Re: Developers Globe (FINAL)

On Mon, 15 Mar 1999, Jan Wieck wrote:

> >
> >
> > On 12-Mar-99 Jan Wieck wrote:
> > >>
> > >     Just put in another version. This time, all dot's are red but
> > >     they flash frequently when displayed in a Netscape.
> > >
> > >     The advantage is that the image is static and the flashes are
> > >     done  with JavaScript. So the image could get highest quality
> > >     and become bigger and finally placed as jpeg.
> > >
> > >     For sake I haven't found out how to  determine  the  absolute
> > >     position  of  an  image  unter MS IE4 yet. So they are simply
> > >     static there. Does anyone know how to do that?
> >
> > Now that's slick!
> 
>     I've  installed  that one with different coloured flashes now
>     on the main site  developers  page.  The  map  image  is  now
>     700x270  in  jpeg  and  with  a  good quality (95% - in lower
>     quality the red dots get too diffuse).
> 
>     I checked that it works with Netscape 4.05 and MS-IE 4.0.
> 
>     Does anyone have problems with it?

My only comment/problem...the underlying logo, IMHO, detracts from the
dots ... some of them you really have to pick at to see, with the logo
overshadowing it...

Marc G. Fournier                                
Systems Administrator @ hub.org 
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