Sig Question

[Ken Jiang]

To all those knowledgeable in the realm of HTML and sig-making; could you help me with my boggle please? :)

On the sig below, where it says: Prent Enterprises, Inc. how do I make it so that when you hover over the text you are able to click that section of the sig so it will take you to the appropriate location?

I believe I have to figure out the co-ordinates about the text or something like that first of all, how do I go about doing that?

Any advice would be much appreciated. :)

[TheHolo.Net]

First of all you need to compress that jpg so that it meets the requirements of the SWFans.Net Forums FAQ. All images in a user's profile added together cannot exceed 30 KB. Your signature alone is currently 54 KB.

[ReaperFett]

Ahhh, Image Mapping :)

you need an image mapper

[Ken Jiang]

I know all that but surely you'll allow a one off for this thread so that I can find out how to do this? Pwease? :angel


I just wanted to find out how to do it before I had the sig compressed, I didn't want to wait! :p

[ReaperFett]

it needs exact sizes to do, so it needs shrinking first :)

[Ken Jiang]

I know but what I wanted to know was how to do it - therefore the current sig size is irrelevant, presuming the method to image mapping doesn't change everytime a sig is shrunk! :p

[TheHolo.Net]

<img src=http://www.yoursignatureimage.com/whatever/sig.jpg usemap=#jiang>
<map name="jiang">
<area shape="rect" coords="xx1,yy1,xx2,yy2" href="http://www.yourlinkgoeshere.com">
</map>

xx1,yy1 = the top left point in x and y coordinates where the Prent text begins.
xx2,yy2 = the bottom right point in x and y coordinates where the Prent text ends.

[Nupraptor]

http://learndifferent.clanpages.com/sig/jiang.jpg<map name="Map"><area shape="rect" coords="223,172,517,194" href="http://pub37.ezboard.com/bsanisjoint"></map>

The code for it is in the attached txt document. Just copy-paste it into the appropriate area of your profile. I've also take the liberty of shrinking the image down to 24k and uploading it.

[Ken Jiang]

(Bows down to the respective Sig Gods)

I'm not worthy!


Nup, you didn't have to do that - thanks - you're a beautiful human being! :cool

[ReaperFett]

I would do it, but can't until compressed




EDIT- Sorry, would have done it :)

[Ken Jiang]

You're only fishing for me to bow down to you too Fett!

I know you too well! :p


Btw Nup, how did you reduce the size of the file without reducing the quality or size of the image itself?

[TheHolo.Net]

You can also add some text into this line of code:


<area shape="rect" coords="xx1,yy1,xx2,yy2" href="http://www.yourlinkgoeshere.com" title="Come to Prent Enterprises, Inc.">And when a person moves their mouse over the linked text a pop up message will appear saying

Come to Prent Enterprises, Inc.

Nup probably used the compression options in Macromedia Fireworks to fix the image size.

[Ken Jiang]

You wont be happy until you've fully mutilated my thread will you? :p

Once again, thanks for the neat tips!

[ReaperFett]

I don't need you to bow, I know you all just worship in secret :)

[TheHolo.Net]

It only mutilates my own posts. :p

[Ken Jiang]

Originally posted by ReaperFett
I don't need you to bow, I know you all just worship in secret :)

Well, you know what they say... :)

[Nupraptor]

Ken: I have a program called Fireworks (put out by Macromedia) which does an admirable job of reducing the filesize of jpg images. And I'm always glad to help. :)

[Ken Jiang]

Originally posted by SWFans.Net
It only mutilates my own posts. :p


Your posts which are part of my thread!! :mad


Oh why must you mock me! :cry

[ReaperFett]

Well, you know what they say...

Yes, "All hail Fett!" :)

[TheHolo.Net]

Originally posted by Ken Jiang



Your posts which are part of my thread!! :mad


Oh why must you mock me! :cry Your thread in which you asked how it was done, not for someone to just do it for you. (No offence Nup) :p So I figure the information on how, that I responded with, may help someone else with the same question.

[ReaperFett]

Oh why must you mock me!
Force of habit :)

[Ken Jiang]

Originally posted by ReaperFett


Yes, "All hail Fett!" :)

I knew you would, thanks because I didn't have a clue! :)


Nup: that must be some pretty sweet software! Always glad to help eh? I'll bare that in mind when I create my other 20 characters!>D

[Ken Jiang]

So I figure the information on how, that I responded with, may help someone else with the same question.

By making my threads twice as wide!? :p


Originally posted by ReaperFett

Force of habit :) :

..... :headbash

[ReaperFett]

that must be some pretty sweet software! Always glad to help eh? I'll bare that in mind when I create my other 20 characters!
nah, you'll ask again and again :)

[TheHolo.Net]

Alrighty, I'll take my HTML expertise somewhere its appreciated. :p

[Ken Jiang]

Originally posted by SWFans.Net
Alrighty, I'll take my HTML expertise somewhere its appreciated. :p

No no!! Come back! Oh for the love of God come back!!! :eek


.....what have I done? :cry



:p

[ReaperFett]

.....what have I done?

Do you mean what will happen because of your actions, or are you just clueless as normal? :)

[Champion of the Force]

I have a program called Fireworks
I've got that at home, but I never knew what it was used for. I suppose I should install it and have a look. :)

[Ken Jiang]

Originally posted by ReaperFett


Do you mean what will happen because of your actions, or are you just clueless as normal? :)


Why? Can't you work it out for yourself? Oh yeah, I forgot - you're a midlander - hence "Clueless" is your middle name! :)

[ReaperFett]

yeah, but no matter how bad it gets, we can say to ourselves "Still, at least we're not Scousers" :)

[Marcus Telcontar]

I have a program called Fireworks


I haave that too. I use mine however to blow up letterboxes.

[Morgan Evanar]

Firework's .JPG algorithm rocks. Also is quiet good with GIFs. Ahh... combined with Photoshop's "Copy Visible" well, its really nice.

[imported_Eve]

Fettish, you can still map an image without the file size compression. The only thing that would affect the map, in terms of size, is if its width and height were adjusted.

The compression standard of 30K is for file size, whereas an image map's attributes are based on pixel coordinates that are affected by the signature's height and width.