Alternative to Image Map for LYNX users

[Michael Reagan]

On Sat, 20 Dec 1997, Bill Walker wrote:

> 	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.

If you find such a trick, PLEASE don't use it.  There are many reasons 
why someone would use a graphic browser with the images turned off, 
and the presence of normal text links on your page makes it useful to 
them.  Blind readers can usually cope with text links, but cannot see 
image maps at all.  You know about the Lynx users.  Folks with slow 
modems often turn off graphics, rendering your imagemap worthless.

Actually, given the load time of most image maps, I see NO advantage 
to them over text links, other than as a demonstration of web 
virtuosity.  I suppose if the subject is geographic ...

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