX users

[Charles A. Summerhill]

Did you know that client-side imagemaps work pretty well under Lynx v2.7 and
up (maybe older versions as well)?

Just remember to include ALTs for all the image coordinates in the <MAP>
portion!

--Charles A. Summerhill
  LibraryLRC Network Guy
  University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences


-----Original Message-----
From: Bill Walker <WALKEB05 at stockton.lib.ca.us>
To: Multiple recipients of list <web4lib at library.berkeley.edu>
Date: Saturday, December 20, 1997 12:23 PM
Subject: Alternative to Image Map for LYNX users


> Hello.  In an effort to upgrade and improve the look of our
>library home page, I have designed an image map navigational banner
>at the top of our page (this is just a trial version for now):
>
>http://www.stockton.lib.ca.us/welcome.htm
>
> The page looks fine in Netscape and works properly there.
>However, since we still have dumb terminals in many locations at our
>library, I am trying to keep a version alive for LYNX.
> My question is this.  Is there an HTML trick which would allow the
>image map only to display in Netscape.  I have tried various alt=
>phrases within the <img src=....> section and they either don't work
>or cause Netscape to display the map and the old fashioned text
>links.  This looks terrible and defeats the purpose of the image map,
>because the graphic user sees the choices on the map and then as text.
> Any assistance people can provided would be appreciated greatly.
>Thank you in advance.
>
>--Bill Walker
>  Stockton-San Joaquin County Public Library