Q1724 How can I dynamically display text underneath an image using an image map and on mouse over events?

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Q1724 How can I dynamically display text underneath an image using an image map and on mouse over events?

Try the following which works in Netscape Navigator 4, Internet Explorer 4+ and Netscape Navigaotr 6+:

<html>

<head>

<style type="text/css"><!--
.absolute  { position:absolute; visibility:hidden; }
//--></style>

<script language="JavaScript"><!--
function show(object) {
  if (document.getElementById) {
    document.getElementById(object).style.visibility = 'visible';
  }
  else if (document.layers && document.layers[object]) {
    document.layers[object].visibility = 'visible';
  }
  else if (document.all) {
    document.all[object].style.visibility = 'visible';
  }
}

function hide(object) {
  if (document.getElementById) {
    document.getElementById(object).style.visibility = 'hidden';
  }
  else if (document.layers && document.layers[object]) {
    document.layers[object].visibility = 'hidden';
  }
  else if (document.all) {
    document.all[object].style.visibility = 'hidden';
  }
}
//--></script>

</head>

<body>

<map name="image-map1">
<area shape="rect" coords="15,15,85,85"  href="default.htm" onMouseover="show('myDiv')" onMouseout="hide('myDiv')">
<area shape="rect" coords="93,15,110,85" href="default.htm" onMouseover="show('myDiv')" onMouseout="hide('myDiv')">
<area shape="circle" coords="150,50,35"  href="default.htm" onMouseover="show('myDiv')" onMouseout="hide('myDiv')">
</map>

<img src="image.gif" border="0" width="200" height="100" usemap="#image-map1"> 

<div id="myDiv" class="absolute" style="width:200;">
<p>
Sed ut perspiciatis unde omnis iste natus error sit voluptatem
accusantium doloremque laudantium, totam rem aperiam, eaque ipsa ab
illo inventore veritatis et quasi architecto beatae vitae dicta sunt
explicabo. Nemo enim ipsam voluptatem quia voluptas sit aspernatur aut
odit aut fugit, sed quia consequuntur magni dolores eos qui ratione
voluptatem sequi nesciunt.  Neque porro quisquam est qui do lorem
ipsum quia dolor sit amet, consectetur, adipisci velit, sed quia
nonnumquam eiusmodi tempora incidunt ut labore et dolore magnam
aliquam quaerat voluptatem.
</p>
</div>

</body>

</html>

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