Re: ismap float or ints

Dave_Raggett <dsr@hplb.hpl.hp.com>

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From: Dave_Raggett <dsr@hplb.hpl.hp.com>
Message-id: <9308131706.AA01284@manuel.hpl.hp.com>
Subject: Re: ismap float or ints
To: hoesel@chem.rug.nl
Date: Fri, 13 Aug 93 18:06:32 BST
Cc: www-talk@nxoc01.cern.ch
Mailer: Elm [revision: 66.36.1.1]
Status: RO

> simple question
> the coordinates returned by the browser for an ismap picture
> are they floats or ints?
> I noticed some discussion, but what is the outcome. what do
> all browser do at this time (does it vary among the browsers)

Should be ints. The HTML+ spec assumes that if floats are used then
the browser is using scaled coords in range 0.0 to 1.0. For ints
it assumes they are pixel offsets.

Dave Raggett